Unboxing: BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set

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

Yes, it's that time of year! BTS' Memories of 2020 DVD set has finally been released! The Memories set is my favourite annual release from BTS, not only because of the sheer amount of content that is included in it, but also because it includes all the behind-the-scenes of literally every single thing they've done over the course of the year — basically, all the stuff that isn't released to the public. You would think that 2020 was a total write-off, but BTS kept as busy as ever. (A pandemic ain't gonna stop the biggest musical act in the world from breaking records or hitting milestones or you know, being the biggest musical act in the world.) And lest we forget that 2020 marked BTS' most successful year in their career to date, Memories of 2020 is here just to remind us of that.

BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set
BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Photo Pocket
BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Table of Contents

Memories of 2020 comes in both DVD and Blu-ray format; this is the unboxing post for the DVD set only. It retails for ₩68,000 or $63.17 USD (approximately $80 CAD) on Weverse Global Shop. This year's set comes in a bright jade green colour scheme with bubblegum pink accents. Like the last three years' Memories sets, this year's set comes in a ring binder format. It includes seven DVDs with a whopping 722 minutes of video content; a 214-page photobook consisting of photos from all of their events in 2020, divided chronologically into seven sections; a "stamp collection" sheet; a 2020 Today's Bangtan photobook; and a randomized member photocard. For those who pre-ordered from Weverse Shop, there is also an exclusive gift, which is a photo stand.

BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Photobook Binder — Section 1: Map of the Soul: 7(Left: Divider — RM at the Map of the Soul: 7 jacket shooting; Right: Jimin and Jungkook on the set for "ON" Kinetic Manifesto Film: Come Prima)
BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Photobook Binder — Section 1: Map of the Soul: 7(BTS at the Map of the Soul: 7 jacket shooting)
BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Photobook Binder — Section 2: Agust D D-2(Left: Divider — Suga on the set of the "Daechwita" MV shooting; Right: Suga on the set of the "Daechwita" MV shooting)
BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Photobook Binder — Section 3: Bang Bang Con: The Live(Right: Divider — Jimin during Bang Bang Con: The Live; Left: BTS during Bang Bang Con: The Live)
Each section of the photobook binder is divided by a photo of each member. Section 1 features RM on the plastic divider, and includes behind-the-scenes photos taken from all their schedules during the Map of the Soul: 7 era. Section 2 features Suga on the plastic divider, and includes behind-the-scenes photos taken from Agust D's "Daechwita" MV and dance practice. Section 3 features Jimin on the plastic divider, and includes behind-the-scenes photos taken from the preparation, rehearsal, shooting of Bang Bang Con: The Live.

  BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Photobook Binder — Section 4: "Dynamite"(Right: Divider — V at Today Citi Music Series; Left: Jungkook on the set of the "Dynamite" MV)
BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Photobook Binder — Section 4: "Dynamite"(BTS on the set of the "Dynamite" MV)
BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Photobook Binder — Section 4: "Dynamite"(BTS at Gyeongbokgung Palace for BTS Week on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)
BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Photobook Binder — Section 5: BE(Left: Divider — J-Hope at Radio.com LIVE; Right: BTS at the BE jacket shooting)
BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Photobook Binder — Section 5: BE(BTS at the BE jacket shooting)
Section 4 features V on the plastic divider, and includes behind-the-scenes photos taken from all the schedules for "Dynamite." Section 5 features J-Hope on the plastic divider, and includes behind-the-scenes from all the schedules during the BE comeback. 

BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Photobook Binder — Section 6: BTS Special Moments(Left: Divider — Jin at the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Festival; Right: Jimin and Jungkook at the 2020 MAMA)
BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Photobook Binder — Section 6: BTS Special Moments(BTS at the WSJ Magazine photo shoot)
BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Photobook Binder — Section 7: Special Memories(Left: Divider — Jungkook at the Variety photo shoot; Right: Stamp Collection)
BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Binder — Section 7: Special Memories
(DVDs)
Section 6 features Jin on the plastic divider, and includes behind-the-scenes photos taken from various award shows, magazine photo shoots, and BigHit's New Year's Eve Live event. Section 7 features Jungkook on the plastic divider, and includes a "stamp collection" (a sheet of mini photos that are perforated to look like stamps), the seven DVDs, and credits. 

The DVD contents are as follows:

Disc 1:

- Bang Bang Con: The Live

Disc 2:

- Bang Bang Con: The Live VCR Making Film

- Bang Bang Con: The Live Practice Making Film

- Bang Bang Con: The Live Rehearsal Making Film

- Bang Bang Con: The Live D-Day Making Film

Disc 3:

- Map of the Soul: 7 Dance Practice Making Film

- Map of the Soul: 7 Jacket Making Film

- "Interlude: Shadow" Comeback Trailer Making Film

- "Outro: Ego" Comeback Trailer Making Film

- "Black Swan" MV Making Film

- "ON" Kinetic Manifesto Film: Come Prima Making Film

- "ON" MV Making Film

- The Late Late Show with James Corden & The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Making Film

- SBS Inkigayo  Making Film

Disc 4: 

- "Dynamite" MV Making Film

- "Dynamite" Dance Practice Making Film

- Grammy Press Play and 2020 MTV Video Music Awards Making Film

- Today Citi Music Series Making Film

- 2020 iHeartRadio Music Festival Making Film

- Grammy Museum The Drop and NPR Tiny Desk Concert Making Film

- America's Got Talent Making Film

- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon BTS Week Making Film

- Radio.com LIVE Making Film

Disc 5:

- BE Jacket Making Film

- "Life Goes On" MV Making Film

- American Music Awards Making Film

- Good Morning America and TIME Entertainer of the Year 2020 Making Film

- The Late Late Show with James Corden Making Film

- Agust D D-2 Record and Dance Practice Making Film

- Agust D "Daechwita" MV Making Film

Disc 6: 

- 34th Golden Disc Awards Making Film

- 62nd Grammy Awards Making Film

- Today and MTV Fresh Out Making Film

- YouTube Dear Class of 2020 Making Film

- Variety Magazine Making Film

- 2020 Billboard Music Awards Making Film

- Esquire Magazine Making Film

- 2020 Awards Dance Practice Making Film

- 2020 MMA Making Film

- 2020 MAMA Making Film

- New Year's Eve Live Poster and D-Day Making Film

Disc 7:

- Bang Bang Con: The Live Live Stage Cam

- Today Citi Music Series Stage Cam

- Grammy Museum The Drop Stage Cam

- NPR Tiny Desk Concert Stage Cam

- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Stage Cam

- New Year's Eve Live Stage Cam

BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Randomized Member Photocard (Jimin) and Today's Bangtan Photo Book
BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Today's Bangtan Photo Book
BTS Memories of 2020 DVD Set — Weverse Pre-Order Gift (Photo Stand)
Of course, we have the requisite randomized member photocard (as per usual, I am convinced that Weverse Shop personally knows my biases because I got Jimin again), as well as the 2020 Today's Bangtan photobook, which features all the photos that were posted for Today's Bangtan. (In case you don't know, BTS always poses for a photo after every major event or schedule or performance, and their staff posts these photos on Twitter right after the event. These photos are called "Today's Bangtan.") For those of us who pre-ordered Memories of 2020 on Weverse Shop, we also got a bonus gift which is a photo stand featuring BTS during one of the BE jacket photo shoots. 

Anyway, I have 722 delicious minutes of BTS content to watch, so I better start now.