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Hansae MK: how its people are moving

The fashion company that runs Hansae Group's casual and children's wear brands.

On Korea's National Pension Service register, Hansae MK had 182 members in Aug 2026, down 16 (−8.1%) from Oct 2025. Over the same period 40 people joined and 56 left.

Growth21/ 24−8.1%
Size22/ 24182 people
Turnover (left ÷ team)13/ 2431%

Rank among 24 companies in Fashion & Luxury, highest first on all three (turnover: people who left over 10 months ÷ current team).

PEOPLE · PENSION REGISTER

182 people

10-month change: −16 (−8.1%)

Joined	40 people
Left	56 people

As of Aug 2026 · head office plus plants and branches of the same company · Source: National Pension Service workplace register (Korea's public data portal)

ROLES IT WILL LOOK FOR

Fashion merchandiser (MD) →This role decides, every season, what to make, how much of it, and where to sell it. It owns the product assortment, production quantities, pricing and volume by sales channel.
Brand manager →This role decides to whom and with what story a brand is sold, and pulls product, marketing and distribution in one direction. It exists in fashion, food and health functional foods alike.

Banseog note

Hansae MK — pruning its brands and concentrating on kids ↓

Outside Korea

Japan

Subsidiary Its Japanese subsidiary Hansae Dream Japan, set up in January 2020, sells apparel from Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo. Source (2025-12)

Only presence confirmed on a public page is listed, with its source and month; a market that is not listed may still be served.

Banseog note · Oct 25, 2026

Hansae MK — pruning its brands and concentrating on kids

Where it stands now

Realignment — pruning brands and shifting weight to kidswear and new brands

Revenue in the first half of 2026 was KRW 127.4 billion, up 6.2% year on year.

In the first quarter of 2026, infant and children's wear accounted for 64.4% of revenue, well above 48.8% for full-year 2023, and standalone Nike Kids stores increased from 18 last year to 31 this year.

Korea's National Pension Service public workplace data shows 182 people on the pension register in August 2026, down 16 (8.1%) from October 2025. Over that period 40 people joined and 56 left.

Three decisions within a year

Expanding kids' sports multi-brand stores: 'PLAYKIDS PRO' targets 2026 revenue of KRW 100 billion and plans to open 24 new street-front multi-format stores this year; first-quarter revenue rose 36% year on year. The stores carry Nike Kids, Jordan Kids and the company's own childrenswear brand Moimoln.
Brand pruning: the company wound down brands such as TBJ, ANDEW and Curlysue Edit and reorganized overseas subsidiaries, concentrating resources on kidswear and new brands.
New brand 'The B Archive': a brand rooted in the heritage of BUCKAROO, it released its first season at the end of January 2026 and is sold on the company's own mall Style24 and at Shinsegae's Uijeongbu, Daejeon, Cheonan-Asan and Centum City stores. Its signature hooded zip-up was expanded from two to four colors for the fall/winter season, sold out within a month of release and went into additional production.

Three people it will look for

Kids retail store development and operations lead — must handle the opening of 24 street-front multi-format stores this year
Sports-license kidswear MD — must plan merchandise for childrenswear, now over 64% of revenue, and for Nike Kids stores that have grown to 31
New brand MD and production lead — a planning and production flow is needed to support The B Archive's fast reorders and color expansion

For HR

Kids store openings and sports-license MD staff are also sought by other fashion companies and sports brand distributors expanding children's sports stores. With 24 store openings under way this year, now is the time to secure store development and store operations leaders first.

For job seekers

Experience opening many children's or sports stores, or an MD record of growing a new brand through fast reorders, is what this company values most right now.

A reading written from public sources. Sources: News Tomato 2026-10-20 (first-half revenue), Asia Today 2026-05-19 (childrenswear share, Nike Kids stores, brand pruning), Sports Kyunghyang 2026-04-29 (PLAYKIDS PRO target, 24 store openings), Sports Kyunghyang 2026-04-18 (The B Archive launch, points of sale), Herald Economy 2026-06-10 (BUCKAROO heritage), eNews Today 2026-10-22 (four colors, sell-out, reorder), Korea's National Pension Service public workplace data (headcount). Team size is from Korea's pension register.

Hansae MK: frequently asked questions

What does Hansae MK do?

The fashion company that runs Hansae Group's casual and children's wear brands.

How many people work at Hansae MK?

182 members on Korea's pension register in Aug 2026 (10-month change: −16 (−8.1%)). The register counts the whole company in Korea.

Where does Hansae MK stand now?

Realignment — pruning brands and shifting weight to kidswear and new brands. Kids store openings and sports-license MD staff are also sought by other fashion companies and sports brand distributors expanding children's sports stores. With 24 store openings under way this year, now is the time to secure store development and store operations leaders first.

Which roles will Hansae MK look for?

Roles such as Fashion merchandiser (MD), Brand manager. The role guides explain the work, the experience that leads there and what hiring teams check.

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