BOTTOMLINE: BTS has a beautiful story to share with us, and if you’re a fan, someone curious, or simply an enjoyer of biographies, I recommend this book with all my heart. BTS not only rejected the idea of genre-specific idol music by combining the genres of idol music containing military-precision choreography with their strong hip-hop roots, but they also rejected the traditional marketing approaches due to a lack of funds in their initial years. Bukan hanya itu, ada juga timeline yang merangkum histori BTS, seperti perilisan album, penyelenggaraan konser, penerimaan penghargaan, dan kegiatan lainnya secara ringkas. During this time, Korean teens swarmed to dance hagwons (private academies) where they could study dance, and make important connections in Seoul’s entertainment industry.

Beyond the Story: 10-year Record of BTS’ has been the subject of fevered speculation by Taylor Swift fans, who believed prior to the book’s announcement that the release might be a memoir by the pop star.Fervent speculation over what the book could be fueled rumors that a Taylor Swift book was in the works — turns out, it’s a “blockbuster” memoir on K-poppowerhouse BTS. Jin describes the dorms as having “clothes strewn everywhere, cereal scattered on the floor” and plenty of dirty dishes, explaining that they worked 14-hours days and were simply too busy to live tidy lives. Ini merupakan data kunci yang menandai histori BTS, terkumpul dalam satu wadah tapi hadir dalam berbagai bentuk, seperti video, lagu, dan beragam unggahan—bukan hanya tulisan.

Jungkook, the youngest member of the group, explored what it meant “to live in the real world” when he first joined BTS at their trainee dorms. What set them apart from other groups was the fact that they weren’t censored by their company and instead of talking about the glamour of the K-Pop industry, they focussed on their own experiences in their songs. They also go in depth with explaining how overwhelming their international success became and why they almost decided to disband at the beginning of 2018. On May 11, The New York Times, citing Flatiron, confirmed that the book is an oral history of BTS, written by the journalist Kang Myeong-seok and members of the group.

Big Hit Entertainment’s director and BTS’s producer Bang Si-hyuk bet everything on a group of trainees to debut as BTS, and everyone else was let go from their contracts. With pages of lyrics, band members’ thoughts on the creation of each album, and a detailed look at the reception that they have received, the book is a record of a band that still has many hopes, and dreams that they intend to translate into reality. This book does a great job at providing a behind the scenes look at the member’s feelings and thoughts throughout BTS’ journey as a group.

My first time seeing them was in Berlin for their Love Yourself tour in 2018 (which was also my very first kpop concert) and the second time was in Paris for their Speak Yourself tour in 2019.

The World of BTS’ and ‘We Are’, which are chapter six and seven respectively, show BTS in their superstar era with snippets of video from hits including ‘Boy With Luv’ and ‘Dynamite’. Numbers getting bigger doesn't actually carry much emotional weight without well-built context and it seems that they're supposed to pack the punch that an actual narrative would have provided to the story, yet fail miserably. Towards the end of the second chapter, in a section that reminds the reader of B-Free’s jibe about band members looking like girls, Jimin accepts that he doesn’t conform to the conventional male stereotype.

Dengan mempertahankan objektivitasnya sebagai pengamat, Kang menyertakan interviu individu para member BTS, yang menyampaikan suara dan pendapat mereka secara gamblang. I loved how they subverted my expectations of the things that a boy group would discuss in their songs. Previously, when the contents and theme of the book were unknown, it set off an explosion in another fanbase.Jin, the oldest at 30, cooks food and entertains his viewers on the group blog with updates of members’ everyday lives. Lots of things were happening, which overlapped with things like our standing at the time, and I think I was trying to hide.