✨graphic designer talks about kpop album packaging! ✨

[@sascha1493]

i mean, i don't even really stan nct/wayv, but the take over the moon album really is one of my favorite albums in terms of design

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

literally so gorgeous!

[@xfreja]

you should stan them 🥺

[@yhhvguuu5088]

I'm a graphic designer and I personally dig ateez albums, I'm not sure why I like simple images that can be expressed in just a couple of colors

[@jioden9665]

If US albums were like Kpop albums, the physical album industry in the west would be booming. Imagine how amazing an artist like lady gaga’s albums would be.

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

missed opportunities lmfao

[@animecuredmydepression6700]

Imagine an ari photobook :3

[@eeveenings16]

​@@animecuredmydepression6700 i thought about this the other day!! and in a way, the artists do have some sort of 'photobook'. i have the ariana dangerous woman album and behind the cd is a smallish leaflet of her dangerous woman photoshoot (around 5 photos) and a tracklist.. the members in kpop have roughly 5 pages each on average in a photobook, for example seventeen's 'an ode' each member has 5 pages roughly. photobooks are only 'books' in kpop because there are more than one member hence there being a book (:

[@animecuredmydepression6700]

@@eeveenings16 yes True.. but soloists do get a whole book as well, I just think western artist are missing out on physical sales because lack of creativity and lack of inclusions

[@kookiepastelle]

@@animecuredmydepression6700 SWEETENER BY ARI HAD SO MUCH POTENTIAL IF IT HAD KPOP PACKAGING 😭😭 I LOVE THAT ALBUM

[@mari948]

My husband is a graphic designer as well and even though he doesn't like kpop he sits to unbox albums with me because he thinks the packaging is awesome 😊

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

They are honestly SO BEAUTIFUL! If I wasn't into kpop, I'm sure I'd still be into the packaging & design 100%

[@ayden_james]

i kind of got into kpop this way lol! around 2015 video and photo edits (esp those collage-type edits) were very popular so i enjoyed looking at various kpop fandoms' content even if i wasn't familiar with the music. i then saw one of my friends post a photo of their pink tape album by f(x) and it reeled me in even more

[@sweettrivia7274]

I think the seventeen packaging is sooo pretty but I can also see how it would be hard to store and get damaged easily. Also, wayv def did not get enough credit for how stunning that album is. It reminds me of dimensions/directions to another world or something.

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

Seventeen's packaging is visually stunning, but the overall package design could use some work haha!

[@selxdavis13]

Honestly, and you don't have to listen to me, but it would be cool if you did this as a series kind of thing because I'm really interested in hearing your own opinions about some of the graphic designs in the albums and I only came up with this because I was waiting to hear about ATEEZ, but it would be pretty cool and loved this video since I'm thinking of becoming a graphic designer! :) ♡♡♡

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

I will definitely think about this! Thank you so much for the suggestion!

[@ald3709]

Honestly I think the best kpop packaging is Red Velvets limited version of summer magic It has a pretty slip cover (I have my queen yeri) Then the awesome pop up feature The cd is secure Honestly a 10/10 album

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

ooh nice! I don't collect red velvet but I have seen their packaging and it's quite nice! I feel like SM does a great job in general!

[@amritd7530]

That album is so beautiful I want it but it’s out of stock everywhere and available versions are outrageously expensive😭

[@animecuredmydepression6700]

@@HONEYDEWMOCHI for red velvet tho sm is only consistent with size I guess, but the whole jewel case with slip cover and like quarter inch square photobooks (for a repackage 🤦🏻‍♀️) that happened like 3 or 4 times is not it... but it looks good on the shelf I guess

[@sointu1]

I found this video really interesting and would love to hear more about your opinions on K-pop album packaging from a graphic design perspective! And WayV's TOTM is also one of my favourite albums in terms of packaging. It's just so beautiful.

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

thank you so much! I think I'll definitely be doing more videos like this in the future!

[@raf623]

the neo zone one is actually customizable! the vertical flip book is rip-able and you can customise with your fav member

[@khyl.4308]

i was contemplating on which wayv album to get since I'm getting one from each sub unit and I know now that I definitely want the take over the moon one. the poster is beautiful and I agree with you about the designs and everything. it truly is beautiful

[@monochr0mia]

imagine being a graphic designer and working for a kpop company though.. 😳😳😳

[@melanie-cu6mi]

for the boyz kevin has said that he helps design the diy versions of their albums (ik he helped design their the only off air version album bc it features his art (as stickers, on the inside cover, etc) im not sure if he helped design the physical packaging of any of them tho and ik hes helped design their logos n merch as well!

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

that's good to know! I'm glad they have a hand in the design!

[@katdg1447]

i'm an aspiring graphic designer and i appreciate this~ looking in between the line and the details are important when designing. nice video!

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

thank you so much!!

[@jes1888]

the only type of album packaging i don't like is using jewel case (the red, the velvet, perfect velvet, tprv, rbb *all from rv because i don't know groups who get those ugly packaging) because they EASILY break

[@joonleix2279]

the first album is so stunning. my bookworm self loves it hshakahshahajjj. i hope you can make more vids like this! like a series ? or per group? more power to your channel🤟🏻

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

thank you! I shall definitely try my best!

[@ashm003]

I love this video because ive always been interested in the designs of kpop albums as well as how the creatice teams in kpop companies come up with what to include in the album as well as the concepts. So this is neat!

[@angel-babe636]

I am obviously not a graphic designer nor do I know much about design but an album that really made me fall in love with the whole theme was ASTRO’s all light album. I have been a fan of them for a few years but in my opinion it is one of their best albums. The photo book is hard cover with these beautiful illustrations of plants on them and the photos inside are really beautiful. The outside casing can be a bit annoying since it has holes it it but I really think it is such a beautiful and well packaged album xx. I also really enjoyed this video and seeing a professionals point of view to these album designs.

[@paulina_1905]

It’s like I don’t stan some of these groups but I just wanna buy those albums cuz it looks cool

[@ln392002]

this was such a fun video to watch omg. i myself only ever buy an album if i love all the songs AND i like the album design. i just realized that i share many of the same preferences u do. wayv's album, as well as neozone, have been on my to buy list for a while, and now i have a couple more to add on. also, completely agree on the slip cover thing. i was mind blown by the first (and only...for now) slip cover album i owned, onf's you complete me. i feel like u would really enjoy bang yong guk's self titled album. it's this spiral bound book with a scrapbook/journal concept, even including the notes byg made while writing the album. being a self titled album, it fits the concept so well to have us see his process as a musician reflect his development as an artist and human. the whole album feels really personal and intimate. flipping through it is almost as if i'm holding byg's notebook in my hands. the visual design also fits the music thematically. the pages are printed to look distressed on purpose, and heavily leans into the vintage film/polaroid aesthetic. the notes and drawings look frenzied and in disarray, while many of the photos are more somber. this juxtaposition perfectly captures the kinds of tracks on this album, constantly fluctuating between softer jazzy hip hop vs. hard hitting diss tracks. the album itself is also very well made. the spiral binding makes it easy to flip through. the paper quality itself is nice, heavy enough that i don't have to worry about accidentally ripping or creasing it. altho i was disappointed that the front cover was not hard (could fold/bend easily), the back cover is a super thick, durable and sturdy cardboard, which protects the cd very well. the cd itself is in a protected pouch inside the back cover (which u mentioned u like!). i'm by no means a graphic designer, but even i can see the evidently huge amount of time and care put into creating this album (not to even mention the music itself). sorry i wrote a whole essay, lol. byg is my all time ult and i may be a little biased, but i was genuinely so proud and impressed with his first solo album.

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

wow!!! I'm glad you enjoyed this video so much! I feel like I've definitely seen this album you're describing before but now I feel like I really need to look into it haha! thank you so much for the detailed comment!!

[@jisuskitty]

TOTM reminds me of everglows reminiscence album (the gold on the inside and the book style) 💗

[@LiezelCM]

omg i really love this video and im so glad i found it! i've noticed that kpop album designs aren't really talked about all that often in the kpop community and i really wish it was. i'm going to start college in a few weeks and i'll be majoring in graphic design. it would be super cool if you started a series of graphic design elements you notice in kpop! like something informative and also fun~ just an idea ahaha. it would be so much fun to take what i learn and apply it to my interests, and kpop albums have always intrigued me when it came to album design.

[@elenaishere8909]

I also loved the gold gilt edging on the pages of WAYV's red album but I try to not think of the pages that in time will gradually fade to a pale orange color.

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

ah nooo hopefully it'll age well haha

[@haknyeonsbaby4396]

for the boyz kevin is really involved in all their designing! he is heavily involved in designing their albums, hes directed lot of their photoshoots since even their debut photoshoot and he also designs all their logos and merchandise!!!

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

I've actually heard this in the past and that makes me so happy :')

[@beupiechnik3874]

this was really interesting. Im kinda interested in pursuing graphic design after I graduate, especially because i love kpop album's designs so much! It was really nice hearing a professional's opinion on them

[@qkunluv]

I've been wanting to get into graphic design and I lowkey buy albums just for the packaging. I also just ordered the take over the moon album not only because I love wayv lol but because it is the most gorgeous album I've ever seen

[@luvapril3414]

never watched your videos before but I really enjoyed listening to you talking about the albums ! you have my sub

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

ahhh thank you so much! that means a lot!

[@rubymarkoski3637]

omg thank you soo much for posting i know that i could be harder with what's going on now hope you can keep on uploading and if you can that's ok

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

thank you so much for understanding!

[@mel3947]

The best kpop packaging for me was astros album all light. So aesthetic!

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

ugh yes that was a great one! so beautiful!

[@crimsonpeaks999]

LOOOVED this video!! i'm alwayssss looking at the packaging and graphic design of an album too, so it's cool to hear your perspective. i'm also obsessed with diy albums; they're are such a favourite of mine.... professional shoots are great, but when the photos are casual and candid it just means so much more -- its more personal!

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

ahhh thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@Ha-po8pv]

Its so fun to watch this and see other people talk about packaging :D I'm not a graphic designer but I've always been interested in the packaging and the binding of the photobooks since I bind books.

[@breadmaster127]

Also with the Nct 127 Neo Zone album, the postcards are there so that you can choose one and rip it out to put in the front of your album^^

[@aulia.d.a8417]

This is amazing! Thanks for doing this! Love the design lingo and appreciation

[@BugHwi]

That WayV album was beautiful!!! Also, I like white space if its done right, it was done REALLY well in that Monsta X album, but in Nu'est's Needle and Bubble it was horrible...

[@xfreja]

the totm album is seriously so stunning 🥺

[@carlelez]

i love this kind of videos i was studying graphic design (not anymore :( ) but I always look for this kind of content . In conclusion kpop+design opinions ✨ totally worth it! (Sorry for my broken English)Keep doing this in the future !!! ❤️✨

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

thank you so much!!!

[@sayuriakirayuu7944]

your voice is a full asmr for me 🥰 love the albums and yours taste in groups

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

ahh thank you so much for watching!

[@mjherra]

this is unrelated to the content of the video (which was very very intriguing to watch since my brother is a graphic designer) but omg i was in shock when u brought out a verivery album because i hardly (more like never) see people include verivery albums in haul types of videos!!

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

ahh thank you so much for all of the lovely and kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed this video and that you love verivery just as much as I do!

[@gemma2275]

I love videos about album packaging but I feel like people don't really want to make them as some poeple take it very personally if you are not 100% positive about everything regarding their faves (even if the are your faves as well!!!). I'm a fan of simple packaging style as well. Two things that usually make a packaging a win for me is: thick photobook with big pictures (as a person who doesn't collect random things in albums the photobooks are my favorite thing about album packaging) and easily accessable CD (as I do play my CDs and enjoy it a lot). Book packaging does both great ^^ I do really like slip covers as well (if they are not too thight). Would love to see more videos about your thoughts on aesthetics of albums (maybe like a video about your favorite album packaging-wise from every group you collect, I don't know ^^). A lot of people talk about how hard it is to come up with content without buying new stuff but I think most of k-pop collectors making videos have already accumulated a lot of video material in their houses xD Please stay healthy and safe, Maria. P.S. Jooheon is back with the boys and I'm so very happy. I've missed him so much. I know you did too. Let's hope he stay healthy for a long time.

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

ahh thank you so much for such a detailed comment! I'm so glad you enjoyed this video!

[@jessicam.3882]

I really enjoyed this video! It was interesting to hear your perspective and technical take on things^^ I also like the Follow packaging, I think the member covers look so nice with the 'watery' slip cover - that's what motivated me to collect all seven member photobooks. 5:11 I never seen the EXO Obsession photobook before but wow it's gorgeous! The pictures with the thermal imaging filter look so cool, it adds a more twisted and dangerous vibe to the concept. Also the covers of the member(?) photobook(s) 5:47 are stunning - I love how mysterious they look and how it's different angles of their face. 7:45 Personally I don't know if I like the outline of the oval images either; it reminds me of a school yearbook and vintage teen magazine which can be a bit tacky lol but somehow I think it adds to the edgy, old-school biker gang vibe of the concept. I really love the warm toned, full-bleed pictures in the Seventeen An Ode album you showed T.T so pretty

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

ahh thank you so much for such a detailed comment haha! I'm glad I was able to entertain you by discussing packaging and design haha! thank you so much for watching!

[@jessicam.3882]

@@HONEYDEWMOCHI haha i think i got a bit to into it jdjda >.< i hope you make more of these videos!

[@ravellicia]

I feel the exact same way about the Neo Zone album, I also prefer the yellow version and love everything about it except for the ovals 😂

[@desyifamargasirsa3415]

I love this kind of contents... I am not a graphic designer, tbh i usually have bad aesthetic taste, but i love seing different packaging of kpop albums I am happy to know different opinions, moreover from an expert Idk that much groups but dreamcatcher's albums are my favorite they look so good, even i don't stan them but if i have extra money i definitely want to collect them all Please make this kind of video again ^^

[@asjsk8286]

i love the ddd diy version

[@davidj8684]

I love simple/ minimalist packaging I think it makes the album look sophisticated. Personally I don’t like slip covers/ sleeves because I find that they don’t hold the contents very tightly and things fall out easily. My favorite style of packaging is book style such as nct dream’s we boom or BTS’ map of the soul persona. I also do not like box packaging but I can tolerate it (Ateez or MOTS 7).

[@kassh-m2975]

✨ YES! A fellow graphic designer that is also into kpop. Sometimes I buy things bc I love the package design T-T I wish I'd done package design in college but too late lol Loved this! 💗

[@user-ou4eq8rl7p]

“um i love the font i love the color i love it um i love the cd i love the design”

[@mariyannuism]

I love how the title says she's a graphic designers yet there's literally no mention of basic design concepts (contrast, user interaction, material cost) or analysis of printing quality/image resolution or even editorial choices and of course not a single girlgroup album to be seen 🥴

[@user-ou4eq8rl7p]

@@mariyannuism rightt 😭

[@lovinqdino]

ive bEEN waiting for something like this!!

[@anavoy]

I personally love book packaging the most, but i do have one qualm with it, and i mostly see it in sm packaging. They tend to put a bit thicker paper in their photobooks and glue them all together at the end, and they end up being very 'rough' to flip through. You can't really open a page fully without worrying if the page is going to loosen up a bit and even maybe fall out, and also you can'y look at the pictures quite properly when you can't open the album fully. I prefer jyp book packaging the most bcs you can open it nicely and see the photos inside without worrying about the pages.

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

ahh yes, the binding can really make or break book packaging for sure!

[@tina-bu4uk]

Yes definitely agree, i bought nct’s superhuman album and unfortunately the album pages of around 1/4 of the book have fallen out!

[@animecuredmydepression6700]

I realized I have much different taste in packaging than the most of the rest :o personally I like magazine style albums the best (and yes diy/selfie ones -love those-) > bookstyle > slipcover magazine > slipcover jewelcase + pb > boxstyle > bagstyle My absolute favorite size of Album would be stray kids I am series or just mixtape because they are tall but not too slim and always 2 of the spines of the versions go together very well. That being said ofc the clé series as well. For hard cover my favorite size would be twices feel special or treasures the first step series! Edit: typo

[@thisuserleft]

I don't stan theboyz and verivery but I fell in love with those albums 😩✨

[@FifthGate]

Really enjoyed this! I hope you keep making more like this, evaluating album packages. 👍

[@Mimpfen]

Got an idea for a video :) Since you now have been in the collector community for a little while, and you must have learned a lot about collecting and trading at this point. What about a new video on how to start collecting, where you find your cards (channels), advice for collecting such as pricing, have patience, how to keep up with your collection etc :)

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

I can definitely do something like this!

[@eeveenings16]

no because i literally bought an ode because of how pretty the envelope was LMAOOO but I feel u about the whole damaging thing cause mine came slightly bent in the post ): the whole aesthetic is so pretty but I wish they made it more practical.

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

haha! it's so pretty aesthetically but I just hate flimsy envelopes and sticker seals lmaooo

[@_frijol]

I've never clicked so fast! I have a close friend who has schooling in graphic design, and I love hearing about albums from the angle of design. Taste is taste but there are certain principles of design that elevate an album, as a physical object. (Ugh, Take Over the Moon is SO good, my friend loved it as well.)

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

ah thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@azrae1673]

this is the first time ive heard someone say that they love slip packaging. personally for me, it's really difficult to get the contents back in to the slip cover and the corners end up folding/ripping (especially with the neo zone album)

[@Angie-cq7vw]

Can you make this kind of video again? I would like to see it :)

[@ColorfulWordNB]

This was really fun to watch just to see what someone in the graphic design field thinks of kpop album packaging! If you ever decide to do more or even ones like what you would do differently for certain albums I would definitely watch!

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

ahh thank you so much for the suggestion! I could definitely do that!

[@starlyxt]

why did this video not come when i was working on an album packaging project hhhh but that's fine!

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

LOL I'm sorry I didn't make it sooner! :P

[@starlyxt]

@@HONEYDEWMOCHI haha no problem!

[@foreverglow6136]

How many "Uhm" did my ears hear. 😂

[@vm7832]

127????? 🥺💜💚😉

[@anissahira74]

The album packaging that I hate the most will always be jewel case. That’s why when Red Velvet released their albums like tprv, pv, i wasn’t too happy about it 😔😔😔

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

yeah...jewel cases usually just are not it for me either haha

[@anissahira74]

@@HONEYDEWMOCHI 😭😭😭

[@maile6575]

😍

[@Sebastianejt]

loona albums. thats it period

[@aprils1888]

I hate when an album is just a collection on postcards. For example LABOUM's "I'm Yours".

[@aprils1888]

Or when Rainbow released two parts of their studio album and the parts were packaged extremely different. Or when APRIL released "The Ruby" and the album was this weird foldout thing. I can't look at the photobook without taking the disc out first. xd

[@arianevaillancourt]

Yeah I find the oval weird too. Seems like it doesn't fit in the concept. Weird placement too. Looks like a child made it. 🙃 I prefer Lyrics book like the Monsta X Follow. I'm actually disapointed with the Neo zone N version concept. Wish I would have waited for the T. Even if I hate bag Packaging too 😅 pictures just seems better 👍

[@HONEYDEWMOCHI]

I'm glad it doesn't only bother me haha!

[@SheSpends2MuchOnKpop]

If you detach the postcards and put one on the front cover (with the slip cover), it will look like a magazine cover.

[@SheSpends2MuchOnKpop]

Like what you did with Follow. (hehe I commented before I watched that part)

[@taytobin8850]

If someone wanted to do this type of packing on their own where would they even start? Lol

[@LX777]

I just randomly came here - i guess the video is good but the "UM" that repeats alll the time annoys so much!

[@lilifilm6197]

*STRAY KIDS PLZZ*

[@igotchumandontworry5370]

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