Another note of bad mood sorry, promise it will really be the last for some time.
What follows will certainly sound like bitterness to some, but in fact it boils down to one word: disappointment.
Concert organizers in Latin America managed to sell out all the tickets for last month’s tour, so Kim Hyun Joong plans to return again before next year’s summer
Asia will certainly count very soon with some dates; it can’t be otherwise, Kim Hyun Joong has a lot of loyal early supporters there.
As for Europe?
Radio silence and it is certainly not the desire that is missing, but as they say “caution is the mother of wisdom”
A few hours before the first concert in New York, 324 seats out of the 925 in the hall remain unsold.
More than a third!
…and offer or selling off places for three days, even if the approach was not useless, did not have the expected result.
Remain:
50 VIP seats in the Orchestra at 288 US$ = 14,400 USD
25 VIP seats in the Mezzanine at 268 US$ = 6700 USD
76 green spaces at 218 US$ = 16,568 USD
88 orange seats at 168 US$ = 14,784 USD
85 blue seats at 118 US$ = 10,030 USD
…and unless there are three tourist buses disembarking within two hours, this will represent a loss of turnover of approximately 62,482 USD if everything is counted correctly.
We (still) want to ask a question:
Who advised the ticket prices for these concerts?
We are still not in Madison Square or Central Park where tickets can blithely exceed certain amounts and people buy them anyway.
Just to compare what is not comparable but to give an order of magnitude, the price of a ticket for a Zénith or an Arena of STING in France starts at 40 euros and caps at 140, as much to say that we do not would have done better here if we were offered to buy tickets at 300 euros.
We are not naive to believe that the price of a ticket goes entirely to the artist given the costs and the number of intermediaries, and even if we know that if it were up to him, Kim Hyun Joong would give its concerts for free, philanthropy has its limits when it comes to managing a company, paying fees and teams that work and rely on you; unfortunately, from time to time, you also have to put on the business man’s hat and line up the numbers.
We do not want to indulge in calculations which after all do not concern us, on the next two concerts in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, we only hope that the remaining places will be sold.
It’s never too late, just one more week.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if this whole team, which traveled so far, full of hope in their luggage, leaving behind its own families for two weeks, finds some comfort in having the good surprise of having a sold-out concert hall during their next two performances?
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This second part is less pleasant but here it is…
We wanted to say goodbye and thank everyone.
We’ve learned a lot and had a lot of fun over the past two years.
We hope to have been useful and to have made at least two or three people want to become supporters of Kim Hyun Joong.
We don’t know yet if we’re going to “unplug” our YT and IG accounts, but taking into consideration that it would be a shame to lose the dozens of lovely comments that have been posted there with a lot of love and thoughtfulness, we’ll leave it for now.
You never know, a passerby might get caught up in Mr Hyun Joong’s fillets and become addicted, and honestly that’s what we think he really needs, something new.
Thanks to everyone for visiting us all this time.
Special thoughts for A. in Spain, for C. in Chile and for E. in the Philippines, they will recognize each other.
It’s true, you’re right, we’ve tried to leave twice, but as we say here “there’s never two without three” and this time it’s the right one.
Well, we promise to come back when Kim Hyun Joong decides to do a European tour.
( 😈 as much to say that won’t happen any time soon. )
Kiss Kiss 😘😘
Agree that the concert tickets were priced a bit high. Even headliners in the States don’t charge those amounts. Also, don’t think he was promoted properly in the States….not that I’m an expert.
I personally think they should tour Paris, London, and Barcelona…then go to other countries in Asia.
Thank you for all your posts as they seem to be most up-to-date. I’ve truly enjoyed visiting your site…hope you keep posting…love to you and yours…
Thank you Kate.
We will just add Italy because our Italian neighbours are also very fond of Kim Hyun Joong (and Eun Chong has good memories of the country…😊)
In any case, as he will not be able to visit all the countries, there will always be someone who will be disappointed.
And as he wants to travel “alone” we might have him with his family, who knows?
Well, it won’t replace a live concert but it’s a consolation.
So, programme for the next trip of our favourite Koreans:
Late Honeymoons in Venice, Paris, Barcelona, Berlin, London….
Ahh… and Mr. Park (Julia Dream) must to go to Brussels to visit the
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and see a Dali painting that impresses him,
The Temptation of Saint Anthony.
What else? 😄
I’m still in London and working very hard to settledown. Will certainly write to you. give me some more time. ❤
still hoping chingu, i know HJ will make do his promise whatever it takes…
Yes, Honeymoons in Paris, city of love and take a walk with wife and son for other european cities. And, some day KHJ will sing in London,that is his dream. Thank you for all .Love to you and your family.
Gros câlin 😪
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Take care, Thank You, and will Missing You! ❤️
I’ve been keep reading these days, although I haven’t written as much as before. Its sad to say goodbye. I wish you all the best and I want to say thank you again. You certainly did a great job and have made far more than two or three people want to become supporters of Kim Hyun Joong. Chingu, please take a rest, recharge yourself….I’ll be waiting to see you again.❤️
🦉Hello Py Hung
How are you going?
We haven’t heard from you in a long time.
Are you still in London or back in HK?
Send us an email if you want to tell us what happened to you.
And if you are still in UK and you want to come visit Paris (the Pont Alexandre III for example 🤣🤣) don’t hesitate, contact us, we will be happy to give you a guided tour.
Besides, since we now have a lot of free time, we are seriously thinking about dedicating ourselves to guided tours of that bridge Alexandre III. 🤔
We will present it to foreigners as a bridge formerly frequented by a certain Korean ghost 👻 who liked chocolate crepes.😂
Looking forward to hearing from you
Bisous 💖🦉
😩 Please add Rome as well.
Without wanting to polemicize, and it is only a question that I ask myself on the necessity to go and find “new”, I am not a specialist but it seems to me that still go in circles and make advertisement only near the circle of “Henecias” is not enough anymore. Any Henecia who can has certainly already bought tickets for Hyun Joong’s concerts, right? Shouldn’t they rather try to get other people? This is only my feeling.
Please rest and come back soon, help us bring Hyun Joong and Gemini here. 🥰
Dear it’s flattering to think that we have any power to bring an artist to Europe🤣🤣 thanks anyway.
A piece of advice, try to knock directly on the door of the Henecia agency, maybe you’ll have better luck, because we, sorry, we haven’t been able to do it for more than two years.
Ask nicely and you might get an answer.
Don’t be in too much of a hurry because one of the differences between the West and the East is that while here we want everything right away, the calm and pragmatic Asians will take their time to think, to weigh the pros and cons, to ask themselves if they should or not and to attach a lot of importance to the looks of others…
The fact that you don’t necessarily get an answer in return will certainly look like a lack of education to you, but it is only the time needed to think about whether it is right to do something or not and whether you are allowed to do it or not.
Don’t stress them too much, the morals are not the same, the freedom to act or to think is not the same, but don’t despair and tell yourself that an artist can’t do everything he wants. Good luck (keep us informed)😘
I am truly sorry that you are discontinuing your highly active, sensitive, creative, inspired and very loving public involvement in the comings and goings of the very special KIM HYUN JOONG. I know how much work and dedication it has required what you have done. The great quality of what you have provided us speaks for itself. I will miss you so much. THANK YOU.
May Life smile at you with complicity and bring you closer to the dreams of your heart. BE HAPPY.