The Face Shop
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The Face Shop (더페이스샵) is a South Korea-based retailer of body, bath, skin care and make-up products aimed at both women and men. It was founded in 1962 as a wholesale manufacturer of cosmetics. In 2003 the first retail stores opened, and spread rapidly. As of December 2005, there were 400 Face Shop branches in South Korea. The company's marketing is largely based on natural products. The CEO of "TheFaceShop Co., Ltd." is Jeong Un-ho (정운호). There are now stores in many countries including the US, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, the Dominican Republic, Mongolia, Japan, China, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Jordan, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
Kwon Sang Woo is the primary spokesperson for The Face Shop in Korea. He appears in a variety of advertisements.