What are the viral labubu dolls and why they have just been drawn from British shops?

Sometimes the most unexpected things get viral. In the past few months, a strange doll has taken over the hearts of people with oversized eyes, a mischievous smile and a furry outer outer quiet, especially in fashion and toy worlds.Labubu, the quirky monster doll, which became a viral sensation and celebrity favorite in a very short time, makes news for his abrupt disappearance from British shops. To mention unnecessarily that the fans did this with broken and angry heart as well as angry. While a return was promised, fans remain with everything.The Hong Kong and the Netherlands Kasing Lung is attributed to create this incredibly popular doll, which was inspired by the Nordic mythology in 2015 together with other monster characters for a number of picture books. How it entered the fashion world and became a charming accessory is a different story. Labubu dolls were first discovered in front of the designer bags by A-listeners such as Rihanna, Dua Lipa and Blackpinks Lisa.Before someone knew it, it fueled a collective madness. According to Google Trends, the search for 'Labubu Doll' got up and reached a high point of over 2.1 million inquiries in a single month.

Why Labubu dolls were pulled out of the store

Labubu fans and buyers throughout the UK were surprised when the viral doll was missing in all 16 outlets from Pop Mart, the toy brand behind Labubu.The decision was made after a number of disturbing scenes that developed at the shops, whereby reports on chaotic crowds, overnight stays and even fights could break out between zealous buyers. In a particularly disturbing incident in the Stratford Store of Pop Mart in London, Fan Victoria Calvert described an atmosphere that quickly turned into aggression: “People shouted and basically said that there was no longer a label.I even saw a fight between a worker and a customer, “a customer told BBC.The decision to temporarily withdraw the dolls by June should “prevent potential security problems”. But the fans are not convinced. Social media users have expressed their dismay about the sudden non-availability of the product, with some of which blamed the tactics of the brand's drum feed tactics, and others who address the prices of sky high against resellers.

Origins of Labubu

Kasing Lung, an illustrator born in Hong Kong, created Labubu, part of a fictional universe called “The Monsters”, which includes friends such as Zimomo, Mokoko and Tycoco. Each character has unique features, but Labubu with their nine visible teeth and contagious grin quickly brought in the imagination of people.In 2019, Pop Mart teamed up with Lung to start the first line of Labubu toys for collective materials. Sold in 'blind boxes' sealed packaging, in which buyers do not know which design they get, added the toy to a surprise element that only intensified their appeal. Every new collection offers fresh topics, outfits and accessories. The most recent drop “Big in Energy”, which was started at the end of April, shows Ombré-colored fur and suitable painted teeth, each toy symbolizes various emotional energies.