Manila Standard

Campaign celebratin­g Songkran drives new interactiv­e trends among LGBTQ+ members

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HEESAY, the LGBTQ+ online community, launched an eye-grabbing “LivelyLaug­h” campaign to celebrate Thailand’s annual water-splashing festival, Songkran.

In HeeSay’s offline booth set up during GCircuit, Asia’s largest gay-focused Songkran event, participan­ts are encouraged to capture their laughter via instant cameras and post the photos on the bulletin board.

According to the Market Head of HeeSay Thailand, this ‘laughter-collecting’ event has garnered the attention of over 1,000 audiences every day. By April 15, about 4,500 people have attended this activity on the spot.

“Under the ‘LivelyLaug­h’ campaign, we look to enhance the connection among LGBTQ+ people and encourage them to showcase and express themselves more bravely. This event not only tallies with Thailand’s well-known title as ‘the Land of Smiles’, but also fits what HeeSay’s slogan ‘Live, Love and Laugh Together’ has been delivering.” the Market Head of HeeSay Thailand added.

It’s noteworthy that HeeSay, as the only LGBTQ+ social app partner of GCircuit, also rolled out some other signature events during these days. Among them, the ‘360 Picture Booth’ captivated a bunch of audiences by offering them more immersive video-shooting experience­s in a dynamic 360-degree view; participan­ts stood on the platform as the camera rotated 360 degrees around them, and they could pose and laugh in any way they liked to let the camera record.

HeeSay’s presence in GCircuit has been deemed the first public offline event in Thailand since its upgrade from the internatio­nal version of Blued. As the brand officially debuted this January, HeeSay has been devoted to building a diversifie­d and open-minded online content community to connect LGBTQ+ people worldwide and bring more interactiv­e experience­s by providing an array of social scenes like livestream­ing, voice chat, posting, and dating.

The Head of HeeSay said that this platform would continue to initiate a series of innovative offline activities that conform to its mission of sharing love and joy among Japan, South Korea, SEA, and North America markets to make more LGBTQ+ users acquire a sense of belonging and identity.

In the upcoming Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2024, one of Asia’s most significan­t LGBTQ+ events, HeeSay is reported to set up creative booths to celebrate the diversity of Japan’s LGBTQ+ community and engage more to join HeeSay’s efforts on co-building the sustainabl­e content ecosystem.

 ?? AFP ?? Revelers take part in mass water ghts on the eve of Songkran, or Thai New Year, on Khao San Road in Bangkok on April 12, 2024
AFP Revelers take part in mass water ghts on the eve of Songkran, or Thai New Year, on Khao San Road in Bangkok on April 12, 2024

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