heytea brews up a global collab with LISA

Global pop icon LISA has teamed up with Chinese tea chain heytea on a global collaboration centred on its Mango Coconut Sticky Rice drink, alongside limited-edition packaging, original illustrations and collectible merchandise.

Launched on 15 October, the collaboration is available at participating stores across mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and international markets. Merchandise, including stickers, pins and keychains, will be available from 16 October, with eligible bundles pairing a drink with selected collectibles.

The partnership builds on LISA’s existing affinity for the brand. Her 2025 Instagram posts featuring heytea matcha drinks garnered more than 6.7 million likes, while a photo of her holding the brand’s Cloud Coconut Blue drink during BLACKPINK’s London tour stop that year generated further online attention.

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In September, LISA also sampled the Mango Coconut Sticky Rice drink at heytea lab in Bangkok’s CentralWorld, ahead of the opening of the brand’s first store in Thailand and its first heytea lab in Southeast Asia.

First introduced in China in 2021, Mango Coconut Sticky Rice combines mango-coconut slush and mango pieces with coconut sticky rice. The drink has returned as a seasonal offering several times, including for the Dragon Boat Festival.

The collaboration features original illustrations of LISA in heytea’s playful, hand-drawn style, which appear on limited-edition packaging and merchandise. The collectibles extend the partnership beyond the drink itself, giving fans additional items tied to the collaboration.

The tie-up adds to heytea’s portfolio of collaborations with brands and cultural properties, including Alexander Wang, Sandy Liang, Yayoi Kusama, POP MART and Wicked. The brand has also participated in the Guggenheim Museum’s YCC Party in New York and worked with the Central Park Conservancy, extending its presence into art, fashion and local cultural events.

With more than 120 international stores across cities including New York, Los Angeles, London, Toronto, Sydney, Melbourne and Bangkok, heytea continues to use product collaborations and cultural partnerships to build its presence beyond China.

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