It's already December and Christmas is just around the corner. So you're probably thinking what Christmas gifts would your friends want. If you're that kind of friend who loves giving gifts, and your friend is into K-Pop and K-Drama, then this is for you.

I listed down some of the gifts you can buy that will surely make your friends happy. (Well, you can buy these for you, too!)

Nowadays, there are a lot of K-Pop shops online. Some sell on hand K-Pop albums. While others are still for pre-order (which means they will still order it in Korea). An album is actually a bit pricey, but there are some fans (especially those who joined fansign or video call events) are selling their extra copies for a cheaper one. Just like my Thrill-ing albums. I got the whole set for around 1000 pesos. And note, it's sealed!

But if it's still a bit pricey, you can buy unsealed albums. An unseal album is an album that has been opened already and some inclusions (mainly the photocard) are not included anymore. But the CD and photobook are still there so it's still good.

In my experience, I highly recommend buying from Korean Craze PH. Most of their items are for pre-order but they have on hand ones on their Shopee account. I have been buying a lot of albums from them and the seller, Ate Sab, is so approachable.

You can also buy from CNA Philippines, N.Cat Philippines, or you may check Facebook marketplace groups and bns Twitter. But make sure to be alert always because you don't want to get scammed this holiday season.

K-Drama OST Album

It's Okay to Not be Okay OST Album

If K-Pop fans have albums, then K-Drama fans have their OST album! Recently, K-Drama OST albums have been upgrading from a simple jewel case with just the cd and lyric booklet into an album with a lot of inclusions.

If your friend is a K-Drama addict, ask him or her which K-Drama she loves the most and try to find its OST album.

Based from experience, KDramerch.PH is one of my favorite K-Drama shop located in the Philippines. My transaction with them is super smooth and the seller is very honest and very transparent with everything. They also have a Shopee shop for their on hand items. So make sure to check it out.

Photocard of his or her bias

Photocard Binder and Sleeves

Lightstick

Wanna One in Kuala Lumpur

Lightstick is a concert must-have. Although we can't attend offline concerts yet, these lightsticks can be used during online concerts. It gives us the feeling of being in a real concert especially when we turn off the lights while having our lightsticks on.

It may be a bit pricey too, but it's worth it.

Some fans are actually posting tingi of these season's greetings. Meaning, if you only want to get a certain member, or just the diary, or the calendar, then it'll be cheaper. There are a lot of these on Twitter and Facebook.

I hope this list somehow helped you think of gifts to your friend... or maybe even for yourself. Although this list might be a bit pricey, but I guess, everyone deserves these special merchandises because we have made it through the year.

 

I have been doing more unboxing videos than writing contents recently. I'm still fixing my writing schedule and topics so that I can write consistently in the future. But for now, here's another unboxing of the recent merch that I got.

I've been a lowkey fan of Seventeen for quite some time now. I honestly don't want to stan them because I have a lot of things to catch up. But their music is really interesting and I love their songs that's why I decided to just be a lowkey fan. But recently, I have been seeing a lot of Tiktok unboxing videos and I really want to have this Attacca Carat version.

So come and join me as I unbox my merch.

One of the reasons why I wanted to buy the Attacca Carat version is because it's actually a photocard binder. The binder consists of 8 4-pocket pages. I used to be a collector of photocards that's why binders like this makes me excited.

This version actually has thirteen different covers wherein you'll get a random one (Random cover 1 out of 13). I got Wonwoo's version. I am happy because Wonwoo is my bias in Seventeen. Based from other Carats, you can actually figure out the member you got based from the color of the side.

The lyric book is placed in front of the hardcover binder that's why it became difficult to figure out which member is on the cover. The lyric book is an 8-page mini book which consist of all the lyrics, composers, and everyone behind the songs in the Attacca album.

Since the Carat version is not really the album-type, the CD is just placed in a paper case. For me, the Attacca design is really aesthetically pleasing. Minimalist yet very attractive. It has 7 tracks - To You, Rock With You (title track), Crush, Pang!, Imperfect Love, I can't run away, and 2 minus 1.

One of the main reasons why I want to buy this Carat version is because of the booklet or the 20 pieces photocards. Whichever member you got in the cover will automatically be the member in the booklet. Since I got Wonwoo, I got 20 pieces of Wonwoo photocards. For a former collector, it really excites me to have these photocard pulls in one album.

But of course, albums won't be complete without random photocards! Aside from the 20pcs photocard booklet, you'll also get four more random selfie photocards. I got Jeonghan, Hoshi, Vernon, and DK for my pulls.

I actually wanted to get a Seungkwan and The8 photocard since those photocards have sparks in me. I'm not yet buying their photocards since I'm still waiting for my other Carat version. Yes, I bought another one. I might get their photocard there. Who knows?

I was actually expecting a lot with the binder. It's good that the binder is hard. But my problem is the pockets. The pockets were like from the photo albums where we place our baby pictures and stuff. It's actually not that photo-friendly compared with the Ultrapro sleeves.

If you're a photocard collector and you like to double-sleeve your photocards, this binder is not for you. I only put one sleeve for my photocards and the photocards fit exactly (without any space) on the pockets. I'm actually afraid of putting in inside because my photocards might bend.

As of the moment, I still placed these photocards in the Attacca binder because I haven't bought additional sleeves on my A4 binder.

It's actually been a long time since I last bought a K-Pop album. I somehow lost interest in collecting albums. And also, I have been stanning a lot of K-Pop groups, I can't seem to keep up with all the releases, emotionally and financially. So, I stopped buying albums for a while. But recently, I became attracted to The Boyz and that's the reason why I bought their Thrill-ing albums.

The Boyz Thrill-ing album have three versions - Splash, Kick, and Bang. Each version consists of two normal photocard, one postcard, one holo photocard, one express ticket, one tattoo, one wristband, photobook, and CD. Most of the inclusions are random. That's why I'm so happy with the pulls that I got.

For the normal photocards, I got Younghoon and Sunwoo. For the holo photocard and express ticket, I got Hyunjae. And for the postcard, I got Sunwoo.

For the normal photocards, I got Juyeon and Hyunjae. For the holo photocard, I got Sunwoo. For the express ticket, I got New. And for the postcard, I got Younghoon.

For the normal photocards, I got Sunwoo and Hyunjae. For the holo photocard, I got Kevin. For the express ticket, I got Sunwoo. And for the postcard, I got Sangyeon.

My top three bias in The Boyz are Sunwoo, Juyeon, and Q. And most of my pulls are Sunwoo, which means he is telling me something. lol. I also got Juyeon but I didn't get any Q photocard. My favorite inclusion here is the holo photocard because it's just so cute.

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