Malaysian singer, Aisha Retno, had her show cancelled due to poor ticket sales, as revealed by the organiser, Kharisma Music International.
In a recent Instagram video, Aisha said that the organiser barely communicated with her and did not discuss the cancellation before the announcement. Kharisma Music International, on the other hand, said otherwise, and in a lengthy statement last night via its Facebook page @kharismamusicinternational (November 20), the organiser had a lot to share from their side, including the exact amount of tickets sold.
“There were 2,414 tickets. Only 98 of them were sold, and 100 were given to media friends,” Yuka Kharisma, the organiser said in a statement.
Yuka also said that she has always had a good relationship with Aisha Retno and members of her family who are part of the Aisha Retno Entertainment (ARE) management. However, Yuka pointed out some inaccuracies from Aisha’s recent statement about the organisers.
“Regarding the issue of Aisha Retno not being aware of the cancellation, I believe that is not accurate because there were several discussions between the parties, followed by proposals and letters.”
Yuka said both parties initially agreed to postpone the show to 2025, but they eventually had to cancel the show when both parties couldn’t agree on a new date.
“ARE proposed to proceed with Kharisma Music International, but several other suggestions were not agreed by the organisers, so we had to cancel the show.”
ARE decided to go on with the show, which was initially scheduled for November 16 in Zepp KL before its ultimate cancellation on November 9.
Meanwhile, Yuka also demanded that Aisha repay the remaining balance of the money loaned to her, amounting to RM77,000. She said Aisha Retno Entertainment (ARE) asked for their help due to difficulties raising funds for her performance at Anugerah Juara Lagu (AJL) 38, last March.
At the time of writing, Aisha has paid RM6,000 of the RM83,000 lent to her.
“ARE tried to argue that the loan was a sponsorship, but we reminded them that it was a loan which must be repaid through a solo concert. Strictly speaking, we suffered a loss of around RM150,000, including manpower, time, and venue. But we won’t be claiming for the other losses from Aisha,” Yuka said.
Yuka also said that she has never wanted to cancel the show, especially when the company has never cancelled any shows in the past.
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