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Why Hollys signed girl group RESCENE as its first face in 28 years
RISING · momentum 73 · since 2026-08-18
Hollys took on a brand model for the first time in the 28 years since it opened in 1998. It layered RESCENE, a girl group risen as regional icons, over its identity as Korea's first espresso house, and teased a late-month ad with one line, 'coffee yaho.'
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This is buying a line, not a face. Check whether a fitting talent's catchphrase can become your slogan as-is, and the fandom takes over the copywriting and the spread.
How to do it
- Find a catchphrase or meme from a model candidate that you can reshape into one brand line
- Connect that person's story to where it overlaps your brand identity, the way regional icons do
- Warm up the fandom with a one-line teaser before the ad drops