A: The weather’s so hot that I’d really like to have some iced coffee.
B: Let’s go to Starbucks’ new Blackpink-themed coffee shop. It’s near the MRT Shandao Temple Station.
A: Great! The news says you’ll get their sticker for buying a Blackpink-themed frappuccino.
Photo taken from Blackpink’s IG 照片：翻攝自Blackpink IG
B: But the news also says member Lisa of the girl group may not renew her contract, and I’m really worried about that.
A: The group is celebrating its 7th anniversary this week. I hope the four of them never disband.
A: 天氣真熱，好想來一杯冰咖啡。
B: 那去星巴克的Blackpink主題門市吧，就在善導寺站附近。
A: 好啊！新聞說買Blackpink主題星冰樂還送她們的小貼紙。
B: 但新聞也說團員Lisa可能不續約，害我好擔心唷。
A: 她們本週正在慶祝成團七週年，希望四位團員們永遠不要解散。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩〉
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