G-Dragon's Cat Becomes a Superstar: UNIQLO Collaborates with ZO&FRIENDS for Graffiti-Style Cat Tees

K-pop superstar G-Dragon, known for setting trends in music and fashion, is now seeing his beloved cat become a popular character IP. UNIQLO has announced a collaboration with "ZO&FRIENDS," the cute IP co-created by G-Dragon and LINE FRIENDS, for a new UT collection. The series centers on the warm and healing world of the characters, featuring G-Dragon's cat "ZOA" and its friends on four graphic T-shirts. The designs utilize diverse artistic styles, including watercolor illustrations, faux suede prints, and hand-drawn graffiti, creating pieces that are both trendy and collectible for summer wear.

"ZO&FRIENDS" is a fashion IP jointly developed by G-Dragon and LINE FRIENDS, with "ZOA," G-Dragon's cat, as the core inspiration. The naming and world-building were personally overseen by the K-pop icon. In the story, ZOA is a cloud cat that is slow-moving and outwardly cool but inwardly warm. It is joined by A&NE, an enthusiastic and talkative little daisy, and AKI ZAKI, born from ZOA's cloud footprints, together building a healing universe filled with warmth. The "ZO&FRIENDS" IP focuses on a healing style, combining G-Dragon's personal daisy motif with elements of his beloved cat.

This UT collection is themed around the core slogan "Friends who are perfect precisely because they are imperfect." The designs translate the characters' daily interactions into graphic prints. One white T-shirt uses soft pastel tones to depict a lazy scene of ZOA and its friends sunbathing by a floor-to-ceiling window, creating a childlike and warm atmosphere. Another design highlights ZOA's signature "world-weary" expression, paired with A&NE and AKI ZAKI, showcasing the characters' distinct personalities.

For those preferring a more understated look, the blue and dark gray T-shirts are ideal. The blue T-shirt features a minimalist daisy graphic on the front and a larger A&NE character image on the back. The dark gray version has simple English text on the front, while the back displays a colorful graffiti-style collage of character names and the words "LOVE & PEACE," evoking the visual of a street art wall and aligning with G-Dragon's known preference for street art. The "ZO&FRIENDS" UT series includes four designs, each priced at NT$490, and will be available in all Taiwan physical stores and online starting June 29.