(OFFICIAL BOOK) The Debut: effort in a book
Have you ever wondered how we, as just an ordinary 4 persons friend group in school, debut as a global group? Well, we didn’t know we had that singing and all that talent in us. After all, we were just a friend group who really got along, not someone who could be on a stage with many fans. Did we like it? Of course! We love our fans. Did we like the process? No. Not at all. It was tiring. But we’d love to tell you. Maybe, we mean hopefully, it’ll answer all your questions about pursuing your dreams. Like, “How much effort and dedication does it take?”
“The Debut: effort in a book” by author(s) KOJI, HECTO, NATE, RUNO (KKUTEO), is the first ever written paperback book by any K-Pop group that is a hybrid of a self-diary style and informational book about the pros and cons on debuting as a global idol and their own thoughts and opinions that falls under the genre of Realistic Non-Fiction. Started on middle May, and originally planned to hit the shelves in late September, they decided to release it early around late July or early August. Being KOJI’s idea for the book, he had this idea to encourage & inform people that want to pursue the dream of being an idol. This book consists of three parts. The beginning of the book being how they met, and about the members, then going towards the middle of the book to their pre-debut years and what they experienced and thoughts, then finally where they are right now as KKUTEO. Some of the book were all written by all four members on one chapter, and some were written by one member only. The special part was each of the chapters written solo were read amongst each other, so all of them knew what they thought of each other and what they wrote. They probably learned something new between the members! This book has been heavily encouraged by fans and book enthusiasts due to the mix of self-help & motivation and the creativity it has from the members, hence the “effort in a book.” During planning for the book, the members had doubt because no ever artist has ever done this before, and they weren’t really the expert in making books, or the subject of English in general. But, they still went for it and tried. They didn’t expect much from this release, given that they weren’t the best at English in their academic years. Before they debuted, they considered themselves as not really good at anything, just average. They weren’t extremely good at anything such as singing & dancing, but they weren’t extremely bad at that stuff also. They weren’t exactly confident neither in their pre-debut years. They just recently gained popularity and that boosted their confidence.
“The Debut: effort in a book (but not the book itself)” by KKUTEO (U.S. Cover)
Publisher: KKO LABELS INC.
Publication Date: 07/15/26
Languages: English, Korean, Japanese
Pages: 175
Chapters: 20
Genre: Realistic Non-Fiction, Self-Help, Story
Main Author(s) KKUTEO (RUNO, HECTO, KOJI, NATE)
Other Credits TARGKO (Partial Editing & Correction, Distribution) YEHO of PERIASTRON (Psychological Ideas & Elements) MINO of PERIASTRON (Japanese Translation) DAEJUN of BAY6 (Korean Translation)