In 2020, BLACKPINK collaborated with Selena Gomez to release the sweet song “Ice Cream”. In the music video, Jennie is seen in a room filled with pastel-colored Care Bears, holding a teddy bear while incorporating a lot of Care Bear elements into her hair and clothing. This instantly made this cartoon bear very popular, becoming a trend that Korean girls are all chasing after. Recently, this Care Bear that Jennie loves has collaborated with the nail polish brand Lights Lacquer to release a set of super dreamy pink nail polishes, once again boosting the popularity of Care Bears and sparking a pastel nail trend across the internet.
Jennie’s love for Care Bear is not only shown in the “Ice Cream” MV, but she has also been seen holding Care Bear dolls at events in her early years. Knowing the preferences of her idol, fans often gift her with cute and overflowing Care Bear dolls to please Jennie. The goddess even once invited BLACKPINK’s exclusive nail artist unistella to design a Care Bear-themed nail art, imprinting bears of different colors on her nails, making her a pioneer in Care Bear nail art.
Inspired by Jennie’s teddy bear-themed nail art, nail polish brand Lights Lacquer recently collaborated with Care Bear to launch a variety of nail polishes with a pink Care Bear theme as the main focus. Pink, lavender, light yellow, mint green, sky blue, honey orange, and brown gold colors are all extremely cute and delicate. In addition, the brand has also released pre-made semi-transparent colored nail wraps and Care Bear-themed nail stickers, adding more fun variations to the pink nail colors.
When the Lights Lacquer x Care Bear series was released, it immediately became a hot item for nail art enthusiasts. Many people have been sharing pastel-themed Care Bear nail art online, ranging from simple and elegant gradient colors to rainbow and checkerboard patterns that blend in with the Y2K trend, bringing inspiration for different styles of pastel nail art.
