BTS By the Book

22/09/2021

Long before BTS was a multi-appearance guest at the UN, they were a young group gaining attention, but uncertain about their future success & longevity. Listen to the latest episode of BTSBtB for a look at these earlier days.

In this episode, we consider two smaller chapters from Adrian Besley's 'Fully Revised & Updated' book from 2020. We pick up (more or less) where we left off in episode 6, looking at the next ‘chapters’ in BTS’s early history (from 2014 to 2015).

16/09/2021

New episode out today! Featuring the 2nd chapter from Jeeheng Lee's insightful book: BTS and ARMY Culture. This chapter's all about voting for BTS. What voting looks like behind the scenes & what the negative aspects are when it comes to certain awards programs.

This episode features another chapter from the 2019 book by Jeeheng Lee (BTS & ARMY Culture). Dr. Lee's chapter on ‘Voting Culture’ provides a behind-the-scenes look at ARMY’s involvement with votes-based awards in the music industry.

10/09/2021

Brand new book about the 'Korean Wave' (see accompanying photo of cover) devotes 5 whole chapters to BTS. We consider one of those chapters in the next episode of BTSBTB.

28/08/2021

Another episode (now available) on Tamar Herman's Blood, Sweat & Tears book.

The focus of this episode is chapter 14 from Tamar Herman's 2020 book, BTS: Blood, Sweat & Tears. It's a chapter that explores BTS's social media efforts (e.g., Twitter, YouTube, V Live) & how those efforts have helped the group become the global sensation they are today.

22/08/2021

The Jimin episode is out! It's also a celebration of the podcast's 10th episode. Enjoy!

To celebrate the 10th episode, the 'BTS Bookworm' looks at one member of the group (Jimin) through the lens of 3 different book chapters. The books include Cara Stevens' BTS: Rise of Bangtan (2018), Katy Sprinkel's The Big Book of BTS (2019), and Adrian Besley's BTS: Icons of K-Pop (2020).

13/08/2021

New episode on a chapter from Y. Kim's BTS: The Review...a book all about the music of BTS!

In this episode, the BTS Bookworm considers a chapter (referred to as a 'column') from Youngdae Kim's 2020 book. The chapter/column focuses on the 'Evolution of K-pop Idols.'

10/08/2021

Newest episode is out, featuring Adrian Besley's book, BTS Icons of K-Pop!

The 'BTS Bookworm' considers two smaller chapters in Adrian Besley's 'Fully Revised & Updated' book from 2020.

09/08/2021

And the winner is Jimin! For the upcoming 10th episode, we'll focus on one BTS member by looking at multiple chapters from multiple books at the same time (doing some comparing & contrasting). I drew a name out of a hat, and out came Jimin! We'll see how the Jimin chapters stack up...in just a few episodes from now!

06/08/2021

New episode out today!

This week, the BTS Bookworm considers chapter 1 of Cha Minju's book, Philosophizing About BTS.

02/08/2021

Airing in just a few days...an episode featuring a chapter from Minju's one-of-a-kind book 'Philosophizing About BTS.'

29/07/2021

In the queue for our next episode: a chapter from Jeeheng Lee's very insightful book about BTS & ARMY.

29/07/2021

New episode just out, featuring a book-let with a fairly short shelf life...Entertainment Weekly's Ultimate Guide to BTS!

28/07/2021

New episode is out, featuring chapter 1 of Herman's recent book.

The focus of this episode is chapter 1 from Tamar Herman's 2020 book, BTS: Blood, Sweat, & Tears. It's a chapter that provides a lot of substance & helpful perspectives about the group's early years.

27/07/2021

This week's episode (coming soon) features a chapter from Herman's 2020 title shown here.

27/07/2021

The first episodes going live later this week. Here's the landing page for the podcast on Anchor.

A weekly podcast focused on BTS, through the lens of books about the group...one chapter at a time. Hosted by a university librarian (aka, BTS Bookworm) whose appreciation for BTS was born, not through the group's music, choreo, or all-around good looks, but through books. If you love BTS & love...