{"id":350879,"date":"2026-03-21T13:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/350879\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T13:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:39:08","slug":"labubu-blackpinks-jennie-draw-thousands-to-complexcon-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/350879\/","title":{"rendered":"Labubu, Blackpink\u2019s Jennie draw thousands to ComplexCon in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Popular doll <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/labubu?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Labubu<\/a> and <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/blackpink?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Blackpink<\/a>\u2019s Jennie were among the headline names and brands from the city and abroad that drew thousands of fans to Hong Kong\u2019s third edition of pop culture festival ComplexCon on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Organisers said this year\u2019s edition had broken attendance records and would draw tens of thousands across the two-day event at AsiaWorld-Expo.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">On Saturday morning, attendees took selfies with sculptures of the figurine and queued for exclusive merchandise, while others explored local vinyl record social enterprises and T-shirt brands.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui said at the opening ceremony that ComplexCon presented an \u201cimpressive and dynamic combination\u201d of pop culture programmes and was backed by the government\u2019s Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund for a third year.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cI am delighted to see that our city\u2019s distinctive arts and culture DNA makes it the perfect home for this global convergence of style, trainers, music,\u201d Law said.<\/p>\n<p>Law added that beyond this year\u2019s headliners, Jennie from K\u2011pop superstar girl group Blackpink and American rapper Yeat, she was excited that renowned Hong Kong artist <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/kasing-lung?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lung Ka-sing<\/a>, creator of Labubu, was the festival\u2019s artistic director.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Popular doll Labubu and 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