I believe BTS does not need anymore introduction, fan or not, I'm sure you've heard of them. If not, then you're living under a rock! But if you're a Filipino ARMY or you're just planning on gifting someone some BTS items, then you know finding their official and legit merchandise can be a little hard. But luckily for you, I'm also an ARMY and I listed all the online stores where to buy BTS merch in the Philippines.
GLOBAL ONLINE MERCH STORES
- This is the store where you can buy official BTS merchandise, and yes, they're really affiliated with them. You can also buy merch from other artists too like CL, ENHYPEN, Seventeen, GFRIEND, Henry, and more. But unfortunately, their Global store doesn't ship yet to the Philippines so you might need a forwarder to ship it to the Philippines. But don't worry, I have a guide here on how to order in Weverse and ship it to the Philippines.
COKODIVE - This is probably the most popular website where you can buy not only official BTS merch but almost every other K-Pop artists. And if you watch K-Pop fan vloggers, then you've probably heard of them because a lot of them promote this store. The best part about this store is that they ship internationally, including the Philippines via FedEx. Upon writing this post, I'm waiting for my pre-order that will be shipped in December. The only con I found so far is that the prices here are higher than other sellers. While upon reading reviews in Reddit from other customers, it depends on your country and shipping you choose, but it takes a while for your order to arrive. Sometimes they don't update. But luckily, in my experience, their customer service replies after 24 hours.
- I discovered this website thanks to Laine of GlowCounsel. This is not actually a store, but more like a personal shopper. They have readily available merch but you can also custom request, meaning you can ask them to buy you anything available in South Korea, but of course with a service fee. You can learn more about it here. Lastly, they ship to the Philippines via DHL.
LOCAL ONLINE MERCH STORES
PLAY LINE FRIENDS - Are you aware there's an official Play Line store in Lazada? Well, there is! And they sell official BT21 merch. I already bought several items from them which you can see on my Instagram. Actually, there's also a Play Line physical store in the Philippines but as of now, as far as I know, they only have one branch and it's in Robinson's Manila.
NASIEOSEO.PH - This is the only one in the Shopee seller that I trust where I can buy legit and official BTS and BT21 merch. What I like about buying here is that I can use my Shopee coins for discount and Shopback for a rebate. But the downside is their prices are quite high just like Cokodive.
ALING NOONA - All stores I mentioned above are based in South Korea, but this one is only based in BF Homes, Paranaque. I learned about this shop through Instagram, thanks to one of my followers when I was looking for an RJ Jumbo Doll. Just like Harumio above, this one is more like a personal shopper in Korea than a store. They have on-hand items but most are for pre-orders. And they don't only accept BTS merch orders, they also sell merch from other K-Pop artists and avail their Personal Shopper Service.