PyeongChang 2018 Mascot

[Ikarus360]

The mascot pictograms from the official website.

Also doing some search at Twitter it looks like the mascots are liked by most people in Korea so far. No big surprise the tiger is the most popular of the duo.

Quick doodle of the tiger mascot by a korean user https://twitter.com/choh_kb/status/738556808936050688

[paul]

tiger so cute...love him.

bear..super boring...whatev it's just the paras.

[baron-pierreIV]

Beijing 2022 should make the Black/Moon Bears its mascot in light of this horrible practice in that country...

https://www.thedodo.com/bear-bile-farm-rescue-1836530990.html?utm_source=huffingtonpost.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pubexchange_facebook

Edited June 3, 2016 by baron-pierreIV

[Sir Rols]

Beijing 2022 should make the Black/Moon Bears its mascot in light of this horrible practice in that country...

I submit Chin Mi the Smog Creature

Edited June 3, 2016 by Sir Rols

[paul]

yay he's so cute! i love his determined face in alpine, snarky face in speed skating, and super excited face in skeleton.

-and "hang-on-for-life" face in luge!

[olympian]

cute especially the tiger. the bear is cuddly.

[olympiaki-agones]

I guess the tiger would have been enough. It seems Sochi and PyeongChang are looking back Moscow and Seoul mascot success.

[TeamBlakeUSA]

After This Months Mascots Unveiling Next Year Will Be The Torch Launch.

[budse]

any idea when will they open the volunteers registration?

After This Months Mascots Unveiling Next Year Will Be The Torch Launch.

[TeamBlakeUSA]

I Don't Know On Any Volunteer Restriction. That Will Also Be Launched Next Year.

[Ikarus360]

[TeamBlakeUSA]

You Got It.

[JMarkSnow2012]

any idea when will they open the volunteers registration?

Oddly enough, it may already have started within Korea (though I wouldn't entirely trust this article):

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/07/30/2015073001320.html

Jul. 30, 2015 11:02 KST

The organizers are setting up a committee in charge of recruitment, training and management of all volunteers and producing manuals inspired by similar bodies at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games and 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju.

Recruitment starts in February next year and will extend until April 2017.

[TeamBlakeUSA]

The Torch Relay Ideas Are Here And The Mascots Finally Arriving This Month.

[paul]

yay he's so cute! i love his determined face in alpine, snarky face in speed skating, and super excited face in skeleton.

-and "hang-on-for-life" face in luge!

I can't get over how cute he is.

Those evil tiny eyebrows...........yay!

[Ikarus360]

The mascots were officially presented a couple of days ago on a ceremony

 

 

For what i've read through korean websites, it seems the plan was always doing a shoot out to Hodori from the beggining with a white tiger. Some preliminary designs made between 2014-2015 were leaked some days ago.

 

 

Last but not least, sneak peak of the mascot figures which are on the making 

[TeamBlakeUSA]

How About Bandabi As A Mascot Figure.

[pcpcpc12]

 

 

 

 

[Ikarus360]

Glad they're already promoting the next games we'll be seeing after Rio's. Soohorang looks cute as ever. And that animation was seriously adorable. Much like how Rio used a 2D animation style reminiscing of Cartoon Network shows these days, Pyeongchang is using the 3D one which has been popular with kids lately because of shows like Telemonster and Miraculous (the later which is co-made with Japan and France)

Kakao Messenger also released a special set of emoticons for the Rio Olympics though not involving the mascots (they are going to release ones later, though)

 

[Ikarus360]

Soohorang seems to have a good time at Copacabana

[TeamBlakeUSA]

The Animation Episode I Only Saw Once For The 2018 Mascots.

[Ikarus360]

Soohorang and Bandabi wishing us a Happy New Year 2017 with the traditional deep bowing.

Also, there is a small House of Soohorang and Bandabi in Pyeongchang (apparently nearby Alpensia resort)

The North Face, a clothing outlet, are starting to sell some merchandise related with the mascots

http://www.thenorthfacekorea.co.kr/display/showDisplay.lecs?goodsNo=NF31082983

http://www.thenorthfacekorea.co.kr/display/showDisplay.lecs?goodsNo=NF31082984

http://www.thenorthfacekorea.co.kr/display/showDisplay.lecs?goodsNo=NF31079960

 

[AmaniS]

Is there a way to order these through their stores in other countries.

North face does have tshirts and polos with the Pyeongchang symbol.

[Ikarus360]

Some pics I found on Twitter showing mascot merchandise they're starting to sell around Korea.

 

 

Funny caricature/drawing of Soohorang and Yuna Kim (Vancouver 2010 champion in figure skating) from a korean twitter account

[Ikarus360]

Some more pics i got of merchandise of the mascots which they're apparently selling on both Lotte and The North Face (though I can't find a website for the former with prices or anything so far )

Just a fun pic i found from one of the Soohorang fursuit guys