117 Beyond the Story by BTS & Kang Myeong-seok — A Memoir or an Official Wiki?

A Suga bias (Julia), a Jungkook bias (special guest RJ), a V bias (special guest Adam), and a person who knows almost nothing about K-pop (Victoria) have a spirited conversation about the style and silences of Beyond the Story: A 10-Year Record of BTS by Kang Myeong-seok and translated by Anton Hur, Clare Richards, and Slin Jung. There are… emotions.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS by BTS & Kang Myeong-seok trans. by Anton Hur, Clare Richards & Slin Jung

• Adam’s essay “Love Yourself,” Says BTS on The Ampliverse

• 104 Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong — Deciphering Difficult Poetry 

• “I Want to Die but I Want to Translate Korean Literature: Why Translation Matters Just as Much as Eating Tteokbokki” by Anton Hur (The Margins)

• “I am absolutely ARMY, says BTS book translator Anton Hur” by Rush Mukherjee (Mint Lounge)

• A Special Conversation of the Translations for BEYOND THE STORY 10-Year Record of BTS with Anton Hur (IG Live with Indigo)

• G.C.F in Tokyo (정국&지민)

• Jimin’s Suchwita Interview

• CHAPTERS The Rise of Bangtan

• The White Paper Project

• Road to D-Day (SUGA documentary)

• Showgays: A Movie Musical Podcast

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