There are 32 unique Map Of The Soul: 7 photo cards in total. Each of the album packages contains a single sheet included randomly out of 8 variants related to the version of your choice. It is present among other interesting pieces of merchandise.
Map Of The Soul: 7 is the fourth full length album of BTS and the second installment into the Map Of The Soul series. It was released on February 21, 2020 under Big Hit Entertainment (now Hybe). It is composed of 20 songs including the intro Persona, Boy With Luv, Make It Right, Jamais Vu, Dionysus, the interlude Shadow, Black Swan, Filter, My Time, Louder Than Bombs, On, Ugh!, 00:00 (Zero O'Clock), Inner Child, Friends, Moon, Respect, We Are Bulletproof: The Eternal, The Outro Ego, and a bonus digital only track, a different version of On, this time featuring Sia.
The album topped multiple charts around the world and sold more than 4 million copies. It was one of the biggest successes of the group. Physically it was released in four different versions - 01, 02, 03 and 04. Each of them has different artwork depicting a number 7 on the cover.
As mentioned before there are 32 different Map Of The Soul: 7 photo cards issued for this release. All of them depict a single member of BTS or the whole group. They are split evenly in four different sets, with eight cards in each of them - 7 individual member plus 1 group piece. Of course all members including RM, Suga, Jin, V, J-Hope, Jimin and Jungkook are available. The featured pictures are mainly selfies, with a wide shots used for the group cards.
The version 01 of the photo cards showcases selfies of all members wearing an elegant white attires with a white crown made of feathers on their heads. They are having a really nice and pleasant expressions on their faces. Almost all of them are smiling. The group card features all boys from BTS sitting together, photographed on a darker background. All of them look great and will be a nice addition to your collection you can proudly put into your KPop binder.
The version 02 is a little bit different. You can spot all the boys in a black apparel looking straight into a camera in a chic manner. Their sophisticated style gives the Map Of The Soul: 7 photo cards an interesting look. The color of the apparel matches the background of the group variant of the photo cards.
The third version features the members in a very elegant suits with either a tie or a bow-tie (please notice only Jungkook is wearing a bow-tie). They look very sophisticated and reliable. The group card presents the artists on a black background.
The final set of Map Of The Soul: 7 photo cards depicts the members in their school uniforms composed of elegant shirts and jackets. Each of the members looks adorable and sweet. You can spot that J-Hope and Jimin are making a "V" sign. This time the group photo card has a light background instead of a dark one.
All of the Map Of The Soul: 7 photo cards measure 84 x 86 mm, and are of the almost regular size you can find in most currently released KPop albums. They are extremely popular among the fans, and are one of the most sought-after pieces of merchandise related to BTS.
Please notice that there are no special, rare or limited edition photo cards prepared for this release. If you want to complete the entire collection, you will have to swap your duplicates with other fans, or search for the missing ones on various e-commerce auction websites. Sometimes it can be tricky but it's definitely doable.
It is worth noting that all Map Of The Soul: 7 photo cards connect on the backs just like a jigsaw puzzle creating a special graphic. On the backs you can also spot the title of the studio album.
The physical edition of the Map Of The Soul: 7 is composed of several interesting collectibles. Beside the photo cards inside your package you will find a CD disk containing the music, a photo book with 36 pages of beautiful pictures (205 x 277 mm), a lyric book with 52 pages measuring 140 x 185 mm, a 20 pages mini book of a size of 90 x 127 mm, a group postcard with the signatures of the members on the back (20 x 80 mm), a single sheet of stickers of a dimensions of 160 x 240 mm, 1 sheet of coloring paper, and 1 poster selected randomly out of four different options sized 554 x 410 mm.
All of the goods are unique to the version you will be getting except the stickers and the postcard.
As you can see the Map Of The Soul: 7 photo cards are only one of many items inside the package. Nevertheless they are probably the most important out of all of them. At least from the collector's point of view. They are often offered on auction websites from the third-party sellers so you can acquire them and add to your collection and ultimately complete it. The price differs but with a little bit of luck you should be able to purchase what you're looking for without spending too much.
