Unilever created the scent of Kim Jong Un? Company honcho Alan Jope rushes to deny KJU soap has any link to North Korea leader
Unilever created the scent of Kim Jong Un? Company honcho Alan Jope rushes to deny KJU soap has any link to North Korea leader
Unilever, which is trying to make a splash in the Asian cosmetics market, came to a surprising realization after it developed a new shower gel for China.
By: Bloomberg |
Published: September 29, 2017 11:34 PM
The initials of the KJU Perfumed by Lux label matched those of the supreme leader of North Korea. (Image: Reuters)
Unilever, which is trying to make a splash in the Asian cosmetics market, came to a surprising realization after it developed a new shower gel for China. The initials of the KJU Perfumed by Lux label matched those of the supreme leader of North Korea. The Anglo-Dutch company, which just snapped up cosmetics maker Carver Korea for $2.7 billion, created the KJU label with a Korean designer. But it insists that the name has nothing to do with Kim Jong Un.
“It was only after we trademarked it that I realized that it also stood for Kim Jong Un, but never mind,” Alan Jope, the company’s head of personal care, said at a meeting with investors Thursday.
KJU is designed for urban millennials and is available in fragrances such as “Romancy Rosy.” Unilever is introducing it in China six months after starting work on it, Jope said.
The initials of the KJU Perfumed by Lux label matched those of the supreme leader of North Korea. (Image: Reuters)
