“There is a principle that we do not hire celebrities as advertising models for the Galaxy as celebrities have a lot of risks related to their private lives.”įifty Fifty has a lengthy track record on US Billboard’s Hot 100 list. We have not even tried for such a deal,” said a Samsung official. “We have not signed a contract with Fifty Fifty for the Flip 5 ads.
Samsung said on Tuesday that the rumor, that the company was considering Fifty Fifty as an advertising model for its Galaxy Z Flip 5 to be unveiled on July 26 was “groundless.” The gossip ballooned as “Barbie Dreams,” an original song by the South Korean girl group on the soundtrack of the upcoming Hollywood movie “Barbie,” contains lyrics of “flip phones dipped in diamonds and pearls.” Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest smartphone maker, has denied market rumors that K-pop rookie sensation Fifty Fifty will appear in commercials for its upcoming Galaxy foldable models, a further blow to the four-girl band mired in a legal dispute with its label. (Courtesy of Fifty Fifty Official Twitter)