The Magic Shop. The Book that Inspired BTS to the Song Magic Shop

BEFORE YOU IS AN INCREDIBLE STORY OF HOW AN ORDINARY BOY NAMED JAMES BECAME A GREAT SURGEON, UNCOVERING THE SECRETS OF THE BRAIN AND THE MYSTERIES OF THE HEART. Flipping through the first pages of James Doty's book, the reader... will surely think that before them is yet another memoir of a doctor. And… they would be mistaken. After getting acquainted with the first chapters, the reader might conclude that it is yet another motivational book telling ‘how to make a million.’ And… they would be wrong again. Yes, the book contains memories of successful brain surgeries, a workshop on visualizing desires, and the story of a poor boy from an American backwater who got everything he wanted, including the infamous million, or rather, tens of millions. But the author goes much further: he explains what to do when the cherished dream has come true, yet happiness in life has not increased. In 2018, it was announced that James Doty's book ‘The Heart Compass: The Story of How an Ordinary Boy Became a Great Surgeon by Unraveling the Secrets of the Brain and the Mysteries of the Heart’ became the prototype for the seventh track Magic Shop in BTS's album Love Yourself: Tear. The book instantly rose in the weekly bestseller rankings of Aladin – the most popular bookstore in Korea. ‘The Heart Compass’ is a memoir by James Doty where he recounts the lessons learned from a woman named Ruth, whom he met in a wonder shop, one of these lessons, or rather tricks, is to be sincere. The song BTS Magic Shop was written and produced by Jeon Jungkook. In this song, he shares his own experiences and asks fans to open their souls when they feel pain, wanting to convey to them that they are not alone. For the first time, the group presented Magic Shop in the teaser for Fake Love, which begins with the line ‘The Magic Shop – a psychodramatic technique that exchanges fear for a positive mindset.’ In the teaser, the members of the BTS group enter the ‘shop,’ where they exchange various objects. The teaser was a reference to Dr. Doty's novel, sales of which increased by 510 times. After the release of the album