BTS memoir gives singular access to the world’s biggest K-pop group

Copies of the BTS memoir are seen on display at a bookstore in Seoul. Photo: AP

LIKE most releases from the world’s biggest band, the debut memoir from the seven-member K-pop group BTS, Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record Of BTS, was a smashing success from moment the public learned of an anonymous, forthcoming text.

But unlike most BTS drops, the 544-page book became a bestseller before the subject matter was even revealed, thanks in large part to Taylor Swift fans.