The ‘BTS Memories of 2019’ DVD Will Have Over 10 Hours of Footage
2020 has been a rough year so far, but rest assured BTS and Big Hit Entertainment are here to save the day. Every year, BTS releases a photo book and DVD collection that memorializes the previous year called BTS Memories. On July 19, 2020, BTS released a teaser trailer for their upcoming BTS Memories of 2019 DVD, giving ARMY around the world something to look forward to.
2019 was a great year for BTS
As fans know, 2019 was a momentous year for BTS. The group attended the 2019 Grammy Awards after being nominated for Best Recording Package. At the awards ceremony, they presented the award for Best R&B, becoming the first Korean act to make an appearance and present at the awards show.
In April 2019, they released their EP Map of the Soul: Persona. It debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, making BTS the first group since The Beatles to have three No. 1 albums in less than a year. “Boy With Luv” served as the lead single for Map of the Soul: Persona, and at the time it broke the record for the most-viewed online music video in 24 hours.
The group put on two record-breaking worldwide tours, Love Yourself World Tour and BTS World Tour Love Yourself: Speak Yourself. They won Top Social Artist and Top Duo/Group at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, and Best K-Pop and Best Group at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards.
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The group also won every award they were nominated for at the American Music Awards by winning Favorite Duo or Group Pop/Rock, Favorite Social Artist, and Tour of the Year.
At the end of the year, BTS had Daesang All-Kills at the 2019 Melon Music Awards and the 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards, becoming the first artists in history to ever win all four Daesangs at MAMA in one night. They concluded the year by performing on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.
‘BTS Memories of 2019’ will commemorate their stellar year
On July 19, 2020, BTS shared a teaser trailer for their upcoming BTS Memories of 2019 DVD. Based on the preview, fans will see BTS making Map of the Soul: Persona, their trip to the Grammy Awards and the Billboard Music Awards, tour footage, their 2019 MMA and 2019 MAMA wins, and their New Year’s Eve performance.
Because of all they accomplished in 2019, BTS Memories of 2019 will have the most content yet. Compared to BTS Memories of 2018 which was 480 minutes long, BTS Memories of 2019 will have 633 minutes of content. This means fans will have over 10 hours and 30 minutes of new BTS content with the DVD set.
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Fans are excited for the new DVD
After the announcement, fans expressed how excited they were for the upcoming release of BTS Memories of 2019 on social media. With the DVD collection, ARMY will be able to relive the Korean band’s historic year.
“bts memories is 10 hours long because 2019 was truly one of their best years with lots of achievements. the way it was THEIR year no one did it like them,” a fan tweeted.
“I’m so glad I got to experience 2019 with @BTS_twt and all of you and I can’t wait to relive it with Memories of 2019,” one ARMY tweeted.
“BTS MEMORIES OF 2019 IS 630 MINUTES LONG??? OMG KSHDKSJF,” wrote a Twitter user.