Hit Products that gripped the Korea in 2014

Self-portrait photographs, better known today as "selfies", know no geographical, gender or age boundaries.
The "selfie" craze has gone global in recent years and Korea was no exception.
Selfie stick which helps you take selfies has been one of best selling products on internet shopping mall in Korea last year.
Korea was one of country which sold most selfie stick in the world last year.
Time magazine named the selfie stick one of the best inventions of the 2014.


Haetae Confectionary & Foods Co., the second-largest confectionary company in South Korea, introduced Honey Butter Chip in August, and sales have gone through the roof. The company is scrambling to hire thousands of new employees to increase production of the popular chip, which the company says is made with “French butter and acacia honey.”
The item is so popular, when checking for online sellers 3 bags can cost over $60 when a single bag in Korea retails for $1.50.
Stores have begun putting up signs saying they do not have the chips in stock due to the influx of calls asking about them and there have been national headlines regarding their popularity.


Giant inflatable rubber duck installation by Dutch artist Hofman floats in the middle of Seokchon Lake, Jamsil for one month(Oct,14th ~ Nov,14th) drew large crowds to the lake and many artists and K-pop idols have taken to their SNS to express their love of the duck.
Sponsored by Lotte Group and as a part of promoting the controversial Lotte World Tower, which is located nearby, this huge duck is standing tall at 54 feet high and weighing about 300 kilograms.
The “Rubber Duck Project” started in the year 2007 in Amsterdam and after that has travelled to cities such as Belgium, Osaka, Sydney, Sao Paulo, Hong Kong, and Pittsburgh etc.

Other popular products that has swept the nation in 2014 include Macadamia nuts (due to nut scandal by Cho Hyun-ah, now former vice president of Korean Air), Mario Happy Meal toys (hundreds of Koreans lining up at McDonald’s before sunrise in hopes of snagging a toy from the special edition Super Mario 25th anniversary set on may 31st and june 16th,) and power ranger dino force toy  which began selling in august after new power ranger series aired since july in Korea.