The K-Pop safety blanket strikes again.
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LG brings Korean housewarming culture to Southeast Asia with experiential campaign
With 'Housewarming by LG', the brand is shifting away from traditional showrooms with a campaign that introduces its products through Korean-inspired residential experiences.
McDonald’s new Netflix collab with ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ urges fans to ‘pick a side’
Duelling meals and crafted content make Battle for the Fans the brand’s most ambitious promotional execution yet.
How Marriott is turning K-pop fandom into a loyalty machine
When a Marriott ballroom in Tokyo turned into a 'mini Super Bowl' for Enhypen fans, it was long-term brand play. Marriott’s APEC chief commercial officer, John Toomey and loyalty boss, Ramesh Daryanani, break down their 'barbell marketing approach' to loyalty.
Ad Nut stans Google and K-Pop (briefly), then scampers back to safer branches
In Google's latest, a dad attempts to bond with his teen by embracing Le Serrafim fandom with help from AI tools. Ad Nut is intrigued, mildly impressed, and profoundly grateful to raise squirrel offspring instead.
Inside Somersby’s ‘no-nonsense’ brand positioning with K-pop’s Yeonjun
Campaign exclusively chats with Carlsberg Asia’s senior director, Rommel Fuentebella, about Somersby’s new tagline and campaign, with a sprawling Asia push that enlists K-pop idol Yeonjun.
Why brands should tap social communities for conversion
UM Philippines' Jesca Bantayan explains how brands can use the power of fandoms as an engagement tool to connect with their consumers.
K-pop partnerships: A win-win for brands and artists or just lazy marketing?
Look around and you'll now see a K-pop celebrity everywhere from the cover of a magazine to a coffee cup. But has it reached the point where attaching a K-pop artist to your brand is simply lazy marketing? Campaign explores the merits of the K-bubble and if it's likely to burst any time soon.
K-pop groups: The next great brand collaboration
Marketers are quickly reading up on the colossal fan bases and socially conscious messaging that K-pop groups offer and how they can give brands a direct line to younger consumers.
Why brands ride the BTS wave in Singapore
TOP OF THE CHARTS: McDonald's, Louis Vuitton, Coca-Cola and Samsung have all seen a spike in business after collaborating with the band.
Johnnie Walker signs K-pop star CL to promote 'Keep walking'
CL’s personal story of overcoming prejudice to become a global sensation is explored in two campaign videos.
K-pop group SuperM debut Prudential-sponsored single 'We Do'
Insurance firm struck a partnership with the South Korean supergroup earlier this year to collaborate on wellness-oriented campaigns and activations.