Hirono The Other One
Hirono The Other One · 2021 · POP MART
2Regular
Nowhere Safe
Nowhere Safe (无处躲藏, “nowhere to hide”) is the second figure. Red-haired Hirono in a striped red jumper and a red-and-white party hat peeks out of an open cardboard box, tucked in up to his chest. The hat promises a party; the look on his face does not. The cardboard is personal: in a 2022 Artron interview Lang recalled collecting cardboard as a child and wearing it.
Nowhere Safe (2) — details and collectors
FAQ
What does Hirono Nowhere Safe mean?+
Literally “nowhere is safe”. POP MART gives no official meaning; in our article the author reads it as a boy hoping a small, flimsy box will shut out the world.
How is Nowhere Safe different from Being Alive?+
Both use cardboard, but Nowhere Safe sits inside an open box wearing a party hat, while Being Alive wears a cardboard house marked HOME on his head and a boxing glove.