Map of the Soul: 7 ~ The Journey ~

Map of the Soul: 7 ~ The Journey ~ is the fourth Japanese studio album (eight overall) by South Korean boy band BTS.[1] It contains Japanese versions of songs previously released on their Love Yourself: Answer (2018), Map of the Soul: Persona (2019) and Map of the Soul: 7 (2020) albums, as well as four new, original Japanese tracks: "Intro: Calling", "Stay Gold" (the lead single), "Your eyes tell", and "Outro: The Journey". BTS' 2019 single "Lights" will also be included. The album will be released on July 14, 2020.[2]

Map of the Soul: 7 ~ The Journey ~
Regular edition cover
Studio album by
BTS
ReleasedJuly 14, 2020 (2020-07-14)
Length46:16
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
Label
BTS chronology
Map of the Soul: 7
(2020)		 Map of the Soul: 7 ~ The Journey ~
(2020)
BTS studio album chronology
Map of the Soul: 7
(2020)		 Map of the Soul: 7 ~ The Journey ~
(2020)
BTS Japanese album chronology
Face Yourself
(2018)		 Map of the Soul: 7 ~ The Journey ~
(2020)
Singles from Map of the Soul: 7 ~ The Journey ~
  1. "Fake Love/Airplane Pt. 2/Idol"
    Released: November 7, 2018
  2. "Lights/Boy With Luv (Japanese ver.)"
    Released: July 3, 2019
  3. "Stay Gold"
    Released: June 19, 2020

Background and pre-release

Billboard Japan first broke the news about a potential new Japanese album on March 26, when it announced that BTS had done a new song, "Stay Gold", as the theme for then upcoming Japanese television drama, Rasen no Meikyū. It stated that the song would be part of the band's "4th Japanese album scheduled to be released this summer".[3] In response to additional reports in April that the album would also include a Japanese version of "On" from Map of the Soul: 7, Big Hit Entertainment later confirmed that an album would be released in July and further information would be given once the official schedule was finalized.[4]

On May 7, the album's official title, Map of the Soul: 7 ~ The Journey ~, and release date, July 15, were revealed, along with the complete tracklist of 13 songs, and details of the various physical versions that would be available for purchase and their accompanying bonuses. The first concept photo was also shared: a monochrome image of the group in black suits, seated on stage against a curtained backdrop.[5] The album will contain Japanese versions of "On", "Black Swan", "Make It Right", and "Dionysus", and four new, original Japanese songs: "Intro: Calling", "Stay Gold", "Your eyes tell", and "Outro: The Journey". "Your eyes tell" was composed and co-written by BTS member Jungkook. "Stay Gold" will serve as the lead single.[6] Physical pre-orders for Japan, South Korea and other territories began on May 8.[5] US pre-orders began on June 11 and June 15.[7][8]

Universal Music Japan posted a music spot video featuring audio snippets of "On", "Boy With Luv", and "Stay Gold" to its YouTube channel on May 14.[9][10] The clip garnered over 880,000 views within a week of its release.[11] The second concept image was published on May 22, this time featuring the band in pastel clothes against a colorful 2D illustrated background.[12] Album jacket photos showing the official artwork for each of Map of the Soul: 7 ~ The Journey ~'s editions were revealed on May 28.[13]

"Stay Gold" was pre-released digitally on June 19.[14] The album's digital pre-save period also began that same day across all online platforms.[15] BTS appeared on TBS Japan's CDTV Live! Live! on June 22 with a pre-recorded video performance of "Stay Gold" to further promote the album's release.[16]

Editions

There are eight versions of the album available for pre-order: Edition A, Edition B, Edition C, Edition D, Regular Edition, BTS Japan Official Fanclub Limited Edition, Universal Music Store Limited Edition, and Seven Net Limited Edition.[5] All albums share the same track listing.[17]

  • Limited Edition A [UICV-9323]: This edition comes with a Blu-ray Disc, 32-page booklet, and sticker sheet A.[18]
  • Limited Edition B [UICV-9324]: This edition comes with a DVD, 32-page booklet, and sticker sheet B.[19]
  • Limited Edition C [UICV-9325]: This edition comes with a 56-page photo booklet A.[20]
  • Limited Edition D [UICV-9326]: This edition comes with a 56-page photo booklet B.[21]
  • Regular Edition [UICV-1111]: This CD only edition comes with a 20-page lyric booklet and 1 of 7 random first press bonus photocards (Selfie ver.).[22]
  • UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE Limited Edition [PDCV-1054]: This CD only edition comes with a 20-page lyric booklet and 1 of 7 random bonus photocards (Colourful ver.).[23]
  • BTS JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB Limited Edition [PROV-1007]: This CD only edition comes with a 20-page lyric booklet and 1 of 7 random bonus photocards (Monochrome ver.).[24]
  • Seven Net Limited Edition [PROV-1008]: This CD only edition comes with a 20-page lyric booklet and a set of 7 jacket changing cards.[25]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from Tidal,[26] ASCAP,[27] and Melon.[28]

Original
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."INTRO: Calling"
TBA1:24
2."Stay Gold"
  • UTA
  • Sunny Boy
  • JUN
  • Michel Schulz
  • KM-MARKIT
  • Melanie Fontana
  • UTA
4:04
3."Boy With Luv" (Japanese version)
Pdogg3:51
4."Make It Right" (Japanese version)
  • Fred Gibson
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Benjy Gibson
  • Jo Hill
  • RM
  • Suga
  • j-hope
F. Gibson3:42
5."Dionysus" (Japanese version)
  • Pdogg
  • j-hope
  • Supreme Boi
  • RM
  • Suga
  • Roman Campolo
Pdogg4:08
6."Idol" (Japanese version)
  • RM
  • Pdogg
  • Ali Tamposi
  • Supreme Boi
  • "hitman" bang
  • Roman Campolo
Pdogg3:43
7."Airplane Pt. 2" (Japanese version)
  • RM
  • j-hope
  • Pdogg
  • Ali Tamposi
  • Liza Owens
  • Suga
  • "hitman" bang
  • Roman Campolo
Pdogg3:41
8."Fake Love" (Japanese version)
  • RM
  • Pdogg
  • "hitman" bang
Pdogg4:05
9."Black Swan" (Japanese version)
Pdogg3:18
10."On" (Japanese version)
  • Pdogg
  • RM
  • Rigo
  • Fontana
  • Michel Schulz
  • Suga
  • J-Hope
  • Antonina Armato
  • Krysta Youngs
  • Julia Ross
Pdogg4:06
11."Lights"
  • UTA
  • Sunny Boy
  • Yo-Hei
UTA4:53
12."Your eyes tell"
  • UTA
  • JUN
  • Jungkook
  • Gustav Mared
UTA4:05
13."OUTRO: The Journey"
  • UTA
  • JUN
  • Jungkook
  • Gustav Mared
UTA1:16
Total length:46:16

Limited edition A and B
Map of the Soul: 7 ~ The Journey ~ Blu-ray + DVD[15]
No.TitleLength
1."Stay Gold Music Video" 
2."ON Music Video" (Japanese ver.) 
3."Black Swan Music Video" (Japanese ver.) 
4."Lights Music Video" 
5."IDOL Music Video" (Japanese ver.) 
6."Airplane Pt. 2 Music Video" (Japanese ver.) 
7."Fake Love Music Video" (Japanese ver.) 
8."Stay Gold Making of Music Video" 
9."Making of Jacket Photos" 

Release history
Region Date Formats Labels Ref.
Japan July 15, 2020
  • CD
  • digital download
  • streaming
[29]
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming
North America July 14, 2020 [30]
August 7, 2020 CD

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