"What is this?"...

"Sounds like you're talking in codes, I don't understand"...

 

No worries, here's a quick rundown:

"Namkanda" is the fictional homeland of Bangtan and Army, created by Twitter Army in 2018. Prompted by real world events occurring within fandoms and social media, Army jokingly wished we had a country of our own to escape to, free of shady media and fanwars, where we could simply enjoy Bangtan and being Armys together in peace without constant struggle. And just like that, Namkanda was born.

The name? "Nam" from our leader Namjoon, and "Kanda" from Wakanda, fictional homeland in the first Black Panther movie which was happening at the time.

During that time Hello Namkanda was also born and began creating random stories and world-building about the booked and busy nation of Namkanda, it's citizens, it's leaders, blending real world with the fictional Army nation, which operates just like a real country. And yes, of course we have seven presidents.

 

Creativity plays a meaningful role in how our fandom interacts with each other, and we love that about us. And because real life is stressful and a lot to deal with sometimes, we believe in curating relaxing spaces, whether it is a real or imaginary one, where you can be unserious and find something to enjoy that produces a smile or little inner peace.

Hello Namkanda is simply a space for supporting the guys and each other while sharing our love of music and art, creativity and imagination, laughing and fun.

 

"How can I join in, I don't know anything about Namkanda, is it easy/free?"

No prob and yes it is! You can:

-simply check out The Daily Namkanda to read and familiarize yourself with random people, places and things, and have or laugh or be mildly amused

-scroll through the gift shops and have a laugh or be mildly amused

-check out our Home page and if you see something that makes you smile, share it with a fellow Army

-click the Now Playing content and enjoy the music while helping with our streams

- subscribe to our emails, where we'll inform you of gift shop sales and upcoming giveaways  *giveaways are US only

And that's it, you are a participating citizen of Namkanda.

 

And now, for baby Armys or in case you missed it, here's a word about Namkanda and that special Army Independence Day from a few Armys in their own words...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yep, join us and let's get it.  Even more About Us...

 

 

 

**SHOP UPDATES**

Changes to the Gift Shop - Sadly we're at the moment only shipping to the U.S. We hope to have shipping to multi-region ASAP.

 

Product Availability -  Some stuff is sold out and we're working on restocking, but some are no longer available as they were discontinued by the supplier.

--We're unable to restock the original 'Hello' shot glass set . But good news, the singles are available so we still have a little shot to reach for when BH fires off another emotionally-compromising message no one's prepared for.

--Bookmarks, wine tags, and card sets are sold out for now.

-Handmade items that are out of stock indefinitely: Pens, lip balms, candle/soap sets, friendship bracelets. It's hectic now, but we look forward to their return!

-- The 2025 poster calendars were restocked and are now again available in the gift shop!

 

Blog - Some of our Namkanda nation world-building was lost with the original acct but we're (very slowly)  re-uploading what we have. Every blog post from the last two years may show up here totally out of chronological order, please ignore it, what even is time...

 

New sm accounts-  No membership necessary, accounts are public. At this time we don't plan to use Discord again, but we have brand new Twitter and IG accounts, so feel free to follow those!

Welcome and thanks!