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From being sold out in seconds on domestic e-commerce platforms to queues all night long at overseas flagship stores, from being the center of street snaps…

Everyone and their moms are talking about the Labubus…And we’re not exactly sure how we got here. Social media is rife with every category of content…

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A scarf on a bag. Photo: Freepik Accessories in the form of toys are back in fashion, but this spring and summer of 2025, they have…

Across from a vendor stall at El Mercadito adorned with El Niño Dios dolls, rosaries and paintings of La Virgen and The Last Supper, dozens of…

One Labubu superfan claimed it was a “long eight hours” to get her hands on a dollDozens of shoppers queued outside a Bullring shop today to…

Here’s a reminder that while some things can become trendy overnight, the hype surrounding it can die down quickly too.  Chen, a 23-year-old man from Malaysia,…

A peculiar toy from China is taking over the accessories scene—and it’s not a luxury handbag or a designer shoe. It’s a mischievous little creature named…

Aussies have lined up for hours to get their hands on a Labubu toy. · Source: TikTok/@2fast, @irene.e_e Aussies have queued up for hours to get…

On May 12, 2025, the live-action film Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy, inspired by the widely followed Korean web novel and digital comic Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, dropped…