''Molang'' is an animated children's television series created by the animation studio

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. The titular character, Molang, was designed by the Korean illustrato
Hye-Ji Yoon
on the platform KakaoTalk. The designer had said that the name originated from the word ''mallangmallang'' (말랑말랑) which means soft, squishy, and fluffy. The series first aired on Canal+ France in November 2, 2015. Since then, 5 seasons, 321 episodes, and a music album have been produced and are widely broadcast. The first season has been available since July 1, 2019 on

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. In February 2020,

announced the development of Season 5 (52 episodes x 5 min). , Molang's TV exposure extends to more than 190 countries and has become a cross-media franchise, including merchandising, publishing, music albums, GIFs, digital series, stickers, and others. Season 5 started broadcasting on

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on September 9, 2021. On November 11, 2021, the show announced that it would celebrate

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in the UK on November 13.

Plot

The series chronicles the relationship between roommates and best friends: Molang, an enthusiastic and optimistic rabbit, and Piu Piu, a timid but outgoing chicken. They pit their wits against numerous occurrences, ranging from everyday problems and sitcom-style situations, to extraordinary adventures that often turn dangerous and/or risky. The show's animation and art style take heavy inspiration on the style of Japanese

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, with sweat drops on the characters' faces and particular expressions on their eyes, usually whenever they're extremely jovial, perplexed, frightened, or panicked. Molang is defined by its empathy, softness, tenderness, and joy. Molang has no nationality, is ageless, and gender-neutral. The characters of ''Molang'' speak ''Molanguese''.

Episodes

Discography

Albums

EPs

On April 1, 2020, the first "music album" called ''Molang'' was released on every streaming platforms, including

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, and more. As of late April 2020, this music album had been streamed more than 40,000 times on

and 20,000 times on

. On November 18, 2020, the EP ''A Merry Molang Christmas'' was released. There had been speculation regarding the release of the second music album, though this had yet to be confirmed. On December 10, 2020, th
official social media account of Molang
uploaded the first post introducing ''A Merry Molang Christmas''.

Synopsis

Seasons 1, 2, and 3: Molang is an affectionate, humorous look at the relationship between an eccentric, joyful, and enthusiastic rabbit named Molang, and a shy, discreet, and emotional little chick named Piu Piu. The series explores Molang and Piu Piu's everyday life with warmth and humor. Seasons 4 and 5: Molang and Piu Piu's friendship goes back a long way. From the

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to the

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, the heroes take over History with their invariable wit and good spirit. A true friendship standing the test of time, which reminds us that we can find happiness at all times!

Characters

* Molang is a

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that makes every moment of the duo's daily life a unique and wonderful moment, taking special care of each detail, and giving little things an unexpected fresh taste. Molang puts its heart into everything he does, even when it gets him and its friend Piu Piu into trouble. * Piu Piu is a little yellow chick. Shy, reserved, and disliked the feeling of being the center of attention, it takes great care to keep things under control, something that Molang usually ruins with its antics. When something unexpected arises (and Molang's imagination makes it arise more than one time!), Piu Piu can be quickly destabilized. * The Pincos: Molang and Piu Piu's friends are a group of miscellaneous rabbits that look identical in shape to their counterpart, Molang. They vary greatly in personality: some are friendly and well-meaning (like Molang), while others are soft-spoken and timid (like Piu Piu), while others are easily irritated and short-tempered (the beachgoers from The Coconut, the director from The Extras, etc.).

Broadcast

Countries: *

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: The series is broadcasting in

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since May 12, 2016 and ended on April 22, 2018. 5 months later, the series was moved to

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, upon the channel's new logo debut on September 29, 2018. *

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: The series is broadcasting in Canal+ Family (now Canal+ Kids) &

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since November 2, 2015. The series was also debuted on TF1 since September 4, 2017. *

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: The series is broadcasting in

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and

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since February 2016. *

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

: The series is broadcasting in Disney Junior Brazil since 2016. 2 years later, the series was debuted on

TV Cultura TV Cultura or simply Cultura, is a free Brazilian public television network headquartered in São Paulo and a part of Father Anchieta Foundation, a non-profit foundation funded by the São Paulo State Government. It focuses on educational and ...

since August 27, 2018. *

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

: The series is broadcasting in Disney Junior Italy since 2016 to closure in May 1, 2020. A year later, the series was debuted in

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since December 17, 2017. *

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: The series is broadcasting in Niki Junior since it started on November 15, 2017. *

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

: The series is broadcasting in

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channel

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since 2016. Also, the series was broadcast in

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since April–July 2016, then was back in 2020. Since February 23, 2017, the series was debuted in BBC Kids to its closure on December 31, 2018. The series was moved now to

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since July 6, 2020. *

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: The series is broadcasting in Disney Junior Australia in 2016, to its closing the channel on April 30, 2020. the series was moved to

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in 2019. *

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: The series is broadcasting in RTV. *

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

: The series is broadcasting in Monsta Channel since November 21, 2020. *

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: The series is broadcasting in

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. *

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: The series is broadcasting in

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since October 8, 2019, reruns on August 31, 2020 until November 30, 2020. Will be availabled only on the KiKa website. (German only) *

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: The series is broadcasting in

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since 2016, and in

since June 1, 2020. *

only: The series is broadcasting in

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. *

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: The series is broadcasting in

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since January 29, 2019. *

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: The series is broadcasting in

and

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. Others: * The series broadcasting in Kartoon Channel! all over the America. The first season is available since July 1, 2019 on

. Available in all countries.

List of episodes

Merchandising

As a merchandising brand, ''Molang'' uses "My Best Friend" as a universal signature for all worldwide licensees, on all packagings. It now represents two master toy licensees (Tomy & Jazwares), over 100 licensees worldwide, and more than 700 different products, including kids and adults apparels, children's books and magazines, stationery, magnets, stickers, underwear, sleepwear, etc.

Books

In November 2016, the French publisher

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launched a collection of four little square books based on the series episodes and one big album. On Easter 2017, seven new books were released. They were specially promoted by the broadcaster. Among them, four little square books and one album, and also two flap books in which children have to search for hidden characters and animals.

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, the world's largest publisher of children's books, have published four 8x8 books and one album. All the books include stickers and the album contains a sticker storybook with more than 25 stickers and 4 pages to decorate. They are available to all national retailers, independents, special market channels and through Scholastic Reading Club and Scholastic Book Fairs. In October 2018, the Italian publisher Gribaudo has launched six activity books with games, colouring pages, stickers and different activities. The publisher Nelson Verlag will launch a range of their mini books dedicated to ''Molang'' early 2020 in Germany.

DVDs

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 6046238, Molang
''Molang'' Official Website
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