Popular Knowledge About Kpop Collection Goods

【ALBUM】

Normal Album:

   The early label production of normal albums is a gold sticker with C1 mark generally.Since 2019 lately or 2020 early,the label has changed into a white background mark.

Promo Album:

    The old version of the promo label is a silver label with a Korean promo logo.

  From the end of 2020, the promo label has changed to a white background mark with a Korean promo watermark.In addition,in most cases,a mark with not for sale in English will be next to it.

   Promo albums are the ones reserved for media promotion by artist entertainment companies. Those who obtain promo albums are generally obtained through media workers' transfer or lottery activities initiated by TV stations.The total amount of promo albums is much less than normal albums which we can get straightly from music store.

Fansign Album:

- Offline Fansign: A signed album obtained by participating in the activities of major music store websites only when winning the qualification of offline fansign event.You will probably get To names(To your real name or nickname) and signatures from all members.

- Online Fansign: It is the same as offline participation, but it will be processed by online video call. The signed album will be sent by mail by the host after video call ends.It is unsure where will members sign on nor how many To names you can get by members which totally depends on the fansign rule by artist company or fansign host.

Normal signed album:

   Signed albums that without not for sale labels won by major lucky draw official activities.

【PHOTOCARD】

Broadcast Photocard 

   - are received from offline broadcasting activities, which are limited and random, but some artist companies do not release broadcast photocard

Fansign preorder photocard(pob) 

   - is obtained by buying albums to apply for the fansign.It can be divided into two cases. 

   One is obtained in proportion to the album recruited,for example: A buys 10 albums can get 10 pobs; B buys 5 albums can get 5 pobs.

   Another is obtained according to the identity information of the recruiter,for example,A can get only one pob when buying 10 copies while B can also get one when buying only 1 album.Anyway,the way and the amount of fansign pob are determined according to the rules of the host and the artist company.

Fansign winner photocard

  - is obtained by getting into a fansign as a winner prize.Mostly, the image of winner photocard is different with the one of pob.Also,it is all determined according to the rules of the host and the artist company.

Fancafe photocard 

  - is obtained by winning the event that hold by official fanclub,such as streaming event ,member birthday event. The price of fancafe photocard is always much more expensive than broadcast and fansign stuffs.

Event photocard 

  - refers to the official lucky draw prize or goods that released by idol commercial brand partners or TV stations or other official events.

【POLAROID】

Fansign polaroid

  - is basically the same as the way to obtain the winner photocard. Generally, each winner will only get polaroid or winner photocard instead of both of them. 

   But sometimes,some hosts will obtain it by drawing only a specified number of winners which means that not all winners can obtain a polaroid. The drawing way is up to the host and the artist company to decide.

Event polaroids

   - is usually obtained by winning event that held by fancafe,TV stations or any official medias,sometimes the prize polaroids would be already disclosed in the event announcement.

Common Fansign Hosts:

AM(Apple Music)      MHD(Mihwadang)      MK(Music Korea)     MS(Makestar)     Gmarket       DMC 

MMT(My Music Taste)     Beatroad(BT)      Joeun Music(JM)      Withdrama       And so on