HANABI
- South Korea
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Budget Luxury
Hanabi is a South Korean hair shear brand using VG-10 Cobalt steel, featuring RED and BLUE product lines with 35+ models. Sold via Shear Story.
Hanabi sorts its shear catalogue into two colour-named lines, RED with over 20 sub-models and BLUE with 15 or more. The South Korean brand (the name means fireworks in Japanese) makes its blades in VG-10 Cobalt steel from Japan’s Takefu Special Steel, and sells through Shear Story, which also handles...
Hanabi sorts its shear catalogue into two colour-named lines, RED with over 20 sub-models and BLUE with 15 or more. The South Korean brand (the name means fireworks in Japanese) makes its blades in VG-10 Cobalt steel from Japan’s Takefu Special Steel, and sells through Shear Story, which also handles service and support.
Overview
Hanabi is a South Korean professional hair shear brand. The name “hanabi” (花火) means “fireworks” in Japanese. The brand uses VG-10 Cobalt steel, a high-carbon stainless steel alloy from Japan’s Takefu Special Steel known for its hardness and edge retention.
Product Range
Hanabi organizes its catalog into two distinct product lines:
- Hanabi RED - The larger line with 20+ sub-models including MIGHTY, FALCON, SWAN, FORTE, PELICAN, and others
- Hanabi BLUE - A complementary line with 15+ sub-models including BMK, HORN, HBK, PJC, and others
The combined catalog of 35+ models makes Hanabi one of the more extensive Korean shear brands in terms of product breadth.
Distribution
Hanabi is sold through Shear Story (shearstory.com), the Korean domestic retailer 70007.co.kr, and eBay. Distribution appears concentrated in the Korean domestic market and online international sales channels.
Sources
Product range
Six HANABI models are catalogued across cutting and thinning. The cutting range includes the VS, FORTE, HORN, and K43 Dry Cutting models — with “Dry” in the K43 indicating a blade specification optimised for dry-hair technique rather than wet cutting. The thinning range currently lists the Y73 27M, a 27-tooth blending shear. Pricing across all six models is being researched; the authoritative source for current specifications and prices is the retailer carrying HANABI for the relevant market.
Buying context
HANABI is a South Korean professional scissor brand. The breadth of the cutting catalogue — four distinct cutting models alongside a dedicated thinning shear — suggests a brand aiming to cover the full range of professional cutting scenarios from a single line.
Where to Buy
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HANABI at a glance
- Budget
- Mid-range $200–400
- Makes
- Cutting Scissors, Thinning Scissors
- Based in
- South Korea
- Catalogue
- 7 models listed
Product Types
Materials & Construction
The steel, edges, and handle styles HANABI works in:
Where to Buy
Authorized Retailers
Retailers stocking HANABI
ScissorPedia catalogues 1 retailer carrying HANABI.
- SCISSOR STORY — South Korea
Products
How HANABI Compares
| Brand | HANABI | Mirage | Aichi | Aikyo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | South Korea | South Korea | South Korea | South Korea |
| Typical price | Mid-range | US$369–US$395 | US$280–US$290 | US$345–US$350 |
| Steel | VG-10 Cobalt | VG-10 cobalt | 440C Stainless Steel | V10 Cobalt, ATS-314 Cobalt Steel, Japanese Stainless Steel |
| Blade types | — | Convex | Convex | Convex |
| Handles | — | Swivel, Offset | Offset, Even | Offset, Even |
| Specialties | — | — | — | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. HANABI is a professional hair-shear brand made in South Korea, distributed and serviced through Shear Story.
HANABI builds its blades from VG-10 Cobalt, a cobalt alloy steel valued for its hardness and edge retention.
A professional HANABI pair runs mid-range, roughly 200 to 400 US dollars.
HANABI offers cutting scissors and thinning scissors across an extensive lineup of series and models.
Yes. HANABI includes a dedicated left-handed model in its range alongside its standard right-handed shears.
HANABI is sold through Shear Story, which also handles the brand’s service and support.
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