![]() ![]() More often than not, BTS' quotes lead with a weighted emotionality, though there’s quite a bit of humor as well. Many of these stories will be familiar to ARMY, but the band's personal recollections provides a feeling of freshness. At each turn, the band speaks from a personal perspective, outlining their hopes, thoughts, feelings, and experiences - the unrivaled access that sets this official biography apart from the countless unofficial others. Kang serves as the reader’s guide, offering necessary context to BTS’ revolutionary approach to the culture of the K-pop idol industry. ![]() Translated into 23 language and released on July 9, or “ARMY Day” for BTS fans, the book details the band’s entire career chronologically, leaving no moment unexcavated. “Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS”, is an exhaustive archive of the boy band, a definitive document for diehard ARMY, the name of BTS’ fanbase. ![]() Jwas the day BTS debuted, sharing their first ever single, the rebellious trap-pop, “No More Dream.” So, when it was revealed that the text was actually an oral history of the band, written by journalist Myeongseok Kang with the members of BTS (RM, Suga, V, Jung Kook, Jin, Jimin, J-Hope) to celebrate their 10 years together, enthusiasm shifted to the K-pop audience.Īnd the excitement is warranted. ![]() The page count, 544, when added individually, equals 13, like in the equation 5 + 4 + 4 = 13.īut there was a more obvious connection to be made. In May, a listing for “4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023” inspired online speculation from Swift’s cohort: an author and title was going to be revealed on June 13, and they believed the popstar was leaving them numerical easter eggs, or hints, as she often does in her rollout campaigns. Like most releases from the world’s biggest band, the debut memoir from the seven-member K-pop group BTS, “Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS”, was a smashing success from moment the public learned of an anonymous, forthcoming text.īut unlike most BTS drops, the 544-page book became a bestseller before the subject matter was even revealed, thanks in large part to Taylor Swift fans. “Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS” by Myeongseok Kang and BTS (Flatiron Books) ![]()
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