'It's always worth it' - BLACKPINK fans flock to New York Pop-up store

Record ID: 1737025

  • Title: 'It's always worth it' - BLACKPINK fans flock to New York Pop-up store
  • Date: 9th August 2023
  • Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 9, 2023) (REUTERS) PEOPLE WAITING FOR “BORN PINK POP-UP EXPERIENCE IN NYC” STORE TO OPEN (SOUNDBITE) (English) BLACKPINK FAN KATHERINE REYES FROM NEW YORK, SAYING: “We've been lining up for a lot of BLACKPINK events. We saw them in Coachella and waited, like, hours to see them, and we waited in Chicago for their last concert for hours. So, it's always worth it.” VARIOUS OF PEOPLE OUTSIDE STORE HOLDING PAPERS LISTING MERCHANDISE FOR SALE (SOUNDBITE) (English) BLACKPINK FAN BIANCA DIAZ FROM NEW YORK, SAYING: “If all I can buy, I would. But I want to check in to see what's inside.” PERSON LOOKING AT LISTED MERCHANDISE FOR SALE (SOUNDBITE) (English) BLACKPINK FAN BIANCA DIAZ FROM NEW YORK SAYING: “I love how diverse they are. They're very multicultural. I mean, I came from the Philippines, and it's hard to see the diversity in some groups. But them... everything... They came from different countries, and they feel more... As an immigrant in New York, I feel, like more... I feel, like, more, like, connections with them. They're so great.” PEOPLE OUTSIDE STORE (SOUNDBITE) (English) BLACKPINK FAN TONY HSIEH FROM CHICAGO, SAYING: “I come from Chicago. I'm here today because this is a hard chance to see this exhibition, the pop-up thing, I've been a BLACKPINK fan for a long time, probably like seven years. So, this is a pretty good chance for me to be here to buy something.”
  • Embargoed: 23rd August 2023 20:16
  • Keywords: BLACKPINK Jennie Jisoo Lisa Rose experience pop-up world tour
  • Location: VARIOUS
  • City: VARIOUS
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Music,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA001318608082023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: South Korean K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's fans flocked to New York on Wednesday (August 9) to be among the first to grab rare and special merchandise at the “Born Pink Pop-Up Experience.”
    The line was long, but Katherine Reyes did not mind.
    “We have been lining up for a lot of BLACKPINK events," Reyes said. "We saw them in Coachella and waited like hours to see them and we waited in Chicago for their last concert for hours. So it's always worth it.”
    The foursome - Jisoo, Jennie, Rose, and Lisa - have become a global phenomenon since their debut in South Korea in 2016 and have collaborated with stars such as Lady Gaga, Cardi B, and Dua Lipa.
    Organizers said this pop-up store “gives fans access to an added dimension of the group’s record-breaking "Born Pink World Tour,” with limited-edition merchandise including some “New York-exclusive styles” designed by VERDY, a Japanese graphic artist.
    VERDY is the artistic director for the “Born Pink Pop-Up Experience,” which started in London in June and will be in Los Angeles later this summer.
    The New York store will be open through August 12th.
    (Production: Andrew Hofstetter, Kyoko Gasha)
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