Both SM Entertainment and HYBE have spoken up to advise suckers about a  fiddle that's using several of their artists ’ names. On February 3, both agencies issued sanctioned warnings about a fraudulent event called “ Fest World Tour. ” The stint, which has now been revealed to be a  fiddle, falsely announced that it would be holding musicales in Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand featuring NCT DREAM, WayV, SEVENTEEN, ENHYPEN, and MIRAE.   SM Entertainment, PLEDIS Entertainment, and BELIFT LAB all blazoned that their artists weren't sharing in any similar event, with the ultimate two agencies adding that they would be taking legal action against the unlawful use of their artists ’ names.

PLEDIS Entertainment’s full English statement is as follows:

Hello.

This is PLEDIS Entertainment.

We would like to inform you that an opening of an unlicensed tour infringing SEVENTEEN’s intellectual property has been announced online without our company’s authorization.

SEVENTEEN does not participate in this event. We advise CARATs to be extra cautious not to get adversely affected.

Event Name: FEST WORLD TOUR 2023

Event Region/Country: Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand

Please request for a refund to the event organizer immediately if you have already purchased tickets to the above event. Our company does not hold responsibility for any damages occurred by this event as it is an unauthorized event.

We would also like to inform you that we will take legal actions against such illegal and unauthorized attempts that infringe artist IP.

We will continue to protect our artists’ rights.

Thank you.