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A review by venusinlove
Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS by Myeongseok Kang, BTS
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
fate really decided on putting 7 angels in a group and calling it BTS.
seriously want to thank Myeongseok Kang for writing their story so freaking well. i don't think i've read a more thorough memoir with such a great timeline as this one, everything just FLOWED. i'm also quite blown away by the design of the whole book? are you kidding me? it's amazing! so well done!
being an ARMY ever since 2016, i remember almost everything from then up until now that has happened to them, of course not in such details like what was happening between them. but i do remember when they won Artist Of The Year in 2018 at the MAMA awards and them talking about how they really considered breaking up... it was really hard on us fans too because after all, we really are like family. i swear they love us so much. they do so many things for us. and as people too. there is not a single artist that can step on their little finger regarding the many charities and touching on the social issues of the world that they are involved in. they just care, y'know? i'm getting teary-eyed just thinking about the shit that industry has been throwing at them, they had the right to be mad and yet they were kind and humble about their success. i know it is a phrase that we, ARMY, use a lot out there but BTS really did pave the way for most if not all Korean artists. at least they did so towards the American industry (and all over the world but yeah).
my review might be long but it's for me, this is my space to rant about my love for these boys. so i'll go on.
back in 2016, i was going through a lot of hardships and the only song that kept me literally going was RUN. i remember how one night, that was particularly awful, me and my brother both listened to the song while running all the way towards home. we were so angry and sad back then but it was such a core memory. i literally owe so much to this group. they don't know it but they've helped me get through so much shit and to see in this book how much they were dealing with is really touching. we were in this together and we have been walking towards our brightest future for the past 7(!!!!) years. they've been with me through family stuff, through my first love and biggest heartbreak, through endless nights where i was feeling so helpless and wanted to end it all, through getting back up and seeing that life really goes on. they've been with me and continue to be beside me so i will be right next to them until i can't do it anymore.
i don't think there will ever be a group that will top BTS. there will only be a comparison to them because my boys have opened the world for Korean artists already. and we should all be thankful to them. There is no such thing as "the next BTS". i'll wait until 2025 to see them again together as one, as a family. i'll bawl my eyes out with them but we'll stand together. that's what matters. :) <3
seriously want to thank Myeongseok Kang for writing their story so freaking well. i don't think i've read a more thorough memoir with such a great timeline as this one, everything just FLOWED. i'm also quite blown away by the design of the whole book? are you kidding me? it's amazing! so well done!
being an ARMY ever since 2016, i remember almost everything from then up until now that has happened to them, of course not in such details like what was happening between them. but i do remember when they won Artist Of The Year in 2018 at the MAMA awards and them talking about how they really considered breaking up... it was really hard on us fans too because after all, we really are like family. i swear they love us so much. they do so many things for us. and as people too. there is not a single artist that can step on their little finger regarding the many charities and touching on the social issues of the world that they are involved in. they just care, y'know? i'm getting teary-eyed just thinking about the shit that industry has been throwing at them, they had the right to be mad and yet they were kind and humble about their success. i know it is a phrase that we, ARMY, use a lot out there but BTS really did pave the way for most if not all Korean artists. at least they did so towards the American industry (and all over the world but yeah).
my review might be long but it's for me, this is my space to rant about my love for these boys. so i'll go on.
back in 2016, i was going through a lot of hardships and the only song that kept me literally going was RUN. i remember how one night, that was particularly awful, me and my brother both listened to the song while running all the way towards home. we were so angry and sad back then but it was such a core memory. i literally owe so much to this group. they don't know it but they've helped me get through so much shit and to see in this book how much they were dealing with is really touching. we were in this together and we have been walking towards our brightest future for the past 7(!!!!) years. they've been with me through family stuff, through my first love and biggest heartbreak, through endless nights where i was feeling so helpless and wanted to end it all, through getting back up and seeing that life really goes on. they've been with me and continue to be beside me so i will be right next to them until i can't do it anymore.
i don't think there will ever be a group that will top BTS. there will only be a comparison to them because my boys have opened the world for Korean artists already. and we should all be thankful to them. There is no such thing as "the next BTS". i'll wait until 2025 to see them again together as one, as a family. i'll bawl my eyes out with them but we'll stand together. that's what matters. :) <3