[LYRICS]Bangtan Sonyeondan

Intro

BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member formed by . Their name in Korean, Bangtan Sonyeondan (: 방탄소년단; : ), and Japanese, Bōdan Shōnendan (防弾少年団), both translate to "Bulletproof Boy Scouts".

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 and , and the 2014 . A year after their debut, they received major awards for their subsequent albums and .

BTS continued rising to widespread prominence with their The Most Beautiful Moment in Life trilogy, with and both debuting inside the .The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 2 also charted at number one on the World Albums Chart and remained there for multiple weeks, making BTS the first K-pop act to achieve that feat.The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever went on to win the coveted "Album of the Year" award at the 2016 . This win marked BTS's first , or 'grand prize', since their debut.

The group continued to surpass themselves with the release of their second full album, , which charted at #1 on in over 26 countries. The album also debuted at 26 on the , which marked the highest chart ranking for a K-pop album ever, as well as making BTS the first K-pop act to log three entries onto the chart, and the first to spend more than one week on the chart. In their native , Wings sold 681,924 albums in its first month, breaking the record for the highest first month sale for an album in history, as well as is the best selling album in Gaon history thus far. The album's title track, "Blood Sweat & Tears" (: 피 땀 눈물), became the group's first domestic number one hit on the . To date, has sold an estimated 2.7 million albums worldwide.

Known for their large social media presence, BTS were listed by as the most retweeted artist on Twitter in March 2016. Following that, launched its first ever K-pop Twitter emoji featuring BTS. In October 2016, placed BTS as #1 on their chart, making them the first Korean group to top the chart. Also known for their large international fanbase, having performed and sold out tours in , , , and , BTS's outstanding performances won them the Best World Performer award in the 2015 . Just a year later, BTS went on to win the 2016 .