Who is Labubu? The Story Behind Pop Mart's Global Phenomenon

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  • Do you know Labubu? Maybe she's just recently invaded your social media feed, or you're a longtime collector who's managed to score some of her hottest drops. In this video we explore the lore, hype and even some DRAMA behind the pop culture phenomenon that is LABUBU, the slightly spooky-cute little monster from hot toy retailer Pop Mart. We discuss her origin story from creator Kasing Lung, the lore behind her character and friends The Monsters, how & why she came to be so popular, some of her newest hottest releases to keep an eye out for, some of her biggest controversies (FAKES, big money scams, riotous crowds trying to obtain her)...and more! Have you hopped on the Labu-bandwagon? What are your thoughts on this mega popular collectible critter? Let us know in the comments!
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  • @FreezeDriedYoyo
    @FreezeDriedYoyo 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Your video is the most comprehensive on miss Labubu, thank you very much! I really appreciated that you showcased the other characters. I really want a Mokoko now but I know that's gonna be near impossible, haha!

  • @brittanyhowell6683
    @brittanyhowell6683 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    This video is so well done! I have watched it so many times as a fan of Zimomo and Labubu. I also share this with friends who are more curious about the lore and story behind labubu. Thank you for making this content :)

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s very sweet of you to say, thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed! 🥺💕

  • @adileneolivares6777
    @adileneolivares6777 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    Wow, i knew the hype was crazy but not this crazy !! Im completely new to labubu but i was a popmart collecter for over a year for peach riot figures. I found labubus by chance when the popmart store opened in houston and bought one! I loved it so much but then found out how hard they were to get. I was at the popmart store so often the staff now knows me 😭 thankfully now i have both sets of pendants without the secrets and a fall in wild pendant. Theyre so cute and im satisfied with my collection... well not really i want the Zimomos so bad now !!

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It's the Wild Wild West out here in Pop Mart collecting land we're telling you lol! Peach Riot is a super cute series, we've bought some of those as well! Curious at this point when the next series of Labubu plush will come out, feels like a new one is due haha. Thanks for watching!

    • @lucerocervantes92
      @lucerocervantes92 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Where in Houston?

  • @Spazzy_alansito
    @Spazzy_alansito 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I can’t wait for them to restock!!! 😭🙏🏽

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      #ForeverAwaitingLabubuRestocks!! 😭🙏🙏

  • @brierose7081
    @brierose7081 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Well done video!!! Thank you 🙏🏼

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you so much!

  • @jenneyblade
    @jenneyblade 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    I was wondering what these were. Thanks for explaining. They are cute!

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      We’ve fallen head over heels for Labubu & had to share her world! 🥹 Thanks for watching! 💕

  • @AlexandraStubbs
    @AlexandraStubbs 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Thank you so much for sharing! Labubu started appearing on my feed suddenly last week. Everyone was talking about her and I was so confused on who she was. This video helped me catch up to speed and understand the hype.

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      She’s really everywhere nowadays! We definitely aimed to make this video a fun & informative overview of her history & hype, so glad to hear it delivered. 😊 Thanks for watching & commenting! 💕

    • @AlexandraStubbs
      @AlexandraStubbs 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @
      I appreciate you all SO much! Thank you for always making wonderful content.

  • @Alexander-u3n
    @Alexander-u3n 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I started seeing this EVERYWHERE when I went in mexico

  • @CollieKit
    @CollieKit 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I somehow randomly managed to buy a Have A Seat Labubu from PopMart's official Amazon. I'm very excited.

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yayyy congrats! 💞

  • @littleplasticfriends
    @littleplasticfriends 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Great video. I didn't even realize how lucky I am to have 2 macaroons and 2 big Labubu plushies from PopMart. I guess I got in before the craziness really kicked in.

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Any owner of authentic Labubus is a lucky one nowadays! 😅 Thanks for watching!

  • @jeana64
    @jeana64 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank-You for sharing I have a little family of Labubu and Skull Panda
    Still collecting Labubu! 🩷

  • @sayingso1983
    @sayingso1983 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Definitely a mix between "where the wild things are" and monchichi toys

  • @hm4lyfe533
    @hm4lyfe533 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Okay I had been seeing these EVERYWHERE and was wondering what their deal was, thank you for explaining it to me lol!! I think she’s quite cute and does totally make me think of where the wild things are. I adore the have a seat ones!

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes the wild things similarity hit me right away too! Haha. Labubu really is taking over the world, it’s been wild to witness! Thanks for watching!

  • @enmadaniaisabel1552
    @enmadaniaisabel1552 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I JUST FOUND ABOUT THESE CUTE MONSTERS AND I WANT ONE :3
    I STILL CARRY MY FURBY, FURREAL AND TERNURIN ON MY HANDBAG EVERYDAY AND THE LABUBU ARE JUST AS CUTE AS THOSE 3
    (PLUS I HAVE SOME TAMAGOTCHI AND STAR WARS FIGURES THAT TALK WITH CHIPS BUT THOSE ARE ROTATING BETWEEN A LOT I HAVE)

  • @jazuren2585
    @jazuren2585 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    So…I walked into a Popmart the other night and I just asked if the cute monster thing was in stock (I didn’t know what it was) and they were (excitedly like) “Actually yes! We just got them in stock tonight-you can get a full box of 6 or an individual” and I was like “oh cool ok, I just want one.” So I bought the Vinyl Macaron box for like $24 and I got the Sea Salt Blue one, it’s super cute but I would have been happy with any of them.
    I decided to go to Popmart again yesterday to see if they had the sitting one and maybe get another one for my friend, and suddenly the people are saying “We get them in stock occasionally but it’s random and also you have to buy it on line and have it for pick up”. It was so confusing to me because I’d literally just bought one incredibly easily! So now I know what happened with me was apparently an incredibly lucky outlier. I’m kinda shocked it happened at all lol
    I guess I’ll just see it I can get another one for my friend, and maybe the pink sitting one for myself someday. But I can tell these are a big deal. When I bought mine the other day I saw a girl there with two of them (one of them was the sitting one I wanted) on her Louie Vuitton. I was like “ok work girl lol” maybe I’ll put my blue Labubu on my designer now.

  • @ClarkyWarky
    @ClarkyWarky 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I would love a video on skullpanda! 😭

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That’s a good idea… 👀 maybe we’ll try to! Thanks for watching!

  • @Cinderpelt2036
    @Cinderpelt2036 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    When i saw that doll i thought it was a new character from telemosters

  • @lisahayakawa1191
    @lisahayakawa1191 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My first pop mart collection was a jackson wang mini figure then my coworker had a fuzzy bunny which is labubu then i looked and i was like that creature looks so me and now i am hooked to try collect labubu plush and maybe figure.

  • @E78379
    @E78379 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Omg the pop mart by me sold out within 30 minutes!

  • @alohagoodies
    @alohagoodies 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    They plush looks like a cross between between a Monchhichi and Where the Wild Things Are.

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh I can totally see the resemblance!

  • @min3018
    @min3018 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Personally I don’t get the hype around popmart but to each their own

    • @khaimk4r4su
      @khaimk4r4su 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Consumerism. The great void in the soul of the contemporary individual is insurmountable

    • @Deeperdetecting
      @Deeperdetecting 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What is a contemporary individual?
      a person of the same age as another. SYNONYMS 1. coexistent, concurrent, simultaneous. contemporary, contemporaneous, coeval, coincident all mean happening or existing at the same time.

    • @Deeperdetecting
      @Deeperdetecting 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@khaimk4r4suwhat does that even mean?

    • @weilingchan
      @weilingchan 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      You know during Christmas, some people like opening gifts without knowing what’s inside? The surprise causes an addiction for some and people really like collectible surprises that are rare

  • @heidililith31
    @heidililith31 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm in love honestly I'm obsessed and I want one

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Hope you can find Labubu(s) for yourself soon! Thanks for watching! 💕

  • @in2theshadows111
    @in2theshadows111 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I keep hearing that Labubu song on TikTok and it gets stuck in my head lol. They’re really cute

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The songs are total earworms lol!! Thanks for watching!

  • @JIMBER_TV-cy7ik
    @JIMBER_TV-cy7ik 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I LOVE LABUBU❤

  • @simonmacdonald888
    @simonmacdonald888 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hooked 😂❤ 8:12

  • @michailp3021
    @michailp3021 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    They remind me of Mon chichi ❤

  • @e.d.t.
    @e.d.t. 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    It seems like these really blew up when they released the blind plushies. I was wondering why these seemed to suddenly get more popular, of course it's celebrity related. I'm not gonna lie, even though I was never all that into The Monsters, I regret not getting one of the macaron blinds last year when Pop Mart had them on their amazon store, and Have a Seat seemed to sell out even faster.

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The plush series are definitely what blew Labubu up! The vinyl figures are still popular but nothing compared to the plush hype. It’s ironic we also remember a year-ish ago when there wasn’t as much hype over these and more was readily available…we weren’t drawn to Labubu at the time. 🥲 RIP lol. Thanks for watching and commenting! 💕

  • @dolliberate
    @dolliberate 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I just got into these and of course I can’t get my hands on them lol

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Obtaining Labubu is a TREK every time!! 😫 May the odds be ever in our favor with her next release! Lol 😅

    • @HappyKittyShop
      @HappyKittyShop 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yea it really sucks! The bots take over the Pop Mart website whenever theres a new release you can't stand a chance!

  • @ridho2d
    @ridho2d 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Try Ambalabu 🗿

  • @eikooowiesnowyowlchannels1921
    @eikooowiesnowyowlchannels1921 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm have my labubu plush on shelf with owl plush

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That sounds adorable! 💕

  • @lawrencenguyen192
    @lawrencenguyen192 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Beanie Baby hypes..!!

  • @Windpurr
    @Windpurr 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I found this video because plush time wins are going crazy for labubu and I was in the dark as to what they were. I'm not a big fan they kind of creep me out

  • @sandysong413
    @sandysong413 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I have a angel zemomo

  • @Kirakiracuremarine
    @Kirakiracuremarine 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm belgian never seen this guy around here

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m sure Labubu will make her way to Belgium eventually, she’s taking over the world it feels like! Lol

  • @heidililith31
    @heidililith31 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    ❤❤❤ naw thank you she is just so cute

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Right?? Thanks for watching!

  • @HappyKittyShop
    @HappyKittyShop 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I LOVE Labubu they are all SO adorable!! Just sucks how popular they are and are so hard to get!! Trying to buy one of the rarer ones on other websites like ebay you can't trust anyone because it's full of horrible bootlegs!! Also I'm glad I wasn't the only one that thought Labubu looked like a Monster from "Where the Wild things Are" childrens book! Love your video!

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's such a pain when you're trying to buy a rare one on the second market! 😩 You really gotta be careful about bootlegs. And yes, I love where the wild things are! Glad you enjoyed the video! 💕 -Max

  • @stavrobalot2792
    @stavrobalot2792 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They look devilish 😂😢

    • @djekmoon
      @djekmoon หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s the point

  • @hanamurabenio4083
    @hanamurabenio4083 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    that's not lapoopoo that's abooboo

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂

  • @skaerlette
    @skaerlette 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I knew about these a year ago but was never interested in it. One day, a cousin of mine gave me her green grape macaron labubu cuz she didn’t want it anymore. After that.. it sparked my interest in them… unfortunately at the same time as their prices inflated. I ended up getting Ququ and Baba for $46 each, Zizi and Dada for about $26. I’ve decided not to collect labubus anymore and shifted more towards ninizees and nommis, but if they were soooo much cheaper i would’ve gotten more. 😭

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We joined the bandwagon a little late too - totally remember them being more readily available 😅 we weren’t into it at first, now regret not buying more when it was easier lol. So many cute ones. Thanks for watching!

  • @khaimk4r4su
    @khaimk4r4su 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Never heard of Labubu until it started popping at the start of the AliExpress marketplace. LoL. At the bootleg capital!!

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Labubu fakes are keeping AliExpress booked & busy 😅 though we have gotten cute Labubu clothes from there lol!

  • @Poptart-134
    @Poptart-134 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the black pink members! 10:38

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🖤🩷👀

  • @euraknox5468
    @euraknox5468 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m shocked we didn’t see more of them at convention!

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      At IT con right? I was wearing her proudly on my camera bag 😂 but yeah I don’t recall seeing anyone else with one! -Max

  • @T_leeknowarus
    @T_leeknowarus 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    5:56 Bangchan spotted

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yessss he’s our bias!! 🙌

    • @T_leeknowarus
      @T_leeknowarus 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Slayy I.N is my bias too

  • @Peppmintleaf
    @Peppmintleaf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    there's a specialty store at my local mall that had Labubu's for sale and they were at a whopping 60 dollars each
    I honestly don't quite understand the appeal, I will admit she is cute but idk, I think it's the wide toothy grin that's just not doing it for me. But hey, to each their own heh

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Inflation for Labubu on the secondhand market can get pretty crazy! Her aesthetic may not be for everyone, but admittedly we also didn’t really like her at first - but her face is so much cuter in person! 🥺 Have a Seat drew us in haha. Thanks for watching!

  • @nikolina6666
    @nikolina6666 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Luckily I managed to buy a few in Thailand when I was on vacation and bring them to Europe. I just unboxed them. They are soooooo cute

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Labubu is a total cutie! Thanks for watching!

  • @elenoredanielsson6771
    @elenoredanielsson6771 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Omg what a 😍📹❣️

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🙏💕

  • @jasyillnel4402
    @jasyillnel4402 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Popmart is much better with dimoo,molly,zoe,bunny,hacipupu, Hirono,zsiga,crybaby,swet bean,yoki we don't need labubu it ugly af

  • @Acrospa
    @Acrospa หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had to turn to the resale market 😢

  • @miyoNg13
    @miyoNg13 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hope you can do liila toys as well 🥹

  • @EATSARAP
    @EATSARAP 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    My bf brought me one yesterday from Paris. I was so excited to finally have one 🥹 Now I’m the proud parent of a yellow sitting Labubu!

    • @ToyChat
      @ToyChat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Aww we love that one, congrats! Thanks for watching! 💕