You know how you’ve made it in life when you get an Hermès bag named after you, like the Birkin or the Kelly? Well, Hong Kong’s twin panda cubs have definitely made it to celebrity status from the moment they were born, now further solidified with the fact that popular collectable Labubu is releasing a special figurine in honour of the cubs’ birthday.
The Hong Kong Tourism Board has teamed up with Ocean Park, where the bears are homed, and the creator of Labubu, Kasing Lung, to debut a limited-edition Labubu x Panda Twins birthday collectable. The whimsical figurine features a bamboo green Labubu in a polka dot party hat, happily cradling two baby pandas in its arms. Fans of original artwork will enjoy that this doll is designed after Lung’s older drawings of his ubiquitous Nordic monster, instead of the rounded, fuzzy versions we’re used to seeing on plush keychains.
You’ll need a spot of luck to get your hands on these limited-edition Labubus. All visitors to Ocean Park Hong Kong – Hong Kong citizens and travellers alike – can now pre-register to join a lucky draw taking place from August 1 to 31, for a chance to win a panda birthday gift box containing the Labubu figurine. The set comes in a custom gift box and also includes a handcrafted birthday card from Lung himself.
There will only be approximately 300 gift boxes available during this stage of the celebrations, so get your entry in quickly. Additional birthday-edition Labubu boxes will be available during the pandas’ birthday celebrations from August 15 to 17, so check back from more details soon.
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