Kakao Friends," Korea's nationally popular character The limited time collaboration café will open on September 9 (Sat.) at Harajuku and Yokohama! Harajuku and Yokohama!

HOPELY Co. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Hayato Kohama), operator of "HOPELY," an online mall specializing in character goods with the largest selection in Japan, will open a collaboration café for a limited time featuring the popular Korean character "Kakao Friends.

Kakao Friends" limited time collaboration café

In order to bring the "Kakao Friends", Korea's national character, closer to the public, we will collaborate with MUUN Seoul, a Korean cafe, to sell limited original sweets and Japan-only goods at the Harajuku main store and the Yokohama Vivre store.

<Outline of collaboration café

Period: September 9, 2023 (Sat) - November 5, 2023 (Sun)

Store: <MUUN Seoul Harajuku Main Store> (3 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)

　　　　T's6 Building, 3-29-7 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

　　　　8-minute walk from Exit 5 of Meiji-jingumae Station, Tokyo Metro

　　　＜MUUN Seoul Yokohama Bibule

　　　　3F Yokohama Bibble, 2-15-13 Minami-Saiwai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Business hours vary by store. Please contact each store for details.

＜About the limited original sweets

Kakao Friends and MUUN Seoul have collaborated to offer a wide variety of Korean-style menu items, including dalgona affogato.

Example of collaboration menu

Dalgona affogato ice cream

＜About the Japan-exclusive goods

Japan-only "HELLO AGAIN" (See you again!) series goods will be available. series of goods will be available for sale. Kakao Friends" is a series that uses primary colors, but the "HELLO AGAIN" series uses light-colored design art and is a slightly more mature series that matches with interior decorations. Some products will also be available at the official "Kakao Friends" online store within "Hopley".

Original product: Patapata Clock

Patapata Clock 5,940 yen (tax included)

Original product: Postcard set

Postcard set (12 cards) 2,200 yen (tax included)

Original product: Cups & Plates

Various cups 2,200 yen (tax included)

Saucers 1,650 yen (tax included)

Original Product: Succulent Plant Mug

Succulent mug 3,300 yen (tax included)

＜About the art images

Art Image 1

＜About Kakao Friends

Kakao Friends is a group of nine characters with different personalities and unique backgrounds that appeal to global fans of all ages. Kakao Friends is a lifestyle entertainment brand that proposes a wide variety of items and spaces for everyone's "fun everyday life".

＜About IMG

IMG is a global leader in sports, fashion, events and media. IMG manages the world's leading athletes and fashion icons, owns and operates hundreds of live events annually, and is a leading independent producer and distributor of sports and entertainment media. IMG is a subsidiary of Endeavor, a global sports and entertainment company.

＜About MUUN Seoul

MUUN Seoul is a Korean-style cafe that is very popular among Korean girls. The Korean owner of MUUN Seoul has a passion for creating a place where you can feel Korea when you walk in the door, and from the interior to the menu, it is no longer a Korean-style café, but rather a Korean café.

＜About Hopley

Hopley is Japan's largest online mall specializing in character goods, offering more than 20,000 items of popular domestic and international characters such as Disney, Sanrio, Snoopy, and Miffy. It is one of Japan's largest online malls specializing in character goods. We have acquired the sublicensing rights for "Kakao Friends" in the Japanese market through IMG, which has concluded a master license agreement with Kakao in Japan. Going forward, we will actively engage in sublicensing of merchandising in Japan, development of original products, operation of the official online store, and hosting of events.

<About the site information

Kakao Friends" official online store in "Hopley

URL: https://hopely.jp/character/110

<About the operating company> Company name: HOPELY Co.

Company name: HOPELY Co.

Headquarters: 3F, 5-9-25 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan

Representative: Hayato Kohama, President

Established: October, 2018

Phone: 03-6450-6308 (main line)

URL : https://hopely.jp