Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS

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It was nice getting to hear their thoughts about their craft and more details about the times the book is recounting through their eyes. Tells of how these little boys who came from a small company came to become the phenomenon they are despite the kpop industry being against them. In fact, if we had thought a lot, it would have been harder, and because we were just seven really simple people, maybe that was what made it possible.

It’s a book for fans, as a non-fan is not likely to read 400 pages with hyper-details (exact dates, times, number of album units sold not rounded up) that distracted often from the narrative. While reading this book, I couldn't stop the tears from rolling down my face because I kept being reminded of all the emotions I've felt while stanning BTS. Their genuine love and respect for one another, their passion for their music, and their devotion to ARMY fully come through in the pages of the book. I had always been very shy and introverted, but my social anxiety and my constant need to isolate myself from everything and everyone around me reached an utterly concerning level, to the point where I would literally stay locked up inside my room for 2 weeks straight without even trying. Complete with a timeline of all major milestones, BEYOND THE STORY is a remarkable archive -truly everything about BTS in one volume.Again, I understand the reluctance in sharing that level of detail — with so many bad-faith actors already criticising the book for simply recounting certain unpleasant incidents,I can’t imagine how nasty they could be if BTS shared genuine human vulnerability.

you could be eliminated after any of the tests they would put us through time to time, which was scary. The book would have benefited from heavy editing and as it is, could have gotten the message across in half the length or less.Definitely check this one out if you love BTS or want to understand more about what they stand for and what they’ve been through. It's written in an approachable way for fans and newbies alike, and the 300+ QR-Codes added make it easy to check out content the text refers to, from songs to MVs to variety shows to interviews. 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.