From Entrance Rows to Campaigns – WWD

With chart-topping singles, record-breaking music movies and excessive social media followings, Okay-pop teams haven’t solely solidified their presence within the music leisure house, however within the trend trade as effectively.

Blackpink, BTS and NCT are among the many hottest Okay-pop teams which have solidified trend relationships, together with with Celine, Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co. and extra.

“European trend homes are racing to signal on Okay-pop stars as a approach to have interaction Gen Z and capitalize on the celebs’ avid followers,” WWD reported in June. The rising affect of Okay-pop has South Korea poised to be the following massive alternative for luxurious companies.

Right here, WWD breaks down the Okay-pop stars to know, together with their newest campaigns and rising model ambassadorships.

Blackpink

Headliners of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Competition 2023, Blackpink members have individually secured varied ambassadorships with high-fashion manufacturers.

Jisoo: Lead vocalist Jisoo turned a world Dior ambassador in 2021 and has since appeared within the model’s clothes, make-up and bag campaigns, together with June’s Dior Girl 95.22 marketing campaign.

Lisa: Rapper Lisa joined stars Zendaya and Priyanka Chopra as a model ambassador for Bulgari in 2020, collaborating with the Italian jeweler in January on her personal timepiece.

Jennie: Jennie, who stars in Max’s head-turning collection “The Idol,” is the model ambassador for each Chanel and Clavin Klien.

Rose: Rosé is just not solely Tiffany’s key spokeswoman but additionally a world Saint Laurent ambassador.

BTS

Since its begin in 2013, BTS has risen to fame with hit singles together with “Dynamite” and “Butter,” and a slew of ambassadorships, with the band collectively working with Coca-Cola, Samsung, Puma, McDonald’s and extra.

In December, the band celebrated the five-year anniversary of their “Love Myself” UNICEF marketing campaign. In 2022, BTS introduced they have been taking a break to discover solo tasks and full their obligatory army service.

RM: In April, Bottega Veneta’s inventive director, Matthieu Blazy introduced on his Instagram that RM was the model’s newest ambassador. RM lately appeared within the model’s spring 2023 marketing campaign.

Jin: Jin, who’s at the moment within the Korean army finishing his obligatory service, was introduced because the model ambassador for the ramen model Jin Ramyun in 2022.

Suga: Suga, who made his solo late-night present debut in April, is a model ambassador for each Valentino and the NBA.

J–Hope: J-Hope is a home ambassador for Louis Vuitton, embracing an inventive two-piece pants set on the model’s males’s fall 2023 trend present in June.

Jungkook: Earlier this yr, Jungkook turned Calvin Klein’s Denims and Underwear world ambassador, modeling its spring 2023 collections within the March marketing campaign.

Jimin: Jimin, who launched his debut album “Face” in March, is a world ambassador for Dior Males’s together with being an envoy for Tiffany & Co. In October, Jimin‘s first-ever marketing campaign with Dior will drop, showcasing the singer because the face of the model’s spring 2024 males marketing campaign.

V: Additionally in March, BTS band member V turned Celine’s world model ambassador. In Could, V attended the model’s pop-up retailer in Seoul.

 NCT

Taeyong: Taeyoung, a member of South-Korean boy band NCT was named Loewe’s world model ambassador in June, set to look on the model’s spring 2024 menswear present throughout Paris Style Week on Saturday. The 27-year-old singer made his solo debut in 2023 along with his album “Shalala,” launched on June 5.

New Denims

Capturing the eye of followers with their first single “Consideration,” New Denims is a reasonably younger Okay-pop lady group consisting of 5 members: Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin and Hyein.

Minji: Minji has been an official Chanel Korea ambassador since February.

Hanni: Hanni was tapped as an envoy for Giorgio Armani Magnificence additionally in February, the place she will be able to at the moment be seen on the model’s official Instagram selling its Energy Material + Setting Powder in Shade 0.

Danielle: Danielle was introduced as Yves Saint Laurent Magnificence’s ambassador earlier this yr and has additionally scored ambassadorships with Levi’s and McDonald’s Korea.

Hyein: In April, Hyein was the final member of the group to safe a luxurious deal, named as Dior’s home ambassador for jewellery, trend and sweetness and can also be a Louis Vuitton home ambassador.

Enhypen

Enhypen, the South-Korean boy band comprised of Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon, and Ni-ki have been named Prada world ambassadors in January. For Milan Style Week in September, the “Given-Taken” band hit up Prada’s spring 2024 trend present in bomber jackets, trench coats and different layered fall-themed appears.