Profile of Mecimapro, a Korean Concert Promoter Often Takes Spotlights
The KPop concert scene has experienced tremendous growth in Indonesia. Many South Korean musicians have greeted their fans in Indonesia through spectacular stage performances. Mecimapro is one of the concert promoters that consistently brings Korean artists to Indonesia every year.
Have you ever been one of the audience at a Mecimapro-organized concert? Let's get to know this promoter better!
1. Mecimapro's Profile
Mecimapro was first established in 2015 under the umbrella of PT. Melania Citra Permata. Fransiska Melani is the founder and project director of this concert promotion company.
One of Mecimapro's goals is to introduce Korean culture - especially Korean music and dramas, to Indonesia. Not only does Mecimapro invite Korean musicians to perform concerts in Indonesia, but it also invites Korean actors and actresses, organizes fan meetings, and hosts music festivals featuring various Korean artists.
2. List of concerts organized by Mecimapro
Many of the musicians brought in by Mecimapro have a large fan base in Indonesia. Their concerts have been well-received by the audience, thanks to the popularity of the artists they bring in. Here is a list of some concerts that Mecimapro has organized:
2022
- The Boyz World Tour: The B-Zone in Jakarta (2022)
- (G)I-DLE World Tour [Just Me ()I-DLE] in Jakarta (2022)
- Super Junior World Tour - Super Show 9: Road in Jakarta (2022)
- SEVENTEEN World Tour [Be The Sun] Jakarta (2022)
- Stray Kids 2nd World Tour "MANIAC" in Jakarta (2022)
2023
- Itzy The 1st World Tour (CHEKCMATE) in Jakarta (2023)
- Treasure Tour [Hello] in Jakarta (2023)
- Woodz World Tour [OO-LI] in Jakarta (2023)
- Young K Solo Concert (Letters with notes) in Jakarta (2023)
- TWICE 5th World Tour 'Ready to Be' in Jakarta (2023)]
3. Series of controversies that have hit Mecimapro
As one of the KPop concert promoters, Mecimapro has also been frequently embroiled in controversies. Some of the recent controversies are known to be related to the audience's experience during Mecimapro's music concerts.
In 2022, Mecimapro was criticized for providing poor services to the audience at the SEVENTEEN concert in Jakarta. CARATs complained about the poor ticketing system, accusations of ticket hoarding, and issues with barcode tickets not being scannable.
The promoter has provided clarifications following the trending hashtag #BANNEDMECIMA at that time. They denied allegations of collusion with scalpers, ticket hoarding for certain reasons, and issues with barcode tickets not being scannable.
Then, in the same year, audiences at the Super Junior Super Show 9: Road in Jakarta concert complained about the promoter's decision to prohibit planned fan projects during the concert.
This decision received harsh criticism from ELF. The promoter questioned the high number of ticket sales conducted outside their official website, as well as fan activities that were not informed to them beforehand.
However, according to some ELF members, their representatives did send an email regarding the fan project, but they received no response at all.
Previously, in 2017, the hashtag #ShameonYouMecimaPro also gained traction on Twitter, expressing the frustrations of SEVENTEEN concert attendees at the Diamond in Jakarta-themed concert. Issues ranged from changes to the seat plan on the concert day to disturbances during the send-off, which went viral in social media.
Some attendees of iKON concerts promoted by Mecimapro also complained about not receiving posters even though the concert had long ended.
In addition to controversies related to KPop fans' concert experiences, Mecima also frequently faces harsh criticism regarding issues with ticket refunds and purchases of official merchandise sold through Mecima Shop.
Viral on X, ticket buyers for the IVE and SHI concerts, whose concert schedules were postponed by Mecima, demanded refunds that were not paid and received no clarity. IVE Indonesia Union even issued an open letter to Mecima.
IDN Times gave Melani the opportunity to reply to an article in Indonesian that was previously published, but until this article was published there was no reply to the short message via WhatsApp that we sent to Melani's contact number.
Now, do you have any experience attending a KPop concert organized by Mecimapro?
