If this was 8 years ago, you may not know who BTS is. However, BTS has become increasingly popular since 2015; 2 years after their debut and now they are one of the most successful Kpop groups in the industry. The group consists of 7 members, RM (Rap Monster), Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook. Whether or not you are an army, which is the name of BTS fandom, you definitely have heard of them or at least seen them. Armies are undoubtedly the biggest fandom in Kpop, the chances of you knowing one is pretty big as well at the height of BTS’s fame right now. Here are some gift ideas for BTS fans, armies.
1. BTS Meal
BTS has recently collaborated with McDonalds and they have their own meal called the BTS Meal which consists of 10 pieces of Chciken McNuggets, two sauces – cajun and sweet, medium fries and an iced Coke. The Chicken McNuggets comes in a pretty shade of purple with BTS’s official logo on it. If your army friend hasn’t tasted it already, why not order it for them via drive through or even through food delivery services? Maybe they can watch it while streaming “Butter”, BTS’s latest comeback.
2. BT21 Merchandise
In case you’re unfamiliar with BT21, BT21 are LINE friends created by BTS members themselves. The characters consists of Koya (RM), RJ (Jin), Shooky (Suga), Mang (J-Hope), Chimmy (Jimin), Tata (V), Cooky (Jungkook) and Van (the armies). The merchandise comes in various forms such as plushed toys, cups, stickers, slippers and even stationary.
3. TinyTAN Merchandise
TinyTAN are different from BT21 as TinyTAN are animated characters based on BTS and created by HYBE Entertainment (formerly known as Bighit Entertainment). In my opinion, they’re even cuter than BT21. Just like BT21, TinyTAN also has merchandise. It’s not as vast and BT21 but there are still various options from figurines, key rings, computer accessories and etc.
4. BTS T-Shirts
If you have a tighter budget, BTS T-Shirts are definitely a more affordable option. There are plenty of online shopping platforms selling BTS T-Shirts with a wide range of prices and patterns. Alternately, you could customise it yourself and for t-shirt printing services. All you need is a plain t-shirt and a selected BTS picture or pictures to be printed on the t-shirt.
5. BTS Scrapbook
This is the chance for you to channel your creative outlet and create your very own scrapbook for your army friend. If your scrapbook is big enough, you can even cut out the BTS photos from magazines and paste it onto the scrapbook. You don’t just have to put in photos, you can even write in the scrapbook. You can write anything from fun facts about the idols, favourite songs, perhaps even favourite quotes to make it more nostalgic and meaningful.
6. BTS Posters
This tends to be the typical case for most Kpop fans, not just armies. They are bound to have at least one poster of their idols in their bedrooms. Amazon has a wide range of BTS posters, although it’s not official, the army will definitely be overjoyed if they were to receive a BTS poster from you. Imagine the joy of an army, waking up and being able to look at BTS every morning?
7. BTS Gift Set
If you’re uncertain about what to gift an army, why surprise them by giving them a little bit of everything? Just like the BTS posters, Amazon provides a wide range of BTS gift sets, every gift set has something different in it and every gift set is a different price. But the most important thing is all the gift sets are BTS and your army friend will surely be jumping for joy.