Unboxing: BTS — BTS, The Best Type B Limited Edition

(Warning: This post is long and photo-heavy.)

BTS, The Best is the third Japanese compilation album by BTS that was released on June 16, 2021. (In case you're wondering, "The Best" refers to the best of BTS' Japanese songs, not just that they're the best. Because I legitimately did not realize this until I saw the track listing.) There are a total of seven editions of BTS, The Best. If you want to know the differences between all the versions, you can read my original set unboxing post here, where I break it all down for you. This post will focus on BTS, The Best Type B Limited Edition. The Type B Limited Edition retails for ¥4,727 (approximately $43 USD or $52 CAD), not including shipping. I bought this as part of the 7net Exclusive Set, which retails for ¥15,539 (approximately $140 USD or $175 CAD), from CDJapan.

BTS BTS, The Best — Type B Limited Edition — Outer Box (Front)
BTS BTS, The Best — Type B Limited Edition — Outer Box (Back)
BTS BTS, The Best — Type B Limited Edition — Digipak (Front)
BTS BTS, The Best — Type B Limited Edition — Digipak (Back)
The Type B Limited Edition includes two music CDs, two DVDs, and a 36-page booklet. It is packaged in a special edition bi-fold digipak with a matching outer box. The cover design for the Type B Limited Edition features the seven members in casual wear in front of a vintage Airstream trailer. The back design features the same vintage Airstream trailer standing on its own in a desert landscape. The CDs are coloured in a light peach. All Editions of BTS, The Best contain a total of 23 songs: 16 of the Japanese versions of BTS' greatest hits from 2017 to 2020, six original Japanese tracks, and "Dynamite" as a bonus track. The track list for all Editions is as follows:

Disc 1:

1. Film Out (Japanese ver.)
2. DNA (Japanese ver.)
3. Best of Me (Japanese ver.)
4. Lights
5. Blood Sweat & Tears (Japanese ver.)
6. Fake Love (Japanese ver.)
7. Black Swan (Japanese ver.)
8. Airplane, Pt. 2 (Japanese ver.)
9. Go Go (Japanese ver.)
10. Idol (Japanese ver.)
11. Dionysus (Japanese ver.)
12. MIC Drop (Japanese ver.)
13. Bonus Track: Dynamite

Disc 2:

1. Boy with Luv (Japanese ver.)
2. Stay Gold
3. Let Go
4. Spring Day (Japanese ver.)
5. ON (Japanese ver.)
6. Don't Leave Me
7. Not Today (Japanese ver.)
8. Make It Right (Japanese ver.)
9. Your Eyes Tell
10. Crystal Snow

BTS BTS, The Best — Type B Limited Edition — Digipak (Disc 1)
BTS BTS, The Best — Type B Limited Edition — Digipak (All Discs)

The DVDs for Type B and C Limited Editions include the following content:

Disc 3:

• "Film Out" Official MV
• "Stay Gold" Official MV
• "Lights" Official MV
• "Airplane Pt. 2 (Japanese ver.)" Official MV
• "MIC Drop (Japanese ver.)" Official MV
• "Blood Sweat & Tears (Japanese ver.)" Official MV

Disc 4:

• Making of Jacket Photos
• "Film Out" Making of Music Video
• "Stay Gold" Making of Music Video [Additional Edition]
• "Lights" Making of Music Video [Additional Edition]
• "Airplane Pt. 2 (Japanese ver.)" Making of Music Video [Additional Edition]
• "MIC Drop (Japanese ver.)" Making of Music Video [Additional Edition]
• "Blood Sweat & Tears (Japanese ver.) Making of Music Video [Additional Edition]

BTS BTS, The Best — Type B Limited Edition — Booklet (Full Cover)
BTS BTS, The Best — Type B Limited Edition — Booklet (J-Hope Photo Spread)
BTS BTS, The Best — Type B Limited Edition — Booklet (Jin Photo Spread)
BTS BTS, The Best — Type B Limited Edition — Booklet (Jungkook Photo Spread)
BTS BTS, The Best — Type B Limited Edition — Booklet (Jimin Photo Spread)
BTS BTS, The Best — Type B Limited Edition — Booklet (RM Photo Spread)
BTS BTS, The Best — Type B Limited Edition — Booklet (Suga Photo Spread)
BTS BTS, The Best — Type B Limited Edition — Booklet (V Photo Spread)
Type B Edition also includes a 36-page saddle-stitched booklet, which contains the lyrics for all the songs as well as photo spreads for each member. The cover features a photo of a vintage Airstream trailer standing on its own in a desert landscape, and the lyrics pages are coloured in a light peach.

Type A, B, and C are all limited edition in special packaging, so in my opinion, if you're gonna spend the money on this album, you might as well splurge a little bit more on one of these (or one of the sets if you're a collector like me). Frankly, we're so spoiled with fancy BTS album packaging that those standard plastic CD cases seem really plain and underwhelming now, don't they?