Kim Jaejoong is taking legal action against the Chinese organizer of his cancelled fan meeting in Qingdao, after ticket refunds remained unresolved three weeks after the event was called off, his agency iNKODE said on October 28.
Sports Chosun reported on October 29 that iNKODE had moved to legal action over the organizer’s delayed and unfulfilled refunds. The agency apologized to fans, saying that ticket refunds and compensation had not proceeded smoothly since the cancellation, and said it took the organizer’s delay seriously.
In its statement, iNKODE said it was pursuing legal action to minimize harm to fans and protect the artist’s rights. The report did not specify what form the legal action would take, which court or authority was involved, or when affected ticket holders might receive refunds, and the agency’s statement as reported did not give a new refund timetable.
The fan meeting had been scheduled for October 3 in Qingdao, China. According to the report, the event was cancelled without an exact reason being given. Two days later, on October 5, Kim Jaejoong’s side said the October 3 fan meeting had not gone ahead as planned, that it was checking the situation with the organizer, and that it was continuing discussions in an effort to reach an amicable resolution.
That October 5 position makes the October 28 announcement a clear change of course. What began as coordination with the organizer has now become a formal legal dispute, at least in the agency’s framing, because refunds and compensation were still not moving three weeks after the scheduled date. The shift also puts the focus back on the fans who bought tickets for the Qingdao event and have waited since early October without a completed refund.
For now, the practical question for ticket holders is unchanged: when and how they will be repaid. iNKODE’s latest statement addresses the delay and the decision to pursue legal action, but the report contains no refund deadline, no compensation formula, and no comment attributed to the organizer. Fans will therefore be watching for a follow-up announcement from the agency, or a response from the organizer, that gives a concrete next step rather than a further statement of intent.
