How the BTS pop star effect resurrected out-of-print book on early death

Copies of the book titled 'Early Death' are displayed at a bookstore in Seoul on Sept 1 after the leader of K-pop sensation BTS turned the out-of-print book into a bestseller in South Korea. Photo: AFP

The leader of K-pop sensation BTS has turned an out-of-print book into a bestseller in South Korea in just days, as fans flocked to get a copy after he was seen reading it. The trailblazing septet have reached global superstardom, with their single Dynamite entering the Billboard Hot 100 at number one last year, making them the first South Korean act to top the US chart.

They are credited with generating billions for the South Korean economy, and last year their label HYBE made a high-profile stock market debut.