Thought the lightstick was invented by BigBang, they didn’t really become mainstream and popular until the second generation of Kpop. This lightstick can be paired with your seat at concerts or to your phone with Bluetooth and can produce any color since it has an RGBW LED. For those people who grew up heading to concerts in concert halls or on outdoor lawns and watching their favorite musicians rock it out on a stage, a lightstick might be something new… or it will make you harken back to when people used to raise their lighters in the air. Modern Kpop lightsticks can even sync with a central control point at concerts so they all sync in the audience.

Stray Kids Lightstick - Etsy Stray Kids Lightstick - Etsy

My husband, who is an indie musician here in Korea never had this lightstick phenom, so it is definitely something unique to the KPOP industry. If you register your ticket number through the app, you can enjoy a more enjoyable performance through various directings at the venue.Though lightsticks weren’t really around for first generation Kpop groups and fans in the 90s, they became a vital part of the fandoms because of that first generation that wanted to show their support. Having seen a number of KPop acts over the years while living in Korea, the idea of the lightsticks wasn’t new to me. How to spot an official one: The first T on the handle should be yellow, the X should be green and the last T should be light blue. While they were originally sold exclusively at concerts for fans, today, fans can find some of the best Kpop lightsticks online.

STRAY KIDS LIGHTSTICK - idolpanion [OFFICIAL] STRAY KIDS LIGHTSTICK - idolpanion

Download the mobile application "Stray Kids Lightstick", then connect to the mobile phone via Bluetooth, and finally control the color of the light through the APP. I've tried everything and can't count how many times I've uninstalled and reinstalled and went through my Bluetooth and permission settings. As the most popular Kpop group coming out of Korea, their lightstick, or I should say lightsticks, are the most popular too. However, I was recently working on a trends project for a company and realized just how vast the KPop lightstick phenom is.

From colors, lightsticks were born, thanks to BigBang, and it made it easier in multiple act shows for the audience to change and show their support as necessary. The official Blackpink lightstick was released in 2018 and has two colors… you can guess what they are, right? The light on this stick connects via the official TWICE app and can be synced at concerts to a central control and it also comes with a stand so that it can act as a mood light in your room.