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Popular character Hirono finds a permanent home with a themed store in Gwangjang Market

Pop Mart has opened a permanent Hirono themed store at Seoul’s Gwangjang Market, its fourth worldwide and the first standalone Pop Mart character store in Korea. The new shop offers Hirono figures, apparel, home decor and exclusive opening events.

2026.6.5

This photograph shows Labubu elves, collectible plush toys designed by Hong Kong illustrator Kasing Lung as part of his series ″The Monsters,″ displayed at a Pop Mart shop in Paris on Aug. 17. [AFP/YONHAP]

Labubu-maker Pop Mart executives are bullish on animation, theme parks and global expansion

Pop Mart executives said on Wednesday that they are optimistic about opportunities for the firm's proprietary art toys, including the smash hit ugly-cute Labubu doll, to star in animated films and theme park attractions.

2025.8.20

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The Pop Mart store in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, is packed with people. [WOO JI-WON]

The Labubu effect: Crowds continue at Korea's Pop Mart stores despite lack of iconic toy

No Labubu, no problem. The most sought-after plush toy may have vanished from Pop Mart branches in Korea, but the stores are still swarming with people. Inside the China-based toy retailer’s brightly lit store, people stood shoulder-to-shoulder.

2025.7.1

Shoppers browse products at Miniso’s Gangnam branch in Seoul on June 21, 2025. Often dubbed the Daiso of China, Miniso offers a wide range of low-cost household and lifestyle goods. [KIM KYUNG-MI]

From Labubu to Gentle Monster, cross-market headway for Korea and China relies on national nonidentity

Korean retailers are making gains in the Chinese market not on the back of K-something but by simply being stylish, and Chinese brands are finding success in Korea for much the same reason.

2025.6.30

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pop mart

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Popular character Hirono finds a permanent home with a themed store in Gwangjang Market

Labubu-maker Pop Mart executives are bullish on animation, theme parks and global expansion

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The Labubu effect: Crowds continue at Korea's Pop Mart stores despite lack of iconic toy

From Labubu to Gentle Monster, cross-market headway for Korea and China relies on national nonidentity