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Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS

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Despite its hefty length the book falls short of actually building an interesting portrayal of the guys or having any kind of cohesive narrative. It was wonderful to hear the members’ perspectives on the different ups and downs they’ve had as a group.

Sharing everything you could ever want to know about BTS in one remarkable volume, Beyond the Story is not to be missed. I love it because in this group, no matter how much our hearts break, we only love the stage even more. So my main complaint with the book is that it did not dive deep enough into the more intricate concepts behind songs and performances, like the connections to Hermann Hesse, Carl Jung, Greek mythology and Korean folklore - I would have been interested in that.Beyond the Story was released internationally on Sunday 9 July 2023 and is available to purchase now.

i'm a person who tends to avoid lengthy books because of the obvious but this makes me fucking greedy. Or I may have appreciated this better if I hadn’t already consumed 10 hours of Bangtan content every day for 3 months, at the peak of my fanhood.

If history books are the answer sheet to the present, then our sunbaes (seniors) who did music before us are our answer sheet, right? The book isn’t all celebratory, it definitely does touch on moments of other people in the industry being disrespectful towards them, targeted hate campaigns, and also moments where BTS made mistakes, but that doesn’t overwhelm the story. If you don't know much about BTS as a band and are curious about them, this could be a great place to start. Beyond the Story chronicles BTS’s rise to global stardom in seven chapters, starting prior to their musical debut in June 2013 and taking readers through their decade-long journey to today. It was Christmas Eve and the streets were full of cheerful people, but I couldn’t get my bearings at all.

Or maybe they've been at it for years and we only learned about it now, with the tannies you never know. This is very much a book for ARMY, in that it is a loving portrait of BTS, but in that same vein, I found I learned almost nothing new about the band in spite of the detailed history. I couldn't be glad in the moments I was supposed to be glad, and I couldn’t be happy in the moments I was supposed to be happy.

BTS and ARMYs went through so much struggles together and every achievement took a lot of hard work, but we are not done yet, ARMY. I really appreciated how the focus was put on music and how the author retraced every step they took in the industry by constantly mentioning albums, songs, concepts and eras, while also including their personal struggles, aspirations and dreams in the process. I had to admit there were moments that made me laugh a little (see: Joon nearly having a mental breakdown at the 2017 America interviews), and I loved several segments on Yoongi and Namjoon (and even Chim) that accurately showcased the kind of introspective people they are. If only the framing would have been shifted from the growth in success to the personal growth the members have gone through during the time the book spans, it could have been much better.

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