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Buzz Feed
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
34 Incredible Asian-Owned Brands
Bioré Bioré is a Japanese skincare brand known for focusing on pore care and deep cleansing. Bioré products, including pore strips, cleansers, and sunscreens, are designed to address various skin concerns, particularly those related to pores and cleansing. The brand emphasizes a Japanese beauty philosophy of functionality and simplicity with long-term results. They are known for their viral sunscreen, UV Aqua out all their products on Amazon. Lavender Bee Caps Lavender Bee Caps creates charming artisan keycaps and accessories to add a touch of cuteness to your keyboard, apparel, and stationery. Beyond just decorating your keyboard, the brand also offers whimsical keycap displays which are the perfect way to brighten up your desk setup with personality and out all of their products on Lavender Bee Caps. Buffy Buffy creates extremely comfortable sheets, duvet covers, pillows, comforters, and other home products. Their beddings are perfect for full-body support while sleeping, snuggling, and during pregnancy. Check out all of their products on Buffy. Line Friends Square Line Friends Square is the home of all your favorite adorable characters, including BT21, TRUZ, the Line Friends themselves, and more! From stylish apparel and fun office supplies to cozy home decor and collectible toys, the brand offers a delightful range of products that bring an abundance of joy. Check out all of their products on Line Friends Square. Tofunemu Tofunemu is a California-based brand that creates anime-inspired products perfect for taking around on your adventures! Their product line includes enamel pins, prints, charms, and stickers to add to your ever-growing out all of their products on Tofunemu. Poopy Loop Poopy Loop is an Armenian-owned pet brand known for its adorable, lightweight rubber waste bag carriers. Designed for convenience, these carriers let you easily stash used waste bags, so you don't have to carry them by hand on long out all of their products on Woof and Wonder. Smell House Smell House is a hand-poured candle brand that focuses on memory-inducing smells for around your home. Each of their scents is available in a big candle, a small candle, and an air freshener. Check out all of their products on Smell House. By The Table By The Table designs modular cookware sets featuring fry pans with detachable handles for effortless storage and maximum versatility. With magnetic lid knobs and sleek, stackable designs, their pieces seamlessly transition from stovetop to tabletop, combining function with out all of their products on By The Table. Noon & Moon Noon & Moon crafts unique glassware and tableware designed to make every meal an exceptional experience. Their vases double as stunning centerpieces or standalone art pieces that effortlessly brighten any out all of their products on Noon & Moon. Just Black Denim Just Black Denim is a Korean-owned, California-based brand built on the pillars of consistency and enduring quality. Every pair of jeans is thoughtfully crafted locally in Los Angeles, combining timeless style with lasting out all of their products on Just Black Denim. Dr. Motion Dr. Motion is a compression sock brand dedicated to helping you step into everyday wellness, without sacrificing style. With a wide range of heights, fabrics, and designs, they offer the perfect fit for every lifestyle and out all of their products on Dr. Motion. Mualcaina Mualcaina is a Filipina-owned shop that creates Ita bags to help you showcase your favorite pins and is now launching cute embroidered crewnecks! The shop also creates adorable stickers, enamel pins, magnets, lanyards, phone accessories, and out all of their products on Mualcaina. Casetify Casetify crafts device cases that are as protective as they are stylish. With a wide range of designs to reflect your personality and handy accessories to simplify your daily life, Casetify seamlessly combines function and flair. In addition to phone cases, the brand also has phone charms, AirPod cases, and more! Check out their products on Casetify. Kulfi Beauty Kulfi Beauty offers a meticulously curated line of high-quality makeup products tailored to a wide spectrum of skin tones and preferences. Among their stellar offerings, Kulfi Beauty takes pride in their award-winning eyeliner, a testament to the brand's unwavering dedication to quality and out all of their products at Kulfi Beauty. Hamkke Home Founded by an AAPI woman, Hamkke is rooted in celebrating what modern households look like today; a vibrant mix of cultures, traditions, and community. Hamkke embraces the spirit of sharing diverse foods and traditions, with connection at the heart of every out all of their products at Hamkke Home. ESW Beauty ESW Beauty specializes in sustainably made beauty products formulated with non-toxic ingredients and vegan and cruelty-free formulations inspired by the foods and beverages that have supported Founder Elina Wang on her wellness journey. The brand created the first-ever compostable sheet masks, featuring formulas enriched with beneficial ingredients. Check out all of their products on ESW Beauty. Hauter Hauter Water creates cute hydration backpacks for festivals, hikes, and more! The Hauter Water Bag seamlessly blends style with practicality, allowing you to wear it on all your adventures while matching your aesthetic. It's also got a lot of hidden pockets to keep your belongings safe and sound! Check out all of their products on Hauter. Short Story Short Story creates subscription boxes with women's clothing exclusively for shorter folks. They also bring more sustainability to the fashion community by seeing if people would like it first and ensuring that customers enjoy the product before making it part of their regular assortment. If customers do not want certain clothes, Short Story lets them mail those back with a prepaid shipping label, and only pay for the stuff they out more about the brand on Short Story. Superegg Superegg is a wellness-based premium vegan skincare brand founded by licensed esthetician Erica Choi that is inspired by Korean beauty philosophy and the egg's nutritional values for the skin. Each of the brand's mindfully developed plant-based products is driven by efficacy and experience to restore and balance the skin to a smooth, radiant complexion and to bring daily comfort to self-care rituals. This May, the brand will launch their Pure Transparency Treatment Essence, which taps into the potency of Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, a renowned ingredient from yeast ferment deeply embedded in Asian out all of their products on Superegg. Rael Beauty Rael is a Korean-owned brand that designs safe and effective skincare, including products for acne care and body care, that are made thoughtfully with your body in mind. The brand also creates period care products that support you during all phases of your cycle. Check out all of their products on Rael Beauty. Squigs Squigs is an award-winning brand that creates traditional Indian hair oiling and DIY rituals inspired by founder Nikita Charuza's South Asian heritage. The brand aspires to uplift and energize individuals through its mission of Happy Headcare, its comprehensive approach to skin and scalp care, with a product range that reflects the importance of both aspects of head out all of their products on Squigs. Le Mini Macaron Le Mini Macaron was born to provide a simple, affordable solution for at-home gel manicures, so people can do their nails conveniently without overspending. The brand aspires to boost self-confidence by fostering creativity, self-expression, and community out all of their products at Le Mini Macaron. DreamCreamCo. Dream Cream Co. is a California-based shop that creates cute and functional gifts from stickers, to festival fans, to blankets, inspired by your favorite characters and out all of their products on DreamCreamCo. Amaaya Jewelry Amaaya Jewelry is a first-generation Indian-owned and Chicago-based jewelry brand created to offer unique designs that will make you stand out in the crowd and add variety to your closet at an affordable price. The brand's creator believes, "you're one of a kind and the jewelry you wear should be too."Check out all of their products at Amaaya Jewelry. Baisun Candle Co. Baisun Candle Co. is a Chinese-owned, Delaware-based business that creates handcrafted artisanal soy candles and strives to perfect their blends to replicate specific notes that resemble fragrances and aromas that many Asian Americans grew up surrounded with. Check out all of their products on Baisun Candle Co. Apricotton Apricotton is a Chinese-owned teen bra startup created to design bras that grow as first-time bra wearers grow. The founder hopes to normalize unique breast development with these bras to help prevent eventually overbuying larger out all of their products on Apricotton. Joeydolls Joeydolls launched a collection of diverse Asian dolls designed to celebrate unique Asian cultures, promote confidence in heritage, and inspire children to appreciate out all of their products on Joeydolls. House of M Beauty House of M Beauty, a Vietnamese-owned skincare brand, offers luxurious, high-quality products infused with saffron. Founder Anne Oliver's research led to a curated range designed to nourish, protect, and brighten skin. With a focus on saffron's potent properties, the brand aims to help customers achieve radiant, youthful-looking out all of their products on House Of M Beauty. Tinted Heritage Tinted Heritage creates personalized handmade gifts with a South Asian touch, blending tradition with modern aesthetics. The brand believes that home decor reflects one's identity and aim to provide a curated selection that adds beauty and connects to cultural roots. Check out all of their products at Tinted Heritage. AMYO AMYO is a Korean-American-owned jewelry line based in New York that offers minimalist pieces meant to last at affordable prices. Founder Gina Nam aims to combat industry waste with rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and anklets crafted from vermeil, 14-karat gold, and sterling out all of their products on AMYO. KimChi Chic Beauty KimChi Chic Beauty is a Korean-owned makeup brand created by founder and drag queen Kim Chi, who discovered her passion for drag at 25. This experience led her to realize that drag was the medium to combine her love and knowledge of art, painting, fashion, and photography into out all of their products on KimChi Chic Beauty. Musubi Kiln Musubi Kiln is a store specializing in traditional Japanese tableware. Their mission is to introduce beautiful craft tableware carefully selected from all over Japan to an international audience and to help preserve these techniques for future generations. This pair of chopstick rests are shaped like origami cranes, symbolizing longevity in Japan. They can also serve as table ornaments for special occasions. Packaged in a stylish box, they make a thoughtful gift, wishing longevity and happiness to the out all of their products on Musubi Kiln. Alterre Alterre focuses on creating beautiful, modular women's shoes for busy people with the added bonus of interchangeable straps and the option to design your own shoe. Cofounders Harmony Pilobello and Shilpa Iyengar source various materials, including recycled plastic, recycled denim, traceable leather, chrome-free leather, and deadstock fabric, which have a lower environmental impact whenever possible, when creating out all of their products on Alterre. Sunny Tails Vania, the founder of Sunny Tails, was inspired to start her own business after becoming a devoted dog parent during the pandemic and discovering the supportive and encouraging dog community. She combined her passion for fashion and design with her love for dogs to create timeless and functional accessories for out all of their products at Sunny Tails. Check out more AAPI-centered content by exploring how BuzzFeed celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! Of course, the content doesn't end after May. Follow BuzzFeed's A*Pop on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube to keep up with our latest AAPI content year-round.
Forbes
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Universal CityWalk LINE FRIENDS SQUARE Opens With K-Pop Focus
Line Friends Square, Universal CityWalk Despite the dip in album sales globally, K-pop doesn't seem to be slowing down, especially when it comes to merchandising power within the fandom. Universal CityWalk Hollywood's LINE FRIENDS SQUARE, which opened this past weekend, was aware of the K-pop craze and heavily fitted their store with BTS' popular animated line, BT21, and Zerobaseone's Zeroni line. They also included NewJeans' Buninis, LINE FRIENDS original characters Brown Bear and Cony, and a few NBCUniversal properties, such as Felix the Cat, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Trolls, and Woody Woodpecker, for their COLLER line. With two other stores in the United States – New York City and Hollywood, Universal CityWalk becomes the third LINE FRIENDS SQUARE. Rebekah Lee, Senior Manager of E-Commerce & Marketing, says the company wanted to remain in the Los Angeles area, with opportunities for events, concerts, and showcases. 'Universal CityWalk Hollywood is such a great partner to work with in opening a new store in their mall,' says Lee. 'We thought we could start here and then hopefully expand to other locations in the future. Here is a destination for any character-related events or experiences. It's a great location to have friends, family, or anyone who may not even be into K-pop come visit the store and have a great experience altogether.' At their grand opening on Friday, K-pop fans lined up since 6 a.m. for a chance to obtain their favorite character merch, especially several exclusive BT21 items sold only at the Universal CityWalk store. Though BT21 heavily filled the store, it was the Zeroni line that garnered the most attention. Immediately following the ribbon-cutting ceremony, another group of fans in line waited in a separate line inside the store, specifically for Zeroni items. One Zerobaseone fan, who was second in line, was hoping to buy the consistently sold-out Zeroni plush keychains. '[Zerobaseone] is my favorite group,' says the fan. 'I like collecting all the characters. Today, I got all the last items I needed for my collection. I needed all nine members.' Line Friends Square, Universal CityWalk Many lined up early in hopes of securing free goodie bags, which were given to the first 30 guests, and the event continues next weekend (May 3 & 4). Every visitor is also eligible to participate in a 'lucky draw,' where everyone's a winner. Universal CityWalk is also offering those who purchase between April 25 and May 4 a chance to win one of two pairs of general admission tickets to Universal Studios Hollywood. BTS fans can also look forward to seeing their favorite BT21 mascots making daily appearances from 11 a.m. til 6 p.m. Jay Ahn, Vice President of LINE FRIENDS America, says K-pop was the biggest draw for Universal, telling us that the NBC Universal team reached out to them for their K-pop characters. 'Of course, we love our original characters like Brown Bear, but K-pop IPs draw the most fans,' says Ahn. 'If we have a bigger space, we would definitely bring more original IP as well. We are targeting to open one in Orlando, which will have more space for our original characters and K-pop line.' Ahn says the opportunities of having the store in CityWalk are endless, as they hope to bring some performances on the main stage and large-scale events. He hinted at looking forward to even more collaborations with popular K-pop stars in the future. NBC Universal owns and shares the rights to many intellectual properties, including Minions, The Secret Life of Pets, Felix the Cat, Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, Jaws, Super Mario Bros., Harry Potter, and more. Universal Studios Hollywood heavily showcases these with themed sections, rides, food, and merchandise. With events like Universal Fan Fest, which have brought other IPs into the park, such as One Piece and Star Trek, fans may one day see Brown Bear or BT21's Chimmy walking around the theme park. Lee hopes one day it can happen. 'That's a hope and goal that it would be part of that experience,' she says. 'Of course, IP is very strict on how that works. If LINE FRIENDS are able to be part of the theme park inside, that would be a great opportunity, and it would be really fun and exciting for everyone.'
