BEYOND THE STORY

TIMELINE

TIMELINE

Major records of BTS, including album releases, concerts, awards, and other activities

2013
Single album 2 COOL 4 SKOOL released——June 12, 2013
Debut——June 13, 2013
Fandom officially named "ARMY"——July 9, 2013
Mini album O!RUL8,2? released——September 11, 2013
Awarded Best New Artist at the 2013 Melon Music Awards (MMA)

2014
Awarded Best New Artist at the 2014 Golden Disc Awards Awarded Best New Artist at the Seoul Music Awards
Mini album Skool Luv Affair released——February 12, 2014 ARMY fan club launching ceremony——March 29, 2014 Regular album DARK & WILD released——August 20, 2014
First full concert: BTS 2014 LIVE TRILOGY: EPISODE II. THE RED BULLET

2015
2015 BTS LIVE TRILOGY EPISODE I: "BTS BEGINS" concert held Mini album THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMENT IN LIFE PT. 1
released——April 29, 2015
Korean delegate for Best Worldwide Act, 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA)
2015 BTS LIVE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMENT IN LIFE ON STAGE
concert held
Mini album THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMENT IN LIFE PT. 2

released——November 30, 2015

2016
Special album THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMENT IN LIFE: YOUNG
FOREVER released——May 2, 2016
2016 BTS LIVE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMENT IN LIFE ON
STAGE: EPILOGUE concert held
Regular album WINGS released——October 10, 2016 Awarded Album of the Year at the 2016 MMA Awarded Artist of the Year at the 2016 MAMA Awards

2017
Special album YOU NEVER WALK ALONE released February 13, 2017
2017 BTS LIVE TRILOGY EPISODE III: THE WINGS TOUR held
Awarded Top Social Artist at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs)
Mini album LOVE YOURSELF 承 'Her' released September 18, 2017
First Korean artist to give an exclusive performance at the American Music Awards (AMAs) Awarded Artist of the Year at the 2017 MAMA
Awarded Best Song of the Year at the 2017 MMA
2017 BTS LIVE TRILOGY EPISODE III: "THE WINGS TOUR" THE
FINAL held

2018
Regular album LOVE YOURSELF 轉 'Tear' released May 18, 2018
Awarded Top Social Artist and gave first-ever performance at the 2018 BBMAs
Repackage album LOVE YOURSELF 結 'Answer'
released——August 24, 2018
BTS WORLD TOUR "LOVE YOURSELF" held
First address by a Korean artist at the United Nations General Assembly
Awarded Favorite Social Artist at the 2018 AMAs
First Korean artist to feature on the cover of the US news magazine Time
Received the 2018 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit

2019
First Korean artists to attend the Grammy Awards (61st)

Launch of global project ARMYPEDIA
Mini album MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA released April 12, 2019
Awarded Top Duo or Group and Top Social Artist at the 2019 BBMAs BTS WORLD TOUR "LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF" held BTS WORLD TOUR "LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF" THE
FINAL held
Awarded Favorite Duo or Group—Pop/Rock, Tour of the Year, and Favorite Social Artist at the 2019 AMAs

2020
Launch of global contemporary art project, CONNECT, BTS Joint performance at 62nd Grammy Awards with Lil Nas X Regular album MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 released
February 21, 2020
Participation in virtual online commencement celebration "Dear Class of 2020" held on YouTube
Digital single "Dynamite" released——August 21, 2020 Achieved the first-ever Billboard Hot 100 number one by a Korean artist with "Dynamite"
Speech at the 75th UN General Assembly
BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E held
Remix "Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)" makes number one on the US Billboard Hot 100
Awarded Top Social Artist at the 2020 BBMAs Album BE released——November 20, 2020
Awarded Favorite Duo or Group—Pop/Rock and Favorite Social Artist at the 2020 AMAs
"Life Goes On" makes number one on the US Billboard Hot 100
(the first Korean-language song to do so in the chart's 62-year history)

2021
First Korean pop musicians to be nominated for the 63rd Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, exclusive performance First Asian group to be featured on the cover of Rolling Stone Digital single "Butter" released——May 21, 2021
"Butter" music video breaks worldwide YouTube record for the most views in 24 hours
Awarded Top Selling Song, Top Song Sales Artist,
Top Duo/Group, and Top Social Artist at the 2021 BBMAs "Butter" breaks five Guinness World Records
"Butter" ranks third on the UK Official Singles Chart Top 100 "Butter" ranks top on the Billboard Hot 100
Single album Butter released——July 9, 2021 "Permission to Dance" ranks top on the Billboard Hot 100

Named Special Presidential Envoys for Future Generations and Culture and delivered speech at the 76th UN General Assembly "My Universe," collaborative song with Coldplay,
ranks top on the Billboard Hot 100
BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE HELD
Awarded Artist of the Year, Award for Favorite Pop Song, and Award for Favorite Pop Duo/Group at the 2021 AMAs

2022
Nominated for the 64th Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, exclusive performance
Awarded Top Selling Song, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Duo/Group at the 2022 BBMAs
Official visit to the White House on invitation from
President Biden in honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Anthology album Proof released——June 10, 2022 Performed concert as PR ambassadors for the official 2030 Busan World Expo bid
BTS "Yet To Come" in BUSAN held
Awarded Award for Favorite Pop Duo/Group, Favorite K-pop Artist at the 2022 AMAs

2023
Nominated for the 65th Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Music Video, and Album of the Year