McDonald's G-Dragon merchandise draws long queues; Canberra outlet temporarily pulls shutters

McDonald's Singapore's collaboration with G-Dragon of K-pop group BigBang might be the hottest thing on the block now.

Exclusive Peaceminusone merchandise — including a tote bag, pin set and hat — was launched for sale on Thursday (Oct 8) at 11am, drawing long queues at several locations in the early morning.

The vintage hat was evidently the most coveted item: it is available to MyM Members at $9.90 with a minimum spend of $10, and only sold at 10 McDonald's outlets.

With each selected store having only 900 quantities on a first-come, first-served basis, eager fans turned up in droves.

According to Shin Min Daily News, over 60 people were waiting outside the McDonald's outlet at Funan on Thursday morning. The first person began queueing at 9am.

One of them, Huang Yiwen (transliteration), was seen holding a laptop and working. She told Shin Min she and her daughter are big fans of G-Dragon, and working remotely allowed her to join the queue.

Shutters temporarily deployed at Canberra outlet

Meanwhile, a mallgoer at Canberra Plaza provided the Chinese publication with a photograph showing the drawn shutters of the McDonald's outlet there, which was also offering the vintage hat.

The fast-food restaurant appeared to be full of people waiting for their orders.

It is believed that the shutters were temporarily deployed to better manage the crowd, reported Shin Min.

Fans still on the look-out for the tote bag and pin set may check the McDonald's app to view where it is still available for purchase, while stocks last.

For every purchase of a Spicy Bulgogi Chicken Burger (Single and Double) meal, fans can also receive one mystery photocard from a total of three designs.

G-Dragon, whose real name is Kwon Ji-yong, will be performing at the National Stadium with fellow members Taeyang and Daesung for their Oct 17 and 18 concerts.

lim.kewei@asiaone.com

新加坡麦当劳与韩国流行组合 BigBang 成员 G-Dragon 的合作可能是目前最热门的话题。

Peaceminusone 独家商品——包括手提袋、徽章套装和帽子——于周四（10 月 8 日）上午 11 点开始销售，当天清晨，多个地点都排起了长队。

复古帽子显然是最受追捧的商品：MyM 会员消费满 10 美元即可用 9.90 美元的价格购买，而且只在 10 家麦当劳门店有售。

每个指定门店仅有 900 件商品，先到先得，热情的粉丝们蜂拥而至。

据《新明日报》报道，周四上午，福南购物中心麦当劳门店外有超过60人排队等候。第一个人从早上9点开始排队。

其中一位名叫黄艺雯（音译）的女子被看到拿着笔记本电脑工作。她告诉《新明日报》，她和女儿都是G-Dragon的忠实粉丝，远程办​​公让她得以加入排队。

堪培拉门店暂时安装了卷帘门

与此同时，堪培拉广场的一位顾客向这家中文媒体提供了一张照片，照片显示那里的麦当劳门店的卷帘门已经拉了下来，而这家麦当劳门店当时也在出售这款复古帽子。

这家快餐店里似乎坐满了等待取餐的人。

据《新明日报》报道，据信百叶窗是临时启用的，目的是为了更好地控制人流。

仍在寻找这款手提袋和徽章套装的粉丝可以查看麦当劳应用程序，了解哪些地方还有售，售完即止。

凡购买一份辣味烤肉鸡肉汉堡（单层或双层）套餐，粉丝即可获得一张神秘小卡，共有三种设计可供选择。

G-Dragon（本名权志龙）将与成员太阳和大声一起，于10月17日和18日在国立体育场举行演唱会。

lim.kewei@asiaone.com