“The venue rental fee is free for a weekday and $25 for a weekend,” says Ardelia Cahaya, 18. She collaborated with GTM in September 2021 and is planning another event happening at GTM in February 2022.

 

When choosing a venue for her event, Ardelia says she attempted to contact +82’s management but to no avail. On the other hand, GTM’s management gave prompt replies and was “kind and informative”.

 

Fans typically spend about $100 on decorations, venue and printing of the cupsleeves and freebies. Thus, a cheaper venue allows them to splurge more on decorations and printing.

 

I attended a Day6 event called Remember Us on Dec 27, 2021.

 

The location of the café is quite obscure, so it was a relatively long walk from Farrer Park MRT station, and the route lacked shelter. It took about 15 minutes to get there because I lost my way.

 

“If we were at a better location, we would definitely be attracting more customers. However, for customers to want to book your space, you would have to provide something special, and that is our service,” Mr Tan says.

 

“It’s not as convenient as other cafés that are within the mall and more known to the public. I think this place is more unique, the experience is better here compared to when we hosted the events at Coffeesmith because of the ambience and all that and it’s quite quiet, it’s not in the middle of a mall so I think that’s one of the main reasons why I chose this café,” Jacyntha Tan, 25, one of the organisers of the Remember Us cupsleeve event, says.

 

I was impressed at the size and spaciousness of the café. The interior of the café had a Korean-like aesthetic and a projector room. The comfortable ambience gave a very cosy and homey feel.

 

“Out of all the cafés that allow café events, I feel like they utilised their space the best. There are many tables, but the café still looks very spacious. I took the opportunity to use the projector to project videos of the K-pop idols, which was a first in Singapore,” says Ardelia.

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