BTS member Jin recently took to social media to express his shock at the pricing of his new self-designed merchandise line.
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Earlier this week, HYBE launched the Artist-Made Collection by BTS, a merchandise collection featuring designs created by each member of the group. According to the entertainment company’s announcement, each member would have a release date dedicated to their merch line.
The first merch collection to launch was Jin’s, which was comprised of an ergonomic pillow and pajama sets in angel and devil designs. The pillow retails for ₩69,000 (roughly £43), while the pajama sets retail for ₩119,000 (roughly £74) each.
ARTIST-MADE COLLECTION BY #BTS
Merch. Style Photo – Jin ver.😇GOOD DAY / 😈BAD DAY PAJAMA
BY Jin #BY_BTS #BY_Jin pic.twitter.com/xIRDdzBV0e— HYBE MERCH (@HYBE_MERCH) January 1, 2022
Following the launch of his self-designed merch collection, Jin personally took to community platform Wevese to express his surprise over the items’ pricings. “I did ask them to use a nice material for the pajamas… but even I was shocked at the price,” the vocalist wrote, as translated by Koreaboo.
Fans also took to social media to share their reaction on the pricing, inspiring memes and other posts that echoed Jin’s sentiment.
HYBE MERCH : jin's pajama cost $110
ARMYS RIGHT NOW : pic.twitter.com/qPYzEjbQqS
— BTS Quotes Archive⁷ (@btsqtsarchive) January 3, 2022
seokjin walking into hybe headquarters wearing his tiny devil pajamas so they know he’s upset about the price
— 🍯 ⁷ ᴰ² (@kosmicyoon) January 3, 2022
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