SUGA recalled that their American television debut, in 2017, had been on the same stage for the same awards show (at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles). When the group won artist of the year, he couldn’t help thinking someone had made a mistake — or the world was playing a prank on him. a b c Cain, Sian (May 12, 2023). "Sorry, Swifties: BTS revealed as authors of mystery book that intrigued the internet". The Guardian . Retrieved May 12, 2023. BTS shares personal, behind-the-scenes stories of their journey so far through interviews and more than three years of in-depth coverage by Myeongseok Kang, who has written about K-pop and other Korean pop culture in various media. Presented chronologically in seven chapters from before the debut of BTS to the present, their vivid voices and opinions harmonize to tell a sincere, lively, and deep story. In individual interviews that have been conducted without a camera or makeup, they illuminate their musical journey from multiple angles and discuss its significance. 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. Moreover, the idea of providing links to basically everything they were discussing was so useful and really made the whole book interactive and much more cohesive. I highly suggest you open these links to fully appreciate Bangtan's career and also how much work was put into this book in general.

At the end of the day, BTS has seven members. I believed the team couldn’t stay together if even one of us left.” Apart from those who loved and supported us, everyone else felt like an enemy. We were really worried about how much criticism we’d get if we put even a foot out of line.” The book is divided into seven chapters, each offering a unique perspective on BTS’s history. Starting from before their debut, the chapters are titled “Seoul,”“Why We Exist,”“Love, Hate, Army,”“Inside Out,”“A Flight That Never Lands,”“The World of BTS,” and “We Are.” Through interviews and personal stories, the members—RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook—open up about their experiences, struggles, and growth as artists.

Now that we have a final release date of Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS, everyone’s probably thinking about how to get one. The book drops on July 9 in South Korea and the United States . Big Hit publishes the book in South Korea, while Flatiron takes charge of the U.S. publication. Who writes a memoir or an autobiography? Celebrities do, but so do people distinguished by their experiences. Indeed, to have such a book out in the world is a stamp certifying the uniqueness of the writer’s life and times. It also, more often than not, signifies that these experiences have come to a point of closure – giving the author necessary distance, to look at them with some reflection. There must be some t emporary peace , a retirement from one’s vocation or an uneasy truce between one’s father, the king of England, and oneself , for a memoir or autobiography to emerge. We really had almost no days off. So, at the time, I wondered whether it was right for a person to live life as exhausted as this.” BTS's memoir is written by the band themselves alongside journalist Myeongseok Kang, though its English translation was handled by Anton Hur, Clare Richards, and Slin Jung. What Will BTS's "Beyond the Story" Memoir Include? There was a strong sense of being rewarded. That we’d done something together as a group⸺I was overwhelmed by that feeling, I think.”

As ARMY, I loved how this book strove to portray everything fans love about BTS and to describe not just how unfairly they were treated but how unprecedented their path and subsequent success was. 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. It felt like a nostalgic recap. Beyond the Story is being released in over 20 languages. One of the book’s three English translators, Anton Hur – the others are Slin Jung and Clare Richards – had said that the process was so swift that it involved translating the book as it was being written. This was because BTS’s company HYBE was keen to publish the book by July 9 – the 10-year anniversary of the creation of its fandom, ‘ARMY,’ which is now tens of millions strong. In many ways, this book is almost a singular recognition of how this enormous musical presence came to be with the power of its fans. BTS’s fans have translated their work, analysed it, pushed for radio play, streamed their music, and fiercely criticised racist and unfair critiques. In the book, members of the band note this in no uncertain terms. Brandle, Lars (2023-06-15). "BTS Take Fans 'Beyond The Story' With New Book". Billboard . Retrieved 2023-07-11.I have been an ARMY since 2014. I have spent almost an entire decade with BTS, starting from my mid teens up until my early 20s.