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The Chinese toymaker\u2019s<\/a> latest blind-box release, Pucky Knock Knock, takes inspiration from muyu, a traditional Buddhist percussion instrument used to keep rhythm during sutra chanting. Launched in January at RMB 99 (US$14) per box<\/a>, the plush keychain series blends spiritual symbolism with tactile play: pull out the tiny drumstick, tap the character\u2019s head, and it emits the familiar electronic tok of a muyu (\u6728\u9c7c).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reference is immediately legible to young Chinese consumers. In recent years, digital muyu apps have quietly gone mainstream, letting users tap their screens to \u2018accumulate merit,\u2019 often punctuated by tongue-in-cheek pop-ups like \u2018merit +1.<\/strong>\u2019 What began as meditation aid has evolved into a form of low-stakes emotional self-care \u2013 and sometimes a way to jokingly offset bad behavior or workplace frustration.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pucky Knock Knock translates that logic into physical form. The lineup includes six standard figures themed around abstract rewards \u2013 luck, wisdom, happiness, wealth \u2013 plus a hidden edition linked to success. The series sold out rapidly through official channels, with the secret figure reportedly reselling at several times its original price. On social media it’s already being framed as the next breakout hit after Labubu.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The character itself isn\u2019t new. Pucky was created in 2018 by Hong Kong artist Pucky and has long occupied a softer, more whimsical corner of Pop Mart\u2019s universe<\/strong>. What\u2019s changed is context. Today\u2019s consumers aren\u2019t just buying cute collectibles, they\u2019re buying rituals. A knock between meetings. A moment of calm after a bad interaction in the corridor. A joke that doubles as self-soothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The trend fits neatly into a broader wave of stress-relief consumerism in China<\/a> \u2013 from desk bananas tied to anxiety-reducing wordplay, to endless squishable toys and apps that digitise incense burning and prayer wheels. Pop Mart\u2019s bet on this being the new frontier for their next wave of collectible toys is sharp and simple.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Chinese toymaker\u2019s latest blind-box release, Pucky Knock Knock, takes inspiration from muyu, a traditional Buddhist percussion instrument used to keep rhythm during sutra chanting. Launched in January at RMB 99 (US$14) per box, the plush keychain series blends spiritual symbolism with tactile play: pull out the tiny drumstick, tap the character\u2019s head, and it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49303,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[64,62],"class_list":["post-49295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-industries-entertainment","tag-news-marketing-branding","has-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPucky Knock Knock: Pop Mart's new toy sounds like a wooden fish<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pucky Knock Knock is Pop Mart's latest push for craze domination, a toy that draws on Buddhist meditation devices to calm users.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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