Edited by Michelle Ho
Now, we all know the famous BTS (Bangtan Boys), and I’m sure we all know the masterpiece Magic Shop by them. But, did you know the song was actually inspired by the memoir of the neurosurgeon Dr. James Doty?
Into the Magic Shop is a memoir written by neurosurgeon Dr. James Doty about his childhood. He grew up in a small town in America with a poor family (I would go into details but they’re kind of sad), but his life changed when he met a kind old lady who taught him about meditation and essentially changed his life for the better since he had learnt at a young age to change his mind (physically). What he was taught changed the trajectory of his life, and this was the inspiration to the Magic Shop.
Magic Shop is a song about having a place you can relax and calm down when you’re feeling anxious or unsettled, similar to how the magic shop was described by Dr. James Doty in his book. In fact, Magic Shop is a song that many ARMY(fans of BTS) and non-ARMY find as their place to relax and calm down; their own “magic shop”.
You can check out the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLf6yZPJyvM&ab_channel=KPOP.vine
As well as the book, Into the Magic Shop, here:
References
Into the magic shop. (n.d.). http://intothemagicshop.com/
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