The charm of the South Korean group BLACKPINK swept Kaohsiung. With the assistance of the night market coupons in the business district, the Liuhe Night Market was full of people and doubled its sales! (Photo by reporter Ge Youhao)

[Reporter Ge Youhao/Kaohsiung Report] Korean pop group BLACKPINK has swept Kaohsiung with its charm. With the help of night market coupons in the business district, the sales of some night markets have doubled!

BLACKPINK held a concert in Kaohsiung on the 18th and 19th. The black and pink whirlwind swept Kaohsiung. The Economic Development Bureau set up booths at 12 MRT stations. They used ticket stubs to exchange for free 50 yuan business district night market coupons. Hundreds of people were mobilized in two days , attracting tens of thousands of fans to the night market in the business district.

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Last weekend, Kaohsiung’s major night markets were crowded with crowds, and the vendors were laughing from ear to ear. Zhuang Qizhang, chairman of the Liuhe Tourist Night Market Management Committee, pointed out that the crowds began to pour in from the MRT station at around 10 o’clock, and continued until 1 o’clock in the morning. At half past one, all the dining seats were full, and many of them came from other counties and cities.

Zhuang Qizhang said that in order to meet the crowds of the concert, Liuhe Night Market stalls prepared twice as much materials as compared with normal holidays, and their performance doubled last weekend. Everyone did not close their stalls until 3 o'clock in the morning.

"After that, there will be Mayday, Zhang Huimei and Dagang singing, and we are also looking forward to it!"

He Rongbin, director of the investment promotion department of Ruifeng Night Market, said that the number of people at Ruifeng Night Market has increased by 20 to 30 percent. After 11:00 p.m. in the past two days, there was also an obvious influx of people after the concert.

Yang Xiangming, chairman of the Xinkujiang Business District, said that the charm of Korean girl groups is irresistible. There are many hotels and restaurants around the business district, and it is close to the MRT station. Buying gas, stores are optimistic about the next 10 large-scale concerts in April, Mayday, Amei and Dagang, which will bring another wave of popularity and buying momentum to the business district.

In addition to the night market coupons in the business district, the "Kaohsiung Night Chill Place" program launched in advance last month, combined with local specialty stores, can be exchanged for discounted meals with ticket stubs, and the benefits continue to show.

The cooperative store "Rocke Music Art Exhibition Space" pointed out that the number of visitors has increased by about 20%; "Hongmi Coffee Restaurant" also said that on the 18th, the number of consumers visiting the store reached 30%.

Liao Taixiang, director of the Economic and Development Bureau, said that this wave of concerts is expected to attract more than 400,000 fans to Kaohsiung. There are as many as 45 night markets in the business circle and more than 100 special night economy operators. Effectively help the business of store stalls.

Night market vendors received a lot of coupons for night markets in commercial districts.

(Photographed by reporter Ge Youhao)