How Kartrider: Drift Teamed Up With Blackpink For The Final Ok-Pop Crossover

The Kartrider franchise is sort of 20 years outdated, and what higher option to have fun than with the largest collaboration the collection has ever seen, with Blackpink coming into the fray in KartRider: Drift?

That’s proper, Ok-pop sensations Blackpink are becoming a member of KartRider: Drift for Season 5, hitting the tracks and burning rubber with a Blackpink collab unique supercar. From headlining Coachella music pageant to hitting number one on the UK and US album charts, Jisoo, Jennie, Rose, and Lisa have achieved all of it. And now, they’re donning racing gear in KartRider: Drift.

To mark the event, I spoke to the director of KartRider: Drift, Jaewoo Search engine marketing, to get a little bit of perception into the pondering behind the collaboration.

Behind the Scenes

Getting one of the vital common Ok-pop teams on this planet concerned in your recreation isn’t any straightforward process, so the success of the collaboration actually reveals simply how far the franchise has come.

“As the unique recreation was liked by gamers for a very long time, we’re at all times interested by what collaborations would offer customers with new sorts of enjoyment,” Search engine marketing says. “The large recognition of the sport  in Korea, together with the worldwide superstardom of Blackpink, provides the proper alternative to unfold the KartRider: Drift phrase around the globe. The worldwide viewers actually resonates with the phenomena of Blackpink. The truth that the sport IP is liked by so many individuals in Korea was the muse to creating this collaboration occur.”

The Design Course of

From there, it’s all in regards to the teamwork between the associate and the KartRider: Drift workforce. Search engine marketing says there’s so much that each groups must get proper, from the deal being signed proper as much as seeing Blackpink in-game.

“As soon as a collaboration associate is chosen, we create in-game property resembling characters and karts by way of a collaborative course of involving planning, artwork, enterprise selections, and advertising materials to make sure that the property are created in a manner that makes use of the associate model’s picture and strengths, and blends seamlessly with KartRider: Drift.”

It isn’t nearly creating a few characters and karts, although. To convey Blackpink to life in KartRider: Drift, the workforce needed to dig deeper into the person personalities of the band members. That’s what drew followers to Blackpink, in spite of everything.

“We didn’t simply create recreation characters much like every Blackpink member,” Search engine marketing explains. We labored onerous to research their traits, habits, mannerisms, and tastes in order that we will incorporate them into the sport characters.”

There additionally must be fixed contact with YG Leisure, the IP holder, to make sure that KartRider: Drift is creating the characters, karts, decals, emotes and different property in response to the unique Blackpink imaginative and prescient, too. It takes so much to characterize pop stars correctly, so with this explicit collaboration, communication is essential.

Blackpink in-Recreation

So, how does the largest woman group on this planet truly look in KartRider: Drift? As talked about, the workforce labored onerous to get not solely the model of Blackpink proper, however the vibe, too.

Right here’s the way it got here out. Fairly good, proper?

The Way forward for Recreation Collabarations

With Blackpink coming to KartRider: Drift, the one different query is what might presumably be subsequent for the franchise? Search engine marketing isn’t giving too a lot away, however we hope to have the ability to share extra thrilling partnerships going ahead. 

“For KartRider: Drift, the proper collaboration is one that may be loved by as many gamers as attainable that love the sport. Simply as the unique recreation usually collaborated with well-known manufacturers, KartRider: Drift,  is at all times open to collaborating with manufacturers which might be acknowledged within the world market,” Search engine marketing provides.

“We’re at all times looking for acknowledged world manufacturers to work with, so keep tuned for what KartRider: Drift has in retailer going ahead.”

Play KartRider: Drift free of charge now for cross-platform karting motion with Blackpink!