Reaction of Korean netizens to BTS Arirang merchandise

 [Theqoo] BTS Arirang Official MD

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Comments:

1. The tableware is nice, but the design is a bit disappointing... It would have looked prettier if it had patterns on it.

2. They said it's Arirang... The design is pretty, but I wonder how it would have looked if they had used Hangul.

3. I want the hairpin, the fan, and the table. Ah, the chopsticks are pretty too. At this level, it seems like they did a good job with it.

4. Even if I buy it, they say merchandise without BTS on it doesn't bring any profit to BTS, so I don't really feel like buying it.

5. It's pretty decent for once. I've only been seeing those night shirts making it to the hot posts, but at this level, it seems like they did a good job with it.

6. Compared to the usual of the National Museum of Korea, The design seems a bit disappointing.

7. I'm not sure what the connection is between the Korean-style merchandise, Arirang, and the title track "Swim." It doesn't necessarily have to go in Korean-style direction, and if they were going to do that, they should have made the album's overall artwork Korean-inspired from the start.

8. Even though I'm not a fan, There are a few items I'd still like to have. They're really gorgeous.

9. Wow, this is surprisingly really nice.

10. They made such a fuss about the colour purple, throwing tantrums at every fandom whenever they saw purple, and now there's no purple here.

11. The skirt is pretty, though. The merchandise seems to have come out well.

12. Oh, there are a lot of pretty things. I want to buy the hat and the wallet in the last photo.

13. Releasing only merchandise without any album teasers makes it so obvious that they're just trying to empty the fans' wallets—it's really off-putting.

14. Whether it's this or something else, if it's released with a Korean theme, stop bringing up Japanese vibes or the Japanese flag. Did you put some kind of Japan-obsessed filter over your eyes?

15. Overall, the fit and shape came out well, but the basic logo is really ugly.. ㅠ

16. Wow, what's gotten into them this time? They actually put some effort into the merchandise.

17. This reminds me of the Japanese flag... They should have added some blue too.

18. Overall, it looks pretty good. It would've been even better if they had included Hangul or Naratmalssami (The phrase from Hunminjeongeum). As for that red-and-white keyring, it's a bit of shame they didn't add blue as well.

19. The clothes aren't that great, but the more you scroll down, the accessories are really gorgeous.

20. It's kind of tacky, but sell a lot of it and bring in plenty of foreign currency.

21. Are they using something like cheongsachorong (traditional Korean lanterns) as props? Has anything like an album teaser been released?

22. They keyring looks way too much like the Japanese flag.

23. The skirt and the bag are freaking gorgeous.

24. It's pretty! I remember BTS merch usually just having the logo slapped on it, so it wasn't that great, but this time it's really pretty.

25. But seriously, what is it kind of funny that it's titled "Arirang," yet it's covered in English?

26. Except for the soban (the small traditional table), there's no BTS logo on it, so these are items that are easy to use without people realizing they're BTS merch.

27. I like a few of them—the pouch and the hat.
 
28. The merch is freaking pretty... Damn, I guess I'll have to buy one.

29. The logo is freaking ugly, so it looks bad no matter what you put it on.

30. It's pretty though? I thought the album logo design was kind of meh/awkward, but they actually pulled off that theme well for the merch.

31. What's that pointy thing next to the chopsticks?

32. Damn, it's really pretty.. there are a lot of things I want, and I'm even a fan.

33. They did a good job with it lol, since it's Arirang, it might've nicer if it were in Hangul.

34. The pink hat and the the black sweatshirt are pretty.

35. That aluminium tray would be perfect for putting beer and tteokbokki on the bad and watching Netflix.








































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