# Medicube's Pore Pad Just Hit 400 Costco Locations in the US

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Two things dropped this week that are worth bookmarking if you follow K-beauty's global push — and one of them is a genuine comeback story.

**Medicube Zero Pore Pad lands at US Costco — all ~400 locations**

The Medicube Zero Pore Pad has been holding the number-one spot in Amazon US's toner and lotion category since February 2025, and now it's gone bulk-retail. APR (the parent company behind Medicube) confirmed the pad entered roughly 400 US Costco locations this month, with a Costco-exclusive bundle format. The same rollout happened at Korean Costco locations in the same month.

The US retail footprint for Medicube has been building fast: Ulta Beauty first, then Target and Walmart, now Costco — and CVS Pharmacy (around 3,000 stores) is reportedly next before the year ends. APR's North America revenue for the first half of this year grew more than 260% compared to the same period last year. Canada and European Costco locations are also on the expansion roadmap. The Zero Pore Pad is clearly the product carrying that momentum — if you've been curious about it, the Costco bundle is probably the most accessible entry point yet for US-based readers.

**Mamonde's Creamy Tint Color Balm is back — 10 years later**

This one's for anyone who remembers the original. Amorepacific's Mamonde is relaunching the Creamy Tint Color Balm on October 20 — today — at Olive Young. The original launched in 2016, sold over 10 million units, got discontinued during a rebrand, and never stopped getting relaunch requests. So here it is.

The reformulated version applies more smoothly than the original, and the color payoff is now buildable — sheer with one swipe, more saturated with layers. The ingredient list adds flower extracts, shea butter, and ceramide for moisture. The shade lineup expands from the original Velvet Red to six total: Chilling Cherry, Rosita Rose, Peach Nuts, Healthy Rose, and Mellow Rose (the last one is an Olive Young exclusive). A new companion product, the Creamy Tint Prep Balm — designed to smooth lip texture before color application — launches alongside it.

**Cosmax hosted a K-Beauty Creator Awards in Manhattan**

On October 17 (local time), OEM/ODM giant Cosmax held the KOOM K-Beauty Creator Awards in Manhattan, as part of KOOM WEEK 2026 — described as the largest K-brand and startup festival in North America. Around 150 beauty influencers and creators based in North America attended. Cosmax's group chairman Lee Kyung-soo was present and named "creativity" and "speed" as the two drivers behind K-beauty's global growth. The company is using its now-profitable US manufacturing facility as a base to support K-indie brands looking to break into the American market.

**One more: Olive Young is hosting its first-ever tech conference**

This one's less about products and more about where Olive Young is heading. The retailer is holding a tech conference called define:OMNI in Seongsu, Seoul in November — its first public tech event ever. The focus is on how Olive Young built its omnichannel platform connecting physical stores, the online mall, and logistics in real time, plus its global platform strategy for the US market. It's aimed at tech talent, not shoppers, but it signals how seriously the company is treating its infrastructure as a competitive asset alongside its product curation.