After trying to sell toilet seat used by Blackpink’s Lisa, Thai cafe is closed amid online backlash

K-pop star Lisa from Blackpink posted photos on Instagram of a photo shoot at the MQQN Cafe in Bangkok

The cafe owner later went on Facebook to offer her used cutlery, chair and even a toilet seat for sale

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Lisa from K-pop girl group Blackpink, outside the Bangkok cafe that tried to sell her used cutlery and even a toilet seat.

Published: 12:45pm, 7 Jan 2020Updated: 1:48pm, 18 Feb 2020

A Thai cafe that tried to sell a chair and cutlery used by Blackpink star Lisa at a photo shoot has been closed after hordes of angry fans ripped it to shreds online.

In a public Facebook post that has since been deleted, the owner of MQQN Cafe in Bangkok tried to sell napkins, a cup, spoon, and even a toilet seat used by the widely successful Thai Blackpink member born Lisa Manoban.

Last Thursday, Lisa, 22, posted pictures from her photo shoot at MQQN Cafe Bangkok on her Instagram page. Soon afterwards, the cafe owner posted on Facebook that he had been offered as much as 100,000 Thai baht (US$3,300) for the seat she had used.

The owner wrote: “I am not satisfied with this price yet. We also have the glass and the spoon she used too.”

Social media users soon condemned the cafe owner and expressed their disgust. A Twitter user, @BPinAmerica, wrote that the singer “does not deserve the disrespect and violation” and that the owner had “crossed the line in a disgusting way”.

While YG Entertainment, which manages Blackpink, has not commented on the matter, the cafe owner has since posted an apology online. “I apologise for my bad posts. Sorry to Lisa and everyone involved. I accept all criticism. We all love Lisa. I’m sorry for what happened.”

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