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PHANTACI and Jordan Brand debut Jay Chou's 'Carnival II' tour merch on June 19PHANTACI x Jordan Brand just dropped for Jay Chou's Carnival II tour

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PHANTACI and Jordan Brand debut Jay Chou's 'Carnival II' tour merch on June 19
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01What happened

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PHANTACI, the streetwear label founded by Mandopop icon Jay Chou, and Jordan Brand have launched their first-ever collaboration: an official merchandise capsule for Chou's "Carnival II" World Tour. The collection includes the PHANTACI × Jordan CAL Edition TEE in three colorways plus a limited-edition collectible plush. The products debut in Beijing and Taipei starting June 19, 2026, covering the tour's Beijing leg. The collaboration celebrates the convergence of music, basketball, and street culture — a territory Chou has occupied since founding PHANTACI.

PHANTACI x Jordan Brand is here — their first collab ever, and it's official merch for Jay Chou's Carnival II World Tour. The capsule has the CAL Edition TEE in three colorways and a limited-edition plush, dropping in Beijing and Taipei starting June 19. It's the official gear for the Beijing leg. If you know Chou's brand, this intersection of music, basketball, and streetwear is exactly his lane.

02Spread timeline

Where it actually started

Jun 12, 2026Origin
PHANTACI and Jordan Brand announce their first collaboration for Jay Chou's 'Carnival II' World Tour, with product debut set for June 19 in Beijing and Taipei.Hypebeast breaks the PHANTACI x Jordan collab news — debut June 19 in Beijing and Taipei.
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03Source receipts

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Full article detailing the PHANTACI × Jordan CAL Edition TEE capsule, three colorways, limited-edition plush, and June 19 debut in Beijing and Taipei for Jay Chou's 'Carnival II' World Tour.
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Separate story about Jay Park and LNGSHOT fan friction — no overlap with the PHANTACI/Jordan story; included in cluster but not directly relevant.
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04Claim-level check

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PHANTACI and Jordan Brand have launched their first collaboration.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix
The capsule includes the CAL Edition TEE in three colorways and a limited-edition plush.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix
Products debut in Beijing and Taipei on June 19, 2026, for Jay Chou's 'Carnival II' World Tour Beijing leg.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

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Fills a major fashion coverage gap (0 stories in 48h) with specific, checkable product claims — named items, exact colorways, exact date, and a named primary source (Hypebeast) corroborating the core facts.

05Why it matters

The editorial take

Jay Chou is one of the most commercially powerful figures in Chinese-language pop culture, and PHANTACI's first Jordan Brand collab signals the label's growing legitimacy in global streetwear. Tour merchandise collaborations with Nike/Jordan have historically driven secondary-market hype — expect these to move fast in Beijing and Taipei.

PHANTACI x Jordan is a big deal in the Asian streetwear scene — Jay Chou's been building this brand for years, and a Jordan collab for a stadium tour is the kind of move that gets resale attention fast. If you're anywhere near Beijing or Taipei on June 19, move quick.

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