BTS’ Jin ‘surprised’ by US$110 price tag of pyjamas he designed, and fans of the K-pop boy band are just as startled
- The first in a series of items designed by band members to go on sale, the angel- and devil-themed sleep wear sold out within hours despite their high price
- Fans were equally surprised by the pyjamas’ price. Jin says during a livestream that he hopes fans will wear them as if they are a warm hug
BTS’ Jin is just as surprised as the band’s fans by the price tag of the pyjamas he designed.
The first release in a special collection of merchandise designed by the members of BTS, two pairs of pyjamas by Jin went on sale on January 3.
Priced at between US$110 and US$120 – not including shipping costs – depending where buyers live, the angel- and devil-themed pyjamas sold out rapidly despite their high price.
“I did ask for the pyjamas to be made of a good fabric, but how is the price this [high?]. I was surprised too,” he wrote on the celeb-to-fan communication platform Weverse, as per a fan translator on Twitter, @doyou_bangtan.
Fans echoed Jin’s concern. Many in BTS’ fandom, known collectively as Army, posted on social media that they were startled by the pyjamas’ steep price tag.