A: OMG! Blackpink’s holding a concert in Taiwan next year.
B: Really? When? Where?
A: The show’s scheduled for March next year in Kaohsiung.
Photo: AFP 照片：法新社
B: We have to somehow get our hands on tickets.
A: 天啊！Blackpink明年要來台灣開演唱會了。
B: 真的嗎？什麼時候？在哪？
A: 聽說明年三月在高雄。
B: 那我們到時候一定要努力搶票。
（Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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