IP content corporations including SAMG Entertainment and Choirock Contents Company are rolling out new merchandise and toys for the Lunar New Year holiday.
SAMG Entertainment, an IP content corporations known for Teenieping, on the 11th released the Lunar New Year commemorative custom figure "Hanbok-wearing MyPing" and traditional-concept merchandise.
MyPing is a brand based on The Teenieping universe, with a diverse lineup including customizable products, plushies, and art toys. Through this, SAMG Entertainment is building an IP business in which characters are not merely consumed but are made, chosen, and experienced directly by fans.
The custom figure "Hanbok-wearing MyPing," released for this Lunar New Year, offers a variety of traditional attire options, including hanbok and ayam, daenggi ribbon, dopo and gat, and gonryongpo. The silhouette and colors of traditional hanbok are rendered with the brand's unique sensibility, and the design, infused with K-heritage elements, offers domestic and overseas fans a distinctive collectible value.
Twenty-six new Teenieping merchandise items featuring an ink-and-wash painting mood are also being released. They incorporate Korean aesthetics into everyday items, such as a jogakbo-patterned handkerchief, a dancheong-patterned card set, and traditional-outfit stickers.
Choirock Contents Company, a toy content corporations well known for "Hello Carbot," also on the 11th unveiled the four-stage combining toy of Phoenix Man, "Extarion," and Hello Carbot "Bigfort."
Extarion is a combining robot completed by merging three vehicles: "Ex-Cruise," a warship form; "Ex-Pelo," a helicopter form; and "Ex-Plane," an airplane form. Each vehicle can be played with individually and offers various gimmick elements during the combination process. The warship deck features a helicopter landing mark reminiscent of a real aircraft carrier, and the airplane vehicle applies a two-deck window design to capture the characteristics of a large jumbo jet.
Hello Carbot Bigfort is a main character in "Hello Carbot Season 17 (Hero 2)," which premieres on the 15th. This product can transform into tank mode and robot mode. In tank mode, wheels are installed so it rolls smoothly when pushed by hand. The turret rotates 360 degrees and adopts a twin-gun structure. Caterpillar patterns are implemented on the sides of the wheels to complete an exterior similar to a real tank.