Korean rapper Youngji Lee makes her debut as a Coach global ambassador, fronting the American label’s fall 2023 campaign.
“Lee captures and embodies Coach’s Courage to Be Real message of embracing all aspects of who you are with confidence to inspire others to do the same,” the brand said in a statement.
Lee is a self-taught rapper who rose to prominence after appearing on the South Korean reality competition shows “High School Rapper” and “Show Me the Money.” In 2022, Lee became the first woman to win the latter program.
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Although she has yet to release her first full-length album, Lee has already debuted a slew of successful singles, which include collaborations with notable Korean artists like Jay Park, Woo and DJ Hyo of the renowned K-pop group Girls’ Generation.
In Coach’s new campaign imagery, Lee displays two of the brand’s flap bags, one in their trademark leather and canvas monogram style, and the other a sparkly gold PVC model.
Coach marks Lee’s first luxury partnership, but the rapper is already making a name for herself in the fashion industry, having graced the covers of Cosmopolitan and Harper’s Bazaar in South Korea. This year, she’s also been photographed for a recent Vans campaign in which she models the skate brand’s puffy Knu Skool sneakers.
Lee joins a number of Coach ambassadors including Camila Mendes, Lil Nas X, Selena Gomez and Megan Thee Stallion. The brand has expanded its celebrity reach in Asia, tapping Chinese actress Wu JinYan and Japanese songwriter Koki as spokesmodels.