BTS's first members were recruited through Big Hit's "Hit it" auditions in 2010 and 2011. The original lineup 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 Youtubeand SoundCloud.
Before debuting in 2013, Rapmonster was already performing as an underground rapper and had released several tracks informally, including a collaboration with Zico.
Jin had been a film arts student at Konkuk University before being streetcast for auditions.
Suga was an underground rapper in Daegu.
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.
Before joining Big Hit, Jimin entered Busan High School of Arts as the top student in modern dance, but later transferred to Korea Arts High School with V, who auditioned in Daegu. Jungkook was cast by seven agencies after leaving auditions for Superstar K but eventually chose Big Hit reportedly after watching fellow member Rap Monster rap.
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BTS - All about them
DiversosAre you a new army? Do you need help learning the members' names and remembering their faces? Want to learn their inside jokes and top songs? This book will help you to learn all of those and by the time you finish it, you will more or less know s...
