It has been confirmed that the famous male K-pop group BTS will have their book titled ‘Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS’ that is set to be released on July 9 in South Korea and the United States.
The k-pop group’s book was written by the members together with journalist Kang Myeongseok. The book has been said to be written in the structure of an oral history.
Based on a report, the book is set to have 544 pages with photographs in its edition in the U.S. Anton Hur worked together with Slin Jung and Clare Richards for the translation of the book.
Prior to the news and confirmation that BTS will have their own book, there have been various rumors that either the group or British musician Taylor Swift will release a book. These speculations, however, were all laid to rest after Flatiron Books confirmed that it is the K-pop group that will have an upcoming book.
In an Instagram post, Flatiron Books retweeted the article of The New York Times about the announcement of BTS’ new book.
July 9, the date of the scheduled release of the book, is also the birth date of the group’s fandom, ARMY.
According to a report, the group’s book is set to have one million copies in its initial print run. Flatiron Books, the publisher in the U.S., called the work a “fun, celebratory title” and will skew to “younger audiences”.
Following the announcement, many fans of the global icons have expressed their excitement online and are excited to order the upcoming book.
Here are some reactions from the fans after the announcement of BTS’ upcoming book:
I dont talk about this much on here but I am a BIG reader and a huge bookworm, like not a single day goes by without me reading something, so needless to say I AM VERY SO SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS BTS BOOK LIKE OMG I CANT WAIT TO HOLD IT IN MY HANDS AND READ THE WORDS 😭
— Anna💜⁷ (@luvmaze_bts) May 11, 2023
Did I preorder 2 copies of BTS’ new book?? Of course I did 💜🫰🏻💜🫰🏻 I am so excited to learn their story and history straight from them. pic.twitter.com/Q2oyVMCUVx
— 💜Beth ⁷🥢 (@RuneMarauder) May 11, 2023
https://twitter.com/stallseok/status/1656767733848059910?s=20
Excited for #BeyondTheStory… getting to know more of your stories from the book is indeed a beautiful 10th Anniversary gift for us. Proud of you #BTS and we will wait for the 7 of you to come back 2025…2026 or even beyond! 💜https://t.co/W81ostcuVQ
— She – Right Place, Wrong Person 5/24 (@enalrehs) May 12, 2023
ARMYs reading BTS book on July 9 while listening to BTS music pic.twitter.com/j6xJHN8vOP
— ARMY-ing 101 for BTS (@ARMYing101_) May 12, 2023
i dont think im ready for the 2016-2018 section of that bts book you guys pic.twitter.com/wTStDfeRCx
— mr yunki⁷ 🫂 (@boobkoos) May 11, 2023
when you have bts book announcement at 7 and a new ot7 release at 8 pic.twitter.com/BFJj6eKiG0
— army book club⁷ 🍉 (@borabooks) May 11, 2023
me walking out the bookstore with 500 bts books up my ass pic.twitter.com/tm5owpv3kN
— Mr Yunki (@prodyngs) May 11, 2023
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