BABYMONSTER announces a collaboration with Sanrio's Kuromi, featuring exclusive items available online and at pop-up stores.
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BABYMONSTER announced a collaboration with Sanrio's popular character "Kuromi." It has been decided to sell limited collaboration items that can only be obtained here. This collaboration attracted enthusiastic attention from around the world as soon as a silhouette preview image was uploaded earlier this month, and subsequent reports have also garnered attention. The item lineup has finally been revealed. The limited design features a monster mark on Kuromi's cheek, with items based on black and red, including a stadium jumper, zip hoodie, loose socks, and a diverse range of apparel, as well as plush keychains and charm markers. These items will go on sale tomorrow, January 21 (Wednesday) at 18:00 on the BABYMONSTER ONLINE SHOP. Additionally, offline sales are planned at the ongoing campaign "THANKS MONSTIEZ 2026" POP-UP STORE "THANKS MONSTIEZ POP-UP STORE Fukuoka @ Hakata Marui." BABYMONSTER held their first world tour "2025 BABYMONSTER 1st WORLD TOUR <HELLO MONSTERS> IN JAPAN" last spring, attracting a total of 150,000 people across 12 performances in 4 cities, setting a record for the shortest time and highest attendance in K-POP girl group history. At the end of last year, they held their first fan concert in Japan, "BABYMONSTER 'LOVE MONSTERS' JAPAN FAN CONCERT 2025," attracting 100,000 people across 8 performances in 4 cities, captivating Japanese fans with their overwhelming live performances. With this collaboration as a starting point, there are great expectations for BABYMONSTER's monster-level activities in Japan in 2026.
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