
Chinese-Canadian superstar Kris Wu is the next big name Asian star to collaborate with Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster.
Kris and Gentle Monster will release the Gentle Wu collection which features four designs that reflect the rapper's unique life and personality.
The collection comes at the heels of the sold-out Jentle Home collection, a collaboration between Gentle Monster and BLACKPINK's Jennie.
200615 #KrisWu GENTLE MONSTER
-- becca 🔜ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇᴡᴜ (@wu_yi_fan) June 15, 2020
Official Site update
Kris Wu @KrisWu x Gentle Monster#GENTLEWU 😎✨
Inspired by the life and personality of Kris, Gentle Wu was designed to embody Kris's characteristics and charm through four distinct styles.
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Kris has been heavily promoting the collaboration on his Weibo account.
200615 #KrisWu GENTLE MONSTER Official Site update
-- becca 🔜ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇᴡᴜ (@wu_yi_fan) June 15, 2020
Kris Wu @KrisWu x Gentle Monster#GENTLEWU 😎✨
Inspired by the life and personality of Kris, Gentle Wu was designed to embody Kris's characteristics and charm through four distinct styles.
🔗https://t.co/5uIlHBIyNl pic.twitter.com/BQCtj4sjF1
The Gentle Wu collection will be available worldwide on June 25 via Gentle Monster's official site.
In other news, Kris is set to star in his first-ever television drama series The Golden Hairpin. It will see him play a cursed prince named Li Shubai who teams up with a female detective Huang Zixia, played by Chinese actress Yang Zi.
Chinese #cdrama #thegoldenhairpin, starring #KrisWu and #YangZi, released its first look #wuyifan @KrisWu pic.twitter.com/Z0xEspK3rd
-- Global Times (@globaltimesnews) June 3, 2020
Kris also landed on the July 2020 cover of Harper's Bazaar China decked in Louis Vuitton.
Just last month, he participated as a special mentor in Chinese idol survival show Produce Camp 2020.
The short stint reunited him with friends and fellow former EXO members Lu Han and Tao.