BTS fans, assemble! McDonald’s just announced its latest collab is with the beloved K-pop group: the TinyTAN Happy Meal.
The fast-food giant shared on its website and social media pages Aug. 19 that it is teaming up with the South Korean boy band for its next Happy Meal special, which will include two sets of special TinyTAN toys inspired by each of the group’s seven members: Jungkook, V, Jimin, Suga, Jin, RM and J-Hope.
The TinyTAN Happy Meal will be available to order starting Sept. 3, while the Encore Edition of the meal will arrive a few weeks later, on Sept. 23.
These are the two sets of toys in the TinyTAN Happy Meal:
- The Throwback Edition features each character in 2021 BTS Meal promo outfits.
- The Encore Edition features each character in outfits that nod to the latest collab.
McDonald’s also announced that there will be a Magic Meetup in Los Angeles where members of the BTS Army “can step into the rhythm of TinyTAN with an immersive, multisensory experience, filled with music and Happy Meal magic” on Sept. 27 and 28 at the nya West event space.
Prior to the announcement, the fast-food chain teased a partnership with BTS by sharing a glimpse of the TinyTan characters next to a classic Happy Meal container on Instagram.
“I feel like i personally manifested this, wbu??” the caption read.
The day the partnership was confirmed, McDonald’s revealed some of the outfits the TinyTAN cartoon characters will be wearing on Instagram and included a list of the 66 countries where the TinyTAN Happy Meals will be sold.
McDonald’s Senior Marketing Director, Guillaume Huin, confirmed on X that the launch dates for the TinyTAN Happy Meal in other markets may differ.
He also gave fans a sneak peek of the purple packaging of the TinyTAN Happy Meal toys in another post.
McDonald’s previously partnered with the popular group in 2021 for the BTS Meal: 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, Sweet Chili and Cajun dipping sauces, inspired by McDonald’s South Korea, medium fries and a medium drink. The limited-time promotion was available in nearly 50 markets around the world. The collaboration included custom merchandise, too. At the time, the chain also released a commercial featuring the group’s song “Butter.” Four years later, a reunion, just like the one the members recently had, is overdue.
The TinyTAN Happy Meal is the third meal McDonald’s has unveiled this month. On Aug. 5, the chain announced the McDonaldland Meal, an “adult Happy Meal” that celebrates the realm from which characters like Ronald McDonald, Grimace and the Hamburglar originate, which includes the new Mt. McDonaldland Shake.
A couple days later, the company shared that another collaboration called the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Hello Kitty and Friends Happy Meal was on the way. The partnership, described by the chain as the “fandom fusion of epic proportions,” features 12 different figurines and character cards.
