{"id":26143,"date":"2023-10-24T09:53:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T13:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/bbc-studios-launches-bluey-toys-south-korea\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T11:38:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T15:38:10","slug":"bbc-studios-launches-bluey-toys-in-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/bbc-studios-launches-bluey-toys-in-south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Studios Launches Bluey Toys in South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"
BBC Studios has launched the first official character toys for Bluey<\/em> in South Korea in partnership with Sonokong.<\/p>\n The toys include various figures of Bluey and her family and friends, the Heeler 4WD Family Car, a plush toy of Bluey and a family home playset modeled after the Heeler House.<\/p>\n BBC Studios plans to strengthen Bluey<\/em>\u2019s presence in South Korea with more play and educational content, including Bluey<\/em> preschool books and toy packages, as well as Bluey: The Videogame<\/em>.<\/p>\n The preschool series premiered in South Korea in 2020 and is now regularly broadcast on EBS and Disney+.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re really excited to be launching these fantastic toys to bring Bluey<\/em> to life for the first time for South Korean audiences,\u201d said Sophia Spinelli, VP of brands and marketing at BBC Studios. \u201cThe Bluey<\/em> broadcast series is already being enjoyed in South Korean homes, and we plan to introduce a range of content and products for learning through play in the future. We have seen success in Asia with Bluey<\/em> already launched in Singapore, and we see endless possibilities for introducing not only Bluey<\/em> but also a wide range of content from BBC Studios to more markets across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n A Sonokong brand manager added, \u201cCharacter toys from the hit children\u2019s series Bluey<\/em>, which first aired in Korea in 2020, are being released for the first time in this market, and we are happy to be able to introduce Bluey<\/em> products to audiences as the official distributor of Bluey<\/em> in Korea.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BBC Studios has launched the first official character toys for Bluey in South Korea in partnership with Sonokong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":26144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[3671,2847,8614,8615],"class_list":["post-26143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-studios","tag-bluey","tag-sonokong","tag-sophia-spinelli","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n