Opulence

Opulence is a zine featuring members of BTS in opulent and luxurious settings. The zine focused on themes of luxury, hedonism, and indulgence.
==About==
The project was teased in late August 2021https://twitter.com/BtsOpulenceZine/status/1432359764453990405. Interest checks began on September 15, 2021https://twitter.com/BtsOpulenceZine/status/1438232579203903496. Applications for mod interns were accepted from October 31 to November 15, 2021https://twitter.com/BtsOpulenceZine/status/1454916089754886148. Contributor applications opened on November 5, 2021https://twitter.com/BtsOpulenceZine/status/1456599684160630787. The deadline extended by a weekhttps://twitter.com/BtsOpulenceZine/status/1467146686455709706.
Preorders opened on July 2, 2022, with the following pricing tiershttps://twitter.com/BtsOpulenceZine/status/1543353953512996866:
* Decadent ($7) - Digital SFW Zine
* Desires ($7) - Digital SFW Zine
* Splendor ($12) - Physcial Zine, Digital Zine
* Wealth ($18) - Prints, Die-cut Stickers, Shaker Charm, Enamel Pin
* Riches ($18) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Prints, Die-cut Stickers
* Luxe ($30) - Physical Zine, Digital Zine, Prints, Die-cut Stickers, Shaker Charm, Enamel Pin
Preorders closed on August 12, 2022. Digital copies continued to be available during the production period.
Physical orders began shipping approximately after December 10, 2022, when organizers sent out emails to confirm shipping addresseshttps://twitter.com/BtsOpulenceZine/status/1597388400499503105. Some physical orders were delayed due to manufacturing issues with the shaker charmshttps://twitter.com/BtsOpulenceZine/status/1605348598522445825. Digital zines were sent out on December 20, 2022https://twitter.com/BtsOpulenceZine/status/1605348597167722496. Physical copies notably had missing pages in printing, so physical orders also included single leaf pages to insert into the book where they were originally supposed to be.
Leftover sales began on February 1, 2023https://twitter.com/BtsOpulenceZine/status/1620980721769943041. Two leftover full bundles were also available for order but only through direct message with the zine accounthttps://twitter.com/BtsOpulenceZine/status/1622019534558482432. The project's storefront closed on March 17, 2023. The project was declared complete on April 8, 2023, and a digital copy of the zine was made freely accessible on itch.iohttps://twitter.com/BtsOpulenceZine/status/1644735227875536906.
 Project Schedule
 	Start 	End
Interest Check 	September 15, 2021	-
Mod Applications 	September 30, 2022	November 15, 2022
Contributor Applications	November 5, 2022 	December 11, 2022
Preorders 	July 2, 2022 	August 12, 2022
Shipping 	December 20, 2022 	January 25, 2023
Leftover Sales 	February 1, 2023 	March 17, 2023
==Contributors==
The following names were taken from the project's social media accounthttps://twitter.com/BtsOpulenceZine/status/1528088329379631106.
===SFW Page Artists===
* Niki (pineaporu) - Guest, Cover Artist
* Acorn (TwoAcornTall) - Guest
* Coi (coikoi1)
* Dayna Low (moribuni)
* HaNo (HaNo0onat)
* Jaina (jainazart)
* Kamron (KDrawzzz)
* Karo (agaricals)
* Kris (art_krisis)
* Layne (seraphimtine)
* Naki (nakialli)
* ohn (spacecadetbear)
* Rane (raneisafrog)
* Siao (siaobell)
* Vhesio (vhesiho)
===SFW Writers===
* Seb (sunsetsky) - Guest
* Aish (uhgoodaddy)
* Ashhie (AiSeeHope)
* Che (jnivrse)
* Ellie (vinylsake)
* Lee (monochrome_lee)
* San (tangerinekth)
* Theo (punimsarple)
===NSFW Artists===
* Annie (vswan_)
* Bee (_bluebees)
* starboyjimin
* Kayree (just_kayree)
* Liv (livvilio, villioliv) - NSFW Cover Artist
* Lhaz (lhazareen_g)
* Sam (ohgeezitssam)
===NSFW Writers===
* Disillusioned (illusionment) - Guest
* jenn (ddxjimin)
* Lyv (my_hope1994)
===Merch Artists===
* Birdie (pichirobi)
* Mina (minaislate)
* Mint (lumintsu)
* Mok (mokssori)
===Mods===
* Cara (carajay1317) - Organization, Writing Mod, Layout, Production, Finance, Shipping, Carrd
* Coi (coikoi1) - Art Mod, Graphics
* Ellie (vinylsake) - Writing Mod, Social Media
* Mint (lumintsu) - Graphics, Social Media
==Gallery==
File:Bts opulence socmed banner.png|Social Media Banner
File:Bts opulence cover.png|Zine Cover by pineaporu
File:Bts opulence nsfw cover.png|NSFW Cover by villioliv
File:Bts opulence full bundle.png|Full Bundle Listing
== References ==
Category:BTS
Category:2022 Zines