Baskin Robbins apologizes to IVE’s Jang Won-young for using 'Lucky Vicky' in product name

She should become a lawyer

I remember Samsung's ceo also saying they use lucky vicky mindset in the company

Wonyoung's impact is crazy and not just that she know how to capitalize it like no one else.

It's really brands that need her to look expensive and not the opposite.

interesting

I'm sorry, I'm a huge fan of IVE but this sounds a bit silly to me, personally

I know that Wony calls herself lucky Vicky, but it's not that she trademarked it or invented those words. If someone's name is Victoria, they also can't call themselves lucky Vicki? It's just a phrase, not a trademark or product name, as far as I know.

I do like her positive mindset though, it's definitely something to look up to.

Was the term trade-marked?

So why do they have to apologize?

Having a positive mindset is great but making it seem like she invented the term is silly imo.

it wasnt really an issue with the phrase, i think that using the slogan and making sales with it was the issue. hence making money out of it.

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It girl Jang Wonyoung

Literally took the words out of my mouth. After reading this article, all I could think of was "It girl activity" I can't believe Baskin Robbins tried to play with her name

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I'm sorry, I'm a huge fan of IVE but this sounds a bit silly to me, personally

I know that Wony calls herself lucky Vicky, but it's not that she trademarked it or invented those words. If someone's name is Victoria, they also can't call themselves lucky Vicki? It's just a phrase, not a trademark or product name, as far as I know.

I do like her positive mindset though, it's definitely something to look up to.

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Was the term trade-marked?

So why do they have to apologize?

Having a positive mindset is great but making it seem like she invented the term is silly imo.

Thing is, she pretty much invented the term indeed and the entire korea knows it.baskin robbins was profiting from it without paying her for something that is completely associated to her image.

Now if it's too much to charge chatgpt that's debatable

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Thing is, she pretty much invented the term indeed and the entire korea knows it.baskin robbins was profiting from it without paying her for something that is completely associated to her image.

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Now if it's too much to charge chatgpt that's debatable

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Regardless. If she "invented" it (as you claim) then she should've gotten a patent or a trademark for it.

I wouldn't say that someone publicizing a phrase means that they "invented" it but okay.

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Regardless. If she "invented" it (as you claim) then she should've gotten a patent or a trademark for it.

I wouldn't say that someone publicizing a phrase means that they "invented" it but okay.

They may have been fully aware of where the phrase came from and used it to capitalize on WY's popularity. Or they had no idea and it's just a coincidence. In either case, they aren't really obligated to apologize because as you said, she doesn't own the phrase. But I'm sure Baskin Robbins doesn't want to deal with rabid kpop stans for the rest of their days.

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They may have been fully aware of where the phrase came from and used it to capitalize on WY's popularity. Or they had no idea and it's just a coincidence. In either case, they aren't really obligated to apologize because as you said, she doesn't own the phrase. But I'm sure Baskin Robbins doesn't want to deal with rabid kpop stans for the rest of their days.

Yupp.

Kpop stans can be brutal about the littlest of things so I get why Baskin Robbins would want to play it safe.

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Regardless. If she "invented" it (as you claim) then she should've gotten a patent or a trademark for it.

I wouldn't say that someone publicizing a phrase means that they "invented" it but okay.

I don't know if you know that but baskin-robbins have worked with several idols including nearly all sm groups and bts.

Lucky vicky was a term popularized in korea by wonyoung and if a fan look at that ice cream it's high likely they will buy because of the term association to her.

It may look like just a couple of meaningless words to you but that's because you don't live in korea and don't know the context or why baskin robbins used the term in the first place.

using something attached to wonyoung in a commercial product without paying her is just disrespectful and unprofessional. Maybe they are scared of her stans but let's not ignore that it's an ugly move regardless.

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I don't know if you know that but baskin-robbins have worked with several idols including nearly all sm groups and bts.

Lucky vicky was a term popularized in korea by wonyoung and if a fan look at that ice cream it's high likely they will buy because of the term association to her.

It may look like just a couple of meaningless words to you but that's because you don't live in korea and don't know the context or why baskin robbins used the term in the first place.

using something attached to wonyoung in a commercial product without paying her is just disrespectful and unprofessional. Maybe they are scared of her stans but let's not ignore that it's an ugly move regardless.

HUH!

Let's talk about this. For example: "Boujee"/"bougie" is a popular term often used to describe something extremely expensive and luxurious..right? It is said that the word "boujee" was first used in 2016 in song by the trio Migos..right?

And no doubt, there are few maybe more companies out there who use the term in a commercial product without paying the trio Migos. Now do you believe this should be allowed?

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HUH!

Let's talk about this. For example: "Boujee"/"bougie" is a popular term often used to describe something extremely expensive and luxurious..right? It is said that the word "boujee" was first used in 2016 in song by the trio Migos..right?

And no doubt, there are few maybe more companies out there who use the term in a commercial product without paying the trio Migos. Now do you believe this should be allowed?

This is a hypothetical situation that never happened and won't happen because to begin with Migos does not sell things like Jang Wonyoung does.

DUH!

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This is a hypothetical situation that never happened and won't happen because to begin with Migos does not sell things like Jang Wonyoung does.

DUH!

'kay, you just fell into my trap.

So..because Migos aren't that popular then its fine. But because Wonyoung is more popular then it is totall unacceptable??

Gurl..

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'kay, you just fell into my trap.

So..because Migos aren't that popular then its fine. But because Wonyoung is more popular then it is totall unacceptable??

Gurl..

Yes because when they used Lucky Vicky already knowing that it's associated to Wonyoung and that anything related to her sells.

No one will buy anything called boujee because Migos popularized the word. Don't you understand yet?

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Yes because when they used Lucky Vicky already knowing that it's associated to Wonyoung and that anything related to her sells.

No one will buy anything called boujee because Migos popularized the word. Don't you understand yet?

Okay but they didn't know tho???

I'm still hearing the what but not the why.

Whatever. I don't really care cuz I don't stan Wonyoung. Just wanted to highlight the absurdity of what you're saying but I'm not highlighting it clear enough so mb.