Beyond the Story

10-Year Record of BTS

By: BTS, Myeongseok Kang, Anton Hur - translator, Slin Jung - translator, Clare Richards - translator

Narrated by: Kim Young-Gi, Park Chan-won

THE FIRST EVER OFFICIAL BOOK—

Published in celebration of BTS’s 10th Anniversary, stories that go beyond what you already know about BTS.

After taking their first step into the world on June 13, 2013, BTS will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut in June 2023. They have risen to the peak as an iconic global artist and during this meaningful time, they look back on their footsteps in the first official book. In doing so, BTS nurtures the power to build brighter days and they choose to take another step on a road that no one has gone before.

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.

BEYOND THE STORY is a remarkable archive—truly everything about BTS in one volume.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

©2023 BTS and Myeongseok Kang (P)2023 Macmillan Publishers International Limited

BTS - A must for any ARMY

The book is great for any ARMY no matter when BTS came into their life.

Now we know

As an ARMY I can say that most of us have always wondered what the guys would have been thinking during certain times and now we know. This was such a well written piece and the physical copy is interactive which is such a genius idea. Bravo to everyone involved in this project. This book gives us comfort as we wait for them.

Beautiful story

Though there’s not much information here that BTS haven’t already shared with the world before, there’s more in depth insights into what exactly they were going through and how they were feeling during specific periods of time, and it’s so nice to have it all collected into a single record like this. It was lovely to listen to.

10 yrs distilled into a volume…

It must have been a monumental task to distill 10 yrs of their incredible story into a single volume, but Kang Myeongseok did an amazing job. Approachable for any reader who may or may not know BTS.
Physical book has many details that are missing in an audiobook. So, I’d still recommend people to check out the book as well, but this audiobook was a wonderful way for anyone to hear their story, whether longtime fan or a general public.
Bravo to Kang and all the translators!

Absolutely Beautiful

It's really an excellent summary of their 10 year old journey as a group and as artists. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for them so I'm so grateful.

Amazing!

It’s not easy to write a book covering over ten years of rapidly changing, ever growing success while maintaining the humanity of the subjects. I have been a fan of the author’s interviews and articles in Weverse Magazine for quite a while now. I’m so pleased he was chosen to write this book. It was obvious the guys were comfortable being candid and truthful with him. If I had any critique, I would say that I would have liked to have heard more about the members mixtapes and solo projects - but then this book would have ended up twice as long, so I get it. Great job overall.

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 💜

This felt close, but safe, peaceful even. It was worth every minute. Thank you.

I listened while I waited for my physical copy. I'm glad I did.

APOBANGPO 💜 BORAHAE

I was already ARMY 4 life. This book just gave me another reason to love these 7 unconditionally. Thank you BTS for just being who you are.

Favorite multiple listening

I have listened to this book twice, and would listen to it again. I loved the reflections of the BTS members. And then to see their history and their struggles, and then them being able to become the greatest K-pop group of the world.

From: Your Friend, ARMY

I have a long commute to work, and being able to listen to BTS's story was incredible. I am a relatively new ARMY and I learned so much. 💜 Thank you for this book and the audiobook version too. 💜