Kpop albums

Unlike typical CDs, the albums junior Jerry Wang collects come with postcards, photo cards and a photobook containing the members of the K-pop group that produced the album. Tomorrow x Together (TXT) Wang’s favorite group, contains five members and each member has several variations of photocards. Many K-pop fans hope to collect all the variations, but very few have achieved this feat.

“Collecting photocards is a really daunting task in itself and especially because there are so many different albums and photo cards,” Wang said. “I think the goal of finishing is definitely something that takes a lot of time, especially since albums and photo cards are still being released.”

Wang purchased his first album in February 2023,  an album by TXT.

titled “Chapter: Temptation.” Since then he has continued to add to his collection, storing each piece of collectible media in separate binders, each for different K-pop groups. While TXT is his favorite group, Wang also supports other groups, purchasing their albums and photocards.  

“I realized that there is a lot more out there and it would be great if I could just expand on the collection and just collect more of a variety,” Wang said. “I just feel like photocards are so versatile and that’s why I love collecting, because I don’t really see the same old boring stuff every time.”