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BTS GLOBAL OFFICIAL FANCLUB 5TH ARMY

April 10, 2018


(Updated: August 17, 2018)
It's been a year and the 4th term ARMY membership must come to an end.
But it's not really the end, it's just a goodbye for the 4th term and hello for the 5th term.


Last April 6, BTS staff posted to their official fan cafe and also to their twitter account about the recruitment notice.
So here I am, excited for this because by the time I saw the post I can't wait for April 9 to come.

Here are some of the details for the recruitment:

What: BTS GLOBAL OFFICIAL FANCLUB 5TH ARMY

When: April 9-22, 2018
Membership Fee: 25,000

(shipping fee for overseas is not yet included)
Link on where you can join the recruitment for the 5th term: Interpark-BTS Global Official Fanclub 5th ARMY


Good thing about having the 4th term last year is that, I already have a daum cafe and interpark account so it's not much hassle for me this time. It is the important requirement before you buy the 5th term membership,so you can fully enjoy the benefits of it.

Here's a tutorial on how you can buy the membership at INTERPARK GLOBAL:

1st you need an account to be able to buy the membership, and after you logged in click BUY TICKETS:

And after that, there is a drop down option in which you should change it to "1" to proceed. See photo below:

Here's the a pop-up question once you click NEXT. 
Just click the check box and click SAVE.

Important Note: If you're using mobile phone, this will be the one you will see on your screen:
The question just got cut-out so I advice that you should do it on a computer or laptop rather than on mobile phone when you buy for the 5th membership.

Right after that, you will be redirected to Delivery/Confirmation:


Just fill out the blanks with the information needed and in the latter part you will see COUNTRY button and click it. 

Here is the pop-up window that you will see.

You need to choose your country first,

After that, just click SELECT, and there is a pop-up window again stating the amount of shipping fee that you need to pay. You need to click SELECT and the window will automatically close.

 Below your chosen country, write your exact full address that the membership kit will be shipped to. After you finish filling it up click NEXT.

And now, you will proceed for the Payment Section:
You can choose either domestic or foreign. So if you're not in South Korea you should choose for "Foreign Card".
There is a drop down option that you will choose on what type of card you will use. (They accept credit and prepaid cards.)

You should put here the card details needed,

After you finish it, click NEXT and you will see this,



Check the 2 boxes and click PAYMENT.
And after that you will see a this question on your screen.



It only says here, that if you want to register your membership information now or just do it later. But please do not forget to do this if you really want to get all the benefits of the 5th ARMY membership.
If you wish to continue, just click REGISTER NOW and this will be the next screen that will appear.



You just need to fill up all the required information and click SAVE. And voila! you are now a member of the 5th term BTS ARMY.

But if you wish to do it later, just click DO IT LATER and this will be the screen you will see,



You will see all the details here and there's nothing to do with this but if you want, you can take a screenshot of this if you want to post it on your social media accounts but please hide all the private information and also the confirmation number. Just click the X on the upper right if you are done.

You can still put the information needed if you choose to do it later.
 Log-in first to your account to Interpark site and go to MY TICKET.
You will now be redirected to this,

Click ENTER/MODIFY YOUR DETAILS and you will also see this window,



Just fill out the form and you're done but don't forget to click SAVE.

All in all, you will receive this confirmation email by INTERPARK:



This will be all for now. I will keep this blog updated once I receive my 5th ARMY kit soon.

(Updated: August 17, 2018)
Ooppsss! Hi there! It's been a while since I posted this blog and I came here for the update.

It's been 4 months since I registered for the 5th term and here are some of the updates about it. I will list down below all the details I gathered from the day I registered on Interpark global site to the day that I received the kit.

Date ordered: April 10, 2018
Date received the package: August 15, 2018 at around 2 in the afternoon

I read some news about the kit that you will first receive text message for the schedule date that your package will be delivered. Actually I'm on my way to work and an unknown number called me and surprisingly it was DHL (the courier that will deliver the kit) because I didn't receive any text message beforehand from them at all, so after the call I immediately called my mom that there will be package delivered to our place by DHL.

Here are some of the photos of my 5th term membership kit:



That's all for the update. xoxo!

Watch my 5th ARMY Membership Kit unboxing here:
[UNBOXING] 5th ARMY Membership Kit



Read my blog about my journey in 4th ARMY membership here:
BTS GLOBAL OFFICIAL FANCLUB A.R.M.Y 4TH TERM MEMBERSHIP
Watch my 4th ARMY Membership Kit unboxing here:
[UNBOXING] 4th ARMY Membership Kit




If you have questions, don't hesitate to leave a comment down below.
Thank you for dropping by!
Have a good day!

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Review: GMARKET (minishop: Synnara)

March 14, 2018


This is my very first review to an online shop which is Gmarket Global (Korean Site similar to eBay Korea i think). So please bear with me if I’m missing some details.
Let’s start.

08/04/17

I place my order on Synnara which is on Gmarket Global site (https://global.gmarket.co.kr/). I purchase BTS YOU NEVER WALK ALONE album.
It was my first time to order on Gmarket so i was worried if my order will get lost and not be shipped out to the right place (you know what it feels to order online, i somehow like ordering online but for this its a different feeling and i don’t know why tho)
I received an email the same day that my payment was successful.



08/08/17

The estimated weight for this package was 0.30 kg (₩8,120) but the actual weight was 0.75 kg (₩9,020) upon knowing that the weight of this is more than that of estimated weight, actually I don’t even pay for the remaining balance (i don’t know why) and later on,
I received an email that my order has been shipped out to the Philippines (so by reading the email it made me feel better)

Upon checking the status everyday actually I started it after the day it says that its been shipped out.


08/10/17
Morning of this day I checked the tracking status and it says there that it was unsuccessful delivery and it bothers me because I don’t know what to do about it.
I even tried to call the PhlPost about it but the lines are all busy. It really worries me so much because of the “unsuccesful” there.
Luckily, later that afternoon, I’m so happy because I received a text coming from the post office that my package was already there.

Trans: "Hi good afternoon, I'm from post office and you have a package here."

But I cannot make it that day because the office hours of the post office was only 8am-5pm. So I decided that I will get it on the next day.
I managed to go to the post office (08/11/17) to get my package. They said that I need to pay ₱112.00 (but seriously for what is that, you already pay for the international shipping fee and then this. SMH.) Okay after paying I signed on their book to know that I already got my package.

So here are the photos I took by the time I got my package:









Here's the timeline of my order:
Order placed: 4th August 2017
Confirmed payment made: 4th August 2017
Parcel shipped from Korea: 8th August 2017
Parcel arrived in Philippines (post office): 10th August 2017
It only took 6 days after I place my order to arrive. And it was one of the fastest shipment or rather delivery because my order comes from South Korea. (5 stars for Gmarket and also for Synnara for the fast transaction indeed)

On the side note:
I really hope next time it will arrive on my doorstep like please EMS. I’m begging you, it’s so much hassle and time consuming to go to the post office and also the fee that you need to settle.

*Hope this can help you to decide ordering to an online shop. It was fine as long as you stay calm on waiting for your package to arrive.

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BTS GLOBAL OFFICIAL FANCLUB A.R.M.Y 4TH-TERM MEMBERSHIP

What: BTS 4th Term A.R.M.Y Membership
When: May 8-25, 2017
Membership Price: 25,000



It’s so hard to decide whether to sign up for it because it will cost a lot of money for me. And after I think so hard about this and of course I decided to bought and be a member.

Here are the details of the recruitment happened last May:
*You should be a member of INTERPARK and BTS OFFICIAL FAN CAFE in order to sign up for the recruitment.

So I make an account on both sites mentioned in the application requirements before I go through with the 4th term membership.
At first its so hard to do an account in their official cafe (because i can’t read Korean and..) because even you can have an account there, your level as a member should be “regular member(2)” not the “associate member(1)”. Associate member is what you are or rather it will be your starting level after signing up to the fan cafe.
The fan cafe have special questions that you will answer and make an application for it and make sure that all the questions will be answered correctly in order to be upgraded your level to “regular member(2)”
I failed that when I first tried but after that I have successfully passed it and my level went from an associate member(1) to regular member(2).


But I actually applied first for the 4th term membership recruitment before I tried to apply for level up in the cafe. LOL! Luckily I passed it. And yes! I successfully joined the 4th term membership recruitment. Thank you for the instructions I found on Google.
I ordered it last May 16, 2017 (it was evening that time as to what i remembered :D)

Let’s move to the day the kit delivered to my place (I’m from the Philippines btw)
I received an email from interpark about my tracking number on the 22nd of September and it says there that the estimated day of delivery of my kit is on the 26th of September.
So the other day, I’m shook when I got home (23rd of September) after my work, my kit was already there waiting for me at our house.




The kit was kinda heavy (yes because i think it weighs 1kg based on what it says in the box)
Let’s see what’s inside the box now:


 This box have a magnet so it sticks when it closes.






I really love the packaging of the kit. The photos are so adorable, cute and full of colors even though i don’t understand the Q&As there (pity me for not knowing how to read korean). I can really say that it’s worth waiting for. It took 4 months i think, before it arrived to my place. I made the right decision last May 2017. Yay!
I’m now officially an ARMY! ❤


If you have questions regarding this membership recruitment you can post it in the comment section and I'll answer it as soon as possible.

Thank you! 

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