Making Korean Spice So Much Nice!

Indians are known globally for their love of spicy food, and spicy snacks, for them, are hardly a novelty. Bingo! was launching their 2X spicy korean spicy flavoured chips, for the first time ever in India, primarily targeted for their Gen Z audience.In line with the korean nature of the product they desired to break out of the generic consumption moments and create a launch experience as authentic, unfiltered and distinctly Korean, as the product itself.

Bringing in the Big K

Gen Z has become a cultural phenomenon, and capturing their attention requires embracing their unique codes. To connect with them as our core target audience, we found inspiration in the Korean term for spicy, ‘meaun’.

Reflecting the nature of our 2X spicy product, we decided to twist things a bit and created a new and distinct expression: meaun meaun. This phrase had all the right ingredients to become a part of Gen Z slang, mirroring their identity, values, and experiences.

Our next challenge was to elevate ‘meaun-meaun’ into the next K-raze movement, perfectly aligning with Bingo’s quirky personality with a spicy content recipe.

India Witnesses the ‘Maeun Maeun’ Magic!

To ensure an authentic Korean experience, we enlisted K-pop sensation Aoora as our campaign ambassador. He has been a household name after his appearance on Big Boss India, and perfectly embodied our vision.

Recognizing our audience’s short attention spans and aversion to traditional ads, we crafted delightful assets, headlined by a music video infused with Korean aesthetics, catchy hook steps, and Aoora’s undeniable swagger.

We built curiosity around the term ‘meaun meaun’ through snippets from the video, fueling anticipation for the launch. Gen-Z lapped this up instantly creating a lot of conversations about the meaning of ‘meaun meaun’, its origin and some interesting speculations that we did not expect.

When the music video finally premiered, Bingo! and Aoora captivated audiences. Leading influencers joined the excitement, amplifying buzz around the video and spreading the spice.

Our desi-style Korean music video was an instant hit where we ended up with India’s first fusion of chips with 2x spice, K-pop and everything nice!

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