A man in his 30s identified as A was detained and referred to prosecutors on business-obstruction charges after allegedly using macro programs and other people’s accounts to obtain 8,967 tickets and resell them for roughly 2.4 billion won. The tickets covered idol concerts, performances by overseas singers, musicals, trot shows and sports events, with markups reaching 30 times face value. Police said A used the proceeds to acquire an apartment and commercial properties and moved to destroy evidence after learning of a separate scalping investigation. President Lee Jae-myung said on X that the revised Performing Arts Act, effective August 28, was taking effect and pledged to pursue scalpers and recover illicit profits. The law allows up to one year in prison or a fine of up to 10 million won, while administrative penalties can reach 50 times the sale amount.