July 25, 2018, 11:42 AM 
Singaporean Mando-pop singer Stefanie Sun celebrated her 40th birthday on Monday, July 23.
In her post, she recounted her blessings and thanked everyone for their well wishes.Fans around the world chip in
And she has plenty of blessings to count indeed.
To mark her special day, Sun's fans from all over the world have chipped in to take out a giant advertisement on one of the world's most coveted advertising space -- the digital screens at New York City's Times Square.
They posted a video of it on July 19:
The ad, which featured a smiling Sun with her hands raised up high along and the words "Happy Birthday, Stefanie Sun", was shown prominently at the iconic NASDAQ tower.
It costs S$19,440.
According to Shin Min Daily News, the ad was displayed at the eighth minute of every hour from 6:08am to 1:08am the next day.
The ad ran for four days straight.
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Some prominent campaigns held
Some of the biggest blockbuster movies and corporations have used the same advertising space on Nasdaq tower for their campaigns.
Examples include Kung Fu Panda 3, Avengers, Paypal and Google Plus.
Images adapted via Nasdaq
Sun thanked her fans
When she received news of it, Sun reportedly said:
"Oh my god! Thank you guys for your crazy surprise!"
The ad might have cost a pretty penny, but making your favourite idol smile?
Priceless.
Top image via Stefanie Sun Yan Zi International Fan Club
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