BTS: A Graphic Biography

by Filippo Zambello, Mattia Ferrari (Illustrator)

Overview

During the course of their 10-year career, BTS have managed to do something no other K-Pop band have done—break the west. They’ve topped the Billboard Charts, won almost every music award and were named TIME’s entertainer of the year. But at the heart of this world-dominating phenomenon, is a message of kindness, community, and values. It’s this message that resonates with their millions of fans, their ARMY. This vivid graphic biography is a celebration of the motivations at the heart of this band.    

Each chapter is dedicated to a band member and a cause that inspires them—from ending violence against children to helping people access healthcare, from supporting education to ending child poverty: their activist achievements are genuinely inspiring and courageous. Interwoven throughout are entertaining stories about their tours and performances, but the heart of this book looks beyond the music to the values they represent, values that inspire us. 

This graphic celebration of the impressive philanthropic achievements of this K-Pop supergroup, will cut right to the heart of any BTS fan. Discover how BTS have changed something you care about, and be inspired to join them in making the world a better place. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781836001041
Publisher:	White Lion Publishing
Publication date:	04/15/2025
Series:	BioGraphics Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Born in 1982 in Rovigo (Italy), Filippo Zambello is a graduate of DAMS and a graduate of the National Academy of Cinema in Bologna. He has attended filmmaking and storytelling courses, including one at the New York Film Academy. Among other things in 2016, he published the graphic novel The Moneyman, a biography of Walt Disney in comics, written with Alessio De Santa and published in France (Éditions du Long Bec), Germany (Knesebeck), Italy (Tunuè) and Russia (КОМПАСГИД).

Table of Contents

Introduction

Prologue – The Rap Den
Signing With Big Hit Entertainment And Life In The Dorms.

RM
From Runch Randa To Rap Monster To RM.

Suga
From Basketball To Midi To BTS Idol.

J-Hope
From Tennis Player To Street Dancer To Singer.

Jung Kook
From Tireless Athlete To Heartbreaker To Honest Worker.

V
From The Saxophone To Singing To BTS.

Jin
From Aspiring Actor To Celebrity, Crossing The Catwalk.

Jimin
From Aspiring Dancer And Performer To Idol, Via The Just Dance Academy And The Busan High School Of Arts.

Epilogue – Beyond The Scene
13 June 2013: BTS Makes Their Official Debut On A Music Broadcast.