The Big Book of BTS: The Deluxe Unofficial Bangtan Book

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BTS, a seven member group from South Korea, has taken over the world with their many talents, hard work, and charms. Along the way, their leader RM has given fans BTS book recommendations for their own reading. Who is BTS? Kafka on the Shore is one of Murakami’s most well-known works, like Norwegian Wood and 1Q84. It looks like RM really likes his books because Soompi, SBS Australia, and Koreaboo all mentioned him as an author that he’s read. I think I grew a lot, in a lot of ways. The members didn’t teach me specific things, but I can see them in the way I talk and act. SUGA’s thoughts, RM’s words, Jimin’s actions, V’s unique style, Jin’s cheerfulness, j-hope’s optimisim... things like that all came into me one by one.” And then one day, I randomly watched the Boy In Luv music video on YouTube and my ARMY journey started right there and then. There's literally no kpop group or artist that I don't stan or enjoy listening to, but BTS will ALWAYS be number 1 for me. Their vast and diverse discography filled with songs about self-love, self-acceptance, self-discovery, friendships, relationships and so many other important issues along with their sincere lyrics, their outstanding performances and their humble, entertaining and genuine personalities are just SOME of the reasons why BTS will always have a special place in my heart. It was the first time I felt that “so many people are listening to our songs” and it was thrilling. I also thought, “This is what we made music for.””

I was so scared. It was Christmas Eve and the streets were full of cheerful people, but I couldn’t get my bearings at all.”The Wind’s Twelve Quarters is a book that contains different short stories. RM has read “Those Who Walk Away from Omelas,” which is a story in that book, per SBS Australia and Soompi. I had to do a little better, but I didn’t have the ability, but I still wanted to do something.... that’s what it was like at the time.” When people kept asking us when we were debuting, to a trainee that’s really... that question is like a knife to the heart.” 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. Both Suga and RM recommended this debut work of author Won Pyung Sohn. It is a story about overcoming one’s weaknesses and stepping out of comfort zones.

Positives, though. Despite me not being a big fan of the author, he does seem to know the subject well. If only the framing would have been shifted from the growth in success to the personal growth the members have gone through during the time the book spans, it could have been much better. As things are, this is left mostly to the sidelines despite the book's unearned sentimentality.Ursula K. Le Guin wrote many books including The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed. She is widely known for her science fiction work, though she did work in other genres. Please Look After Mom by Shin Kyung-Sook The latter won the Man Asian Literary Prize and SBS Australia reported in 2018 that RM read this book.

If history books are the answer sheet to the present, then our sunbaes (seniors) who did music before us are our answer sheet, right? However, with us, we had to deal with an additional something else.”Here are similarities among the people that like Bonobono. They are people who live every day quietly without big dreams, people who prefer comfort to thrills, people who don’t live the life they dreamed of when they were young but do not despair about it, and people who know how to give up knowing there are things that can’t get done no matter what, who know how to listen to other people’s tears and sighs as much as their own, and people who sometimes land and look lazy without any drive… People who like Bonobono are not especially energetic or bright, but they live on. I am so thankful to the members for getting our acts together, and I want to say how thankful I am to ARMY for always loving us.” Where is BTS Museum? Inside two-story HYBE gallery that will flaunt K-pop band's record-breaking accolades BTS visits the art center in New York (Bangtan TV YouTube) Now, however, no matter what the world might say, BTS are BTS. They no longer need any other word to describe themselves.”

The members of BTS: Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, have achieved a lot and won numerous awards; both domestically and internationally. Also notable is the love that they receive from their fans, ARMY—which the members reciprocate, often saying how grateful they are.I've actually seen BTS live 2 times before and they were both the best days of my entire life. My first time seeing them was in Berlin for their Love Yourself tour in 2018 (which was also my very first kpop concert) and the second time was in Paris for their Speak Yourself tour in 2019. I still remember the chills I got when I saw them on stage and when my fellow ARMY were cheering for them. Like other authors mentioned in this list, Murakami is an award-winning writer. For this book, he won a World Fantasy Award. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes Almond is the story of Yunjae, a boy born with Alexithemia, an inability to describe and identify emotions. During a phase when he was coping with the loss of his loved ones, Yunjae met Gon, a troubled teenager with whom he developed a friendship. Yunjae soon learned to open up to people, and slowly something within him changed. I would say that the majority of the events that are discussed in this book are things that fans who have been following their career for a while already know about. Of course we didn’t know their inner thoughts on everything, but there aren’t too many revelations present here. I was hoping for a bit more in terms of learning completely new things about what was going on away from the public eye. Also, at times bits of the story felt kinda sanitized or glossed over.