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Is it true that Japanese concert goers have to be "elected"? - Anthony - 03-24-2014 11:38 AM I saw this on Twitter that seems to indicate that something like that could be the case. 「SID TOUR 2014 OUTSIDER」のID-S優先2次予約、本日12時より受付開始！（1月28日（火）20：00​まで）FC会員の皆様は是非この機会をご利用ください！１次で落選してしまった方もお申込みいただけます。http://sid-web.info https://twitter.com/sid_staff/status/425825399126654976 「SID TOUR 2014 OUTSIDER」のID-S優先2次予約、本日12時より受付開始！（1月28日（火）20：00​まで）FC会員の皆様は是非この機会をご利用ください！１次で落選してしまった方もお申込みいただけます。http://sid-web.info - Madame M - 03-24-2014 11:39 AM I think it's more like a lottery system. It's not for every concert. Some concerts seem to be restricted to fan club members only (or maybe fan club members get first shot at the tickets) -- they send in an application, and then the organizers choose by lottery who gets the tickets. After two weeks, there's another chance (because some of the "winners" decide they won't go after all). Very complicated system -- and only with certain groups (like those associated with the Johnny's agency). - RealAnswers - 03-24-2014 11:47 AM As mentioned its more like a lottery system. Not for all concerts, it depends on where you buy the tickets from. If it is really popular, but seats are limited, you will be put into a lottery. Again, it doesn't happen for all concerts, but foes for some. - thecheapest902 - 03-24-2014 11:55 AM Simply, if a concert is popular, more people would apply for its tickets than the number of seats. So they would have to win lottery for tickets. The word "elected" there means winning a lottery. I think you used Google Translate or something. But the word 当選 means both winning a lottery and elected. I think you took this word in a wrong way.