School Librarian in Action: Book Talks: Beyond the Story: 10 Year Record of BTS (1 of 3)

The global release of Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS is on Sunday, July 9, 2023. This is the first official book of BTS. As we wait in excitement, here are "book talks" focusing on topics that amplify the books relevance.

Today's topic is authorship.

Apart from BTS, Kang Myungseok is also the author of the book with Anton Hur as the translator of the English edition. Mr. Kang has followed BTS' journey for a good number of years writing critique on their performances and conducting interviews with the members.

Back in November 2020, Kang Myungseok wrote a critical, perceptive and respectful review of BE. He says, "The way BE sets up different songs is directly linked to the musical changes BTS has undergone, and thus, are evident in the album. As the members’ stories take center stage, the arrangement focuses on getting their lines and melodies across and adjusts itself flexibly to each member’s part without following a certain trend or form." ~ The Life of BTS Writes a Story, Weverse Magazine https://magazine.weverse.io/article/view?num=64&lang=en

Let's read (or read again) Mr. Kang's interview of the members of BTS. These interviews were done at a time when a comeback at the height of the pandemic was either thought of as foolish or too risky. Well, we now know where it has led our Bulletproof Boy Scouts.

RM “I spend a lot of time thinking about where I am now”