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The Face Shop is a South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

-based retailer of body, bath, skin care and make-up products aimed at both women and men. It was founded in 1962 as a wholesale manufacturer of cosmetics. In 2003 the first retail stores opened, and spread rapidly. As of December 2005, there were 400 Face Shop branches in South Korea. The company's marketing is largely based on natural products. The CEO of "TheFaceShop Co., Ltd." is Jeong Un-ho (정운호).

There are now stores in many countries including Australia, Brunei, Canada, China, the Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, United States, Costa Rica, and Vietnam.

Bae Yong Joon
Bae Yong Joon
Bae Yong-joon , is a South Korean actor best known for his roles in numerous television dramas and one of the first kkonminam icons. He is known as Yon-sama to his Japanese fans.- Early and private life :...

 is the primary spokesperson for The Face Shop in Korea. He appears in a variety of advertisements.

In 2007, The Face Shop opened its first stores in the USA in the San Francisco Bay Area and the west coast. To search for spokesmodels for their USA division, they hosted the "Natural Beauty Contest". The grand prize was over $20,000 in cash and prizes for the winners as well as a 1 year contract as The Face Shop USA spokesmodel. Hundreds of applicants were narrowed to 80 models for Round 1. The final round of 34 finalists yielded six winners as Spokesmodels for The Face Shop USA. They were: 1st place: Erin Nolan (Caucasian, 5'8"), 2nd place: Amy Truong (Vietnamese, 5'6"), 3rd place: Ronamae Panganiban (Filipino, 5'7"), 3rd place: Tarhata Anima (Filipino, 5'5"), 4th place: Adara McClure (Japanese/Irish, 5'1"), and 5th place: Sheena Reddy (Indian, 5'9")http://www.nirvanawoman.net/html/show_pages_new.php?SessId=106f884105140522747deda1c9aeb700&get_id=52.
The Face Shop products can now be found in The Face Shop stores and Walgreens across the United States.

On 27/09/10, a video started circulating online of a CCTV-captured robbery and possible sexual assault in a branch of The Face Shop located in The Curve Shopping Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Full details of the incident and a police report have yet to be released.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFjozuIYIBc

See also

  • Economy of South Korea
    Economy of South Korea
    South Korea has a market economy which ranks 15th in the world by nominal GDP and 12th by purchasing power parity , identifying it as one of the G-20 major economies. It is a high-income developed country, with a developed market, and is a member of OECD...

  • Contemporary culture of South Korea
    Contemporary culture of South Korea
    The contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea, and on its own path away from North Korean culture since the division of Korea in 1948. The industrialization and urbanization of South Korea, especially Seoul, have brought many changes to the way Korean...

  • List of Korea-related topics


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