Ashlesha

“I have to face the person I was
back then, I can’t run away from my old self (RM)”
― BTS, Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS

“SUGA is a bit stoic and would say things simply and firmly, but then he would also come up to me and say things like, “I hope you work hard and do well…” I couldn’t not like the hyungs, and that’s how I became interested in their music.”
― BTS, Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS

“It was a complete rejection of genre norms in Korea’s idol industry, where every frame of every video was perfectly produced for public consumption. BTS members were not just idols. They were rappers who released mixtapes and YouTubers who gave tutorials on music production and dance.”
― BTS, Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS

“Even in the most liberal of countries and cultures, it is not easy for a pre-debut trainee to publicly voice his complaints about the label’s CEO. And Korea is a country where idol groups cannot be launched without significant capital, time, and planning know-how. In spite of this, Bang Si-Hyuk had the members write their own blog posts and publicly share their thoughts and feelings as trainees alongside their mixtapes and journal entries.”
― BTS, Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS