After a busy overseas campaign in the first half of 2000, H.O.T. returned to South Korea to start a new round of domestic activities, and their support team was growing.
Fast forward to May 2000, and this time, it was the closest intimate interaction with their fans...
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The story we're going to tell today is the story of Club H.O.T....
Club H.O.T. is the official fan support organization established by SM, from its founding in 1997 to the end of 2000, a total of five sessions of members were recruited, a cumulative number of 220,000 paid members in South Korea, was the largest official fan club in Korea at that time, when the Internet was not developed, membership applications were made by mail instead of the Internet, and there was an age limit of 14 years old or older, and the registration fee was 15,000 won, which is a huge number.
For members who join the Club, SM will hold a meeting with idol fans every year, and there will be exclusive voucher cards and support clothes for joining members, and fans who join the club will also receive regularly produced member books and publications, purchase peripheral and endorsement goods and certain membership privileges, and have priority to participate in H.O.T. public events and events held by SM Company.
On May 14, 2000, H.O.T. held a very large fan meeting at Jamsil Stadium, which was the first time that Jamsil held a singer meeting with more than 10,000 fans. 35,000 fans gathered at the stadium for an unforgettable afternoon with H.O.T.
H.O.T. members walked around the stadium in a luxury limousine, and under the introduction of the host one by one, each member of the five members got out of the car in order and walked onto the performance stage gorgeously. Songs from the new album were sung for fans.
In the following session, clips of the recent members' visits to Beijing were played, and the filming footage of the film and peacetime was played, showing fans the recent activities of the brothers. The members also held a quiz game at the scene, set up a cooking stage on the spot, showed cooking skills to everyone, and producer Li Xiuman was also fortunate to taste the food made by the members, and praised the brothers on the spot.
Looking back, H.O.T.'s success was accompanied by these fans who supported them, so at the sorority H.O.T. presented many of their classic songs to the fans, and also prepared many special events for the fans, and held a birthday party for Jang Yoo Hyuk in the fan club.
Here are some of the Club H.O.T. member items
Membership card voucher for 1-5 periods ↑↑↑
Benefits 1-4 issues (12 in total) ↑↑↑
The activities of each stage of the support club, member photos, travel photos and fan contributions were introduced in detail.
In the future, we will gradually solve the content of these journals for you in this issue, so stay tuned!
Official members will present 5 issues of commemorative publications-227 concert photos ↑↑↑ (5 issues did not produce member publications, only concert photos were given, and the group disbanded) In the future, we will decrypt this out-of-print photo content for you in this number, so stay tuned for +1!
Tickets for various H.O.T. events, programs, concerts ↑↑↑
Fans Club's raincoats over the years↑↑↑
Cold hats and coin purses ↑↑↑ given away by Fans Club members
VCD and CD packs recorded by fans in this 4 episodes ↑↑↑ (1-2 things on the left under the picture)
The white balloon ↑↑↑ must be waved to participate in the brothers' performance
Club H.O.T. not only made them popular, but also made them always take on their social responsibility.
In March, H.O.T. was appointed as an ambassador for drug clearance, so in May they began a formal campaign.
First, we will shoot a promotional advertisement for the first photography campaign at 1 p.m. in Seoul's Olympic Park on May 4, and move the battlefield to Haeundae Beach in Busan at 1 p.m. on May 6 for the rest of the photography activities.
Under the slogan "We Unite to Eliminate Drugs with Collective Power," more than 200 H.O.T. fans participated in the campaign.
Through this campaign, H.O.T. hopes to inform the general public of the theme of "working with your friends to help drug addicts get out of drug control." On the day of the shooting in Busan, from about 1 p.m., about 10,000 fans gathered at the seawater fishery to watch the H.O.T. commercial.
Under the sun, fans have been standing there, and some are holding signs supporting them. During the more than four hours of shooting, many fans fainted on the scene due to overexcitement coupled with heat stroke and never eaten. This is the second fan fainting incident after the concert on September 18 last year.
To be continued...
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