Pullip

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Pullip is a doll created by the Korean company Chunsang Chunha and marketed by JUN Planning of Japan. First released in 2003, Pullip is distinguished by her over-sized head (most likely inspired by the popular Blythe doll) and highly articulated body. Pullip also has a unique eye mechanism that allows her eyes to move back and forth and wink via controls on the back of her head. Each doll comes with a unique outfit and accessories, and later dolls have trading cards and a stand.

Early dolls had Marmit-type bodies with visible screws. The first three dolls (Moon, Street and Wind) have weak necks that easily snap, though this was remedied with later releases. Starting in December 2003 with the release of Venus, Pullips had a new body that was lighter with no visible screws, a soft torso, and joints that can be pulled apart. Although with the release of Lan Ake and Lan Ai in 2005, a newer body was created with hard plastic (no soft torso) and hinged wrists. Since Arietta was released in March of 2004, all dolls have been wigged as opposed to the earlier releases with rooted hair.

The following is translated from the "official" profile that comes with each doll.

PULLIP
Birthplace: Korea (brought up in Italy)
Age: 17 (born in May, is a Gemini)
Blood type: O
Residence: Milan, Italy
Occupation: Goes to a private high school in Milan, part of the drama club
Hobbies: Scuba diving, movies, shopping, cycling, musicals and theatre, loves toys.
Favourite food: Seafood, risotto, especially dad's homemade bibimbap. Loves eating out.
Favourite book: Fashion magazines
Favourite clothing: Active wear while Pullip loves getting fashion advice from her boyfriend who happens to have great taste.
Favourite type of person: Someone like David Beckham.
Boyfriend: He's a student at a fashion design college. He loves cars and photography.
Family: Dad - Korean and a diplomat. Mom - Italian and an interior designer. Younger brother who's 15 - aspires to be a soccer player.
Pet: Her loving dog, a bull terrier (does anything she tells him to!)

[edit] Releases

These are the Pullip releases so far by date.

PULLIP

2003	Moon (July)	Wind (July)	Street (July)	Bouquet (Sept)	Squall (Sept)	Carol (Oct)
	Noir (Nov)	Leprotto (Nov)	Withered (Dec)

2004	Venus (Jan)	Savon (Jan)	Nomado (Feb)	Arietta (March)	Bianca (March)	Anne Shirley (April)
	Nero (May)	Happy Birthday Pullip (May)	Principessa (June)	Fantastic Alice (July)	Purezza (July)	Panda (Aug)
	Fourrure (Sept)	Little Red Riding Hood (Oct)	Sacralita (Nov)	Vivien (Nov)	Mitzi (Nov)	China China (Dec)

2005	Fanatica (Jan)	Chicca (Feb)	Afternoon (March)	Cosmic Mercu (April)	Cosmic Jupi (April)	Assa (May)
	Paja (June)	Lan Ake (August)	Lan Ai (August)	Rovam (Sept)	Greggia (Oct)	Latte (Nov)
	Raphia(Dec)

2006	Cornice (Jan)	Fall Purezza (Jan)	Rida (Feb)	Holly (March)	Nina (April)	Nahh-Ato (May)
	Eternia (June)	Craziia (July)	Papin (Aug)	Brand New Purezza (Sept)	Zuora (Oct)	Shinku (Nov)
	Chill (Dec)

2007	Suigintou (Jan)	Stica (Feb)

LITTLE PULLIP
Little Pullip is a minature version of Pullip who is about 4.5 inches tall.

2005	Little Moon (Jan)	Little Paja (Jan)	Little Leprotto (Jan)	Little Anne Shirley (April)	Little Witch (April)	Little Noir (May)
	Little Dido (June)	Little Fantastic Alice Blue (July)	Little Fantastic Alice Pink (July)	Little Panda (Sep)	Little Berry (Sep)	Little Carol (Nov)
	Little Rudolph (Nov)	Little Fanatica (Dec)

2006	Little Riletto (Jan)	Little Swan (Feb)	Little Mercu (March)	Little Jupi (March)	Little Purezza (April)	Little Lan Ake (May)
	Little Lan Ai (May)	Little Froggy (June)	Little Aloalo (July)	Little Purezza ver. 2 (Aug)	Little R (September)	Little Raphia (Oct)
	Little Cornice (Oct)	Little Assa (Nov)	Little Aggonya (Dec)

2007	Little Rida (Jan)	Little Calfy (Feb)

NAMU
Pullip has had two male counterparts, Namu and Taeyang. Namu was retired in May 2005.

2004	Vispo (Feb)	Trunk (March)	Happy Birthday Couple no.1 (May)	Wolf (Oct)	Kung Fu Fai (Dec)

2005	Happy Birthday Couple No.2 (May)

TAEYANG
Pullip's second male counterpart is Taeyang who was introduced in 2006. He has a 13 year old younger sister. Taeyang is 34cm in height, taller than Pullip.