I love this store a lot, I wish there was more kpop stores in San Diego! Almost never busy when I go, but the selection ranges from kpop albums to sanrio toys to stationery and other trinkets! They have a stamp rewards card too. Space is small but well organized and I've never had an issue shopping by there. The lady upfront is very nice. They do take cash and the prices are fair also! I think they keep limited stock upfront for customers to see and refresh once the items are bought. Will continue to come here whenever I want to treat myself :) read more

I would give a zero star it's an option. The cashier or could be the owner is extremely rude. Walk in there with my kids trying to check out their merchandise, immediately she give us a look of "Why you are here bothering me" and "Why are you touching my stuff", I'm pretty she knows I saw her gave us the look and trying to avoid eye contact with me, but at the same time still have the same attitude. I was trying so hard not to say anything to let her know how rude she is. On top of that, she never acknowledge us the whole time, but her face said it all how much she "loves" her customers or should I say intruders. With that kind of attitude and customer service, she probably wouldn't care about the review or feedback. In case you are planning to visit their shop, just be prepare the special treatment you about to receive. read more

THEY HAVE A LOT OF STRAY KIDS ALBUMS SDNDJASDKJANDJAJEN I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT the only downside is that you need to spend $200 to get a $10 discount D: workers are nice as far as I know I've only been there 3 times read more

K-Pop Fancy - i.n :) - Music & DVDs Near Me - San Diego, California

They are selling Lafufus at extortion prices and selling them as "authentic" what a rip off

This shop is inside Zion Marketplace. My niece has recently got way into K-Pop and K-everything, so finding this place on Xmas eve was a stroke of luck. I haven't been to Zion Market in years so had no clue this was there. The staff was helpful, and I got super lucky that there were a few other customers my niece's age that helped me pick out a few albums for tomorrow. I'm assuming most of the items are imported so I can't comment on the price of anything, but if my niece is happy - that's really all that matters. read more

We bought an album today at K-Pop Fancy. There are dents/scratches on photo cards. The contents do NOT look new, feels like it has been opened then rewrapped again. Definitely will not go back again. read more

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I loved my first visit to K-Pop Fancy! It may be small at first glance, but there's such a wide array of what you can walk out with! We secured a couple albums, cute photo card holders, and a keychain at fairly low prices :) Def looking forward to another visit (and an opportunity to splurge on more early BTS albums)! read more

K-Pop Fancy - BTS's 2 Cool 4 Skool & Enhypen's MANIFESTO! - Music & DVDs Near Me - San Diego, California

Came here to checkout their BTS and Line Friends inventory and they had a large selection. On the pricier side but if you're looking to buy something on the spot this is the place. They had a lot of cute Kawaii items read more

They have a small album section but the staff is super friendly and my first time there I got the Stray Kids Christmas EveL album and they gave me the preorder gifts for free! I highly recommend them if you live/are visiting the San Diego area! read more

K-Pop Fancy - My pulls from Christmas EveL - Music & DVDs Near Me - San Diego, California

For your KPop consideration....a neat little store (decently priced) with varied merch to browse through and purchase, worth a look! read more

K-Pop Fancy - Music & DVDs Near Me - San Diego, California

I love this place! Honestly, this place is MY HAPPY PLACE It really truly is! I feel like I can meet other kpop stans :) read more

I purchased an NCT Light Stick for an upcoming NCT concert at the Crypto.com Arena in Las Angeles, October 6th 2022. I purchased the light stick with a sticker price of $99.99 dollars from K-Pop Fancy inside the Zion Marketplace. This amount was double the amount charged anywhere else that I could find these light sticks. Unfortunately they were sold out everywhere else, so I felt backed in a corner to purchase the light stick at the higher price. The sales clerk we worked with put batteries in the light stick to see if it would light up properly, which it did. She also explained that there would be no exchanges or returns on this product. So we purchased the NCT Light Stick and went on our way. Once home my daughter went through the box that it was packaged in looking for a very coveted collectors card with an NCT members photo and signature on it. These photo cards are included in all authentic NCT Light Stick boxes. My daughter was so disappointed, but still grateful to have the light stick for the concert. Once at the concert they were selling the Official NCT Light Sticks for $55.00. People who purchased these authentic NCT Light Sticks were excited to share their photo cards and trade them. Which began my concern that we may have purchased a copy of the light stick, not an original, as ours had no photo card. I was correct. Once inside the venue while the audience was syncing their light sticks to be interactive with the show, my daughter's would only turn on the one color, it would not sync to be part of the interactive light show. The NCT Light Stick was a fake. We had a really good time at the concert despite the fake light stick, but would HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU DO NOT PURCHASE light sticks for concerts at this location. read more

Super cute store filled with lots of goodies for reasonable prices! Totally going to have to come back read more

K-Pop Fancy - Stickers - Music & DVDs Near Me - San Diego, California

If your into K-pop then this store will tickle your fancy. T-shirt, pillows, keychains, posters, albums, and more. Tiny store packed with the latest trends in K-pop. The prices of merchandise are fairly affordable for being specialty items. Again, it's a tight squeeze in the store. read more

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This place is absolutely amazing!!! The employees are very nice but I understand that they have to deal with a lot of difficult customers. I had an amazing experience and got great stuff. When I needed to grab one more thing quickly the lady was understanding and continued to be patient. They have a great selection and everything to feed your Koop obsession! I love this place so much, it is my new happy place!! read more

K-Pop Fancy - 2022 black pink calendar - Music & DVDs Near Me - San Diego, California

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They don't have a wide selection, and they usually only have one of each album version. they only have popular girl group albums, if you like 3rd gen groups you won't find many except for recent comebacks and twice albums. The other stuff like stationery and merch is cute, I haven't bought any but I assume it's kinda overpriced. The albums are also kinda overpriced too, I would just recommend buying online from somewhere like choice music. There aren't many kpop stores in SD and this is the closest one. The service is wishy washy depending on who's working that day. Either way it's not super enthusiastic, which I don't mind, but sometimes some cashiers can come off as aloof read more

An extremely RUDE CASHIER WITH LONG RED HAIR. I've been at this store multiple times and have been treated well except today. We also traveled to South Korea multiple times and have never been treated this way. Be careful - this young cashier had some power trip going on as she rudely placed what I wanted to buy from the right side of the cash register to the left and angrily held the check out sign (a small makeshift handwritten sign that anyone can miss). Mind you this place is extremely small. There were couple of kids blocking that area so I wasn't able to place the item there. I've been in the customer service field for years and this young inexperienced cashier desperately needs some serious training. Good luck to the owners should they decide to keep her. read more

K-Pop Fancy - Music & DVDs Near Me - San Diego, California

Great little store. Its quite small and crammed full, but there is so much product. Cute little stationary, hand fans, anime stuff, masks, fun trinkets, and lots of KPop stuff. They have a lot of albums from a lot of different groups, not just the usual BTS and Blackpink. They restock often and get new releases relatively quickly. Prices for albums are usually around 24 dollars which is pretty standard in my opinion. They also have picture books, lightsticks, and official and unofficial merch. Ive gotten quite a few albums, photocards, Kpop pillows, lanyards, and other things there. I try to visit a few times a month. They also post when new shipments arrive on social media which is so helpful! Definitely my go to Kpop Store. read more

They have a small supply of BTS and Blackpink merch and it's a bit pricey. Cashier seemed like she didn't want to be there.

love this little k-pop store. Even if they don't have the album I want, they order it for me and call me when is ready

If there is ZERO star, I will definitely give it!! She said she is the supervisor name STELLA (Oct 15, 21 at around 7:30), she was very rude and discriminated my 9 years old and I. She told us to get out of the store, if I don't want it. After all I am ready to pay and brought the items at the registered, just because I asked if she is mad. When asked for the owner's name, she refused to give it. And she denied everything when I confronted her. My 9 years old were scared and this is really break my heart. TREAT PEOPLE THE WAY YOU WANTED TO BE TREATED. I had a bad day but I do not treat others the way she treated us. I wish the owner will see this and train the supervisor, STELLA. read more

Rude, unfriendly customer service from both cashiers so I agree with the other customers about the one with the glasses sitting as the main cashier. Initially they were ok, but if you ask them a question, they act you are bothering them. Please don't do customer service if you don't enjoy your job. Be polite to all ages as we are customers whether we buy something or not. I was visiting SD so I purchased several items, but makes me think twice about returning. I have been to Seoul, and the majority of Koreans are friendly, but these 2 young ladies this past weekend could learn a lot. read more

Lady is very nice! Lots of kpop stuff and I got just what I wanted. !! Definitely will shop there again. read more

K-Pop Fancy - Sticker set - Music & DVDs Near Me - San Diego, California

Love this place so much. Personally I think it's the best K-Pop store in San Diego - they always help me find the right Stray Kids albums as well as preorder goods. read more

What the heck is "K-Pop Fancy"? A name like that does not shed much light on the store. I would describe it as a funny little store with non distinct colored plastic things. Little animals, fuzzy pens, imprinted backpacks and accessories. If I was a little Korean girl I might love this store. The hair accessories that I was were expensive and underwhelming. If you like paying for high end hair styling products and receiving significantly lower quality items then you will fancy K-Pop. I was able to find a lightweight and adorable hand fan for $10 and there may be buried treasures if you are patient. The lady running the store was very specific about exactly how everything in the store was positioned. I touched two fans and after I left the clerk spent ten minutes rearranging a tiny stack of fans. read more

I've come here on and off for years, and I remember when this used to be one of the only local spots that sold kpop merch. Dropped by with a friend to have a look around and maybe partly because we were now older with more disposable income, or the album prices have grown more competitive as demand for kpop has become more mainstream, but we soon found ourselves with armfuls of albums thinking well, we're already here, so why not? The girl at the register was unpleasant from the start. When I asked if they had another copy of an album both my friend and I wanted, she said no without even glancing at it. If we examined an item to figure out what it was, she would immediately say to put it down. She'd passive aggressively follow after corners of the store we were browsing in to "tidy" areas we hadn't even touched and generally behaved as if we had invaded her space in her own home. Cool. How she spends her energy is her right I suppose. Then when it came time to pay I took out the punch card I've had for years. She looks at it and says sharply that all but one of the punches on it are invalid. They must have changed it to a stamp that has their store logo, but when I first got it workers would write the dates and their initials so that's what most of the stamps were. It's taken me so long to fill out because their items used to be so expensive compared to online stores that I'd rarely buy from them unless it was an item already sold out elsewhere or on sale. I explained that the card was very old but she interrupts me and insists they've never written employee initials on stamp cards ever. This rubbed me the wrong way - firstly that she was so brazenly stating something she had no way of knowing (unless she's been working there since she was 12?) and second that she seemed to be implying I was faking punches on my card. How would I have convinced the last worker to make that latest "correct" stamp then? Did that person hand me a card, choose to start stamping on the second line, all so that I could go and backfill the rest with fake punches in different colors and handwritings? Just to one day reach this girl in the hopes of getting an unearned $10 off... If she said that too much time has passed and they changed the system it would have at least come across less accusatory. I remember when I first got the stamp card, it was when I bought an EXO photobook from their trip to Europe. I was really excited about it because it was on discount and I was a huge fan at the time. That must have been at least six years ago, so if that's too long for the stamps to still count, that's fine. The latest stamp was from when I bought a BlackPink photobook released last year, yet whichever cashier we had hadn't said anything then. There was also just no reason to act like I was trying to cheat their system when I already had $100 of merch in my arms. I'd show a picture of the card but she tore it and kept the pieces, which frankly came off more unhinged, before aggressively stamping my new purchases onto a new card. Even the way she entered my purchases was angry like having sales to report was causing her a great and cruel inconvenience. I didn't make a fuss or argue at all - it's $10 off when you spend a cumulative $200, not really worth fighting for - so I'm not sure where her attitude was coming from, but it was the interaction that bothered me more than anything. I even thought we'd really offended her some way before I read all the reviews citing terribly rude customer service. And all that trouble was a waste of everyone's time because I doubt I'll want to return when I can just order albums from cd shops in LA and bypass this nonsense. I'd recommend Choice Music, Music Plaza, or Kpop Republic's online stores for competitive pricing even when you factor shipping within California. Ktown4u has fair pricing too depending on your shipping selection and order size, and even Mercari (online) or Bookoff (in Kearny Mesa) are options if you don't mind second-hand albums. For another brick-and-mortar experience FYE in Carlsbad has kpop albums, and Haha Fashion in Mira Mesa has a small amount of kpop merch and similar types of cute plushies and accessories. Even Target has a limited online selection of kpop cds. I'd suggest any and all of those before coming here. I can only presume due to their hostility toward customers that this is how their employees would prefer it as well. read more

This was an okay experience. They had a variety of K-pop albums and merchandise. The customer service was mediocre. The cashier watched us like a hawk, apparently we gave off shoplifter vibes. She was not personable. I didn't expect conversation but maybe a smile or some joy in actually having a job read more

Shop is inside a grocery store. Never imagine it. K pop fancy is small but has lots of BTS stuff along with other cute things. Love it!!!

Two workers were standing in the front of the store and didn't even greet me as a customer. I even looked straight at them during their conversation as I walked in. Upon looking around.. they had a decent selection of items, but good lord they are wildly OVERPRICED. It's insane. Yet I still considered buying something they had that I'd been wanting for a long time. Unfortunately for them, they didn't say a word to me during my 10 minutes in the store.. and then nothing again as I walked out empty handed. I'll just stick with Choice Music LA the next time I'm in Koreatown.. they actually acknowledge their customers. read more

The parents who bring their children here are definitely negligent. There is clearly a sign in front of the store, detailing how the store is not responsible for children who enter this store, which is the nicest way of saying "watch your own damn kids". The girls who work here try hard to keep the store looking nice and clean for every shopper. This isn't a Toys R Us, or a children's museum, or a Chuck E. Cheese, it's a small novelty store, even smaller than my own bedroom. With the children running around and their parents doing nothing, it's really hard to look around and shop inside the store. I believe that children are children. However their parents are adults, and should look after them at all times. All these complaints about the cashiers being rude to them or to their children wouldn't be an issue if the parent was actually being a parent and looking after their own children. Anyway, every time I am here, the girls are very polite and helpful. I have never had a bad experience with them. Thy are just as polite to my grandchildren as well. Most of the time, I just end up hurrying out because a child is running around and their parent is just staring at their phone. All the complaints here make me sad because it's unfounded and selfish. If parents want great customer service, they can start by doing the most basic thing, and watching after their children. No one else should be responsible for the children and their actions besides the parents. read more

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I flew from San Francisco and went here for a little vacation in San Diego for a few days. Found this store to check it out. Just as I was paying for my TWICE merchandise, they were playing "Merry & Happy" by TWICE, I was thinking about buying a TWICE pillow, but it wasn't going to fit in my bag when I had to take the plane from the airport a few days later. The airline I took was Southwest Airlines, in which you can check-in 2 bags for free, additional bags brought in the plane will charge extra for it. I mainly read my TWICE Knock Knock album during my Southwest Airlines flight back to Oakland and enjoyed it read more

K-Pop Fancy - Twice Kpop merchandise (Keychain, Small notepads, and Twice Knock Knock album) - Music & DVDs Near Me - San Diego, California

Very small kpop store with lots of things. Just leaving a 2 star review because the customer service is terrible. (Depends who you get tho) One of the young women that work there was extremely rude when my sister and I came in to look at albums. As I was looking over some items my foot had accidentally knocked over some merch they had on the floor. I of course restacked what I had knocked over and went on searching. The lady working then rudely said "excuse me!" And restacked the merch to her liking. Mind you, that store is super small and I did not knock it on purpose! If they don't want people stepping and knocking things over then they shouldn't put stuff on the floor...! She was also super rude when I was checking out, as if I didn't spent over $70 in that store lol just then. Nonetheless they do have lots of kpop albums! Hope that girl finds some happiness tho :) read more

The store is very cute but there was one employee that was extremely rude to me and my friends. Since we didn't open the album in front of them and didn't record us opening the package, my friend was not allowed to exchange her album. However, we had bought the album from them 5 minutes ago so it was not like she would destroy the album on purpose. The album was torn on the inside and there were dents that we couldn't see due to the wrapping. The employee rolled her eyes at us and was very rude speaking to my friend's mom. She told us that there were signs around the store, however, we did not see such signs. I would recommend buying from other kpop stores because they do not have that kind of policy and I've been able to return/exchange albums without any issues. read more

This place is ridiculous! The customer service is so poor. My 4 girls walked into the store and the lady attacked them right away saying" that my little one can not go inside the store by herself because she needs adult supervision". I was like" she's 8" and her sisters are 16 years old". We left and decided to go back because we drove 45 mins just for this store. My daughter squeeze one of the toy and she attacked us again and saying you are not allow to have drinks in here or squeeze anything. Omg!!!! You might as well lock everything up if you can't touch anything!!!!! We are not from here but every time we go out town my girls always go to a K-POP store and this is the worst experience ever. They don't need your business. read more

Love this place!!! Has a lot of albums I got three Bts albums (it is pretty pricey) They have facemask that they were in Korea and I LOVE IT One disappointing thing tho is that some of the items have the price wrong,for example I wanted a poster and the price sticker said it was 2 dollars and it ended up being 6 dollars But I still love this place!! read more

K-Pop Fancy is pretty much an accessories store that has some of your K-pop needs and other Asian goodies. I check in here almost every time I need to go to Zion Market. Everything is very organized. Since they don't have a return policy, I went to exchange a car mirror that was $26.99 for some other items equal or greater value. I exchanged it for a Totoro pillow blanket that was $35.99 and a small backpack case for $17.99. Total came about $52. What I don't understand is how I didn't get credited the $26.99, but only a small amount... I had my receipts in hand. It should have been around close to $28. So it felt like I got ripped off by over $20. Maybe there's a fine print on the exchange policy that I don't know about where the item I exchange becomes less value or something. Of all the times I've been here the associates have been very friendly and helpful. The associate was friendly at check-out but I just think that the experience should have been handled a little bit better. read more

I don't really like the customer service. And I know this is kinda the only place to find kpop stuff in SD but I thinks its wayyy to expensive. read more

The people are very nice but..this place needs to drop the price..I still enjoy the place though! The place is a bit small just a heads up. Kpop Fancy is inside Zion. Even though I said some things that might not be that positive I would still go there to shop. read more

I bought a new album about two weeks ago. I opened it in the parking lot because I was excited, I was looking for the photo card and the album didn't have one. I called them to ask if they could exchange it for a new or refund me or something and they said they couldn't do anything because I didn't open it in front of them! I was really upset because I was looking forward to the photo card and the fact that they couldn't do ANYTHING made it worse! read more

My friend and I come in here way to often but they are very nice and helpful specially if I need to order a CD or Contact Lenses from them, I know people don't like how much the CD's cost but I know CD's usually cost that much Specifically since they order them from Korea and some of them come with photo cards or posters, it also beats the 2 hour drive to K-town in L.A. for me the price is fair read more