How Shipping Container Storage Has Influenced K-Pop
Shipping container storage has appeared in many elements of popular culture, but none as big as this. If you haven’t heard of K-pop, you may have been off-grid for a while. This worldwide phenomenon stands for Korean pop and is a genre of pop music originating from South Korea. Over the years, it has amassed into a 5-billion-dollar industry, with fans almost worshiping their ‘idols’ (members of K-pop bands). K-pop bands create stunning audio-visual content to accompany their songs, usually consisting of elaborate dance routines, dreamy aesthetics and bright colours.
Here, the Store That team discuss shipping container storage and how they have become a staple feature of Korean pop videos.
BTS
Possibly the most well-known K-pop band in the world, BTS have used shipping container storage in a less traditional way than you would expect. In the music video for their song ‘I NEED U’, the band are pictured on a train track. There is also a shot of them sat on top of a shipping container that’s part of a freight train. Now this may not be a stationery storage unit, like the ones we have at Store That, but we still think it’s a perfect use of them. Not only have BTS used shipping container storage in their videos, but they also use it to store all the sets they use after the music videos have been filmed.
Platform 61 and Common Ground
Seoul is home to two cultural complexes made up of repurposed shipping container storage. Both Platform 61 and Common Ground consist of a number of restaurants and cafes, as well as arts spaces, shops, galleries and lecture halls. The existence of these spaces helps to further develop and spread K-pop by providing artists with a space to rent out. Not only that but K-pop groups such as K.A.R.D and SISTAR have incorporated repurposed shipping container storage into their music videos.
Colourful Aesthetic
K-pop bands usually incorporate bright and colourful aesthetics into their image, and they want to convey this in their videos. Including shipping container storage is an easy and cheap way to get vibrant shots in an open, outdoor location. Producing music videos can be expensive and K-pop groups who don’t have endorsements yet would rather produce on a budget if they can, instead of shooting in a studio. Golden Child, CHUANG 2020 and 9MUSES all chose to film their music videos in shipyards full of multicoloured shipping container storage units. These locations have become iconic staples within K-pop videos over the years.
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Store That’s shipping container storage might not be up to K-pops flamboyant standards, but they do offer the perfect storage solution! Our storage units come in a variety of sizes and can be rented with short or long-term contracts. Store That has 24-hour in-house security and CCTV so you can be assured that your possessions are safe! For all your storage solutions, contact our friendly team today, or alternatively, call 0207 5151 300.