❤❤BangTan Sonyeondan❤❤

❤❤BTS❤❤

BTS (band)

For the American metalcore band, see Beneath the Sky.

BTS

BTS at the 23rd Seoul Music Awards in 2014
From left: V, Suga, Jin, Jungkook, Rap Monster, Jimin, J-Hope.

Background informationAlso known as

Bangtan Boys Bulletproof Boy Scouts Bangtan Sonyeondan

OriginSeoul, South KoreaGenres

K-Pop Hip hop

Years active2013–presentLabels

Big Hit Entertainment
Pony Canyon

Websitebts.ibighit.comMembersJinSugaJ-HopeRap MonsterJiminVJungkook

BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys (Hangul: 방탄소년단; RR: Bangtan Sonyeondan; lit. Bulletproof Boy Scouts),[1] is a seven-member South Korean boy group formed byBig Hit Entertainment.

They debuted on June 13, 2013, with the song "No More Dream" from their first album, 2 Cool 4 Skool, for which they won several "New Artist of the Year" awards including those at the 2013 MelOn Music Awards and Golden Disk Awards, and the 2014 Seoul Music Awards. A year after their debut, they received major bonsang awards for their subsequent albums Dark & Wild and The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1.

Known for their large international fanbase, having performed in Asia, Europe, Australia, North America, and South America, their outstanding performances won them the Best World Performer award in the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards. Their 2015 album The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 2 charted at number one on the Billboard World Albums Chart and remained there for multiple weeks, becoming the first K-Pop act to achieve that feat.[2]

BTS are known for their large social media presence, and were named by Forbes as the most retweeted artist on Twitter in March 2016.[3] Following that, Twitter launched its first ever K-Pop Twitter emoji featuring BTS.[4]

History

Pre-debut

BTS's first members were recruited throughBig Hit's "Hit it" auditions in 2010 and 2011. The original lineup for Bangtan went through several changes before the final group of members was established in 2012. Half a year prior to debut, the members began building their name and creating a relationship with fans through Twitter, video blogs, fancafe posts, and by releasing various song covers via YouTube and SoundCloud.[5]

Before debuting in 2013, Rap Monster was already performing as an underground rapper and had released several tracks informally, including a collaboration with Zico.[6][7] Suga was also an underground rapper in Daegu,[8]and J-Hope, who was part of a street dance team named NEURON, was active in the underground dancing scene, participating in various battles and competitions.[9] Before joining Big Hit, Jimin entered Busan High School of Arts as a top student in modern dance, but later transferred to Korea Arts High School with V, who auditioned in Daegu.[10]Jungkook was casted by multiple agencies after leaving auditions for Superstar K, but eventually chose Big Hit,[11] whilst Jin had been a student at Konkuk University before being streetcast for auditions.

2013–2014: Debut with 2 Cool 4 Skool, Dark & Wild, and Wake Up

The first album of BTS's "school trilogy" series and their debut single album, 2 Cool 4 Skool, was released on June 13, 2013, with the lead single "No More Dream".[1][12] On September 11, BTS released their first mini-album, O!RUL8,2?, which consisted of 10 tracks.

They also starred in their own variety show,SBS-MTV's Rookie King Channel Bangtan. The premise of the show was based on a fake broadcast station, "Channel Bangtan", through which the members parodied variety shows including VJ Special Forces and MasterChef Korea. Rookie King Channel Bangtan premiered its eight-episode run on September 3, 2013.