Hwasa Fronting a Burberry Summer Campaign Is the Check-Print Crossover We Deserved
MAMAMOO’s Hwasa joined Burberry’s new summer campaign celebrating the brand’s iconic check bags, alongside MEOVV’s Narin. luxury girlies, assemble.
burberry rolled out its summer 2026 House Check campaign on july 11 and put hwasa at the front of it, which is the single most obvious casting decision of the season. the woman has treated luxury nonchalance as a personality trait for years. the check print finally caught up to her.
she's joined by MEOVV's narin, and the whole thing was shot on seoul streets as staged paparazzi-style vignettes — caught mid-stride, 'oh, you got a photo of me?' energy. a heritage house doing a bit this online is genuinely funny, and it lands.
the actual merchandise, because some of you already opened a new tab: House Check bags in coated cotton canvas with leather trim, the curved Primrose, a zipped tote, compact vanity bags, drawstring styles, a hand-crocheted raffia Margate tote and a quilted nylon Horseshoe backpack, all wearing that Knight hardware. plus polos and tanks with check trim, and outerwear in the Waterloo trench and the Hayfield Harrington.
the official pitch is versatility and self-expression, which is corporate for 'wear it however you want, just wear it.' hwasa carrying a bag like it personally owes her money is, frankly, the most persuasive argument that line has ever had.
heritage house, loudest possible muse. the campaign is checking every box. literally.
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fromis_9 Are Going On Tour and Seoul Is Getting Three Whole Nights of It
'TOMORROW GLOW.' kicks off September 4–6 at Korea University's Hwajung Tiger Dome, and yes, it's three nights, be so serious. more Asia cities are coming — they're just making us wait for it.
not fromis_9 casually announcing an entire Asia tour like it's nothing. 'TOMORROW GLOW.' is the name, and the girlies are opening it with a three-night stand in Seoul — September 4, 5, and 6 — at Korea University's Hwajung Tiger Dome.
three nights. THREE. in one venue. that's not a concert, that's a residency, bestie. the flowerkids are already doing the math on which night to cry the hardest at.
the rest of the Asia leg? still under wraps. more cities and dates are "to be announced later," which is industry for "keep refreshing your notifications and suffer." classic.
after the year fromis_9 have been having, a tour was the natural next flex. mark the September dates and start saving now — mother is touring.
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the Recording Academy rolled out a shiny new 'Best Asian Pop Music Performance' category and BTS looked at it like… so we're the kids' table now? all seven are sitting the 69th Grammys out.
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