{"id":631647,"date":"2026-08-11T12:55:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T12:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/631647\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T12:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T12:55:14","slug":"jinro-green-grape-goes-k-pop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/631647\/","title":{"rendered":"Jinro Green Grape goes K-pop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"standfirst u-standfirst\">Soju brand Jinro has created a K-pop-inspired global limited edition of its most popular international liqueur, Green Grape.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jinro K-pop Star Toad Green Grape\" width=\"650\" height=\"410\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jinro-K-pop-Star-Toad-Green-Grape.jpg\" data- class=\"wp-image-918005 size-full lazyload\"\/>Jinro K-pop Star Toad Green Grape will be available worldwide<\/p>\n<p>The limited edition release aims to expand the universe of Jinro\u2019s mascot, the Toad, in line with K-pop\u2019s growing global popularity.<\/p>\n<p>Under the banner K-pop Star Toad Green Grape, the release was designed to enhance the brand\u2019s mass appeal and modern image amid increasing international interest in South Korean culture.<\/p>\n<p>Sporting K-pop-inspired attire, the Toad comes in green and pink variants.<\/p>\n<p>Jung-ho Hwang, head of overseas business at Hite-Jinro, said: \u201cThe \u2018K-pop Star Toad\u2019 limited edition was developed to tap into the globally beloved K-pop phenomenon, aligning with our commitment to expanding the Jinro brand in the global mainstream.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough the synergy of K-culture and our signature Toad mascot, we aim to enhance Jinro\u2019s brand competitiveness and elevate its presence worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoving forward, we will continue to introduce diverse initiatives that build on our heritage and make Jinro a familiar favourite for consumers around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The launch comes just over a month after Jinro appointed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespiritsbusiness.com\/2026\/07\/jinro-names-bts-star-as-global-brand-ambassador\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BTS star V<\/a> as its global ambassador. The K-pop icon starred in the brand\u2019s global campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespiritsbusiness.com\/2026\/07\/bts-star-and-jinro-launch-first-global-campaign\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018My Favorite Jinro\u2019<\/a>, in July.<\/p>\n<p>Jinro Green Grape is the brand\u2019s most popular flavoured soju, bottled at 13% ABV.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the launch, the soju brand is launching an interactive campaign that invites consumer participation across global markets.<\/p>\n<p>The company will hold a \u2018Message Challenge\u2019 promotion featuring alphabet letters from A to Z printed on the underside of the bottle caps. Consumers can collect and arrange the caps to create personalised messages, which they can then share on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, to mark the limited edition launch, Jinro will introduce exclusive promotional merchandise. Two collectable items will be released: a \u2018K-pop Star Toad\u2019 figurine and a limited edition microphone shaped like a bottle.<\/p>\n<p>Jinro is the world\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespiritsbusiness.com\/2026\/06\/top-10-biggest-selling-brand-champions-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">best-selling spirits brand<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespiritsbusiness.com\/issue\/the-brand-champions-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Brand Champions 2026\u00a0report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related news<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespiritsbusiness.com\/2026\/07\/myst-launches-mango-tequila-liqueur\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                                    Myst launches Mango Tequila liqueur<br \/>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespiritsbusiness.com\/2026\/07\/bols-coconut-liqueur-makes-us-on-trade-debut\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                                    Bols Coconut liqueur makes US on-trade debut<br \/>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespiritsbusiness.com\/2026\/06\/top-seven-best-selling-liqueur-brand-champions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                                    Top seven best-selling liqueur Brand Champions<br \/>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Soju brand Jinro has created a K-pop-inspired global limited edition of its most popular international liqueur, Green Grape.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":631648,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[264],"tags":[18,117,266944,19,17,242108,5403,1590,337,7981,242109],"class_list":["post-631647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-hite-jinro","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-jinro","tag-k-pop","tag-marketing","tag-music","tag-products","tag-soju"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117076985563692053","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=631647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/631648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=631647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=631647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=631647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}