While Golden Child's 2021 summer concert Summer Breeze has unfortunately been canceled, official merchandise from Woollim Mall were still released. I blogged about my experience ordering the merchandise here.
The Summer Breeze merchandise includes the following:
- Fan (1 version per member)
- Ice Tumbler & Sticker Set
- Photobook
- T-Shirt
- Poster Set
- Nessring
- Tincase & Photocard Set
- Snapback
I previously blogged about the fan, photobook, poster set, and tincase set here. Below I'll blog about the remaining items that I have: ice tumbler, t-shirt, and nessring. As for the snapback...sadly I don't think I'll ever be able to get it...
T-Shirt
The t-shirt comes in 3 colors: mustard, navy, or white. The color is indicated on the sticker label on the outside packaging. The shirt comes in a silver foil cooling bag packaging.
Here is the backside of the cooling bag packaging. The product sticker and holographic Woollim authentication sticker are on the bottom right of the packaging.
The flap of the bag is pretty adhesive. Opening it up, the t-shirt is inside a clear plastic resealable bag and then folded in half.
Here is how the shirt looks like in its clear bag straight from the cooling bag.And here is the shirt once the bag has been unfolded.
The backside shows the resealable flap.
And here is the t-shirt! It is one size, and made of cotton and polyester. I like how simple the design is, with the simplistic concert logo at the chest.
Here is a closeup of the concert logo.
I've always really liked the tags on Golden Child's clothes, and this one is no exception! This one is actually identical to the tag from the YES. hoodie, with "GOLDEN CHILD" printed in that era's font and instead of a trademark logo at the end, it has a G inside a circle. They both even have the barcode, as well as the same text in the same font in the center.
Here is the backside of the tee. Again the style is very simple, but printed just under the neckline is the original Golden Child logo.
Here is a closeup of the logo. I love that even though Golden Child may change their logo depending on the era, they do still continue to use their original one.
Like all of Golden Child's clothes, this t-shirt is also quite large and boxy. I'm about 5'4" and 105lb, and this is how the tee fits on me. The fit is exactly the same as the Bong Bong t-shirt, with the sleeves going to my elbows, and the overall length hitting mid-thigh. Out of all of Golden Child's tees, this is definitely the most lowkey and simplistic, and I could definitely wear this to work (though of course I wouldn't because I wouldn't want to risk getting it dirty!).
The ice tumbler and sticker set comes in a clear plastic box packaging with a Summer Breeze logo sticker on the top to seal the opening. I opened the packaging from the bottom to preserve the sticker.
The backside of the packaging contains the product sticker and holographic Woollim authentication sticker. The sticker set is also visible from the backside.
The ice tumbler was packaged with a plastic base for extra security while inside the box. The removable lid was also screwed on and the reusable straw was placed upside down through the lid.
Here you can see the inside of the lid is pretty thick and sturdy to securely screw onto the cup. I've also placed the reusable straw correctly, and there is that stopper on the bottom half so that the straw can't fall out through the top of the lid.
Here is a closer look at the design of the tumbler. The cup itself has a thick layer, probably to retain the coldness. The design has the concert logo along with splashes of light blue, giving off a pool theme.
And here is how the cup looks like, fully intact! The tumbler itself is about 6.5" tall and the diameter of the lid is 4.25". The straw is about 9.5" tall.
The sticker set comes in a clear resealable bag. There are 3 sheets, containing members' photos from the blue shoot and their printed handwritten names, messages, and numbers. Each sheet is about 4.25" by 5.0625". The sheets are glossy on the front and matte white on the back.
Here are all 3 sticker sheets. Seungmin's message is cute, saying "Seungmin Breeze" with a sun icon^^
The nessring comes inside a ring case and is accompanied by a paper bag and a paper card with the concert design matching the tincase set and poster set.
Here's how the paper bag looks like standing up. The front of the bag and top of the box both have this alternate concert logo design.
Here is the backside of the paper card, which has the production information and holographic Woollim seal. It's in the same format as the product card from the Golden Child Bracelet originally sold during the opening of Woollim Mall. Information includes the official product name "SUMMER BREEZE 2021 GOLDEN CHILD CONCERT NESSRING", material "SILVER 925 (Vintage Ring)", and production date of "2021. 07".
Here is the box! The packaging is really minimalist but really cute, with an elastic strand wrapping twice around the box. There is also a bronze disc and bead adorning the strand.
Here's now the bottom of the box with the strand intact looks. Here is how the box looks without the elastic strand. The strand was pretty tight around the box and even though it's elastic I'm afraid to overstretch it so I don't think I could put it back on, which is unfortunate since the packaging looked so pretty like that. The box itself is made of sturdy cardboard and is about 2.1875" by 2.1875" by 2".
The lid easily slides off from the top. My heart dropped when I saw the contents inside...a foam pad with 3 slits to hold rings, and NO RING. Everline already forgot my snapback and I already dealt with trying to claim that back; I really didn't want to deal with this too...
It turns out, the ring was pushed all the way down so when I turned the foam pad over, it was sticking out of the other side. There is another foam pad lining the bottom of the box.
The half of the ring peeking out from the foam pad was super shiny and clean and silver. But the other half of the ring looked quite tarnished...here you can see it is tarnished from top to bottom, then it fades to just the lettering having a tarnished look.
Here is another look at the tarnished side. The full ring says "GOLDEN CHILD & GOLDENNESS", but the tarnished part stretches from "ESS" through "GOL" of Golden Child.
Here is a closer look at the tarnish. You can still clearly see the lettering, it's just not smooth or shiny :/ Also you can see the typewriter style the lettering has here, with how the wording isn't straight.
"2021 SUMMER BREEZE" is inscribed on the inside of the ring.
Fortunately the other half is nice and shiny! And honestly this would be the side (with the "&") that I'd want to show off anyways. As for the size, this is the smallest size that they offered, 13, and it fits on either my index or thumb though it is still a bit loose. Because this ring is so precious, I'll be keeping it inside its case on my bookcase^^
Overall, I'm happy that now international fans are able to order event merchandise online, and even though Summer Breeze was unfortunately canceled, it's nice that the photoshoots for the concert didn't go to waste and that we were still able to keep our concert merchandise orders^^ Looking at all the Summer Breeze merch as a whole, I really like the variety of items they released, with a mix of purely Golcha's faces and practical items. My favorite item is definitely the photobook!