Haaland's Eye-Catching Hair Tie: Is There a Connection to Korea?

Let's take a look at our second hot topic.

Erling Haaland, the Norwegian striker who is heating up the World Cup with his incredible performance.

Erling Haaland.

As much as his soccer skills, his look of playing with his long blonde hair tied back has captured the attention of fans. But did you know that the hair tie he uses has a connection to Korea?

Let's take a look.

Haaland is known for styling his hair ties to match the color of his match uniform.

He really has a lot of them.

Even at the moment he led Norway to its first-ever quarterfinals by scoring multiple goals in the recent Round of 16 match against Brazil, his hair tie naturally drew attention.

It turns out that this hair tie is from the Norwegian brand Kknekki.

And the interesting part is that the roots of Kknekki are in Korea.

The name Kknekki itself is said to mean "tie" or "string" in the Gyeongsang-do dialect.

It started in Korea in 1987.

It is said that it later grew into a global brand after being acquired by a Norwegian accessory company.

(Source: Asia Business Daily, Screen Source: Kknekki website)
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