BTS

For other uses, seeBTS (disambiguation).

BTS
BTS at theWhite Houseon May 31, 2022 From left to right: V, Jungkook, Jimin, RM, Jin, J-Hope, and Suga
Background information
Also known as	Bangtan Sonyeondan Beyond the Scene Bulletproof Boy Scouts
Origin	Seoul,South Korea
Genres	K-pop hip hop R&B EDM
Years active	2013–present
Labels	HYBE LABELS, Big Hit Pony Canyon Def Jam Japan Columbia
Members	Jin Suga J-Hope RM Jimin V Jungkook
Website	bts.ibighit.com
Korean name
Hangul	방탄소년단
Hanja	Phòng đạnThiếu niênĐoàn
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Bangtan Sonyeondan McCune–Reischauer Pangt'an Sonyǒndan
Japanese name
Kanji	Phòng đạn thiếu niên đoàn
Hiragana	ぼうだんしょうねんだん
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Bōdan Shōnendan Kunrei-shiki Bôdan Syônendan

BTSorBangtan Boys(Hangul:방탄소년단;RR:Bangtan Sonyeondan), is aSouth Koreanboy bandmade up of seven members. They were created byBig Hit Entertainmentin 2013. The members includeRM,Jin,Suga,J-Hope,Jimin,V,andJungkook.The group debuted on June 13, 2013 with their EP2 Cool 4 Skool.They have since released five Korean studio albums:Dark & Wild(2014),Wings(2016),Love Yourself: Tear(2018),Map of the Soul: 7(2020), andBE(2020). Their most famous song is "Dynamite".

In 2015, they found success in the American charts with their fourthextended play,The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2,entering the U.S Billboard 200. The group is recognized as those who led the Korean Wave into the United States and have broken several sales records, becoming the first Korean group to receive an award by theRecording Industry Association of Americafor their single "Mic Drop".They are the first Korean act to top theU.S.Billboard 200.

Along with their success in selling albums, BTS have also been included in Time's "100 Most Influential People In The World". They have also donated to charitiesand launched theLove Myself campaignwhich helped programs stop violence against children and teenagers.

Name

The name BTS is fromBangtan Sonyeondan(Hangul:방탄소년단;Hanja:Phòng đạnThiếu niênĐoàn), which is Korean for "Bulletproof Boy Scouts" and later revealed on 5th July 2017 to extend the identity as "Beyond The Scene". According to memberJ-Hope,the name was chosen to show the group's desire "to block out stereotypes, criticisms, and expectations that aim on adolescents like bullets".

Their name in Japanese is Bōdan Shōnendan(Phòng đạn thiếu niên đoàn),which means the same thing.

In July 2017, BTS announced that their name would also stand for "Beyond the Scene".This extended their name to mean "growing youth BTS who is going beyond the realities they are facing, and going forward".

History

We started to tell the stories that people wanted to hear and were ready to hear, stories that other people could not or would not tell. We said what other people were feeling—like pain, anxieties and worries. That was our goal, to create this empathy that people can relate to.

—Suga

2010–2014: Formation

TheCEOof Big Hit Entertainment, Bang Si-Hyuk, met with the group's leader RM and was impressed by his rapping. BTS was supposed to be like a hip hop group, but Bang decided that young people nowadays need "a hero who can lend them a shoulder to lean on, even without speaking a single word". He decided that those heroes would be the members of BTS and so the group was reorganized into a more traditional idol group.

On June 12, 2013, BTS released their album2 Cool 4 Skool.This was a song with a single song, "No More Dream". It was not a commercial success.

In September 2014, BTS released their extended play,O!RUL8,2?(Oh! Are you late, too?) In it were songs that criticized the Korean educational system and talked about finding themselves in the world. It was more successful than their first album.

2022

In June 2022, it was announced that the group was taking time to make solo projects. Theirrecord labelconfirmed that this was not a hiatus (pause).

Charity

In June 2020, BTS and Big Hit Entertainment donated US$1 million toBlack Lives Matterin response to thekilling of George Floyd.Their fans also raised US$1 million within 24 hours.

Controversies

BTS has been criticized over their problematic andracistbehavior which has caused outcry from their black fans."They also gainedcontroversyover their apparently illegal and dishonest ways of making money off their songs. "<--- This statement has NOTHIG to do with the linked article and in fact is disengenuous. Rather, the article is a warning to consumers not to purchase illegal items.

Members

BTS has seven members.

Stage Name	Birthname (Korean)	Birthday	Position
RM	Kim Namjoon (김남준)	12.09.1994	Leader, Main Rapper
Jin(진)	Kim Seokjin (김석진)	04.12.1992	Vocalist, Lead Visual
Suga(슈가)	Min Yoongi (민윤기)	09.03.1993	Lead Rapper
J-Hope(제이홉)	Jung Hoseok (정호석)	18.02.1994	Main Dancer, Rapper, Sub Vocalist
Jimin(지민)	Park Jimin (박지민)	13.10.1995	Lead Vocalist, Main Dancer
V(뷔)	Kim Taehyung (김태형)	30.12.1995	Vocalist, Main Visual, Lead Dancer
Jungkook(정국)	Jeon Jungkook (전정국)	01.09.1997	Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Sub Rapper, Center, Maknae

Albums

BTS has released five Korean albums, six EPs and four Japanese albums.

Korean Albums

• Dark & Wild(2014)
• Wings(2016)
• Love Yourself: Tear(2018)
• Map of the Soul: 7(2020)
• BE(2020)

Korean EPs

• 2 Cool 4 Skool(2013)
• O!RUL8,2?(2013)
• Skool Luv Affair(2014)
• The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1(2015)
• The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2(2015)
• Love Yourself: Her(2017)
• Map of the Soul: Persona(2019)

Japanese Albums

• Wake Up(2014)
• Youth(2016)
• Face Yourself(2018)
• Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~(2020)