[talk] “Is the 10,000 won deposit for Lim Young-woong’s VIP seat ‘ticketing’ too little?”

[Source] - Kookmin Ilbo
[Original link] - https://www.kmib.co.kr/article/view.asp?arcid=0020633825&code=61171811&cp=nv

A fierce debate is taking place among netizens regarding the story of a person giving 10,000 won to a 'golden-handed acquaintance' who bought tickets for trot singer Lim Young-woong's ( pictured ) concert on his behalf.

Recently, a post titled “Is 10,000 won a small amount of ticketing fee?” appeared on an online community. The writer said, “There is a member of my hobby club who is good at ticketing. I asked him to reserve tickets for the Sangam Lim Young-woong concert in May.” He continued, “We are not that close, so I did not expect much, but I was grateful that he readily accepted the request.”

The golden-handed acquaintance is said to have successfully reserved two VIP seats. In response, Mr. A sent the ticket price to the acquaintance and gave him a gift certificate worth 10,000 won as a token of appreciation. The writer claimed that there were no major issues at the time, saying, “The acquaintance also said he would enjoy the gift certificate, so it ended on a warm note.”

However, when she recently asked to reserve tickets for singer Na Hoon-a's concert again, she was reportedly turned down, saying, "I have a favor to ask of you first."

The writer said that he later received a call from a club manager he was acquainted with. The manager asked, “Is it true that you gave me a 10,000 won gift certificate as a reward for reserving two VIP seats for Lim Young-woon’s concert?” The writer responded, “Should I give them the same amount as the ticket price?”

The writer complained that he had been subjected to blatant neglect by club members since the incident.

Netizens’ reactions were mixed. Most said that the gift should have been larger than 10,000 won, saying, “The fact that the management asked like that means that the amount is significantly smaller than the general public’s perception. Then it would be normal to ask, ‘I didn’t know, how much is appropriate?’” and “Why didn’t they buy them a meal?” However, there was also a response saying, “It’s not like they didn’t give them the ticket price, but wouldn’t it have been enough if they had given them a gift as well?”
[Source] - Kookmin Ilbo
[Original link] - https://www.kmib.co.kr/article/view.asp?arcid=0020633825&code=61171811&cp=nv