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Reporter Jaehoon Lee = The memoir ‘Beyond The Story: 10 Years of BTS’, an official book announced by the global super group ‘BTS’ (BTS) to mark the 10th anniversary of their debut, is a member It consists of interviews with
On the 15th, Big Hit Music, the agency, said, “‘Beyond the Story’ is not only the process of effort, worry, and growth from when BTS first gathered to becoming a ’21st century pop icon’, but also the change and growth of K-pop over the past 10 years. dealt with,” he said.
Earlier, American publisher Flatiron Books announced last month that this book, which contains BTS’ own stories, will be published in Korea and the United States on July 9. In Korea, Hive label Big Hit Music publishes it. This day is called ‘Army Day’ (announcement of the official fandom name). It is published in a total of 23 languages, including Korean, English, and Japanese.
Big Hit Music posted an official trailer on the same day, announcing the publication of an official book celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut. ‘SEOUL’, ‘WHY WE EXIST’, ‘LOVE, HATE, ARMY’, ‘INSIDE OUT’, ‘A Flight That Never Lands’ (A FLIGHT THAT NEVER LANDS)’, ‘THE WORLD OF BTS’, ‘WE ARE’, etc., according to a total of 7 chapters, BTS’ appearances are recorded in the form of a biography.
The title of the book contains the meaning of commemorating the 10th anniversary of the team’s debut, looking back on the activities of the past and promising to take a leap into the future.
Kang Myeong-seok, editor of Weverse Magazine in Hive, joined as the author of the book. The English translation of this book, which was first written in Korean, was led by Korean translator Anton Heo (Heo Jeong-beom) and assisted by American writers Clare Richards and Slin Jung. Translator Anton Heo is also famous as a publisher who was in charge of translating Jeong Bo-ra’s ‘Curse Rabbit’ and Park Sang-young’s ‘Love in the Big City’, both finalists and first candidates for the British Booker Prize, one of the world’s three major literary awards, and publishing them overseas. According to Flatiron Books, the US edition has about 544 pages. It is known that a large number of photos of the members, which will be released for the first time this time, are included.
In the beginning, 1 million copies were printed. Previously, it was on the bestseller list at American bookstores Amazon and Barnes & Noble only by pre-order. Pre-orders for the Korean version began on the same day.
After releasing the anthology album ‘Proof’, which summarizes Chapter 1 of their activities in June of last year, BTS began their individual activities along with sequential military service. Currently, ‘2013 BTS Festa’, a festival commemorating the 10th anniversary of their debut, is being held. The members and Hive hope to resume BTS activities as a full group in 2025.