Beyond The Story Quotes

“Jimin’s main criterion for choosing a high school was also “a place I can learn dance,” and, hoping to become acquainted with a larger variety of dance, he specialized in contemporary dance at the Busan High School of Arts.”
― BTS, Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS

“Jin had entered university as an acting major. His interest in idol music sprung from his curiosity about artistic activities in general.”
― BTS, Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS

“it wasn’t uncommon for a member of an idol group to also be working as an actor at the same time. While some members specialized in singing and dancing, others were more known for appearing in variety shows or dramas on television, pulling in audiences from outside the idol market. As Korea’s idol market expanded with the rise of BTS’s popularity and more acts began performing overseas, fewer idols ventured into acting.”
― BTS, Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS

“a rapper from the Hongdae stage and a contemporary dance major who started out as a break-dancer making music in the same team. But approximately eight years later in early 2020, BTS would combine elements of both disciplines in “Black Swan.” This melding of contrasting talents occurs sometimes in the K-pop industry, where idol groups are normally composed of a variety of positions such as rapper, dancer, and vocalist.”
― BTS, Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS

“V, a high school fresher, had become a trainee at Big Hit only six months after he had begun taking dance classes.”
― BTS, Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS

“Jung Kook had already received business cards from seven different entertainment companies during the Superstar K3 auditions. ______None of them really told me why they wanted to sign me. I remember one of the companies wanted me to come to a hotel room near the Superstar K3 audition site for an audition. They wanted to get a video of me singing.”
― BTS, Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS

“Jung Kook was famously brought on by Big Hit Entertainment in 2011 at one of the auditions for Superstar K3, a TV audition program on Mnet.”
― BTS, Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS

“RM, who had made the top percentile in his national mock exams.”
― BTS, Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS

“SUGA, who had been writing songs since he was twelve and was already a professional musician in high school.”
― BTS, Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS

“Time is passing, I’m still standing here, and people are putting all sorts of labels on me… I couldn’t avoid any of that as long as I lived, but maybe there was one last part of me that only I could define. And if that part joined another part that even I nor anyone else could ever define, then my yesterday and today can be created from there. [RM, ch. 6]”
― BTS, Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS

“Une communauté formée de personnes qui se considèrent comme une famille, qui avance aves ses fans et non par les succés dont témoigneraient les chiffres, ni par les preuves que constitueraient les récompenses accumulées. Ou le processus par lequel des individus forment une communauté et partagent joies et peines. Le passé, le présent et l'avenir de BTS.”
― Myeongseok Kang, Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS