Duda & Dada (Dudadakung)

On September 11, 2025, news reported Kang Daniel and Duda & Dada (also known as Dudadakung) would launch a special project themed “Healing Camping.” Their first collaboration is a customized line of camping goods. A pop-up store opened in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, from October 15 to 18 for four days. Produced by Ice Cream Studio and EBS, Dudadakung is an animated series that was exported to over 50 countries in over 15 languages ​​and airing on around 200 channels, including Netflix. This project is also significant in that it is part of the “Star IP Collaboration Project” by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and GICON (Gwangju Information and Culture Industry Promotion Agency) and organized by TNK Entertainment.^[s]

The pop-up store proved explosively popular, with over 1,600 people visiting the site. Among the goods sold on-site, the Duda plush doll with Kang Daniel’s signature eye mole and the cooler bag sold out on the first day of sales. The camping goods line also recorded high sales. Kang Daniel visited the pop-up store on the second day of opening on the 16th. He also held a fan signing event for 30 selected fans.^[s]

GICON director Lee Kyungjoo announced on November 3 that the collaboration project between the animated character Dudadakung and singer Kang Daniel had great popularity. Among the collaboration goods, the wet wipes ranked 2nd in the Lotte On Lifestyle & Health category and 8th overall immediately after its release.^[s]