“BTS's music documents the journey of its members: from not knowing their own dreams, to understanding their ambitions, to fighting to make their goals a reality, and finally to developing their own perspectives on the way the public perceived them.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“Different people will respond differently to BTS's music, as musical taste is completely subjective. However, no one can deny that the BTS members filled their songs with their genuine emotions and experience from this time.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“Several years later, RM looks back on this moment.
It's exactly that, "The history of the struggle for recognition." We wanted to be recognized. To prove ourselves.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“For RM and the others, it was inevitable that they would seek out a reason for doing what they did. RM adds,
I looked up and studied so much about insults and hurts, and I got even more passionate. "Oh, I really have to do better." Do what better, I wasn't sure, but I'd already made my debut, and already got dissed, so I wanted to somehow do something that was within my scope, and really empty myself out.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“It was the perfect opportunity for RM to clarify his own thoughts as he struggled between his identities as a hip-hop artist and an idol.
—It was extremely important to me, having unloaded something like that. The hurt was still there, but [the interview] comforted my heart in some ways...Bad things have to happen for there to be good things. And I thought at the time, "Oh, something like that happened, but thanks to that, people are coming to reach out to us.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“BTS defined living not as "Not just being alive, but living my life," giving courage to themselves and their listeners.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“It's always darkest before dawn
Later on down the road, don't you ever forget the you of now”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“This vibe helped the entire team acclimatize to idol life. Jimin recalls how he felt:
RM and I talked a lot. We weren't really famous or anything, but we couldn't exactly spit on the streets without consequences at this point...And we were gradually building up a sense of responsibility to know the value of our work.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“The incident was a heavy mental blow to BTS. V continues:
After the broadcast, we all got into the van together...Someone was crying, someone was getting really mad, and someone just couldn't speak. That unspeakable disappointment and that tear-jerking emotion was too much.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“One of the biggest obstacles to making a start on climate change is that it has become a cliche before it has even been understood”
Source: The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth