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.
OverviewHanabi is a South Korean professional hair shear brand. The name “hanabi” (花火) means “fireworks” in Japanese, a naming convention common among Korean shear manufacturers that draw on Japanese blade-making associations. The brand uses VG-10 Cobalt steel, a high-carbon stainless steel alloy from Japan’s Takefu Special Steel known for its...
Overview
Hanabi is a South Korean professional hair shear brand. The name “hanabi” (花火) means “fireworks” in Japanese, a naming convention common among Korean shear manufacturers that draw on Japanese blade-making associations. 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. The distinction between the RED and BLUE lines likely reflects different price tiers, steel treatments, or target markets, though the exact differentiation is not well documented.
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.
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Retailers stocking HANABI
ScissorPedia catalogues 1 retailer carrying HANABI.
- SCISSOR STORY — South Korea
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How HANABI Compares
Frequently Asked Questions
HANABI scissors are manufactured in South Korea. ScissorPedia has limited founding date information for this brand.
HANABI uses VG-10 Cobalt in their scissor lines. See our [VG-10 Cobalt reference](/reference/steel-types/vg-10/) for technical details.
HANABI scissors are in the mid-range price tier ($150–$350). At this price point, they compete with Aichi, Aikyo, Akiko. Value depends on your cutting volume, technique preferences, and maintenance habits.
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.
