To get an idea of where the specific tradition of lightsticks originated, Mashable spoke to Jayu (she declined to provide her last name for professional reasons), who has been deeply invested in K-Pop fandoms for more than 10 years and has participated in many fan projects. The second version of the GOT7 official light stick was announced on April 20, 2018 and was released five days later on April 25. Looking like a cross between a magical girl anime wand and a souped-up flashlight, these LED sticks are powered by AAA batteries, include Bluetooth capability, and have captured the burning hearts (and wallets) of thousands of adoring fans. Three months after the group visited United States the GOT7 began their fanmeetings in Australia with the event in Sydney on April 20 at The Big Top Luna Park. This included the annual Dream Concert, which is the largest joint concert of K-Pop groups that has been held since 1995.

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It works almost the same as the lightstick keyring introduced in the We Under The Moonlight fan meeting collection (more info below).Fans unpack the ARMY Bombs they bought prior to a BTS concert at the Stade-de-France stadium near Paris. Off the clock, they can be found testing out cupcake recipes, collecting dolls, and watching Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure for the millionth time. The flicker of tiny lighter flames once illuminated dimmed concert arenas during heart-wrenching numbers. Next they visited North America and performed in Toronto, Los Angeles, Houston, New York and Mexico City and South America (Buenos Aires and Santiago). There’s also a whole mini industry on Etsy, Twitter, and fansites around customizable aspects for lightsticks now, too — decals, charms, stickers, etc.

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In January of 2017 the group traveled to United States to meet with their fans during Flight Log: Turbulence Fanmeet TOUR 2016-2017. memos (70 x 90 mm, 50 sheets each - 350 sheets total) and a signature necklace with a photo card (7 options). As much as fans dedicate themselves to attaining these light sticks, artists themselves also pay attention to every detail of the design, an explanation as to why new versions of the light sticks are created so frequently. There are literally hundreds of pieces of GOT7 merchandise that are a part of many collections that were available at different events like concerts such as 2019 world tour Keep Spinning and fan meetings including 2022 fancon titled Home Coming With I GOT 7.

The truth is, though, that unless you're the K-Pop equivalent of a Deadhead, following your idol group around to every stop on their tour, you may only use a lightstick a handful of times in your life. The group was very thoughtful and prepared another 5 original items: a lightstick/penlight, a black T-shirt with GOT7 logo on front and the title of their hit song " Never Ever" at the back, a black hoodie with the word " Arrival" at the back, a poster and a special set of 7 postcards. On your own though, you can use Bluetooth to connect to your lightstick at any time, and then you can change the colors or strobe the lights to your heart's desire.