(Seoul) Members of K-pop group BTS will release their memoirs in July in South Korea and the United States, their US publisher has said, an announcement that has sparked a wave of excitement from their fans around the world. entire.
The boy band, widely considered South Korea’s most important cultural phenomenon, fills stadiums around the world and tops the music charts. The seven members of BTS bring billions to the country’s economy and amass a massive fan community known as ARMY.
Titles Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTSthe book was written by South Korean journalist Kang Myeong-seok and members of the boy band, according to the publishing house.
“Who is impatient? […] #bookBTS,” US publisher Flatiron Books wrote on Instagram Thursday, sharing an article about the soon-to-be-released book.
BTS’s memoir, which is 544 pages long, will be released on July 9, according to the Amazon site. A date in the form of a tribute, since it will mark the 10th anniversary of the creation of ARMY, their community of fans.
“I can’t wait to read the book… It’s so cool to be able to look back on these last 10 years with BTS”, rejoiced a fan on Twitter.
Social networks and online forums had been flooded with speculation about the possible release in July of a book written by a celebrity, after the appearance a few days ago on sales platforms of an untitled book by the publishing house to be published in July, relates the washington post.
Internet users had speculated that it was a work by the American singer Taylor Swift. The mystery book had risen to the top of the best-selling charts at Amazon and bookstore Barnes and Noble after pre-orders opened.
BTS is currently on hiatus, allowing the group members to pursue solo projects while two of them complete their mandatory military service.
In South Korea, all able-bodied males must serve at least 18 months in the military, and after a years-long debate over whether BTS deserved an exemption, Jin, the eldest of the group, was the first. to submit to it in 2022, before J-Hope in April 2023.