A news release from Mattel in February 2004 announced that Barbie and Ken had decided to split up, but in February 2006, they were hoping to rekindle their relationship after Ken had a makeover.
Vijesti priopćene iz Mattela u veljači 2004. da su se Barbie i Ken razdvojili, ali u veljači 2006. su bili u nadi da će ponovno probuditi svoju vezu nakon što je Ken promijenio izgled.