Welcome to Good Mythical More. We are going to learn about Labubu. Labubu? It’s, this is it. Um, or some of it, um, maybe you know about it, maybe you don’t, but here we are. Yeah. How do we get here? First, let’s define the word Vituperate. So Vitu sounds like truth. Vituperate. This is to say why something is true or to make something true, or maybe just explain something. Explain something. It could be like the Roman version of mansplaining. Vituperate. Spread negative information about somebody. Okay. Well, what was wrong? I didn’t take Latin. You barking up the wrong tree there. Yeah. Okay. I should have. Did you guys have a kid in class growing up that lick, I had his kid in that would lick his lips so much that around his mouth he’d have like, I’m hearing a lot of yah’s. There’s always the chapped lip kid. Is that what Link reminding you of? That’s what Link reminds me of. Did you not have a chapped lip kid? Do my lips look chapped right now? It looks like you have like licked continuously and then it’s gotten a little bit red, but my Chapstick kid had the radius of like, he would reach his tongue basically up to his nose. So he had like clown makeup, chapped. Oh, poor. And it’s tough. It hurts too. What was his first and last name? Yeah, chapped down here. I can’t remember his last, his last name. I can’t remember his name, but I remember his face. I still have the pink on the lips, I guess is what it is, but my lips are a little chapped, so now I’m self-conscious. No. Well, let’s hear about Labubu. What is Labubu? This is another one of those. So we’re gonna learn together. Collective things? When it was announced that we would be learning about Labubu, the sound in the room was like, AHH. Um, from five different people. And when I see, when I heard it, I thought we were talking about. That the girl in the beauty pageants on the reality show. Lil Boo Boo? Yeah. Uh, what was her name? Honey. Honey boo. Honey boo boo. Honey boo boo. Little boo boo. We’re gonna be learning about Honey Boo Boo. What she’s up to. That was, that’d be, that’s like a good 10 years back, So they’re 20. So they’re, I didn’t know if she was back. Okay, so these are creepy bunnies. So in 2015, Kasing Lung created a fairy world in three picture books inspired by– Gasoline Lung? It’s K-A-S-I-N-G. Lungs, lung, but it’s gassing, kassing, lung. You know, I tried to say it quickly, but thank you for camping out there, uh, uh, created uh, three picture books inspired by Nordic mythology. Among the characters in the book was Labubu, a small monster with high pointed ears and serrated teeth, and despite the mischievous look, Labubu is kindhearted and always wants to help, but often accidentally achieves the opposite. But he looks like he meant to do it. Oh, oh yeah. Uh, Labubu is she/her. But I just said that she was kindhearted, but then often achieves the opposite. Does that, do you relate? Does that, do you feel… Seen? Do you feel seen? Well, thank you for saying that. I am kindhearted, but I don’t have this look on my face when I’m doing it. Do I? You might as well. Okay. Labubu has friends, monster friends, collectively known as the Monsters, and the figures that you have are all from the Blind Box collection of Labubu and the Monsters. I mean well. I mean well, I’m kind hearted. I get things just go a little bit, sideways. But it’s Norse, right? Norse. Use a Norse accent. Eden burten skeeten geegorr. Yeah. Yeah. There you go. Okay. And the popularity of, uh, Labubu and the Monsters happened when Lisa from Black Pink, you know Lisa? Yeah. What? No, what did she, what? What’s her name? What’s her name on White Lotus? Mo, Mook. Mook. Yeah. Which I didn’t ha– I had no idea that’s who that was. ’cause we saw her performing at Global Citizens. That’s right. Um, festival. And then I was like, where did, where did they find this wonderful actress? That’s what I was thinking. So in the dark, man. No either. Well, she was spotted wearing Labubu as a bag charm throughout 2024. And here’s a photo of her hugging Labubu. And of course, whatever Lisa does. That’s all it takes. Everybody loves, you know, that’s a big one. We need to get Lisa to hug one of us. Yeah, exactly. That’s, that’s. Lisa, we invite you on the show to hug us. Yeah. Yeah. Either one or both. And, uh. So they can get big. Yeah. Change, change things for us. Well, that is like a farmer Labubu. And this is, that’s a real Labubu. But you can also get a counterfeit version called Lafufu, which is what we got. Oh, these are Lafufus? No, no, those are real, and then the Lafufu. This is, this is an official Coca-Cola collaboration. Uh, I think we have fufu. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, this thing. If Lisa sees us with that, she’ll never hug us. This just says the monsters on it. But it is, it certainly seems like. It’s clearly a rip. It certainly seems like they’re ripping it off, I mean. Oh, yeah. We also had to, I, I’m gonna show you some monster friends, but we did have to look really hard to make sure these were, were counterfeit. You could put this on, you wouldn’t lose it. Hmm. These are so popular that when new or limited, uh, additions or released, not the Lafufu, but the Labubu, people camp out to make sure that they can get what they need. And here is a photo. I need. I need it. This is big. This is big Labubu. Visiting Thailand last year as China’s tourism Ambassador. Oh my and Labu Boo went all over Thailand. Uh, to show to, I guess, encourage Chinese tourism to Thailand. I like how you say Thailand. Thailand. Well, I’m really self-conscious about it because every time I say it I say it slightly differently and every time you’re like, I like how you say it. It’s Thailand. And I just, Thailand. Thailand. The land part.. It’s a land! Feels a little much. Thailand. Thailand, is not– Emphasis on land. Thailand. Thailand. There’s something on this foot. You toss it away. You know? No, it’s, it’s not Iceland, it’s Iceland. No, it’s Iceland. It’s Iceland. Thai, Thailand. Greenland. Greenland, Iceland, Thailand. No, that’s America. Greenland, Iceland, Thailand. Uh, okay, so look what I did. I retrieved a little Labubu from Lafufu’s Foot. What? Yep. What do you mean? Oh, Lafufu has a hidden Labubu on the foot. Look, I mean, this is not, how did you get that out? With a fork. With a fork. I knew it could come out. I knew it and I made it come out. How did that come out? And now this little Lafufu cannot sneak away from me because everywhere he goes, he will leave a Labubu print. Yep, I’ve got you now. Ah, I got one too. In the first half of 2024, the Monsters Series brought in an equivalent of $85.5 million for the company. Oh, so the Monsters is the name of the series? Yeah. Got it. I think, yes, yes, yes, yes, of course. Okay, so. Where can we see that? Um, well, I also wanted to tell you about the Labubu con– controversy. Oh, oh, oh yes. Yeah. I’d love to know about this. Um, because it has spawned a lot of illegal online gambling and, you what some gambling addicts addict have fallen into the Labubu hole. Okay. Um, what are they betting on? It says in Singapore, for example, people started spending money on illegal online gambling. TikTok lives would be hosted where users would purchase a ticket often for hundreds of dollars. That gave ’em a chance to spin a wheel. Spinning the wheel and landing on the correct spot would win them a Labubu doll, but landing on the incorrect spot would leave them with nothing. A couple was arrested in Thailand, Thailand, Thailand for scamming users out of the equivalent of 60 k by creating a fake Facebook page and tricking people into thinking they were handling la booboo pre-orders. Uh, that’s cold, that’s low, and then the counterfeit market is crazy. This is a 23 inch labu boo that completely sold out and it went for, uh, just under $300. What? But now resellers have gotten a hold of it, so it’s skyrocketed on that. Oh my goodness. And scammers are taking advantage of people. I’ll never get one now, but they’re kind and they mean well. Well, I guess some of them do. I’m gonna show you the cameras are quite some monsters. And you’re gonna tell me like what you think about them, what their personality traits are. Oh, these are other characters? Yeah. From the universe. Well, we’ll start with, this is Labu Boo, obviously. And I Labu boo means, well he is kindhearted, but he screws things up. But I don’t You think that Labu Boo is playing the long game and that he’s act, she’s actually not kindhearted. Oh, did I just offend someone? This is a long game, guys. It was very, she’s camping. She will turn on you. Donny Darko looking. Yeah. Yeah. Like cute. Donny Darko. I mean, ’cause look at the plants in her eyes. Okay, what’s next? But you’re right. Mischievous. Bold. Playful. Carefree. This is Zi Momo. Zi Momo. Zi Momo is a lot like Labubu. It’s just like a dirty Labubu. This is, I mean. I think that this is what this is supposed to be. Yep. Does he have a little footprint? Uh, they’ve done a good job of imitating it, but you can’t fool me, I think. Yeah, because the, the ears are not hard on this. I think that’s part of it. His name is Zo. What is it? Zi Momo. Zi Momo. Zi. Momo. Um. Zi Momo. He is. He’s kind and he means well, but he pees in public. And he also mis identifies mushrooms. Uh-oh. You know what I’m saying? Oh, this one’s good. Yeah, this one’s good. And he means well, but then you have violent bouts of diarrhea. Yeah. For the next 72 hours. Mm-hmm. That’s basically what happens with him. So don’t trust him when he is talking about mushrooms. See, he’s got that finger and he’s pointing at mushrooms. He shouldn’t eat. See that one up there? That one’s good. Eat it. Eat it. Okay. I… you’re not even close. I can’t even give you that, but I do. There is a, there’s something that Zi Momo has that Labubu does not have. A wiener? Ooh, yeah. I was gonna say wiener too. A tail. Yeah, a tail. Uh, but no, he is, he is, he is, uh, gentle, shy, calm, and introspective. And he has a tail. Okay? But that face though, I don’t trust him. Those teeth. A toothy smile. Can’t trust, never trust a toothy smile. Can’t trust. That’s why I’m so trustworthy. Okay. This guy. Good gosh. Tycoco. Tycoco is a. It reminds me of Glen Coco. He is a snowman. Oh, is that a– Two for you Tycoco. He is a melting snowman who is really not happy about it. He knows what, what, what he is about to become. He is becoming it. It’s a little bit too close to what happened in frozen. And let me guess, he’s kindhearted. What are we teaching our children? Not everyone’s kindhearted. Okay. He’s got a, well, maybe this one didn’t come up. Everyone’s, I mean, most people have a little bit of kindness and a little bit of evil, and then some people skew a little bit too far in one of those directions. He sells Lafufu’s. Yeah. Um, he, has a, uh, dietary preference. He likes to eat. He’s, he’s vegin. Yeah, he’s, he’s vegetarian is number one about him. Okay. Um, and then he has a certain kind of relationship with Labubu. Oh, no, not that kind. Okay. They’re siblings. Is it a, is it a sub and dom? I think it might be a psychic advisor. It according to what’s written it might, there might be a little sub dom action happening. Yeah. Right. Uh, because he’s rumored to be her boyfriend, but he is often on the receiving end– [Link]: Yeah, he’s sub. [Stevie]: Of her antics. Yeah. Look at it. Her antics. Okay. She means well. He just doesn’t turn out. He’s got a ball gag in that little purse. Come on, you’re ruining it. People really care about this. Yeah. Go this. I’m just trying. See if I can this, let’s go to this. I’m seeing if I can offend Brittany. Macoco. Okay. Okay. No teeth in this one. Well, no, they’re, they’re, they’re there. They’re just lighter. Oh, really? Yeah. So there’s a pinwheel. She looks sad. She looks like– It’s still so creepy. There’s a deep sadness in those eyes. I feel like the way her posture is like she’s acting like, oh, I’m a statue. Don’t. You can come near me, do and then walk by and I won’t bite you. What’s the name again? She means well, but she bites a lot. Mococo. Mococo. I think she likes classical music. And, uh, very loud flatulence. Are we right? She’s an orphan. She’s an orphan. It just says her personality is that she has eyelashes. Her name means special. She also comes scented. Don’t let people define you by your eyelashes. I think she, your personality is not, I think she, their eyelashes. Hey, look, if your personality, personality is your eyelashes. I’d like to see those eyelashes. You know what I’m saying? Well, you’re looking at ’em. I don’t think that, I don’t think that these qualify. Yep. Okay. Let’s move on to Pippo. Pippo. Oh, Pippo. You are not, I mean, he won something. I mean, they all look like they need some sort of treatment. I did win. I’m not talking, talking about a facial treatment. Oh no. You know what, this is Pippo is a contestant. On that reality show, love is blind. Love is blind. I was thinking the same thing. And he drinks out of a solid goblet. So they, so the continuity errors won’t show up. And when they finally see what PPO looks like, on Love is Blind. And other re reality dating shows, all the cups they drink out of are solid because they want to cut all the footage together. Irrespective of when it actually happened. And so people are drinking wine and it’s going up and down. They’re like, let’s just keep ’em solid. And that’s why they do that. You mean opaque? Opaque? Yeah. They’re not solid. Yeah, they, you can put liquid in them. There’s actually liquid in there. So he is, he is a contestant on Love is Blind and yeah, he is really gonna surprise someone. Is that something, is that a dynamic that you just noticed or something that people talk about? It’s something I noticed. It’s so prevalent and then I then I know I told Jesse, I was like, you know, I know a little thing about showbiz. You know why they do that? And then I really impressed her when I told her that. And then I verified on Reddit that I was right. You said? And you said solid. I think they sell them now because it’s become such a thing. Yeah. They become so iconic. Yeah. Really. They’re so, they, yeah, they’re everywhere. Um, this one’s fuzzy, aren’t you? This is a great guess about ppo. I will say ppo, um, is humorous and enjoys life to the fullest, likes wine and is a good party. But he’s got wine. He’s got leaky gut, doesn’t he? Well, it turns out that he is a elf that lives in the river. Yeah. But then also all those other things about him, a river elf with leaky gut doesn’t look like an elf. What’s his nose made out of? His feet are elephant eag. They wanted him to be an elephant, and then they realized the trunk would obscure too many things, so they backed off. Like he doesn’t really exist. You realize that, right? I, I do. Yeah. Yeah. Like he just exists in like the mind of a boardroom, you know? He doesn’t actually, there’s no river Brittany. That’s not true. There’s no actual river. He doesn’t actually live on the river. It’s all made up. Yeah. He did the research. So there’s a river. I thought it was fictional. Okay, Voss is our last monster. Oh, Voss. He’s a Paddington like guy. At least finally, there’s somebody who doesn’t look creepy. Just somebody who looks pathetic. He’s like, why did you create me? Come on, let’s have a little eye contact boss. Hello? Got cake? Now this is interesting ’cause Voss has a relationship with Tycoco as well. Yeah, his accountant. Accountant. You remember what Ty Coco looks like? No, he’s the melting. Oh, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. He licks him. I think he, yeah, I think he manages his finances. He keeps him in the shade behind that, with that little cape. He shades him. He’s his shader. He, he comes up to him and says things like, I don’t think you should do that. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Are you sure? I don’t know. Are you really sure? I don’t know. He’s Tycoco’s cousin. Oh. Oh. That’s quite a relationship. And also he loves to drink. Yeah. Yeah. But here’s the thing, he doesn’t. So, wait, so it’s for adults if they’re drinking wine, he doesn’t, it’s for adults. He doesn’t love to drink. He doesn’t love anything. It’s not for kids, this whole thing. Adults, the majority adults buy them. This isn’t, yeah. Yeah. Yep. Yeah. All right. All right. Well, I feel like we’ve learned a lot today. We have, we have, we have. I, I think this is, this is the ploy for adults to be distracted by the Illuminati. Oh. I think Jamie was his name. Jamie was the name of the chapped lipped boy that I grew up with. Jamie, it just came to me. You gotta break the cycle, Jamie. We’ll look him up. See how his lips look. I don’t really know some things, long sleeve T is out now. Get yours at mythical.com.