Joy doll discussion

@Krunner35 No, Joydoll largely does resin heads, but recently she created two soft bodies originally for herself, but as other people showed interest she decided to put the bodies up for order.

 

ohh thanks for the response

 

I cross-posted this to the off-topic discussion on Joydoll's soft cotton body.

An update on Joydoll and the progress of the soft cotton body. This news has been shared on Weibo and Xiaohongshu/XHS (aka Rednote, Little Red Book) without any English translation.

Shipment of the cotton body and resin hand/foot parts preorders will be delayed and likely go into next year. The reason is, Joy was hospitalized in late September with what seemed like a life-threatening illness. She's now out of danger and recovering in hospital, but she'll be out of action for some time. A family member has now stepped up to take care of these preorders and fulfil them, which is going to be a slow process.

The relevant news posts on Joydoll's Weibo account are here (initial announcement of illness and preorder suspension, shared early Oct) and here (current update on preorder progress, shared today), and I believe they're on Joydoll's XHS account too.

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If you ordered through a dealer, they should keep you updated on ETAs and refunds. If you ordered direct through Taobao and haven't paid balance yet (this preorder uses the deposit/balance payment method), you can enquire customer service on Joydoll's Taobao store. You can get a refund, but it might take time to process. There's more information on payments and refunds in the Weibo posts.

So far, this update is just for the cotton body and the option hand/foot parts preorders. No word yet about the second Lai head preorder that happened in August.

Such worrying news ... Joydoll posted quite regularly on CN social media, and the silence after her hospitalization felt so ominous. I'm relieved that she's in stable condition and hopeful that she'll recover.

 

thank you so much for the headsup! i was expecting my doll to be shipped soon, but at least now i won't wait and angst for nothing

 

@Ho.taru Glad to help - I'm waiting for the resin option parts myself, so I'm keeping an eye on shipping updates. Everything would've been shipped by now if Joy hadn't been hospitalized There have been updates on Joydoll's Weibo -- the cotton body materials and resin parts have all been produced and are currently being packed. It looks like they're making progress, so I'm guessing the ETA will be next year, hopefully before Chinese new year (February).

 

thanks for the (new) update!
i don't mind a delay tbh, it's normal if she was sick and in hospital. i hope she takes care of herself and gets her health back soon
i just wish the communication was better ^^' i saw nothing about this on IG and i received no info from my dealer...
a little more communication would prevent so much drama/stress in this hobby

 

@aihre Thanks so much for the heads up. I just directed my sis to this. She joined the Lai pre-order in summer and I don't know when or where she would have been informed of this if it weren't for you. I think lots of people around here do not or cannot regularly browse Weibo, for obvious reasons. I hope Joy will be alright.

 

Cross-posted to the off-topic discussion on the soft cotton body.

Update on Joydoll...

The Cotton body preorder is starting to ship out. My order (resin option parts only, placed through Joydoll's Taobao store) has just landed at my proxy's warehouse. If you placed your order with a dealer, I expect you'll hear news of it soon.

I haven't seen any news yet about Lai's second preorder. I suspect they are focusing getting the cotton body squared away, before dealing with Lai.

As a solo indie artist, Joy used to handle all her BJD orders herself, but now they're being fulfilled by her relatives, who aren't familiar with BJDs so they've had to learn everything on the fly. Joy herself is still in hospital. I gather that she's recovering, but whatever ailment she has seems to be serious enough to put her out of action. Joy is well-known in the Chinese community and there's been a lot of community support for Joy's relatives. I understand that Metisdoll (another indie BJD sculptor) has been advising them, and a university classmate has stepped up to design the cotton body's CoA (something that Joy would usually do herself).

All this news came from Joydoll's Weibo. Joydoll's Instagram hasn't been updated, presumably because her relatives don't speak English and/or don't have access to Instagram. I'll try to keep you updated, especially Lai's second preorder.

 

I guess I spoke too soon - there's news about Lai's second preorder on Weibo. The head sculpt has been produced already and is in post-production (printing CoA, ordering the packing materials). Joy's relatives are planning to ship Lai in mid-January 2026, so if anyone ordered from Taobao and has a balance payment to make, do pay it soon! If you ordered through a dealer, check in with them about remaining payments, etc.

Doll tax of Lai, to wish Joy a speedy recovery and her relatives success with fulfilling the orders: