我猜,應該很多人都很熟悉三麗鷗的經典角色凱蒂貓 (Hello Kitty),雖然只是一隻白色小貓的造型,但因為簡潔的輪廓、紅色蝴蝶結與沒有嘴巴的設計,使她擁有極高辨識度,在我小時候,很多小女生,都會收集凱蒂貓的文具、筆記本、鉛筆盒、杯子等周邊商品,在成人的世界,她也與街頭潮流或精品品牌合作,所以,也是到那都能看到她的身影。
酷洛米是凱蒂貓的朋友之一,也是三麗鷗知名的角色之一,酷洛米戴著黑色頭巾,有著尖尖的小惡魔耳朵,以及額頭上的粉紅骷髏標誌,帶著一點反派氣息,給人一種外表酷酷的形象,可能因為她不像傳統卡通角色那樣總是溫柔甜美,所以反而吸引更多人的注意,其實我本來以為這個角色是男生,後來才發現是女生。
沒想到,為了找到這間快閃店,我和朋友在園區繞了半個鐘頭,因為快閃店的門口,開在展館的側邊,並不是我們習慣的那幾個入口,總之,費了一番精神之後,我們才找到了入口,打卡可以拿到貼紙跟集章卡,主辦單位真懂著抓人心啊!我猜,應該很多人都像我們一樣找半天吧。
一從門口進入後,就可以看到以各式黑紫潮流色調打造的打卡場景,我看很多人一進去後,就到處取景打卡,穿過酷炫的酷洛米通道,又是各式的酷洛米廣告看板,我們也是重頭到尾就是不停地拍照,當然,店內各式的酷洛米周邊商品也是不可少的,最後,再拿到姓名貼與紀念幣之後,我和朋友已經噴出了不少現金了。
I guess most people are already very familiar with Hello Kitty, one of the classic characters from Sanrio. Even though she is simply designed as a white cat, her clean outline, red bow, and mouthless face make her instantly recognizable. When I was a child, many girls collected Hello Kitty stationery, notebooks, pencil cases, cups, and all kinds of related merchandise. Even in the adult world, she still appears everywhere because she often collaborates with street fashion brands and luxury labels.
Kuromi is one of Hello Kitty’s friends and also one of Sanrio’s well-known characters. She wears a black hood, has sharp little devil ears, and a pink skull mark on her forehead, which gives her a slightly villain-like vibe and a cool outer image. Maybe because she is not always gentle and sweet like traditional cartoon characters, she attracts even more attention. To be honest, I originally thought this character was male, but later I found out she is actually female.
Unexpectedly, my friend and I spent almost half an hour walking around the park just trying to find this pop-up store, because the entrance was on the side of the exhibition hall instead of at the usual entrances we were familiar with. Anyway, after quite a bit of effort, we finally found it. By checking in, we could get stickers and a stamp card — the organizers really know how to attract people’s interest. I guess many visitors probably struggled to find it just like we did.
As soon as we entered, we saw photo spots designed with all kinds of black and purple trendy colors. I noticed that many people immediately started taking pictures everywhere. After walking through the stylish Kuromi tunnel, there were more Kuromi-themed advertising boards all around. My friend and I basically kept taking photos from beginning to end. Of course, there were also plenty of Kuromi merchandise items inside the store that were impossible to ignore. By the time we got our name sticker and souvenir coin, we had already spent quite a lot of cash.