Billboard has exclusively learned that Hot Topic launched a new collection of BTS Character tees first thing Saturday (Feb. 8), which are available now for pre-order on the company’s website.
According to the retailer, Hot Topic is the first brand to launch BTS Character apparel. Items featuring the BTS Characters were previously featured at House of BTS pop-up events.
The three available T-shirts — one with long sleeves and two with short — are currently on sale featuring cartoonish renditions of the seven members of BTS, which were unveiled through an animated “IDOL” video and are reportedly set to appear in an upcoming “Mic Drop” clip. The BTS Character tagline is “The cutest boy band in the world.”
Different BTS Character styles will be available through Hot Topic’s BoxLunch retailer later this month. Hot Topic previously teamed up with BTS for the BT21 collection in late 2018.