Takashi Murakami creates a character for NewJeans' producer, ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin

Min Hee-jin's character drawn by Japanese pop artist, Takashi Murakami, uploaded on Instagram [SCREEN CAPTURE] Japanese pop artist Takashi Murakami created a character for NewJeans’ producer and agency CEO, Min Hee-jin. Min posted the character on her Instagram account on Tuesday. Related ArticleNewJeans opens 'Supernatural' pop-up store in Myungdong — in picturesADOR tightens security for NewJeans' Tokyo events after knife attack threat posted onlineNewJeans tops Japan's Oricon chart with 'Supernatural' Murakami collaborated on NewJeans’ Japanese debut single “Supernatural,” released on June 21, which features his signature flower characters on merchandise like bags and physical albums. He also designed characters for the NewJeans members during this collaboration. Like the NewJeans members' characters created by Murakami, Min’s character has sparkles in its eyes and sports rabbit ears, a symbol for NewJeans' fandom, Bunnies. Min's character also wears a green-striped T-shirt and a blue baseball cap, which was her attire at the viral press conference in April when Min explained her ongoing conflicts with HYBE. Min also shared parts of her conversation with Murakami in the post, where he sent photos that inspired the character. "I have created a character for Min Hee-jin," said Murakami according to the post. Murakami held his exhibition, “Takashi Murakami: Murakami Zombie" at the Busan Museum of Art from January to April last year. He has collaborated with global fashion brands like Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs and Supreme, as well as international pop stars such as Billie Eilish and girl group Blackpink. To find out more about NewJeans, visit Celeb Confirmed! BY KIM MIN-YOUNG [kim.minyoung5@joongang.co.kr]

Takashi Murakami creates a character for NewJeans' producer, ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin Min Hee-jin's character drawn by Japanese pop artist, Takashi Murakami, uploaded on Instagram [SCREEN CAPTURE] Japanese pop artist Takashi Murakami created a character for NewJeans ’ producer and agency CEO, Min Hee-jin. Min posted the character on her Instagram account on Tuesday. Related Article NewJeans opens 'Supernatural' pop-up store in Myungdong — in pictures ADOR tightens security for NewJeans' Tokyo events after knife attack threat posted online NewJeans tops Japan's Oricon chart with 'Supernatural' Murakami collaborated on NewJeans’ Japanese debut single “Supernatural,” released on June 21, which features his signature flower characters on merchandise like bags and physical albums.

He also designed characters for the NewJeans members during this collaboration. Like the NewJeans members' characters created by Murakami, Min’s character has sparkles in its eyes and sports rabbit ears, a symbol for NewJeans' fandom, Bunnies. Min's character also wears a green-striped T-shirt and a blue baseball cap, which was her attire at the viral press conference in April when Min explained her ongoing conflicts with HYBE.

Min also shared parts of her conversation with Murakami in the post, where he sent photos that inspired the character. "I have created a character for Min Hee-jin," said Murakami according to the post. Murakami held his exhibition, “Takashi Murakami: Murakami Zombie" at .