The Hip Hop Monster is a webtoon - a comic book published online - where the members of BTS are experiencing exciting adventures as a cartoon characters. A total number of 42 chapters plus epilogue was released. It was initially released in Korean but the English translations are available. The webtoon was created and drawn by an artist called Grinemo.
The Hip Hop Monster series was released in two batches. The first one on November 11, 2014 online and two days later offline on November 13. The goods were available for purchase through a number of South Korean shops online: BTS Official Shop, 10×10, With Drama, Mnet Shop, Mwave. The offline stores that had the collection in stock were Hot Tracks, Morning Glory, Kosney, Asem Hobby Coex Store, Ispace, Ikon of Lotte World and Olive Young.
The second batch was released on August 12, 2015. The online shops that had the collectibles in offer were BTS Official Shop, KTown4U, With Drama, 10×10, Yes24 and Melon. They were also available offline at Olive Young, M2U Records, K Lounge and Art n Toy. You could also get them at the Bucheon International Comics Festival that was held on August 12-16.
The goods were manufactured and distributed by CJ E&M. There are two stickers of authentication on each item - from both Big Hit Entertainment and CJ E&M.
The first collection starts with series of figures. The smaller one (60 mm tall) comes with a black stand and in a black box. While the bigger one (160 mm) doesn't have a stand and you will get it in a white box. You can choose the character figure out of 7 options: Rap Monster, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, V, Jimin and Jungkook.
Next we have two round products - a mirror and a mouse pad that come in 4 different variants: yellow, pink, black and white. The diameter of the mirror is 75 mm while the diameter of the mouse pad is 180 mm.
Next there are three series of notes (7 in each series) in three different sizes: S (88 x 125 mm), M (125 x 176 mm) and L (146 x 206 mm).
If you would rather like a pad note instead of a regular one you can get it in two sizes: M (140 x 200 mm) and L (178 x 250 mm). They are available in four variants - white, yellow, black and pink.
The diary is in a form of a book and it comes in four versions as well. The 365 days diary will help you with planning and managing your weekly tasks. The size of the diary is 150 x 150 mm.
The USB drive can contain 8 GB of a digital data. It looks like a small figure. The height of the drive 60 mm and it comes in a box sized 50 x 82 x 45 mm.
And if you're looking for a nice file to store all your documents in you can purchase one of 4 available paper cases. There are four different variants available. The size of each case is 320 x 230 mm.
The last two items are a pop up card (out of 7 options, 75 x 75 mm) and pack of 9 stickers (height: 95 mm).
The second collection starts with two picket fans available in two versions: A and B. The size of each one is 390 x 390 mm.
Next we have two sheets of stickers (available separately) - tattoo and nail stickers. The size of both sheets is 90 x 130 mm.
If you're looking for a cute container for your beverage you can get a Hip Hop Monster bottle in two variants: A or B. The size of the bottle is 68 x 192 mm. It comes with a white pouch with a string (130 x 270 mm).
The wappens in a set called Wappen Ver.2 can be bought separately. Each member of Bangtan Boys is represented here. The height of a wappen is approximately 65 mm.
Next there's a comic book with the webtoon chapters gathered in one volume. It has 236 pages of drawings in it and the size of the book is 148 x 210 mm. And the most important thing - it's in Korean so you need to know the language to be able to read it. Otherwise you can always look up the English translation on the Internet.
The last two items are a towel (1350 x 700 mm) and an eco bag (340 x 340 mm). Both come in two variants - A or B.
Related: BTS Plush Dolls
There were also two collection of the Hip Hop Monster plush dolls both consisting of 7 dolls representing each member. The first one was a limited edition available through the official BTS shop. The sales started before the release of the first batch of Hip Hop Monster merchandise on July 28, 2014. There were only 63 dolls of each member available and that adds up to a total number of 441 dolls. Each one came with a small badge/key ring with a face of a chosen member. The sale was limited to 7 dolls per person. There was also a possibility to buy the goods from the Mwave Shop that had 210 total dolls in stock. It comes in a black box with a transparent window on front (230 x 315 x 185 mm).
A year later on the second collection of Hip Hop Monster plushies was prepared. The dolls were available starting December 12, 2015 online at the BTS Official Shop and With Drama website. This time the sale was limited to only 1 piece per person. This time the doll comes in a transparent plastic box (145 x 135 x 251 mm) instead of a cardboard one.
Both plushies differ a little bit. The height of the dolls from the first collection varies: 290 mm (Jin and Suga), 300 mm (Rap Monster), 310 mm (J-Hope, V and Jungkook), 320 mm (Jimin). They are made of a soft fleece and are wearing a black vest with BTS logo on front and the name of a particular member at the back. The plushies from the second edition are made of PP cotton and are of the same height - 200 mm - so they are a little bit smaller. They have a Hip Hop Monster logo on front instead of the BTS logo.
