What do we know about Korea? K-Pop — a cultural phenomenon that has long expanded far beyond music. Our idea was to build a strong association between Pepero and K-Pop. Sweets are universal, so we focused on the “golden middle” — an audience aged 18 to 30. With the foundation set, the next step was amplification.
We launched reach-focused advertising campaigns, contests, and Pepero Day announcements. We collaborated with the popular K-pop group NewJeans, strengthening the brand’s cultural relevance and emotional connection with the audience. All of this allowed us to reduce the budget while increasing reach — as a result, more than 600,000 people attended Pepero Day.
During the campaign, we refreshed the page design, overdelivered on the content plan, and published 28 posts and 159 stories. We ran 3 giveaways, processed over 36,000 comments, and responded to more than 20,000 direct messages. As a result, the project won Bronze in the “Best Targeted Social Media Campaign” category at an international festival.