When BLACKPINK’s Jennie mentioned “Banana Kick” as her favorite snack, millions of BLINKs rushed to find it—fueling global curiosity for Korean culture and language. So Duolingo asked, “What if we could turn that excitement into an opportunity to learn?” In collaboration with Nongshim, Duolingo launched a limited “Black & Pink” Banana Kick with Korean quiz questions, transforming fandom passion into a fun reason to learn Korean.