BTS: Icons of K-Pop
The story of the world’s biggest boy band,now fully revised and updated for the second time.

Seven men. Ten years. 48 million Twitter followers. 27 billion YouTube views. 30 billion Spotify streams. Sold out world tours. BTS are a global phenomenon – this is their story.

Fully revised and updated for a second time, this edition of the bestselling biography is the definitive account of BTS’s journey from their trainee days to the explosive global breakthroughs of ‘Dynamite’and ‘Butter’, their retrospective compilation album Proof and their blossoming solo endeavors, exploring how this group of guys from South Korea have taken over the world.

RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook can sing, danceand rap, and write and produce their own music too. From humble beginnings at a small agency to topping charts all over the world, their story is truly incredible, and testament to the amazing talent and hard work of each of the members. Their dedicated fanbase, ARMY, have supported them through thick and thin, celebrating triumphs alongside their idols and pushing them to ever-greater heights.

Extensively researched, and written in an upbeat and accessible style, this unofficial biography interweaves the backstories of each of the members with the narrative of the band as a whole, their modest debut and their astonishing rise to fame in their home country and beyond. It also includes 8 pages of full color photographs of the band performing, posing and having fun.

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BTS: Icons of K-Pop
The story of the world’s biggest boy band,now fully revised and updated for the second time.

Seven men. Ten years. 48 million Twitter followers. 27 billion YouTube views. 30 billion Spotify streams. Sold out world tours. BTS are a global phenomenon – this is their story.

Fully revised and updated for a second time, this edition of the bestselling biography is the definitive account of BTS’s journey from their trainee days to the explosive global breakthroughs of ‘Dynamite’and ‘Butter’, their retrospective compilation album Proof and their blossoming solo endeavors, exploring how this group of guys from South Korea have taken over the world.

RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook can sing, danceand rap, and write and produce their own music too. From humble beginnings at a small agency to topping charts all over the world, their story is truly incredible, and testament to the amazing talent and hard work of each of the members. Their dedicated fanbase, ARMY, have supported them through thick and thin, celebrating triumphs alongside their idols and pushing them to ever-greater heights.

Extensively researched, and written in an upbeat and accessible style, this unofficial biography interweaves the backstories of each of the members with the narrative of the band as a whole, their modest debut and their astonishing rise to fame in their home country and beyond. It also includes 8 pages of full color photographs of the band performing, posing and having fun.

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BTS: Icons of K-Pop

by Adrian Besley
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Overview

The story of the world’s biggest boy band,now fully revised and updated for the second time.

Seven men. Ten years. 48 million Twitter followers. 27 billion YouTube views. 30 billion Spotify streams. Sold out world tours. BTS are a global phenomenon – this is their story.

Fully revised and updated for a second time, this edition of the bestselling biography is the definitive account of BTS’s journey from their trainee days to the explosive global breakthroughs of ‘Dynamite’and ‘Butter’, their retrospective compilation album Proof and their blossoming solo endeavors, exploring how this group of guys from South Korea have taken over the world.

RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook can sing, danceand rap, and write and produce their own music too. From humble beginnings at a small agency to topping charts all over the world, their story is truly incredible, and testament to the amazing talent and hard work of each of the members. Their dedicated fanbase, ARMY, have supported them through thick and thin, celebrating triumphs alongside their idols and pushing them to ever-greater heights.

Extensively researched, and written in an upbeat and accessible style, this unofficial biography interweaves the backstories of each of the members with the narrative of the band as a whole, their modest debut and their astonishing rise to fame in their home country and beyond. It also includes 8 pages of full color photographs of the band performing, posing and having fun.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781789295474
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Publication date: 01/16/2024
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Adrian Besley is a freelance writer and former copywriter for the BBC. He is the author of many non-fiction titles, including EXO: K-Pop Superstars,Blackpink: K-Pop's No.1 Girl Group and Billie Eilish: From e-girl to icon, as well as 5 Seconds of Summer Confidential and a series of top-selling YouTube books, including YouTube World Records.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Bangtan World 7

1 Beginnings 9

2 We Are Bulletproof 17

3 Rookie Kings 28

4 Him Namjoon/Rm: The Monster Within 40

5 American Hustlers 50

6 Kim Seokjin/Jin: worldwide Handsome 62

7 Red Bullets 71

8 Min Yoongi/Suga: The Savage Swagmaster 80

9 Beautiful moments 90

10 Jung Hoseok/J-Hope: The Sunshine of BTS 96

11 All Around the World 107

12 Park Jimin; He's Got Jams! 114

13 Running men 123

14 Kim Taehyung/V: Prince of Duality 134

15 BTS on fire! 143

16 Jeon Jungkook: The Golden Maknae 152

17 Daesang 161

18 ARMY: Teamwork makes the Dream Work 172

19 Wings over America 180

20 It's Your Era Now 191

21 Heart and Seoul 203

Glossary 216

Acknowledgements 218

Picture Credits 219

Index 220

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