BTS: Icons of K-Pop
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Summary
BTS is the breakthrough K-pop band。 For the first time， this unofficial biography tells the story of the Korean boy band with a global army of fans， who have propelled their heroes to the top of the charts all over the world。
Seven good-looking boys – RM， Jin， Suga， J-Hope， Jimin， V and Jungkook – who can dance as well as they can rap and sing， are tearing up the global music charts。 Nothing new？ Think again。 BTS， who rose to fame in their native South Korea in 2013 and who sing almost entirely in Korean， are now a sensation in the US， the UK and the rest of the world。
K-pop is a growing phenomenon in the West， and over the last few years， it has steadily gathered a huge global following。 With their talent， dedication， good looks， fabulous choreography， and catchy blend of pop， hip hop and RnB， BTS are leading the advance。
- BTS's latest album ‘Love Yourself: Answer’ went straight to #1 in the US charts， following the success of their previous album， 'Love Yourself: Tear'， which was the first ever Korean album to achieve this
- Over 17 million followers on Twitter
- They have been profiled in US Vogue – the first K-pop band to be granted such an honour
- The music video for IDOL broke YouTube streaming records， being viewed 46 million times in the first 24 hours; the view count is now in the hundreds of millions
- They won the 2018 Billboard Music Award for 'Top Social Artist' for the second year in a row
- Listed by Forbes as the most retweeted artist on Twitter in March 2016 – and their fanbase has ballooned since then
- Named in Time magazine's 'Top 25 Most Influential People on the Internet 2017' list
- Their 2018–2019 world tour sold out within minutes of tickets going on sale
Extensively researched， and written in an upbeat and accessible style， this book interweaves the success stories of each of the boys with how the band got together， while documenting their amazing rise to fame in Southeast Asia， and then the world。 It includes 16 pages of full colour photographs of the band playing live， posing and having fun。
Also available:
9781780556017 BTS: Test Your Super-Fan Status
9781789291339 BTS and Me: Your Unofficial Fill-In Fan Book
Seven good-looking boys – RM， Jin， Suga， J-Hope， Jimin， V and Jungkook – who can dance as well as they can rap and sing， are tearing up the global music charts。 Nothing new？ Think again。 BTS， who rose to fame in their native South Korea in 2013 and who sing almost entirely in Korean， are now a sensation in the US， the UK and the rest of the world。
K-pop is a growing phenomenon in the West， and over the last few years， it has steadily gathered a huge global following。 With their talent， dedication， good looks， fabulous choreography， and catchy blend of pop， hip hop and RnB， BTS are leading the advance。
- BTS's latest album ‘Love Yourself: Answer’ went straight to #1 in the US charts， following the success of their previous album， 'Love Yourself: Tear'， which was the first ever Korean album to achieve this
- Over 17 million followers on Twitter
- They have been profiled in US Vogue – the first K-pop band to be granted such an honour
- The music video for IDOL broke YouTube streaming records， being viewed 46 million times in the first 24 hours; the view count is now in the hundreds of millions
- They won the 2018 Billboard Music Award for 'Top Social Artist' for the second year in a row
- Listed by Forbes as the most retweeted artist on Twitter in March 2016 – and their fanbase has ballooned since then
- Named in Time magazine's 'Top 25 Most Influential People on the Internet 2017' list
- Their 2018–2019 world tour sold out within minutes of tickets going on sale
Extensively researched， and written in an upbeat and accessible style， this book interweaves the success stories of each of the boys with how the band got together， while documenting their amazing rise to fame in Southeast Asia， and then the world。 It includes 16 pages of full colour photographs of the band playing live， posing and having fun。
Also available:
9781780556017 BTS: Test Your Super-Fan Status
9781789291339 BTS and Me: Your Unofficial Fill-In Fan Book
Reviews
Verča
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💜💜💜
Kristin Ullmann
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Absolute Empfehlung für neue Armys。 Der Autor hat einen sehr angenehmen Schreibstil （man könnte schwören， dass er selbst Army ist）。 Die Infos werden super vermittelt （es kommt definitiv keine Langeweile auf） und es gibt viele Hinweise auf Videos， die man auf YouTube unbedingt gesehen haben sollte。Die farbigen Bilder auf stärkerem Papier in der Buchmitte sind ein tolles Plus für den Buchpreis。
Poorvi Modi
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iam a army
Miriam
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Io ADORO i B。T。S。 e qualsiasi loro libri lo comprerei all'istante ！Non perché sono i B。T。S。 ma perché la biografia di queste star è eccezionale ！oltre che la loro musica ！Sono famosissimi per la loro grande bravura e ripeto 。。。Gli adoro da morire ！Ve lo consiglio pienamente ！ Io ADORO i B。T。S。 e qualsiasi loro libri lo comprerei all'istante ！Non perché sono i B。T。S。 ma perché la biografia di queste star è eccezionale ！oltre che la loro musica ！Sono famosissimi per la loro grande bravura e ripeto 。。。Gli adoro da morire ！Ve lo consiglio pienamente ！ 。。。more
Barelin Siri
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I LOVE IT 。
perperuna
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The book contains nothing a simple web search wouldn't tell you， as it relies solely on the content made freely available on the Internet。 It's messy， too。 Sometimes it gets very specific about details that don't seem to be of great importance， then it omits some meaningful events altogether。 Worst of all， it contains errors which render the book an unreliable source of information。What irks me the most is that although the overall tone is VERY enthusiastic towards the group and their fans， this The book contains nothing a simple web search wouldn't tell you， as it relies solely on the content made freely available on the Internet。 It's messy， too。 Sometimes it gets very specific about details that don't seem to be of great importance， then it omits some meaningful events altogether。 Worst of all， it contains errors which render the book an unreliable source of information。What irks me the most is that although the overall tone is VERY enthusiastic towards the group and their fans， this over-the-top flattery seems insincere — a mere attempt at making an easy profit。An authorised biography is likely years away， but it's definitely better to skip this one altogether and patiently wait。 In the meantime， the best way to get to know the group is directly through their social media。 。。。more
BookWermTin
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My Forever loves， Bangtan Seonyondan 💜💜💜
Thalia Lambros
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I learned very much about BTS。 As a new ARMY， this was a perfect way to quickly learn a lot about the band without having to watch lots of videos。 Wow。。。 they are such incredible people and I admire them endlessly <3
Rocio Caniulef
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Una biografía de toda la historia del famoso grupo de k-pop， bts， en esta describe todo lo que pasaron para llegar al éxito
Marilou
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Ce n’est pas le livre indispensable， mais c’est certainement un bon endroit pour débuter。 Quelques petites erreurs s’y retrouve， mais ça ne m’a pas empêché d’apprecier un petit recap du début de leur carrière。 Il ne faut pas oublié que le livre se termine en 2018 alors que tout s’est enchaîné rapidement deuis。 Il manque donc la mention de 4 albums mais on comprend qu’il fallait bien sortir le livre un jour！ Les encadrés «Bangtan Bomb» sont un incontournable pour ceux qui veulent apprendre à mieu Ce n’est pas le livre indispensable， mais c’est certainement un bon endroit pour débuter。 Quelques petites erreurs s’y retrouve， mais ça ne m’a pas empêché d’apprecier un petit recap du début de leur carrière。 Il ne faut pas oublié que le livre se termine en 2018 alors que tout s’est enchaîné rapidement deuis。 Il manque donc la mention de 4 albums mais on comprend qu’il fallait bien sortir le livre un jour！ Les encadrés «Bangtan Bomb» sont un incontournable pour ceux qui veulent apprendre à mieux connaître BTS。 C’est facile ensuite de s’y perdre pendant 1h et d’oublier la lecture！ En sommes， je n’ai pas appris énormément étant donné que la majorité des infos se trouvent un peu partout， mais c’est tout de même intéressant de voir leur début de carrière dans un livre！ L’écriture fait parfois un peu trop scolaire， mais on peut excuser l’auteur。 。。。more
Fusion Isaacs
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 i love it and hope they make more
Fara
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Usaha terjemahan yang baik （BMT）。 Mengenai konten pula， saya lebih suka kalau kandungan disusun mengikut kronologi。
Natasha lee
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I think so youPeople have 🍄
Annamaria Chapman
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The dangerous rise of K-pop and South Korean Cultural Fascism 。。
Jasmine
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We learn in this book that we can be what we want when we work hard for it。 BTS worked hard for being in a kpop group。 When they worked hard we find that they made it super far。 WE should make sure we work hard so we can go as far aas BTS someday in our own way。likes: shows the progess and shows nicknamedislikes: none
andrea
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me lo leí en un cúspide matando tiempo antes de entrar al cine。venciendo al capitalismo
Maria
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No sé si habrá otros libros mejores o peores， pero a mí， para empezar me ha venido genial <3
SAADIA
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I LOVE BTS ，thats why i wanted to read this book。And this book seems to be quite amazing。
los mundos de blue
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Guau me ha encantado este libro， me ha gustado conocer a mis niños un poco mas， saber de ellos desde antes de ser BTS y saber como llegaron a ser lo que son ha día de hoy。Este libro te cuenta curiosidades sobre el grupo， el progreso que han tenido， como se formo todo， también te cuenta un poco de cada componente， desde donde nacieron a que estudiaron y como llegaron a formar parte de los Bangtan boys。Creo que para todas las que se están iniciando con este grupo e incluso con el kpop como yo， per Guau me ha encantado este libro， me ha gustado conocer a mis niños un poco mas， saber de ellos desde antes de ser BTS y saber como llegaron a ser lo que son ha día de hoy。Este libro te cuenta curiosidades sobre el grupo， el progreso que han tenido， como se formo todo， también te cuenta un poco de cada componente， desde donde nacieron a que estudiaron y como llegaron a formar parte de los Bangtan boys。Creo que para todas las que se están iniciando con este grupo e incluso con el kpop como yo， pero también para fans desde hace tiempo este libro es genial porque así conocemos un poco mas a BTS。Ahora necesito leer mas de ellos y de otros grupos jeje。 。。。more
cafeetlivre
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"I wish I could love myself"~Bardzo lubię czytać biografie różnych artystów。 Droga do sławy i praca nad ich sukcesem to dla mnie zawsze ciekawa historia， którą przyjemnie się poznaje。 O kpopowej grupie BTS słyszałam już wcześniej。 Niektóre ich piosenki widniały na moich playlistach， dlatego z ciekawością sięgnęłam po "Koreańską falę" i poznać chłopaków jeszcze lepiej。 Nigdy nie określałam się jako ARMY， więc o każdym z członków wiedziałam bardzo niewiele。 Biografia miała mi pomóc w tym aby przyb "I wish I could love myself"~Bardzo lubię czytać biografie różnych artystów。 Droga do sławy i praca nad ich sukcesem to dla mnie zawsze ciekawa historia， którą przyjemnie się poznaje。 O kpopowej grupie BTS słyszałam już wcześniej。 Niektóre ich piosenki widniały na moich playlistach， dlatego z ciekawością sięgnęłam po "Koreańską falę" i poznać chłopaków jeszcze lepiej。 Nigdy nie określałam się jako ARMY， więc o każdym z członków wiedziałam bardzo niewiele。 Biografia miała mi pomóc w tym aby przybliżyć się nieco do każdego z nich。 Czy się udało？ Owszem。 Muszę przyznać， że książkę czytało się bardzo ciekawie。 Dla osoby， która niewiele faktów zna， jest świeża w gronie fanów lub po prostu ciekawa drogi na szczyt， będzie to naprawdę dobry tytuł， po który warto sięgnąć。 Co do zagorzałych fanów BTS， jestem prawie pewna， że każdy z wymienionych faktów w tej książce znają， więc nic ich nie powinno zaskoczyć。 Niemniej jednak jako fanka innych artystów wiem， że tego typu książka to wspaniały urozmaicenie kolekcji gadżetów które jakie posiadam。 Jedyne do czego muszę się przyczepić to wydanie。 W rozdziałach pojawią się oddzielne ramki opisujące bangtan bombs i zachęcające do ich obejrzenia。 Sam zamysł na pojawienie się tego typu dodatku nie jest zły， jednak strasznie denerwowało mnie to że taka ramka potrafiła rozdzielić całe zdanie na dwie części。 Czasami też występowała w środku akapitu。 Jak dla mnie najlepiej byłoby， gdyby ramki pojawiały się na końcu rozdziału tak， aby nie przerywać czytania i odrywać czytelnika od pochłanianej historii。 Poza tym naprawdę nie mam nic do zarzucenia。 Biografia， jak na nieoficjalną， jest naprawdę ciekawie opisana。 Przybliża nam każdego z członków grupy， czyli pełni dokładnie taką rolę jaką powinna。 Jesteście zainteresowani historią zespołu lub mieliście w planach zaopatrzenie się w tę książkę， czy naprawdę mogę polecić。 Ja się bardzo wkręciłam！ 。。。more
Mariana Pinzón
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Sanskar Kakkar
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Not good researches and too ignorant writing so that bts are the best and also many grammatical mistakes
Giuliana M。 A
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i read this un spanish when i was big fan of bts， and this is a，，，，， weird book。 in first place， in spanish version many times the names are misspelled。in second place， the information， in moments， is wrong。 So， if you would like to support this group， search for guides in google。 end and stan bangtan
Martyna Mituzaitė
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Such an amazing guide with so much useful information， covering every single thing that happened to BTS since their pre-debut （except for all the contraversy， but I'm not mad at it）。 Even though I'm an army since WINGS， there's still stuff that I didn't know and quotes from the boys， which I've never heard before。 Would recommend to a new army or for anyone， who wants to get to know the boys。 Currently it's my favourite BTS guide and it looks so pretty on my shelfie。 Such an amazing guide with so much useful information， covering every single thing that happened to BTS since their pre-debut （except for all the contraversy， but I'm not mad at it）。 Even though I'm an army since WINGS， there's still stuff that I didn't know and quotes from the boys， which I've never heard before。 Would recommend to a new army or for anyone， who wants to get to know the boys。 Currently it's my favourite BTS guide and it looks so pretty on my shelfie。 。。。more
Natalie （lone-bookworm） Frowen
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I don't even know where to start。 This sounded like it was written by the Dad of a BTS fan。 It was vaguely informative but it was really weirdly written。 Alot of the time stuff was repeated in an attempt to 'help' us understand something else he was talking about as though he presumed we were stupid or something。Its exactly what it looks like。 Someone who wanted to cash in on the BTS/K-Pop popularity because I think hes written a couple other 'biographies' which are probably the same as this one I don't even know where to start。 This sounded like it was written by the Dad of a BTS fan。 It was vaguely informative but it was really weirdly written。 Alot of the time stuff was repeated in an attempt to 'help' us understand something else he was talking about as though he presumed we were stupid or something。Its exactly what it looks like。 Someone who wanted to cash in on the BTS/K-Pop popularity because I think hes written a couple other 'biographies' which are probably the same as this one。 It sounds like he did a little research and decided he could write a little book about them。I wouldn't waste my time even if you are a big BTS fan。 Its easy to do your own research。 Nothing he says in this book is hard to find out especially if your a fan because its all just normal fan based knowledge。 。。。more
Nyasha
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its good
Laruupei
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Sinceramente no sabría cómo puntuar este libro ya que es una biografía。 No tengo nada más que agregar。
Shina Moon
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3。5 stars。The book is fine but there are some serious flaws and some not so serious。 Each member's history could have been longer and more accurate。But is a really good book 👌🏻 3。5 stars。The book is fine but there are some serious flaws and some not so serious。 Each member's history could have been longer and more accurate。But is a really good book 👌🏻 。。。more
Elsy Pacheco
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En general， la información es muy buena， hay algunas partes muy divertidas。 En mi libro hay algunas palabras mal escritas
☁️al☁️
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I think this book is very informative。 I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about BTS。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=BTS: Icons of K-Pop
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=BTS: Icons of K-Pop&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,BTS: Icons of K-Pop&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0