The 200-million-baht price tag for the appearances of Thai-born rapper Lalisa Manoban, commonly known as “Lisa”, of South Korea’s girl group “BLACKPINK” and Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli, at the New Year countdowns in Phuket and Bangkok respectively, is worth the money, according to Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) Secretary-General Adit Chairattananont.

 

“Suppose Lisa’s appearance attracts a million foreign tourists into Thailand and each of them spends an average of 75,000 baht, this will translate into 75 billion baht in foreign exchange,” said Adit, adding that it is a very rare occasion that a Thai-born artist has shot to worldwide fame with just one music video reflecting the Thai identity.

 

Lisa’s solo debut mini-album “LALISA” attracted 73.6 million views in 24 hours, winning a Guinness World Record title for YouTube views.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/฿200-m-fee-for-appearances-of-world-class-artists-lisa-bocelli-at-new-year-for-worth-spending-atta/

 

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"million tourists spending". As For Lalisa, are 14 year olds the target demographic for Thai tourism?

2 minutes ago, webfact said:

Suppose Lisa’s appearance attracts a million foreign tourists into Thailand and each of them spends an average of 75,000 baht, this will translate into 75 billion baht in foreign exchange,”

Fantasies are nice.

One million will come to watch someone I never heard about.

Think Mr Adit has a secret crush.

All depending on the Covid situation at the time.

eh who?

Just now, Rampant Rabbit said:

eh who?

I think most older guys wont know her.

 

She is one of the famous K pop idols but she is Thai. One of the few K pop idols that is not Korean. 

 

I don't understand the need for such expensive artist to perform. But im sure some kickbacks and stuff will help the ones who organize it. Money like this could better be spend elsewhere. 

Just now, robblok said:

I think most older guys wont know her.

 

She is one of the famous K pop idols but she is Thai. One of the few K pop idols that is not Korean. 

 

I don't understand the need for such expensive artist to perform. But im sure some kickbacks and stuff will help the ones who organize it. Money like this could better be spend elsewhere. 

yeah  will they be playing her "music"  in 2-3  years  let  alone 50,  just  another talentless  "artist"

11 minutes ago, PoorSucker said:

Fantasies are nice.

One million will come to watch someone I never heard about.

Think Mr Adit has a secret crush.

You are not targeted, as they target the Asian market (Chinese / Indians) having an K pop idol who is from Thailand seems a good choice. (though I am never a fan of these things as i think it does not add enough extra value).

 

Then again the whole K pop scene will know about it so it is massive advertisement. 

18 minutes ago, webfact said:

is worth the money,

I am not sure the many, many citizens struggling financially due to Covid will agree !

Pathetic.

25 minutes ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

yeah  will they be playing her "music"  in 2-3  years  let  alone 50,  just  another talentless  "artist"

Maybe you should stop embarrassing yourself. To call her talentless is crazy. I don't like K pop but she is extremely talented. 

 

https://www.soompi.com/article/1442296wpp/bts-and-blackpink-make-rolling-stones-the-50-best-songs-of-2020-list

 

BTS and BLACKPINK were the only Korean artists to make Rolling Stone’s “The 50 Best Songs of 2020” list.

On December 7 local time, the American pop culture magazine published its annual picks for the 50 best songs of the year.

BLACKPINK came in on the list at No. 13 with “Ice Cream" 

Just now, robblok said:

Maybe you should stop embarrassing yourself. To call her talentless is crazy. I don't like K pop but she is extremely talented. 

hers  krap simple as.

All this while Thai's are going hungry..............nothing surprises me with this lot, shameful, absolutely shameful.

 

I would also hate to think how many vaccines that money could pay for to save people's lives which appear to be worth nothing here.

 

With so many people living hand to mouth ,they want to spend /waste

this kind of money, do they have no shame......

regards Worgeordie

200,000,000/500=400,000

Target market................international kids/teens from asia who are also not vaccinated so don't even qualify to enter Thailand without quarantine. Total waste of money that could be put to better use in helping small businesses get ready for the opening.

Of course. Tween fans of a K-POP idol are the demographic Thailand is targeting.

I think they would have more success with Thailands traditional tourism audience being appreciative of the concert lineup had they hired 6 bar girls and a bucket of ping pong balls.

Is she by any chance the daughter of a politician?

 

Better spend that money on buying food for your own people.

36 minutes ago, webfact said:

“Suppose Lisa’s appearance attracts a million foreign tourists into Thailand and each of them spends an average of 75,000 baht,

Suppose you come back from fantasy land and try to get a grip on reality.

14 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

With so many people living hand to mouth ,they want to spend /waste

this kind of money, do they have no shame......

regards Worgeordie

According to the newspaper that can't be mentioned the budget is up to 600 million.

 

As you say , at a time when many have lost their jobs and are struggling to get by , it does seem pretty tactless to say the least.

17 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Target market................international kids/teens from asia who are also not vaccinated so don't even qualify to enter Thailand without quarantine. Total waste of money that could be put to better use in helping small businesses get ready for the opening.

I 100% agree that money would be better spend giving it to small businesses to get ready for opening and stuff like that.

 

But that will never happen, this is TAT budget and it needs to be spend or they lose it. Plus there are sure to be kickbacks.

Thailand has lost the plot,

No thought to the people who have lost it all to Covid 19.

TIT.

waste of money..... they could do more for the victims of the floods, the people with no job because of the Covid, rural roads, and many more things instead of giving 500 million for a few hours music to Lisa who is a nobody and Andrea Bocelli who nobody knows in THailand, because it is not their kind of music. But the organizers will benefit from it I believe

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) are boasting about their re-opening celebration costing 600 million baht to be held on 1st November when LaLisa will perform - and also the world famous Italian tenor singer Andrea Bocelli. Only one problem - TAT are not being truthful.

 

Currently Andrea Bocelli's  tour schedule is in the USA with 2 concerts in Denver, Colorado, on 31st October and 2 on 3rd October in Seattle, Wa 1300 miles away. So he's free on the 1st and 2nd and will be so tired he'll want to relax and NOT come to Thailand, a flight of between 19  and 23 hours each way depending on route. If he did come he'd have to rush to Phuket, sing a song, and rush back to fly back. So clearly TAT have not looked at his schedule and are just plain lying as usual. But they'll need all those vaccine doses as the twin extravaganzas TAT have planned will inevitably lead to the next most devastating 4th wave ever!

 

Meanwhile Sr Bocelli is fully booked until end June 2023 but that's alright, maybe they can celebrate the end of the 4th and 5th waves then? Prayut wants everyone to "hold hands" he says and support the unity. I'll tell you now - I am not holding hands with anyone apart from my wife. Knowing just how clean some Thais are and conscious of their total lack of  effective infection control measures or social distancing my wife and I have alcohol sprays and we constantly spray anything touched by others - plastic wrappings, bags, money, supermarket goods.

 

We rationalise we need to do this as the Vaccination regime is still a total failure, even when we paid for Moderna on assurances it would arrive in October the Government couldn't even get that bit right in ordering for paying customers and it might not now arrive until the middle of next year! They are incompetent and virtually useless! The infection figures dipped although the death rate appears to be the same so presumably they cannot easily massage those figures but the infection figures are climbing again. 

 

Is the 4th wave now on it's way with this ill-advised re-opening? Not that double jabbed and screened visitors will bring it, rather hordes of unwashed and unvaccinated workers - Thai or Migrant - flocking to get work in Tourist venues.

 

It's no wonder the Government and it's Agencies are not trusted and the younger element demand reforms of Government and Monarchy - who can blame them?

Millions of foreigners don't come to see Lisa, because she is unknown and not worth to see her a few hours in a far country......Ridiculous that they think that, but yeah in Thailand she is famous because she is born in Thailand and they want to lift with her succes, but she not a world star yet.. Rolling Stones, Beyonce, and so are .....

This Boccelli guy. Who's he?  An I-pop idol.   LOL

How they going to fit one million screaming kids sorry rich screaming kids into the venue.

This kind of spending on frivolous <deleted> should be illegal !

There are people queuing for FOOD ! and waiting for vax etc and they WASTE that kind of money is just insane.

One million tourists to watch a live perfomance? Not to forget the locals.

 

And I thought there were strict limits on the size of gatherings!

Just now, kevc said:

How they going to fit one million screaming kids sorry rich screaming kids into the venue.

sssh they've not thought of that yet and the consequences of a super spreader event that could lead to a new wave.

Just watched the LALISA video on You Tube.

I certainly would!