“I'll fall again
I'll make mistakes again
I'll be covered with mud again
But have faith in me because I'm a hero
—Anpanman”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“You're the sunshine that shone once again on my life
The return of my childhood dream
I don't know what this feeling is
Could this also be a dream?”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“Because I live like that, there isn't anything big I want in my life, and I get a sense of accomplishment by doing the things I want to in the moment I want to do them. I can get a sense of accomplishment in any place. Through that process, I felt a lot of happiness, and found some mental space, I think.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“It was really hard to respect the fact that we were all different people. I used to be very extreme and trapped in a black-and-white mindset. My immature mind would think, "Why is he thinking that way? Shouldn't a normal human being think this way?" And eventually I went beyond thinking, 'That guy is different from me,' to accepting, 'That person is just being themselves.' It did take a bit of time.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“But now I had these people in front of me, who loved me. Think about how heart-pounding it was for a kid like me. That's when I understand everything, like 'Oh, I have the duty to do what these people want.'
-Suga”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“I'd taken a taxi because I wasn't familiar with the subway lines, and the fee came out very high.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“Look at how idols these days go into acting, we'll let you become an actor eventually." That's how they convinced me. They were very persuasive.
-Jin”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“Reality had other plans.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“Dewey Finn (played by Jack Black), the main character in the movie School of Rock, is a nameless musician under false pretenses gets a job at an elementary school in place of a friend who is a licensed teacher. When he realizes how talented the students are, he tries to put them together into a rock band. The students, however, know nothing of rock music, and Dewey ends up teaching them the history of rock-and-roll during class instead of the usual curriculum.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“Its first teenage fans were now in their thirties, and as fandom culture developed over the years, the content and standards the fans demanded also became clearer.
Kalgunmu, or "razor-sharp group dancing," was such content. Fans wanted their favorite groups to create awe-inspiring moments of perfect synchronized dancing.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS