BlytheCon Europe 2012 - Ask Junko! (Interview with Junko Wong, Blythe Creative Director)

Hey guys! Here at the BlytheCon Europe team we are working on an interview for Junko Wong, Blythe Creative Director and CEO of the CWC Group.
Is there anything you would like to know from here?
Throw us a comment with your questions! (I'm already working on some of them xD)
http://www.blytheconeurope.com

Oh yes!

I'd love to know if the Blythe collection handbook will ever be published in English

And if there could ever be a book, video,blog post, anything about how a Blythe doll is made...like photos inside a Blythe factory...I think it would be so interesting to see Blythe on a conveyor belt or having her hair cut or makeup applied by white coat factory technicians!

Also, her thoughts on where factory dolls come from and to be real hard hitting, what the ethics involved are in buying one

Fiddlette wrote:

...And if there could ever be a book, video,blog post, anything about how a Blythe doll is made...like photos inside a Blythe factory...I think it would be so interesting to see Blythe on a conveyor belt or having her hair cut or makeup applied by white coat factory technicians!

That would be so interesting!!

I would know if there will be more FBL releases!! I need a translucent and tanned FBL for my collection

I would love to hear what she has to say about the "fake" mangos and UC. She'll probably just say something about how you should only buy from official suppliers but I would love to know if they are fakes or just really bad quality control.

Will Blythe be sold in the US ? Possibly though TRU ?

Would there ever be a 'fan' doll where all the fans could vote on a
website and she would be produced ?

I was really disappointed to see the blythe book with no english
translation

this is awesome!

I too would love to know about Blythe releases in the US and also the book being published in English at some point

One big question that I always think about is would it ever be possible to bring back the EBL/BL mold as a limited re-release?

LaVir wrote:

I would know if there will be more FBL releases!! I need a translucent and tanned FBL for my collection

Yes! A translucent FBL!!

I would like to know where she gets her inspiration. And, indeed if the books and also the pattern books will ever be translated or dual language. This would create a higher appeal, it keeps me from buying the latest book.

A look inside the process of coming into existance of Blythe girls would absolutely be interesting!

Maybe some hints and tips on how to determine a factory doll. I've also seen sample dolls for sale and I wonder when and who they send samples of new dolls to and how do those end up being sold (Alexis Emerald on Ebay for example in December).

Only question I have is - Will there be any future tanned skinned dolls in FBL/Middie molds, as well as translucent tanned skinned.

Oh and if they would reconsider Licca bodies

jenniekay wrote:

this is awesome!

I too would love to know about Blythe releases in the US and also the book being published in English at some point

One big question that I always think about is would it ever be possible to bring back the EBL/BL mold as a limited re-release?

I'm definitely curious about this too! I also loved the idea of a quick photo/video tour!

I would like to know if they ever plan on doing any dark skinned Blythes with fantasy haircolor?

ericaduh wrote:

Only question I have is - Will there be any future tanned skinned dolls in FBL/Middie molds, as well as translucent tanned skinned.

Agreed! Macaron Q-Tea Party seems allllllllmost translucent but not quite. I'm also curious if they have any plans to make a translucent Middie or two?

As of February, there's been no mention of a new Middie release, so I'm curious if they're planning more regular release Middies? So far, the only regular release has been Milk &Honey.

Moooooar Middie info for the Middie fans, basically. :]

same here will they going to make any black blythe.

oh and will they going to come out parts?? like just scalp, face, eyelidand so on or crate you own blythe kind of thing

I tried to comment but failed; so here are my questions ^.^

1. Are there plans to retire the RBL mold?

2. Do you have any examples of blythe character ideas that did not make it through the initial development stage? Ideas that flopped?

3. Where do the creative minds behind the blythe doll find inspiration?

4. What can you say in respect to the immense international popularity of BLs in Europe and the Americas? How are BLs perceived in Asia?

5. "Blythe Theatre" is one of my favorite ways to see blythe come to life, is there potential for a stop-motion/animated television series?

ericaduh wrote:

Only question I have is - Will there be any future tanned skinned dolls in FBL/Middie molds, as well as translucent tanned skinned.

Oh and if they would reconsider Licca bodies

ditto!

Thanks so much for your questions so far! There's still time to make a few more :-D

Is there an entirely new face mold in the works for the future?

And why no more Petites? I wonder if there was ever an explanation for that that I missed somehow?

there are some great questions here!

i'm curious to know a bit about the differences between what types of dolls have been most popular in japan versus the most in demand dolls in north america/uk/europe.

I was also wondering, with them doing these 'translucent' girls are they working to making
a 'modern' kenner blythe ??? With her glow ?

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Do aliens really exist? Is time travel possible?
We may not have the answer to those question, but we may be able to answer some blythe related questions for you.

BlytheCon Europe is proud to announce we will host an interview to Junko Wong, Blythe Creative Director and CEO of the CWC Group.
So if you have something to ask her, this is the time! JUST PUT YOUR QUESTIONS HERE. We will make a selection with 10 final questions that we will address to Junko.

See the original article with a couple of great questions asked by BlytheCon Europe attendees:
http://www.blytheconeurope.com/?p=451

There are already some answers here! https://blythekingdom.forumotion.com/t33388-ask-junko-wong
Any chance we could move them from that topic to this one?

How on earth did I miss that topic? I really need to get my online activities sorted! I'm not sure who can move topics here, I think it's Erica?