The members of the K-pop group BTS His memoir will be published in South Korea and the United States in July, his North American publisher said, an announcement that sparked the excitement of his fans around the world.

The announcement by its American publisher, Flatiron Books, came after days of frenzied speculation by its ardent supporters.

Widely regarded as South Korea’s biggest cultural phenomenon, the boy band is selling out arenas around the world and dominating the music charts.

The seven members of BTS contribute billions to the country’s economy and they accumulate a huge community of followers.

The piece, titled “Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS,” was written by South Korean journalist Kang Myeong Seok. and members of the band, according to the publisher.

The BTS’s 544-page memoir is out July 9, according to the Amazon site. Tribute date marking the 10th anniversary of the founding of ARMY, its community of fans. “Can’t wait to read the book,” one of them wrote on Twitter.

BTS is currently on hiatus, allowing the group members to continue their solo projects. Two of them are also doing their compulsory military service.

In South Korea, all able-bodied males must serve in the military for at least 18 months, and after a multi-year debate over whether BTS deserved an exemption, Jin, the eldest of the group, joined the army in 2022, for J-Hope, in April 2023.