Kawaii culture—the Japanese aesthetic of cuteness that influences Labubu and similar collectibles—has historically been used ...

In the world of designer art toys, few characters have reached the same level of recognition, charisma, and collectibility as ...

Pop Mart faces challenges to increase fan base for cult toy, whose sales rely on scarcity and surprise, while expanding ...

Because of their popularity, Labubu dolls have inspired knockoffs, dubbed Lafufus, which are allegedly unsafe.

Hollywood keeps turning its attention to stories based on toys, raising questions about whether Sony might capitalize on Labubu's rising fame. This collectible figure has gained huge popularity on ...

Labubu took the global toy and art markets by storm. Now, as the frenzy begins to cool, collectors and critics are asking: what’s next for Kasing Lung—and for the market that catapulted his Nordic ...

If you already started your holiday shopping and saw "Labubu" on a loved one's wish list and thought "What the heck is a Labubu?!" you are in the right place. Labubus are one of the most popular ...

Born of Hong Kong illustrator Kasing Lung’s series “The Monsters,” Labubus — those Cheshire cat-smiling cryptids now gracing the backpacks and purses of fashionistas the world around — are supposedly ...

The cooling frenzy over Labubu dolls has brought one of the world’s biggest stock rallies to a halt, erasing billions of dollars from the value of Pop Mart International Group Ltd. The Chinese ...

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