From a Keyring Vote to Emoticons, February's Mascot Merchandise

In February 2026, a string of organizations turned their mascots into merchandise people can hold or digital products they can download. Public research institutes, an international organization, universities and companies each put their characters into products and events in their own way.

Eokdori Keyrings, Decided by Vote

The Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) held a vote in February 2026 on preferred keyrings of its character Eokdori. The options were an Eokdori plush keyring and a PVC keyring. The institute posted news of the vote on its blog.

Ondeogi and Ttotto Team Up With Idus

The UNHCR Representation in the Republic of Korea unveiled merchandise of its characters Ondeogi and Ttotto in February 2026 through a partnership with Idus. There are 12 collaboration items featuring Ondeogi. UNHCR also prepared a second campaign timed for World Refugee Day on June 20.

Naseomi Planner and Department Characters

Pai Chai University posted and distributed the "2026 Naseomi Planner" on its website in February 2026, along with characters for each school and department, 13 poses, emoticons and mouse cursors. The university extended its mascot Naseomi down to the department level.

Kyungdong Navien's KDZ Emoticons

Kyungdong Navien made emoticons of its character KDZ in February 2026 and gave them away for free. It is a case of a corporate character being turned into emoticons and shared. Besides KDZ, Kyungdong Navien has several other characters, including Team Leader Navi, Woongdi, Ebeot and Dancing Corn.

Eduplex's DURY Appears in Costume at General Meeting

Nexcube Corporation introduced DURY, the brand mascot of Eduplex, at its 22nd annual general meeting on February 27, 2026. A DURY mascot costume appeared at the meeting venue. DURY, unveiled in February 2026, is also used in Eduvillage, a content and merchandise project.

Ewha's Horse Doll Completes the Zodiac

Ewha Womans University introduced on its blog in February 2026 its entrance ceremony tradition of giving dolls to new students. The dolls are characters based on the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. With the 2026 horse doll, the full set of 12 zodiac dolls is now complete.

The mascot products released in February took many forms: keyrings, collaboration merchandise, digital files, emoticons, a mascot costume and entrance commemorative dolls.