The Nike Air Max 90 Korea Family Reunion is Hitting the Pitch

As a part of the 30th anniversary celebration of the Air Max 95, Nike went global with the Family Reunion Pack, remixing colorways of the silhouette that honored the cities that made the shoe popular. After the Air Max 95’s time in the spotlight, it’s big brother’s turn with the Air Max 90 getting its own Family Reunion collection.

Joining that pack is the Nike Air Max 90 Korea, which draws inspiration from the cleats Cristiano Ronaldo wore decades back. On August 14, 2002, Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for Sporting CP against Inter Milan wearing the game-changing Nike Mercurial Vapor 1 in a Dark Cinder colorway, an extremely lightweight sneaker that opted to use a thin synthetic material instead of the industry standard kangaroo leather.

That famed sneaker made a return with modern updates for the pitch in 2025 championed by Vini Jr. Now, Nike is celebrating that debut with a rendition of the Nike Air Max 90 that integrates elements of the Mercurial 1 design. Much like the Air Max 95 Korea, the Nike Air Max 90 draws from that groundbreaking debut by implementing the same predominantly black and orange color scheme. The Nike Air Max 90 Korea borrows the synthetic textile upper of the for its build while also implementing its bold, wavy, early 2000s design language across the top half of the upper.