June Gen Z Trends: Labubu Nation, Sitcoms Are Back and Summer Pop

DKC’s culture team is back with their June pulse check on all things Gen Z. From gremlin-core collectibles to TikTok-fueled pop stars and the return of the sitcom, here’s what’s been consuming young minds this month.

Headphones on and Labubus on bags, welcome to June! Gremlin toys are the new It accessories, TikTokers are fully evolving into pop stars and prestige show runners, and we are deep in the cosmetic transparency era. Grab your Rhode Peptide Glazing Fluid, your cousin’s Peacock login, and your emotional support goblin. Here’s what’s melting our brains this month.

Propaganda we are falling for:

Labubu Nation Rises ๐Ÿ‘น๐Ÿฆท

  • Move over Sonny Angels! ๐Ÿ‘ผ๐Ÿ‘‹ There’s a new, collectible chaos agent in town. These mischievous little gremlins have the internet (and fashion) by the throat
  • Fans of these Babadook-adjacent stuffies include Rihanna and BLACKPINK’s Lisa ๐Ÿ‘œโญ๏ธ๐ŸŽต
  • They’re sold in blind boxes, so you really don’t know what goblin you’re getting ๐ŸงŸ
  • People are going feral (Case in point: Century City POP MART at 4:45am.) Grown adults btw ๐Ÿง

Rhode to Riches:๐Ÿ’„Hailey Bieber๐Ÿ’„ is THAT girl ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ’…

  • Do NOT underestimate the ๐Ÿ’ธ spending power ๐Ÿ’ธ of Gen Z – especially when it comes to skincare ๐Ÿซง๐Ÿงผ
  • Rhode, the dewy-faced darling of beauty TikTok, just sold to E.l.f. for a cool $1 BILLION. Yes, billion. With a B ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
  • Now she's reportedly worth more than Justin ๐Ÿงข๐ŸŽถ  (even after he sold his music catalog)
  • Well, JB had to eat his words after he told his wife she'd "never be on the cover of Vogue"? ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿฝ Hails, why is your husband your biggest opp? ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘„๐Ÿ‘

โš ๏ธNew Trend Alertโš ๏ธ: We’re being open about our cosmetic procedures

  • Transparency is IN. Shame is OUT ๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿ‘„๐Ÿ‘ƒ
  • Celebs like ๐ŸฆˆBarbara Corcoran๐Ÿฆˆ (Neck lift, eye lift, ear filler 4x a year), ๐Ÿ’‹Kylie Jenner๐Ÿ’‹ ( “445 cc, moderate profile, half under the muscle & silicone”) and ๐Ÿ‘™Bethenny Frankel๐Ÿ‘™ (Dr. Baker, NYC) have taken to TikTok to share their work
  • TikTok has become a PR platform for plastic surgeons including: Dr. Blaine, Dr. Garth Fisher and Dr. Sterry ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿฅผ

The Summer Pop Girls Came from TikTok

Addison (formerly Rae) is officially a pop star now ๐ŸŽค๏ธโ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿฉฐ๐ŸŒˆ

  • She went from TikTok dances at the Hype House to Pitchfork darling, scoring an 8.0 on her debut album (the same rating as Lady Gaga’s Mayhem) ๐Ÿคฏ
  • She celebrated with an iconic release party at The Box in NYC ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿš– last Thursday, performing her newest hits for top fans ๐Ÿชฉ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿพ
  • “Stop trying to make Addison Rae happen.” It’s too late.โœ‹ She is happening
  • Oh, and rumor has it, she’s dropping the “Rae” ๐Ÿซข

Romy Mars is the final boss of Nepo-Pop ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ›

  • The daughter of Sofia Coppola and Phoenix frontman, Thomas Mars is here to claim her crown ๐Ÿ‘‘
  • Her new single A-Lister is self-aware, synthy, and a certified summer bop ๐ŸŽค๏ธโ˜€๏ธ
  • SC directed the music video ๐ŸŽฅ๐ŸŽ€
  • Oh, and all her promo is on TikTok ๐Ÿคณ
  • Gen Z favs ๐Ÿ’šCharli XCX๐Ÿ’š, ๐ŸฅฏRachel Sennott๐Ÿฅฏ and๐Ÿ™ Jake Shane๐Ÿ™ are cheering her on

And the Lorde album will be here so so soon. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’ฟ๐ŸŽง

It’s a  ๐Ÿฅ” ๐Ÿ›‹ Couch Potato Summer™ ๐Ÿฅ” ๐Ÿ›‹

Sitcoms are back, baby! Move over Friends, and step aside Girls. This generation is obsessed with these new, binge-worthy shows: Overcompensating and Adults. ๐Ÿ“บ๐Ÿ‘

We’re headed back to Cousins Beach this summer for the final season of The Summer I Turned Pretty ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿฉฑ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿšโ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ and it’s looking intense ๐Ÿ‘€

  • An Engagement? ๐Ÿ’
  • A Car Crash? ๐Ÿš˜๐Ÿ’ข๐Ÿš™
  • Brother-on-Brother fight? ๐ŸฅŠ
  • Will Belly choose Conrad, Jeremiah or herself? ๐Ÿซฃ

Reality TV Summer is heating up ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’—Love Island USA๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ is back

  • Every day is a new journey. It’s hard to keep up here, so you just have to tune in

What we love about this show: It’s ALWAYS a microcosm of dating in the real world ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ”

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