In every Kpop concert, lightsticks are essential to every fan who wants the magical experience and be one with the ocean of crowds.
The lightstick is considered an essential part of every Kpop superfan and has been part of every Kpop group's concern to be included in their respective concerts. From every artist in the Kpop industry, there is a signature lightstick that every fan must-have.
Here are ten lightsticks a Kpop superfan must-have.
Number 10: DAY6's Light Band
DAY6's lightstick comes in a wristwatch style and does not follow the conventional wand-style every Kpop group emulates. The Light Band's centerpiece features a mint green leaf-shaped light encased in a dome, which the group's logo inside. The light band can be connected to a control center during DAY6 concerts to synchronize to the band's music.
Number 9: BLACKPINK's Bi-Ping-Bong
BLACKPINK has a hammer for a lightstick and is both unique and fun at the same time. When smashed, the hammer creates a squeaky noise, adding a little bit of light-hearted fun to a lightstick.
BLACKPINK themselves designed the Bi-Ping-Bong. The hammer lightstick can react to music by blinking, which is an essential feature during their concerts.
Number 8: Cherry Bullet's Cherry Gun
Cherry Bullet's lightstick is considered one of the unique lightsticks, donned by red and white light, and resembles a gun. The Cherry Gun also has various light modes and settings for fans to activate by pulling the trigger.
Number 7: iKon's Konbat
iKon's Konbat is a lightstick designed to look like a baseball bat and glows in red color with the group logo. The lightstick also glows and represents the stripes of the Korean flag.
Number 6: I.O.I.'s Ice Cream
I.O.I.'s lightstick takes the form of a large swirling vanilla ice cream atop of a cone. The Ice Cream emits the group's signature colors, pink and yellow, and only 2500 lightsticks were made in this design.
Number 5: ITZY's Light Ring
Like DAY6, ITZY took to an unconventional approach in designing their lightsticks and went to ring design. The Light Ring is meant to be held as a tambourine. The light stick emits various colors, such as a rainbow flow that radiates a string of neon colors.
Number 4: Highlight's Hallabong
Designed to look like a lightbulb, the Hallabong can cover the stadium as it shines all over the crowd. The lightstick has a simple look, with the group's name encased inside of the lightbulb. The lightstick comes in six variety of colors.
Number 3: Big Bang's Bang Bong
Credited as the first lightstick ever invented in the Kpop Industry, Big Bang's Bang Bong has stood the test of time with its signature crown design and "B" emblem. The Bang Bong has many iterations, and its latest ones are the black and white version, which comes with a microphone that can detect low bass allowing the light to sync with the music.
Number 2: Golden Child's Rune Bong
The Rune Bong comes with many features for a lightstick. First, the lightstick design that looks like a bowling pin, representing the ten members of the group, and each member completes the set.
The Rune Bong also comes with a feature that projects the group's loge when turned on and can synch to sounds, change colors, and light modes that adapt to the song's beat. The lightstick even has an official app that fans can control the lightstick.
Number 1: Vixx's Starlight Stick
The Starlight Stick is a masterpiece on its own, resembling the look of a starry night encased in a glass hexagon, the Starlight Stick is designed to the group's signature colors – blue and gold, and atop of the lightstick are the names of the members of the group.
