Let’s get to know K-Pop’s cutest and fluffiest stars!
If you stan a K-Pop group, chances are you’re also familiar with the cartoon mascot that represents your bias. BTS made it popular for K-Pop groups to have individual mascots for each member with BT21, and now it’s become a whole trend. Over the years, the K-Pop mascot tradition is only getting bigger; some even amassing their own fandom and selling out tons of merchandise with every drop.
Who are the most popular mascots in K-Pop currently? Keep scrolling to find out. Warning: This may result in a severe case of cuteness aggression and irresistible urge to Own. Them. All.
BTS – BT21
After so many years, BT21 remains the most popular mascots in K-Pop, with multiple collabs and brand deals of their own. The BT21 consists of an assortment of imaginary characters, the brainchild of the members themselves.
The gang consists of:
- RM: Koya the “gifted sleepyhead” koala
- Jin: RJ the “Kind, loving, foodie” sheep
- Suga: Shooky the “mini prankster” cookie
- J-Hope: Mang the “expressive faced” dancing machine
- Jimin: Chimmy the “pure-at-heart” puppy
- V: Tata the “off-the-wall, curious soul” Prince
- Jungkook: Cooky the “brawny, hearty rumps” bunny
- Bonus character! ARMY: Van the “guardian space robot”
DAY6 – Denimalz
Born in 2018, DAY6’s Denimalz became the first animal mascots by a K-Band. Each mascot shares little details with their human counterpart, like Dowoon and Don both having under eye mole while Pil has a curl like Wonpil.
- Sungjin: Gom the bear
- YoungK: Ke the fox
- Wonpil: Pil the rabbit
- Dowoon: Don the dog
Seventeen – Miniteen
Miniteen was revealed in 2024 as Seventeen’s animal representatives, a large gang of friends with unique features and quirks.
- S.Coups: CHOITCHERRY
- Jeonghan: JJONGTORAM
- Joshua: SHUASUMI
- Jun: O.C.L
- Hoshi: TAMTAM
- Wonwoo: FOXDUNGEE
- Woozi: PPYOPULI
- DK: DOA
- Mingyu: KIMJA
- The8: THEpalee
- Seungkwan: BBOOGYULI
- Vernon: NONVER
- Dino: CHANDALEE
IVE – MINIVE
Born in 2023, MINi’VE are vivacious and flirty just like their human counterparts.
- Yujin: Ganganji the puppy
- Gaeul: Dal-e the squirrel
- Rei: Naori the chick
- Wonyoung: Cherry the rabbit
- Liz: Cheez the cat
- Leeseo: Erang-e the tiger
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TXT – PPULBATU
PPULBATU (PLUS X TOGETHER) as TXT’s official mascot was introduced in 2024. TXT members partook in the creation of PPULBATU, resulting in one-of-a-kind characters that only TXT has.
- Soobin: CHOI YONG MEONG
- Yeonjun: HWANG CHOON
- Beomgyu: BAMGEUT
- Taehyun: DA-GO-NYANG the cat
- Hueningkai: HHM NYA RING
ATEEZ – Aniteez
Even ATEEZ with their hardcore music hops on to the mascot trend. In 2024, fluffy animal gang ANITEEZ were born.
- Hongjoong: JJOONGrami the squirrel
- Seonghwa: DDEONGbyeoli the bunny
- Yunho: TYUdeongi the dog
- Yeosang: HETmongi the puppy
- San: SANdeoki the purple cat
- Mingi: bbyongMING the chick
- Wooyoung: WOOYOnyang the black cat
- Jongho: JJONGbear the bear
TWICE – Lovelys
In 2018, TWICE introduced their mascot, the lovely tiny creatures with identical heart-shaped ears. Each member’s mascot comes with their own personal color and personality that reflect their humans.
- Nayeon: Navely, the sky blue LOVELY
- Jeongyeon: Jeongvely, the light green LOVELY
- Momo: Movely, the pink LOVELY
- Sana: Savely, the purple LOVELY
- Jihyo: Jively, the yellow LOVELY
- Mina: Mively, the turquoise LOVELY
- Dahyun: Davely, the white LOVELY
- Chaeyoung: Chaengvely, the red LOVELY
- Tzuyu: Tzuvely, the navy LOVELY
ITZY – Twinzy
In 2023, ITZY unveiled their new mascot Twinzy. All the Twinzys are cats with distinctive looks and personalities.
- Yeji: KKengEE, a gray cat
- Lia: Li-Li, a turquoise cat
- Ryujin: RyuJJi, a blue cat
- Chaeryeong: RyeoWoo, a yellow cat
- Yuna: NAong, a pink cat
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NewJeans a.k.a. NJZ – Bunini
NewJeans call their fans Bunnies. So it’s only fitting that their representative animal is also a bunny. The Bunini comes in 5 cotton candy individual colors for each of the members.
Stray Kids – SKZOO
In 2020, Stray Kids debuted their own mascot SKZOO through an animated music video of their viral hit “God’s Menu.” Since then, SKZOO would make regular appearances in pop up stores, fanmeetings, and occasional MVs during Stray Kids’ comeback.
- Bang Chan: Wolfchan the wolf
- Lee Know: Leebit the bunny
- Changbin: Dwaekki the pig-rabbit
- Hyunjin: Jiniret the ferret
- Han: HanQuokka the quokka
- Felix: Bbokari the chick
- Seungmin: PuppyM the dog
- I.N.: Foxiny the fennec fox
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