Authentic Labubu boxes have a matte finish and a smooth, muted color palette. Fake versions are typically glossy, textured and overly vibrant. Each box should also include a QR code inside — real ones ...

But like so many cultural obsessions that came before it, the Labubu craze hasn’t been without scandal (or chaos). From ...

The popular toys have been removed from shelves until June, following reports of customers fighting over them.

The Labubu was introduced in the 2015 children’s picture book, The Monsters Trilogy, which was created by Hong Kong-born ...

Pop Mart, which makes the monster bag charms, told the BBC it had paused selling them in all 16 of its shops until June to "prevent any potential safety issues". Labubu fan Victoria Calvert said ...

Fake Labubus ... The Labubu craze has even gone so far as to incite full-on mobs and brawls at some Pop Mart locations. In an effort to “prevent any potential safety issues,” in May, Pop ...

Pop Mart is currently working to make the shopping experience for collectors better—and it has other concerns, too. The Labubu scarcity ... it’s a fake! But Lafufu makers are steadily getting ...