AROHA

**AROHA** (아로하) is the official fandom name for the South Korean boy group ASTRO.

## Founding and Etymology

On February 23, 2016, ASTRO announced their fandom name "AROHA" at their debut showcase. The name consists of three different parts, **A**ST**RO**, **H**eart, and **A**ll fans. The name is supposed to symbolize the love between ASTRO and their fans and was chosen by the members themselves.

AROHA also means "love" in Maori. Additionally, some fans interpreted the name as consisting of **A**ST**RO** and **Ha**na, the Korean word for "one" or "only". Together, the two parts are supposed to mean something along the lines of "To ASTRO, their fans are their one and only".

AROHA is also often abbreviated to simply "ROHA" (로하).

## Official Fan Colors

On February 28, the group announced their official fan colors through Fantagio's official Twitter account. They are called "**Space Violet**" and "**Vivid Plum**".

## Official Light Stick

### Version 1

The first version of the light stick was released on July 15, 2017.

### Version 2

The second version of the light stick was released on May 27, 2020.

## Membership

### First Generation

On September 30, all six ASTRO members announced that they were now accepting applications for their first official fan club through their official YouTube account.

* **Application Period:** October 4, 2016 (Tuesday) 18:00 KST - October 31, 2016 (Monday) 18:00 KST
* **Additional application period:** November 15, 2016 - November 25, 2016
* **Membership Term:** November 1, 2016 (Tuesday) - October 31, 2017 (Tuesday)
* **Membership Fee:** 20,000 Won (excluding domestic and international shipping)
* **Availability:** Domestic and global
* **Membership Benefits:** fan club card (1st Issue), 1st AROHA membership presents, pre-sale benefits for ASTRO solo concerts and fan meetings, priority at ASTRO open broadcasts, access to the "1st AROHA only" section of the fan cafe, purchase benefits for special merchandise
* **Special Event Goods:** a polaroid signed by ASTRO (30 people), message card handwritten by ASTRO (30 people)

"Special Event Goods" are given out randomly to fan club members.

### Second Generation

* **Application Period:** October 10, 2017 (Tuesday) 20:00 KST - October 31, 2017 (Tuesday) 20:00 KST
* **Additional application period:** November 14, 2017 - November 24, 2017
* **Membership Term:** November 1, 2017 (Wednesday) - October 31, 2018 (Wednesday) (one year)
* **Membership Fee:** 25,000 Won (excluding domestic and international shipping)
* **Availability:** Domestic and global
* **Membership Benefits:** fan club card (2nd Issue), 2nd AROHA membership presents, pre-sale benefits for ASTRO solo concerts and fan meetings, priority at ASTRO events, access to the "2nd AROHA only" section of the fan cafe, special "AROHA" level at the fan cafe, unreleased content and special events, purchase benefits for special merchandise
* **Special Event Goods:** ASTRO polaroid and message card (12 people), random ASTRO polaroid (60 people), free pass to an ASTRO public broadcast (10 people)

"Special Event Goods" are given out randomly to fan club members.

### Third Generation

On October 15, 2018, ASTRO announced that their fanclub would enter a third recruitment round through their official staff Twitter account.

* **Application Period:** October 15, 2018 (Monday) 20:00 KST - November 5, 2018 (Monday) 23:59 KST
* **Additional application period:** December 10, 2018 - December 30, 2018
* **Membership Term:** January 1, 2019 (Tuesday) - December 31, 2019 (Tuesday)
* **Membership Fee:** 25,000 Won (excluding domestic and international shipping)
* **Availability:** Domestic and global
* **Membership Benefits:** fan club card (3rd Issue), 3rd AROHA membership presents, access to the "3rd AROHA only" section of the fan cafe, special "AROHA" level at the fan cafe, access to special exclusive events, purchase benefits for special merchandise, pre-sale benefits for ASTRO solo concerts and fan meetings, priority at ASTRO events
* **Special Event Goods:** ASTRO polaroid and message card (12 people), random ASTRO polaroid (60 people), free pass to an ASTRO public broadcast (10 people)

"Special Event Goods" are given out randomly to fan club members.

### Fourth Generation

On October 21, 2019, ASTRO announced the fourth recruitment period for their fan club through their official YouTube account. Additionally, special invitation videos by the individual members were posted on the official ASTRO Staff account:

* MJ (November 23, 2019)
* JinJin (November 24, 2019)
* Cha Eunwoo (November 25, 2019)
* Moonbin (November 26, 2019)
* Rocky (November 27, 2019)
* Sanha (November 28, 2019)

* **Application Period:** December 9, 2019 (Monday) 20:00 KST - December 20, 2019 (Friday) 23:59 KST
* **Membership Term:** January 1, 2020 (Wednesday) - December 31, 2020 (Thursday)
* **Membership Fee:** 30,000 Won (excluding domestic and international shipping)
* **Availability:** Domestic and global
	+ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fan club goods could only be shipped to Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam
* **Membership Benefits:** fan club card (4th Issue), 4th AROHA membership presents, pre-sale benefits for ASTRO solo concerts and fan meetings, priority at ASTRO events, special "AROHA" level at the fan cafe, access to the "4th AROHA only" section of the fan cafe, access to special exclusive content
* **Special Event Goods:** random polaroid (35 people), ASTRO polaroid (12 people), signed group polaroid for people who join the fan club on ASTRO's debut day (1 person), signed polaroid for people who joined the fan club on a member's birthday (6 people), free pass to an ASTRO public broadcast (10 people)

"Special Event Goods" are given out randomly to fan club members.

## Video Gallery

ASTRO - 1st OFFICIAL FAN CLUB "AROHA"ASTRO - 2nd OFFICIAL FAN CLUB "AROHA"ASTRO - 3rd OFFICIAL FAN CLUB "AROHA"ASTRO - 4th OFFICIAL FAN CLUB "AROHA"
## References

1. ↑ https://officiallykmusic.com/astro-announces-their-fandom-name-at-their-debut-showcase/
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/fantagiomusic\_/status/836501271926353920?s=20
3. ↑ http://www.globalinterpark.com/detail/edetail?prdNo=16014383&dispNo=undefined
4. ↑ http://www.globalinterpark.com/detail/edetail?prdNo=17016109&dispNo=undefined
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/fantagiomusic\_/status/913434271875948546?s=20
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/astro\_staff/status/1051701566183337984
7. ↑ http://www.globalinterpark.com/detail/edetail?prdNo=18017632&dispNo=undefined
8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpC5Fyqfhns