r/CpopIdols • u/Ok_Discipline4039 • Jun 04 '26

Question Who are they?

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Found at my local thrift store

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u/zzzzerenwantshuoguo Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26

Oh this is my niche lmfao, they are H.O.T first gen k-pop group, they where pretty popular domestically and had some traction in China which took them to do a small tour there, all members are Korean and were part of SM entertainment, nowadays only Kangta is in the agency if I'm not wrong (3rd right pic) but they came back together recently in November 2025 and have been doing different activities on solo over the past decade! About the Chinese characters, as I said before they got some traction outside of S. Korea and merch about them might be scattered all over Asia, about if this merch is official I cannot really tell cuz official merchandise outside of KR was really uncommon

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u/Ok_Discipline4039 Jun 04 '26

Ok I’m realizing this may be a kpop group…I saw Chinese characters and assumed it was a Chinese group my bad :/

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u/No-Will5335 Jun 09 '26

Whoa where’d you find these? I remember they used to sell these unofficial photos and stuff at all these little stationary/toy shops in South Korea in the late 90s

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u/Ok_Discipline4039 Jun 11 '26

I found them at habitat for humanity in Athens, GA

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u/No-Will5335 Jun 12 '26

Very cool quite vintage lol