Custom Neon Sign for Korean K-POP Lovers

What is Korean K-pop?

K-pop, in short is Korean pop or Korean popular music which they call it Hallyu. So, how did K-pop style come to this popular? It is an integration of the street hip-hop music style and the basis of Korean musical genre in general. The type, however, does not consists of only one genre, but with other genres such like hip hop, electronic, rock , R&B and a lot more.

Kpop girl group, Ace of Angels AOA performs during closing ceremony of the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta

Korean K-pop Trend goes wild

The K-Pop trend goes wild quite quickly. Apart from the huge support to the entertainment industry from the government, the industry development in South Korea plays an important role. They form teams of handsome young boys, pretty girls and back with strong music and dance which make is widely accepted around the globe.

In addition, Korean entertainment companies are very strong in marketing. They maximize the use of the youngsters’ favourite online social media platforms to promote K-pop and at the same time, as a cultural output. The result is obvious- in 2012, the popular "Gangnam Style" through the online video site YouTube pushed the K-pop craze to a new peak, ranked first in the popular music charts in Europe and the United States, plus causing a global imitation boom.

Gangnam style neons light with the Korean singer Spy on Gangnam square

The K-pop industry chain is very large, from music albums, TV series, movies, to star peripherals and K-pop signs. According to the data, the export of K-pop has ballooned South Korea’s music industry to an impressive $5 billion. In recent years, the popularity of many K-pop team has even surpassed Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift such as BTS and BLACKPINK.

The BTS Concert At The Ziggo Dome Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2018)

BLACKPINK

BTS: In 2020, the sales of tickets for the BTS concert reached US$78.9 million in Europe and the United States.

BALCKPINK: the most popular girl’s team, whose MV “Kill This Love” broke YouTube's record in views in a single day. The MV got nearly 60 millions views within only 24 hours.

How K-pop Fans became a Force for Political Activism

The influence of K-pop even reflected in politics.There are several reasons why K-pop fans have become a force for political activism.

These K-pop fans are usually a group of supportiveand open-minded youngsters who are so good at using social media platforms to drive powers and momentum.
In order to follow their idols,they are passionate about leaning new cultures and even involving in cultural politics.
The concerts and meet-ups events attended by the fans are easily transformed into politicswith interpretation.
Some events or meet-ups canalso encourage the fans to organize various social organization like Animal protection, donations, etc.
Young people are seeing their own political powerthrough K-pop where they also have chances to show and feel this power.

Fans cheer the K-pop band BTS at Staples Center in Los Angeles in 2018. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Neon Sign for K-pop lovers

As mentioned above, there are a lot of products created because of the popularity of K-Pop. There are a lot of concepts and rough making Neon Signs in the market now. As the pioneer in the Neon Sign industry, Polaris Sign already fulfilled a lot of our K-pop lovers in having their own custom K-pop neon sign despite the complexity of some designs.

The fans are not just satisfied with the small signs they can take to the concerts, a lot of true fans customized their own BTS neon sign, BLACKPINK neon sign and of course their idol’s signature moment, etc to be hung in their home and room. K-pop fans are very dedicated to show their love to the team that they have a lot of ideas about how they want their BTS neon sign, Stray kids neon sign, and others look like.

BTS Logo Neon Sign

BLACKPINK Ice-cream Neon Sign

BTS JK Flying Neon Sign

Where can you put up a Neon Sign

There are lots of choices here and do not hesitate to ask the merchant to provide you with the best guides of installing the neon signs and how to keep it long-lasting.

Some ideas for you to put up your sign: