Viral K-Pop Group Faces Low Ticket Sales Again, Risk Of Tour Date Cancellation 

When a group announces a tour, fans are thrilled at the opportunity to see their favorite idols in person. For groups with a larger fan base, the biggest concern is securing the desired tickets; for groups or idols with smaller fan bases, the concern can be selling enough tickets to make the tour go through.

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One way that companies have found to prevent announced tours from being canceled is to do pre-sales to gauge interest.

Currently, the boy group 8TURN is at this stage in planning their upcoming tour.

Boy group 8TURN has gone viral on more than one occasion, including for its reaction to the low sales of one of its previous tours.

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On April 24, the platform Kooky announced that the group would be taking city recommendations for their 2026 Europe tour, and then announced the pre-sales for the dates in consideration. In order for a city to be confirmed on the tour, it must be one of the first eight to reach 200 tickets sold.

🔥 8TURN 2026 Europe Tour — Pre-Ticket Sales OPEN!
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📅 May 12, 12PM – May 26, 12PM (KST)

The journey to build the 8TURN 2026 Europe Tour together with TURNING has officially begun! 🖤

📍 How tour cities are confirmed
Only the first 8 cities to reach… pic.twitter.com/juNph8qkCY

— Kooky (@kooky__official) May 12, 2026

Currently, Cologne, Germany is the only city to have confirmed a concert, with the other dates’ sales being closely monitored. Three have gotten over 80%, but a majority are under 70% with the lowest currently under 30%.

A fan concerned about the dates that have not yet hit the required amount emailed Kooky, which responded that they would be canceled if not met in time.

hello turning!
this is the current situation with 8turns europe tour. it has been confirmed by kooky themselves that even if the country is in the top 8 but it hasn’t sold 200 tickets, it will get cancelled pic.twitter.com/7reMR2yn1m

— kirstie .ᐟ SEEING 8TURN AGAIN (@f0rshinyu) May 14, 2026

Fans have encouraged those interested to buy tickets in hopes of ensuring the tour will go forward in enough cities.

Hey UK moots! We’ve dropped to 7th. Only up to 8 places are getting shows!

I know it sucks to not know an exact date, but just a reminder you can request a refund if you can’t go to the dates they do announce! Please let’s get 8TURN back to the UK! pic.twitter.com/U1SiU0VAi1

— LexiLouWho 🌈 (@LexiLouWho_92) May 13, 2026

Turning, if you want the concert to take place, you must be among the first 8 cities that sold 200 tickets. Otherwise, the concert will be cancelled! If the concert is cancelled, you will receive a refund for the tickets. SO PLEASE BUY THOSE TICKETS!! You won’t regret it

— elf | 𝔅𝔯𝔲𝔦𝔰𝔢 ❤️‍🔥 (@8turnscharm) May 14, 2026

after 2 days of sales here is where we stand!

there has been official word ( ss via @f0rshinyu ) that if a stop does NOT reach 200 sales, it will not be a stop on the tour. please if you have the means i urge you to buy a ticket! pic.twitter.com/d9PJtf6Kcw

— livvy 𑣲₍ ᐢ. .ᐢ₎ (@knyangmin) May 14, 2026