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BTS pic propels out-of-print book back onto bestseller list

RM, a member of South Korean K-pop band BTS, poses for photographers during a press conference to introduce their new album "BE" in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) RM, a member of South Korean K-pop band BTS, poses for photographers during a press conference to introduce their new album "BE" in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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The leader of K-pop super group BTS, known by his stage name RM, has caused a book which has been out of print for almost 20 years in South Korea to skyrocket to the bestseller list after he was photographed reading it.

According , when a photo was published on Aug. 10 of RM reading the book 鈥淒ying Young,鈥 an anthology about the lives and works of 12 Korean artists who died early in life, it caused the book to soar to the top of the sales lists, according to the country鈥檚 largest bookstore chain, .

It quickly disappeared from stores, and fans who were unable to get their hands on a copy even contacted the publisher, , asking to for a reprint.

This is not the first time fans of BTS have caused items 鈥 even more mundane products 鈥 to disappear from shelves.

When BTS fans, known as 鈥楢RMY鈥, heard about which , shelves in parts of South Korea were empty within hours.

Similarly, stock of the particular was pictured using were quickly sold out online and in stores.

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