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CKJK Lands at ION Orchard: Jung Kook's Calvin Klein Debut

The BTS member's first design collaboration with the brand opened as a pop-up on Orchard Road.

By Jing Yi Tan20 May 20263 min read
CKJK Lands at ION Orchard: Jung Kook's Calvin Klein Debut
Look 01 — Sculptural tailoring photographed in Singapore. Photography: STRAITSG Studio

BTS's Jung Kook has fronted multiple Calvin Klein campaigns, but CKJK marks something new: his first-ever design collaboration with the American label.

CKJK Lands at ION Orchard: Jung Kook's Calvin Klein Debut

The capsule collection launched globally on 20 May, available online from 6am Singapore time, alongside an exclusive CKJK pop-up store at ION Orchard's Level 1 Atrium running from 20 to 24 May. 'This capsule feels authentic to my style"

CKJK Lands at ION Orchard: Jung Kook's Calvin Klein Debut

A meaningful way to shape something lasting through design and storytelling,' Jung Kook said of the project. For Singapore's retail calendar, the pop-up offered a rare five-day window where a global K-pop fanbase and Orchard Road's shopping crowd overlapped directly the kind of brand activation that increasingly defines how international labels court Southeast Asian markets.

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Jing Yi Tan

Fashion editor and writer covering design, image-making and the creative networks connecting Southeast Asia.

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