You open Fortnite, see the Solo Leveling banner, and your heart jumps—this is the kind of drop that changes your lobby chatter. Your friend swears they’ll grind the Cup; you wonder if you should spend or play. For a full ten seconds the game feels like a bet you can win or lose.
I follow Epic’s collabs closely, and I’ll walk you straight to the two ways Sung Jin-woo can land in your locker: by earning him in the Cup or by buying the bundle. You’ll get the dates, the regional cutoffs, exact prices in V-Bucks and USD (€ equivalents), and a few tactical moves that actually move the needle.
Fortnite’s lobby shows the Solo Leveling Arise Cup is live — How to get the Sung Jin-woo skin for free
The headline: Epic is giving players a route to claim Sung Jin-woo without spending a cent via the Solo Leveling Arise Cup on February 19, 2026. You compete in the Cup playlist that day and hit a regional placement threshold to receive the skin and the God Statuette back bling.
Here are the placement cutoffs by region — if you finish inside your region’s target, the cosmetic drops into your account:
- EU: Top 2,350
- NA Central: Top 900
- NA West: Top 400
- Brazil: Top 400
- Asia: Top 250
- Oceania: Top 250
- Middle East: Top 250
If you play the Cup, treat the first matches like reconnaissance and the later ones like a sprint—you want safe points early, aggression when you can reliably secure eliminations. Think of your strategy like threading a needle: small, precise risks win placements.
When will the Sung Jin-woo skin release in the Fortnite Item Shop?
Epic will add the Solo Leveling Arise bundle to the Item Shop on February 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET. If you miss the Cup, that’s the timed window to buy the outfit.
Is the Sung Jin-woo skin in Fortnite exclusive?
Epic hasn’t labeled these skins as permanent exclusives. That usually means the Cup gives a free path for a limited time, and the Item Shop sells the skin afterward—so it’s temporary scarcity, not strict permanence.
How much will the Sung Jin-woo skin cost?
Individual skins in the bundle are listed at 1,500 V-Bucks, which is about $12 (€11) by typical pricing parity for Fortnite cosmetic purchases. The God Statuette back bling is 500 V-Bucks (~$4 (€4)).
The Item Shop shows the Solo Leveling bundle arriving at a set time — What’s in the bundle and how much it costs
Epic is selling the Solo Leveling Arise set in the Item Shop on February 20, 2026, 7 PM ET. If you prefer to buy rather than compete, here’s exactly what you’ll see and what it costs in V-Bucks (plus USD and € equivalents).
- Sung Jin-woo skin — 1,500 V-Bucks (~$12 / €11)
- Cha Hae-in skin — 1,500 V-Bucks (~$12 / €11)
- Igris the Bloodred skin — 1,500 V-Bucks (~$12 / €11)
- God Statuette back bling — 500 V-Bucks (~$4 / €4)
- 2 Solo Leveling Arise-themed back blings (included in bundles)
- 3 Solo Leveling Arise-themed pickaxes
- 3 Solo Leveling Arise-themed emotes
- 1 Solo Leveling Arise-themed wrap
- 1 Solo Leveling Arise-themed glider
Bundles rotate. Epic typically leaves limited-time bundles in the Item Shop for a short window, so delaying could mean waiting until a reappearance.
If you want my quick rule: if you’re close to your region’s cutoff and you enjoy competitive pressure, play the Cup. If you want the skin on day one without sweating, buy the bundle. The decision is as rare as a comet—everyone notices the player who has it.
I follow patch notes, Item Shop drops, and Epic’s tournament pages so you don’t have to—use the in-game Cup playlist and the Item Shop feed the day after the Cup. Will you grind the Cup and gamble on placement, or spend V-Bucks and take the guaranteed win—and which choice will your squad roast you for?