To The Moon

🎎💰🎎 $POP MART(09992)$ $MIXUE GROUP(02097)$ You know, when I stack Pop Mart up against Mixue Group, it’s like pitting a rocket ship against a trusty scooter, Pop Mart’s my pick, and it’s not even a contest. Their profit didn’t just climb last year, it vaulted 188% to 3.1 billion yuan, leaving analyst guesses in the dust, while sales doubled to 13 billion yuan. That’s no happy accident, it’s a tsunami, propelled by Labubu dolls that have morphed from plastic trinkets into totems of a global cult, all because Blackpink’s Lisa can’t stop cradling them like postmodern relics. Mixue’s brewing its tea in the shadows, but Pop Mart’s out here rewriting the cultural scripture.

What’s got me hooked is their sheer gall. They’re planting flagship stores in the pulsing cores of North America and Europe, think Piccadilly Circus, not a suburban afterthought, turning retail into a branding coup. Then they rope in artists and brands, crafting a pop culture alchemy that’s less about selling toys and more about distilling zeitgeist into collectable form. Labubu’s not just a doll, it’s a tiny philosopher, king, presiding over a kingdom of hype where Plato’s cave, dwellers trade shadows for vinyl. Mixue’s regional hustle feels like a footnote, earnest, but no match for this kind of swagger. The market agrees: Pop Mart’s stock rocketed 360% in a year, spiking 12% in Hong Kong recently, with a HK$176.7 billion cap that radiates momentum. Shareholders even get a cheeky 0.8146 yuan dividend nod.

For me, this isn’t just about backing a winner, it’s about hitching a ride on a wave that’s redefining play as power. Pop Mart’s not waiting for the future, it’s dragging it in, kicking and screaming, with a smirk and a doll in hand. I’m sold.

@Shyon Lah, Shyon, thanks sia, so good of you to tag me into this competition! Really appreciate it, you damn solid lah! Always tagging me in! 

@Ah_Meng  Oi, Ah_Meng, don’t just chill there like some kampong legend lah, I’m tagging you into this competition sia! Time to jump in and flex your skills, bro, don’t say I never pass you the baton to shine. Let’s see if you can own it or just end up blur lah