Pullip
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Pullip is a doll created by the Korean company Chunsang Chunha and marketed by JUN Planning of Japan. First released in 2003, Pullip is distinguished by her over-sized head (most likely inspired by the popular Blythe doll) and highly articulated body. Pullip also has a unique eye mechanism that allows her eyes to move back and forth and wink via controls on the back of her head. Each doll comes with a unique outfit and accessories, and later dolls have trading cards and a stand.
Early dolls had Marmit-type bodies with visible screws. The first three dolls (Moon, Street and Wind) have weak necks that easily snap, though this was remedied with later releases. Starting in December 2003 with the release of Venus, Pullips had a new body that was lighter with no visible screws, a soft torso, and joints that can be pulled apart. Although with the release of Lan Ake and Lan Ai in 2005, a newer body was created with hard plastic (no soft torso) and hinged wrists. Since Arietta was released in March of 2004, all dolls have been wigged as opposed to the earlier releases with rooted hair. From the first year, 2003, to 2006 a number of exclusive editions were released to Singapore and Japanese stores as well as directly from Jun Planning. In 2007, the first US exlcusive, Haute, was released.
The following is the "official" profile that comes with each doll.
PULLIP Profile
Blood Type: O Type
Family profile: Dad - Korea and a diplomat. Mom - Italian and an interior designer. Younger 15- year old brother aspires to be a soccer player.
Hobbies: Watching movies & musicals, shopping, yoga, and finding tasty oyster bars.
Favorite type of boy: Jude Law
Personality: Very energetic, positive outlook of life and outgoing. Loves garish clothes though.
Occupation: Private high school student, Belongs to the Drama club
Address: Milan/ Italy
Age: 17 (Born in May, Gemini)
Home City: Korea (brought up in Italy)
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[edit] Popularity
Pullips have become increasingly popular worldwide, mostly through exposure on the Internet. Like the larger and more expensive Ball-jointed doll, the dolls are easily customizable, with many buyers replacing wigs, bodies, and changing eye color and make-up. Pullips are highly articulated and can be posed in many realistic positions which, coupled with the moving eyes make them more expressive than most dolls their size. This expressiveness has made them a popular subject for amateur photography and photo illustrated short stories called 'pic-fics'.
While the dolls have always been described as having anime-styled faces, in 2006 Jun Planning began releasing licensed anime dolls off of the characters of the popular Rozen Maiden series.
[edit] Releases
These are the Pullip releases so far by date.
PULLIP
| 2003 | Moon (July) | Wind (July) | Street (July) | Bouquet (Sept) | Squall (Sept) | Carol (Oct) |
| Noir (Nov) | Exclusive: Leprotto (Nov) | Withered (Dec) | ||||
| 2004 | Venus (Jan) | Savon (Jan) | Nomado (Feb) | Arietta (March) | Exclusive: Bianca (March) | Anne Shirley (April) |
| Nero (May) | Exclusive: Happy Birthday Pullip (May) | Principessa (June) | Fantastic Alice (July) | Exclusive: Oren (July) | Exclusive: Spring Purezza (July) | |
| Panda (Aug) | Fourrure (Sept) | Mitzi (Sept) | Little Red Riding Hood (Oct) | Sacralita (Nov) | Exclusive: Vivien (Nov) | |
| China China (Dec) | ||||||
| 2005 | Fanatica (Jan) | Chicca (Feb) | Exclusive: Winter Purezza (Feb) | Afternoon (March) | Cosmic Mercu (April) | Cosmic Jupi (April) |
| Assa (May) | Exclusive: HBDP Sacagawea (May) | Paja (June) | Lan Ake (Aug) | Lan Ai (Aug) | Exclusive: Summer Purezza (Aug) | |
| Rovam (Sept) | Greggia (Oct) | Latte (Nov) | Raphia(Dec) | |||
| 2006 | Cornice (Jan) | Exclusive: Fall Purezza (Jan) | Rida (Feb) | Holly (March) | Nina (April) | Nahh-Ato (May) |
| Eternia (June) | Craziia (July) | Papin (Aug) | Brand New Purezza (Sept) | Zuora (Oct) | Shinku (Nov) | |
| Chill (Dec) | ||||||
| 2007 | US exclusive: Haute (Jan) | Suigintou (Jan) | Stica (Feb) | Suiseiseki (March) | Alte (April) | Souseiseki (May) |
LITTLE PULLIP
Little Pullip is a minature version of Pullip who is about 4.5 inches tall. Their eyes do not function as full size Pullip doll and they lack the amount of poseability.
| 2005 | Little Moon (Jan) | Little Paja (Jan) | Little Leprotto (Jan) | Little Anne Shirley (April) | Little Witch (April) | Little Noir (May) |
| Little Dido (June) | Little Fantastic Alice Blue (July) | Little Fantastic Alice Pink (July) | Little Panda (Sep) | Little Berry (Sep) | Little Carol (Nov) | |
| Little Rudolph (Nov) | Little Fanatica (Dec) | |||||
| 2006 | Little Riletto (Jan) | Little Swan (Feb) | Little Mercu (March) | Little Jupi (March) | Little Purezza (April) | Little Lan Ake (May) |
| Little Lan Ai (May) | Little Froggy (June) | Little Aloalo (July) | Little Purezza ver. 2 (Aug) | Little R (September) | Little Raphia (Oct) | |
| Little Cornice (Oct) | Little Assa (Nov) | Little Aggonya (Dec) | ||||
| 2007 | Little Rida (Jan) | Little Calfy (Feb) | Little Principessa (March) |
[edit] Namu & Taeyang
[edit] Namu
Pullip has had two male counterparts, Namu and Taeyang. Namu was retired in May 2005.
| 2004 | Vispo (Feb) | Trunk (March) | Happy Birthday Couple no.1 (May) | Wolf (Oct) | Kung Fu Fai (Dec) |
| 2005 | Happy Birthday Couple No.2 (May) |
Pullip's second male counterpart is Taeyang who was introduced in 2006. He also has an articulate body that is 34cm in height; taller than pullip. He also has a 13 year old younger sister, Dal. Taeyang is released on a bimonthly bases.
TAEYANG Profile
Blood Type: O Type
Family profile: Dad - British and music shopper with high- priced violins. Mom - Korean and a famous architect. Younger 13 -year old sister is crazy about playing tennis.
Hobbies: Making films.
Favorite type of girl: Jean Seberg
Personality: At a glance he looks a cool-headed man but he has a passion in his heart.
Occupation: Student at a music university. Studying composition.
Address: Milan/ Italy
Age: 20 (Born in October, Libra)
Home City: Korea (brought up in London)
| 2006 | M.J. (Feb) | Sage (April) | Filato (June) | Timulus (Aug) | Shade (Oct) | Cavalie (Dec) |
| 2007 | Missionary (Feb) | Lead (April) |
[edit] Dal
Dal is Taeyang's 13 year old little sister who considers Pullip as her 'rival'. Like Pullip and Taeyang, her body is also highly articulate and is similar to a mix of Pullip type 2 & 3 body (type 2's pose ability and type 3's physical features). Dal is 26.3cm in height and is released on a trimonthly bases.
DAL Profile
Blood Type: AB Type
Family profile: Dad - British and music shopper with high price violins. Mom - Korean and a famous architect. Older brother goes to music university.
Hobbies: Playing tennis mainly but also likes drawing illustrations. She has many fans who like her paintings in Blog.
Favorite type of boy: Jean-Michel Basquiat
Personality: a strong-minded girl, little bit brother complex but very sweet.
Occupation: Korean Junior high school student and belongs to tennis club
Address: Milan/ Italy
Age: 13 (Born in February, Water Bearer)
Home City: Korea (brought up in Italy)
| 2006 | Drta (Sept) | Fiori (Sept) | Monomono (Sept) | Hina Ichigo (Nov) |
| 2007 | Rot Chan (Jan) | Sooni (March) | Frara (May) |
[edit] External links
- Chunsang Chunha official website
- JUN Planning official website
- Pullip Dollhouse Tutorials & Customs website
- Pullip Style Forum
- Pullip Fiction Forum
- Pullip Livejournal group
