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Disney x BLACKPINK x Complex Release Punk-Inspired Capsule Designed by Bobby Kim

Disney and BLACKPINK’s punk‑inspired capsule designed by Bobby Kim dropped March 5 at 9:00 a.m. PT exclusively on Complex.com, with Hollywood Reporter pricing reported from $35 to $125.

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Disney x BLACKPINK x Complex Release Punk-Inspired Capsule Designed by Bobby Kim
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Disney and BLACKPINK teamed with Complex on a punk‑inspired streetwear capsule designed by Bobby Kim that went live March 5 at 9:00 a.m. PT, 12:00 p.m. ET, exclusively on Complex.com; Hollywood Reporter reported prices ranging from $35 for a tank to $125 for a pink/black plaid jacket. The launch followed a Disneyparksblog preview posted March 4 and arrived in the middle of BLACKPINK’s promotional cycle, with Billboard noting the drop came a week after the group released their five‑track DEADLINE EP.

The collection runs through standard streetwear silhouettes: tees, sweatshirts, crop tops, tanks, long‑sleeved pieces and an elevated plaid blazer that appears as a pink/black plaid jacket in pricing reports. Accessories include black tote bags printed with Mickey and Minnie motifs and a charcoal cap or fitted hat, while Complex’s editorial imagery shows a Blackpink Mickey Mouse shirt styled with pink gloves and a skirt. Wdwmagic published a full capsule lookbook with eight images, confirming the visual direction across the assortment.

Design intent is blunt and deliberate, tracing 1970s London punk references into Disney character art. Billboard called the capsule “inspired by London’s 1970s punk style,” and Complex framed the work as pairing Bobby Kim’s character designs with BLACKPINK’s modern edge. Bobby Kim, credited as Disney’s Global Creative Director, summarized the point of the line: “This punk-inspired collection is all about expressing your individuality and challenging the status quo with confidence,” Bobby Kim said in a statement. “As a global pop-culture phenomenon, BLACKPINK's fearless creativity and boundary-breaking style are at the heart of this capsule, making them the ideal creative force to kick off a high-impact series of collections with Complex.”

Every purchase included a collectible BLACKPINK photocard featuring one of the four members, JISOO, JENNIE, ROSÉ, or LISA, a detail repeated by Complex, Disneyparksblog and Billboard; one outlet noted there may also be a group photocard variant. Disneyparksblog called the photocards “a truly memorable experience” and “a lasting memento,” a nod to K‑pop’s collectible economy that helps merch drops convert fandom into repeat traffic and resale activity.

On the business side the drop marks the first in a planned slate of apparel collaborations between Complex and Disney, a strategic push Variety highlighted as growing out of Complex CEO Aaron Levant’s long relationship with Bobby Kim. “Bringing together BLACKPINK and Disney — two of the most influential global brands in entertainment — creates a powerful moment at the intersection of music, fashion and pop culture,” Levant said, and that positioning is explicit: entertainment IP meets youth streetwear on Complex’s storefront.

Retail math matters here. The $35–$125 range reported via Hollywood Reporter keeps pieces in a relatively accessible bracket for an IP heavy collab, making the line more reachable than many designer tie‑ins while still offering a statement piece in the plaid jacket. As the opening salvo in a planned series, the Disney x BLACKPINK x Complex capsule confirms a wider strategy to fold Disney heritage icons and K‑pop collectible culture into streetwear drops, with Bobby Kim’s punk lens doing the heavy stylistic lifting.

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