KWANGYA CLUB is SM Entertainment’s official fanclub app, connecting fans directly with top artists through messages, posts, and event schedules within SM’s Metaverse-branded experience. The app offers a mobile membership card, ACE-member perks, and a free social hub for updates and offline benefits. With 100,000+ total downloads and 980 in the last 30 days, and an age of 1485 days, it maintains steady engagement from a dedicated fanbase (rated 2.24 from 1,358 reviews).
Pros & Cons
Official SM-brand fanclub with direct artist updates and messages
Unified access to artist schedules (broadcasts, concerts, offline events) in one place
Mobile membership card for easy offline event access
ACE member perks and exclusive content
Auto-translation of posts for multilingual viewing (membership upgrade)
Free app with centralized fanhub and updates
Lacks explicit emphasis on global or live event merchandising features common in some competitors
Auto-translation functionality requires an ACE upgrade, which may limit access for basic users
About KWANGYA CLUB
KWANGYA CLUB was a social app developed by SM BRAND MARKETING. It was removed from Google Play Nov 8, 2023 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
KWANGYA CLUB had been downloaded 260 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
KWANGYA CLUB was rated 2.24 out of 5 stars, based on 1.4 thousand ratings.
App Information
KWANGYA CLUB was free to download. The APK download size was 31.68 MB. The last available version was 1.3.0. The last update was on May 8, 2023.
Technical Requirements
The app had a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app had been available on Google Play July 2022.
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★★★★★
Will there be an automatic translate feature in the future? For now because it's still beta it's okay, but people will be a little disappointed because some of the information and how to use it is still using hangul. Please fix it, hopefully my suggestion can be useful.
★★★★★
Everything is fine except for the notice that was updated in the artist section. I wish that english translation is provided for international fan to understand what is the content uploaded in the notice.
★★★★★
He's nice, he's updating my exo there, very nice
★★☆☆☆
While I like how the notifications prompt real-time with no delays unlike the previous app, it has no translation option, so I really can't read the updates myself. I still have to go to other SNS to see what the post says, so it's still kinda useless. The English option is for the in-app settings only, not for actual notices and posts. Please fix this for international fans.
★★☆☆☆
This app has two main features only the schedule and the artist board. And then I still need to download the Lysn for bubble. Why I need to download one more app just for one new feature?? Why there is no live feature and no website version??? Why international fans paid for the ace just for the artist board comments??? Most of us can't even attend the concert in Korea! We can just watch the concerts tgh beyond live... and that's nothing to do with the ace. The notification didn't work properly!
★★☆☆☆
Why when I'm already logged in and I don't open kwangya for a few days, and he tells me to log in again?
Technologies used by KWANGYA CLUB
19 permissions
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Trust & Safety: The app requests a broad set of permissions typical for a feature-rich fanclub app: network and state access, notifications, camera, and storage, plus foreground service, exact alarms, and advertising identifiers. No location permissions are listed. A license check and Google Advertising ID usage are present. Overall, permissions align with event updates, media sharing, and timely notifications, but users should review privacy practices and battery impact due to background services and translation features (membership upgrade may affect access to some features).
Each subscription will automatically renew 3 days before the expiration date for
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