Nature Republic
 
Nature Republic store Myeong-dong in 2016
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| Founded | March 2009 |
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| Founder | Jung Woon-ho |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
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Worldwide |
| Products | Skincare |
| Website | https://www.naturerepublic.com |
Nature Republic (Hangul: 네이처리퍼블릭) is a South Korean cosmetics brand.
Created in March 2009, Nature Republic is a cosmetics brand that utilizes natural ingredients for their products. The brand's philosophy is 'A Sense of the Beginning'.
Nature Republic opened its first store in March 2009. Stores were opened outside of South Korea in Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia in 2011.
In 2011, Nature Republic opened its first store in Cambodia and launched its first store in the Philippines on November 13, 2012.
The brand was involved in a scandal in 2015, when its founder and former CEO Jung Woon-ho was imprisoned for embezzlement and breach of trust for gambling overseas. He also allegedly spent billions of won in lobbying for a shorter sentence. After replacing him with Kim Chang-ho, the brand opened more stores in the U.S, which already has 17 of its stores since 2012. It launched a store in Torrance, California, and has plans of opening another in Elmhurst, New York as part of its plans to continue building up its presence in the country.
Its best-known products are Ginseng Royal Silk Watery Cream and 92% Aloe Vera Gel. Other products include cleaning foam,body lotion, body shower, hair essence series and so on.
Rain became an endorser of Nature Republic in 2009.
On September 13, 2010, JYJ became the new endorsers of the brand after signing a one-year contract with Nature Republic. The company plans to use their strong influence in Asia by enacting “differentiated marketing strategies”, targeting not only domestic customers, but also foreign customers as well.
In 2011, KARA's Gyuri, Hara and Jiyoung were selected as Nature Republic's new models.Jang Keun-suk also became an endorser of the brand in the same year.
In August 2013, it was announced that Girls' Generation's Taeyeon and EXO signed a 2-year endorsement deal with Nature Republic.
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