On Tuesday, August 1, Arirang News discussed the achievements and the retrieval of BTS' book, Beyond the Story by the masses in their segment, Issues & Insiders. The segment concerning the book's performance in the market was discussed by the K-pop reporter, Haley Yang, a journalist from Korea JoongAng Daily.In her report, she stated her opinions on the reasons behind the book's current position as a best-seller in New York Times, and fans weren't happy with the same. The reporter claimed that ARMYs had bulk-bought the albums to pipe up Beyond The Story's sale and that the only reason they bulk-bought the books is because they didn't have any albums or releases to rather spend their money on.Fans took a lot of offense to her statements since she not only downplayed BTS' achievements with their book, Beyond The Story but also disrespected the group's fans and failed to understand how vast the fandom is.Carman K@angelstar1632@SnowFBear That reporter didn't do her homework at all about BTS and the solo stuff that has come out. Let alone still new BT21 items coming and lyrics books and cook books.@SnowFBear That reporter didn't do her homework at all about BTS and the solo stuff that has come out. Let alone still new BT21 items coming and lyrics books and cook books.Fans fire criticism at the K-pop reporter, Haley Yang, for her misleading and disrespectful comments on BTS' book, Beyond The StoryBeyond The Story was a collaborative release by BTS and the K-pop culture writer, Myeongseok Kang, which was released on July 9, 2023. The same was to mark their ten-year journey with their fans, ARMY, and the book consists of the group's talks and discussion during their interview with Weverse. This interview was transcribed by Myeongseok Kang into a comprehensive book, narrating the members' journey to the world's biggest boy group.Given that this was the first book release from the group, fans were elated and enthusiastically bought the books. With countless members in BTS' fandom, the results naturally skyrocketed in sales and fans have been consistently celebrating how much recognition and attention an important and personal account of BTS' musical journey has been garnering. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostHowever, the recent report made by Haley Yang in Arirang News left many fans offended and hurt. Here's what her report put forth about Beyond The Story:"There’s also probably a bigger reason behind a book reaching No. 1 on the list by a Korean K-Pop band, right? Well, first of all, if you think about it, BTS’s ARMY are known for their formidable purchasing power. They buy up to 3 million copies of BTS album whenever they release one and ever since June of last year, if you notice, their has been no album of BTS because of their official announcement of a group hiatus."She continued:"So, ARMY need some place to spend their money and channel their passion into. And it’s the same as how CD sales have been skyrocketing since the pandemic started and social distancing was at its peak, K-Pop fans couldn’t spend their money on concerts or meet and greets, anything in-person. So, they decided to channel a lot of their funds for supporting their stars into bulk-buying their CDs because they couldn’t spend it on anything else." View this post on Instagram Instagram PostShe concluded her report with more statements about BTS' Beyond The Story:"And I believe that a lot of the solo projects and even this book that BTS or BTS-related stuff are being released, the fans are deciding to show their support by purchasing their usually, you know, CD money on these merchandises. This time, I think the book was a very great form of BTS’s appeal to be released in the market when the fans are really thirsty for content."Fans found many flaws in her report apart from the disrespect and downplay of BTS and its fandoms' achievements. The reporter seemed to have completely ignored the content the BTS has been rolling out despite their group hiatus that started in June 2022. The solo albums from the members, solo tours, magazine features, cookbooks, BT21 merchandise, etc.Dear Moon⁷ 🌛@DearMoon246Also, ARMYs bought Beyond The Story because we wanted it. We didn’t mindlessly purchase it for book charting! This is BTS’s story & it’s priceless. We treasure every single page. We’re taking notes & quoting & discussing. Because they mean that much to us! We are INVESTED. 4308987Also, ARMYs bought Beyond The Story because we wanted it. We didn’t mindlessly purchase it for book charting! This is BTS’s story & it’s priceless. We treasure every single page. We’re taking notes & quoting & discussing. Because they mean that much to us! We are INVESTED. 💜⟭ BlueeDenise⁷ ᵇʸ ʲᵏ⟬ Praying for 🐨🐰challenge💜@BlueeDeniseLol btw to say “ARMYs bulk bought the Book, cos they had no CDs to spend money on”…Lady… u serious?Were BROKE!.. We had 6 albums to buy in 1 year! What other fandom has that ever?! 8 photofolios, all the member merchandise, DDAY Tour, singles to support…. We’re just THAT… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… pic.twitter.com/e7IhOuCbcV3005922Lol btw to say “ARMYs bulk bought the Book, cos they had no CDs to spend money on”…Lady… u serious?Were BROKE!.. We had 6 albums to buy in 1 year! What other fandom has that ever?! 8 photofolios, all the member merchandise, DDAY Tour, singles to support…. We’re just THAT… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… pic.twitter.com/e7IhOuCbcVSnowFB⁷ 🐨🐹🐱🐿🐥(🐻/🐯)🐰 on BTS Lockdown@SnowFBearRidiculous! I couldn’t even keep up with the singles and albums released every month! We broke but we find a way! twitter.com/blueedenise/st…1Ridiculous! I couldn’t even keep up with the singles and albums released every month! We broke but we find a way! twitter.com/blueedenise/st…𝓰 ⁷♡@cherrysorbetkooIt's clear that the reporter did not do even a little bit of research as they claim by reading a "pile" of books about bts, what books would they read anyways? Just report and do not engage with the tweets2It's clear that the reporter did not do even a little bit of research as they claim by reading a "pile" of books about bts, what books would they read anyways? Just report and do not engage with the tweetsikram⁷⟭⟬¹⁰SEVEN@bts07ddaengI need these so called journalists to stfu1- They don't WANT to do their research2- They are just trying to always downplay BTS achievementsThis woman here need to stfu saying "army bulk bought BTS book" ARMY NEVER EVER bulk bought something,BTS being biggest band & artist+ pic.twitter.com/6bX3M7Pbti1147339I need these so called journalists to stfu1- They don't WANT to do their research2- They are just trying to always downplay BTS achievementsThis woman here need to stfu saying "army bulk bought BTS book" ARMY NEVER EVER bulk bought something,BTS being biggest band & artist+ pic.twitter.com/6bX3M7Pbtikookadooks⁷@tls123_twtDo you know how goofy one has chosen to look to talk about bulk buying while the camera pans to a lineup wrapping around the block for a book? In 2023? When you can get books online? pic.twitter.com/pvHu6lACDB twitter.com/BlueeDenise/st…1045311Do you know how goofy one has chosen to look to talk about bulk buying while the camera pans to a lineup wrapping around the block for a book? In 2023? When you can get books online? 😭 pic.twitter.com/pvHu6lACDB twitter.com/BlueeDenise/st…Strong Power⁷ ᵇʸ ʲᵏ, Thank You! ✘@KakePop3Lady, no one is bulk buying the book. They don’t even have Photocards in the book. 🤨pic.twitter.com/NS5dHcyC9o742Lady, no one is bulk buying the book. They don’t even have Photocards in the book. 🤨pic.twitter.com/NS5dHcyC9oLC⁷⚡️@BE_Happier_BTSMore than half my friends don’t even own the book. No one was bulk buying it. There were even ppl sharing audible accounts to listen to it. If all of us could afford a book, THE sales would be beyond what they are. Refusing to acknowledge how large our fandom is! twitter.com/permylastemail…17530More than half my friends don’t even own the book. No one was bulk buying it. There were even ppl sharing audible accounts to listen to it. If all of us could afford a book, THE sales would be beyond what they are. Refusing to acknowledge how large our fandom is! twitter.com/permylastemail…Many were unhappy with the acquisitions that the reporter made, making it seem like the book's success was strategized and calculated. Following the same, they've been sending much criticism to Haley Yang for her lack of research and the misrepresentation of BTS' Beyond the Story.