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Pre-debutBTS's first members were recruited through Big 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.[13]
Before debuting in 2013, Rap Monster was already performing as an underground rapper and had released several tracks informally, including a collaboration with Zico.[14][15] Jin had been a student at Konkuk University majoring in acting, before being streetcast for auditions, while Suga was an underground rapper in Daegu.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18] Jungkook was casted by multiple agencies after leaving auditions for Superstar K, but eventually chose Big Hit.[19] 2013–2014: Debut with 2 Cool 4 Skool, O!RUL8, 2?, Skool Luv Affair, Dark & WildThe 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".[20][21] Their debut album won them 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. 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. BTS in 2014 performing at Mnet M! CountdownThe third part of the "school trilogy", their second mini-album Skool Luv Affair was released on February 12, 2014.[22][23] BTS promoted the album's title track "Boy in Luv (상남자)", releasing its music video on February 11.[24] The album peaked at number 3 on Billboard's World Albums Chart. BTS then came back with "Just One Day (하루만)" with its music video released on April 6.[25] Big Hit Entertainment announced on March 7 that BTS will release their Japanese debut single album, consisting of the Japanese versions of their current songs.[26] The album, 2 Cool 4 Skool, was released on April 23; their first single was a Japanese version of "No More Dream".[27] On June 14, BTS took part in the Bridge to Korea Festival in Russia, an event that aimed to promote tourism between the two countries. There, they became judges of a K-pop cover dance competition and later performed on stage in front of 10,000 spectators.[28] The group also attended KCON in Los Angeles alongside Girls' Generation and other artists on August 10, 2014.[29] On August 19, BTS released their music video for their comeback single, "Danger" from their first full album, Dark & Wild which sold over 109,098 copies. They made a comeback with "War of Hormone (호르몬 전쟁)", a track from Dark & Wild. Its music video was released on October 21, 2014.[30] BTS continued to promote in Japan, releasing their first Japanese studio album, Wake Up, on December 24. This album not only included Japanese versions of their songs, but also their first Japanese original tracks: "Wake Up" and "The Stars".[31] During the 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards, BTS was nominated for the "Best Dance Performance" and "UnionPay Song Of The Year" awards. In addition to performing "Boy In Luv", they also had a collaboration stage with Block B during the awards show.[32] BTS then held their first concert tour, 2014 BTS Live Trilogy – Episode II: The Red Bullet, throughout October, November, and December. They toured Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, and Malaysia.[33] 2015: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, and world tourFrom February 10–19, 2015, BTS toured Japan for the first time with the Wake Up: Open Your Eyes tour. They performed to 25,000 fans in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka.[34] On March 28, BTS held their second solo concert in Korea, titled BTS Live Trilogy – Episode 1: BTS Begins.[35] The group's third EP, The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1, was released on April 29, 2015.[36] It was listed in June by Fuse as one of the "27 Best Albums of 2015 So Far" and was the only Korean album listed that year.[37] On May 5, 2015, their title track "I Need U" won first place on SBS MTV's The Show, which marked their first win since their debut.[38] Signal Entertainment announced that The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1 had sold over 180,000 copies since its release.[39] On June 4, BTS released their fourth Japanese single, "For You", to celebrate their first anniversary of their Japanese debut,[40] with its music video released on the same day. The single climbed to the top on Oricon's daily chart, selling 42,611 copies within its first day.[41] On June 23, BTS released their music video for their follow up single, "Dope (쩔어)", from The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1, receiving 1,000,000 views in less than 15 hours.[42] "Dope (쩔어)" rose to its peak at number 3 on Billboard's World Digital Chart despite being released two months earlier.[43] The group's world tour, 2015 Live Trilogy Episode: The Red Bullet, continued with stops in Malaysia, Latin America, Australia, the United States, and ended in Hong Kong on August 29.[44] BTS was a part of the 2015 Summer Sonic Festival tour in Japan, performing on August 15 at Tokyo's QVC Marine Field and on the 16th in Osaka.[45][46] On September 8, it was announced that BTS would return with the album The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2 on November 30. They also held a three-day concert tour, The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: On Stage from November 27 to 29, where they showcased their title track, "Run".[47][48] On October 19, it was announced that BTS would be the new brand ambassador for sports brand Puma.[49] At the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards, they received the Best World Performer in recognition of their international fanbase. During the event, they performed "Run", and had a short collaboration stage with GOT7. The band released the Japanese version of "I Need U" as their fifth Japanese single on December 8.[50] 2016: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever, Youth and Wings In 2016, the group were met with a series of endorsements, with Nexon announcing in January that they will be releasing character avatars based on the members for their RPG game, Elsword.[51] They were also selected as the models for SK Telecom in February and the face of BBQ Chicken in April.[52][53] BTS released their sixth Japanese single, "Run", on March 15.[54] On May 2, they released a special compilation album, The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever; they held two days of concerts at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul from May 7 to 8 in support of their albums.[55] A total 24,000 fans attended.[56] After that, the group began their Asia tour, which sold out 144,000 concert tickets.[57] The group also headlined KCON in both Los Angeles and New York in June and July 2016, both to sold out audiences.[58] On September 7, 2016, released their second Japanese studio album, entitled Youth, selling over 44,000 copies in its first day of release, and shot up to first place on the daily albums chart in Japan.[59] On October 10, 2016, BTS released their second full-length studio album, Wings, with the title track "Blood Sweat & Tears". Pre-orders for the album, which contains 15 tracks, started on September 28, and reached over 500,000 copies within the first week.[60][61] The group achieved an "all kill" on the South Korean music charts,[62] in addition to hitting number one on the iTunes album chart in over 26 countries and territories.[63] Within 24 hours of the music video for "Blood Sweat & Tears" being released, it reached over 6 million views. This broke the previous record on YouTube, for the highest number of views on a K-Pop group music video within 24 hours.[64] The album managed to make it to the U.K. Official Albums Charts, making history as the first Korean act to do so.[65] The album also debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard 200 chart with 16,000 units earned in the week ending October 13. This made the new U.S record for "Highest Charting and Best Selling Kpop Album", with 2NE1's Crush previously holding the record at No. 61 in 2014. It also marked them as the first K-pop act to log three entries on the Billboard 200.[66] A few days later, it was revealed that BTS topped the World Albums Chart, World Digital Songs Chart, and the Social 50 chart for week of October 29.[67] They also charted on YouTube Music Global Top 100 - 17th on the video chart, 6th on the artist chart, and 14th on the tracks chart.[68] On November 12–13, BTS held a large scale fan meeting at Gocheok Sky Dome. All 38,000 tickets were sold out.[69] On November 19, 2016, BTS won 'Album of the Year' with The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever at the Melon Music Awards. This award marked BTS's first daesang, or grand prize, since debut.[3] On December 2, 2016, BTS won their second daesang for 'Artist of the Year' at the 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards.[70] By doing this, BTS became the first artist not from a "Big 3" entertainment company (SM, YG, or JYP)[71] to win the award |
HEAD CHEFBANGTAN BOYS / BULLET PROOF BOY SCOUTS / BTSBTS is a south korean male idol group formed by Big Hit Entertainment in the year 2013 , June 13.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.
BTS continued rising to widespread prominence with their Most Beautiful Moment in Life trilogy, with The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2 and The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever both debuting inside the Billboard 200.[1] The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 2 also charted at number one on the Billboard World Albums Chart and remained there for multiple weeks, making BTS the first K-Pop act to achieve that feat.[2] The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever went on to win the coveted 'Album of the Year' award at the 2016 Melon Music Awards. This win marked BTS's first daesang, or 'Grand Prize', since their debut. The group continued to surpass themselves with the release of their second full album, Wings, which charted at #1 on iTunes in over 26 countries. The album also debuted at 26 on the Billboard 200, which marked the highest chart rank for a K-Pop album ever, as well as made 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 South Korea, Wings sold 681,924 albums in its debut month, breaking the record for the highest first month sale for an album ever in Gaon history, as well as is the best selling album in Gaon history thus far. The album's title single, "Blood Sweat & Tears" (Korean: 피 땀 눈물) became the group's first domestic number one hit on the Gaon Digital Chart. To date, BTS's discography has sold an estimated 2.5 million albums worldwide. Known for their large social media presence, BTS were named by Forbes as the most retweeted artist on Twitter in March 2016. Following that, Twitter launched its first ever K-Pop Twitter emoji featuring BTS. In October 2016, Billboard placed BTS as #1 on their Social 50 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 Asia, Europe, Australia, North America, and South America, BTS's outstanding performances won them the Best World Performer award in the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards. Just a year later, BTS went on to win the 2016 Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year. Click to set custom HTML
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Artistry and musical influencesThe group's musical style and image ranges from a tough, "bad boy" image to a more youthful image, nevertheless mainly influenced by hip hop and R&B. MTV's Corynn Smith stated that BTS has incorporated hip hop beats and rock-inspired elements for their singles: "Danger" and "Boy in Luv (상남자)".[72] BTS has been labelled as "K-pop's Social Conscience" by Jeff Benjamin from Fuse, who wrote that the group has found "a way to speak honestly about topics they deem important, even in a conservative society."[73] In 2016, however, their lyrics in "War of Hormone", "Converse High" and Rap Monster's solo song "Joke" along with a twitter comment by Suga came under fire for being misogynistic. The group's label later issued an apology.[74][75]
Through their many releases, BTS has tackled school bullying, the pursuit of happiness and rejecting society's ideals in their lyrics.[73] They play an active role producing their music, and all members participate in the musical and lyrical composition of their songs.[76] After achieving record-breaking success internationally with their second studio album, Wings, Grace Jeong, editor-in-chief of Soompi, explains their rise: "The group blends individual artistry, which is what the U.S. audience expects in their music, and the K-pop system, which focuses more on the group sound and teamwork."[77] In a Billboard article, Jeff Benjamin further describes the group's distinct sounds and lyrics, stating: "Indeed, the Major Lazer-esque lead single "Blood Sweat & Tears" details a life-derailing relationship over a dance breakdown. Elsewhere on the album Wings, the group sings about mental health, takes digs at the Korean-pop "idol" scene and delivers a female-empowerment anthem—unusual subject matter in culturally conservative South Korea, where most acts stick to safe topics like partying and breakups."[77]
Through their many releases, BTS has tackled school bullying, the pursuit of happiness and rejecting society's ideals in their lyrics.[73] They play an active role producing their music, and all members participate in the musical and lyrical composition of their songs.[76] After achieving record-breaking success internationally with their second studio album, Wings, Grace Jeong, editor-in-chief of Soompi, explains their rise: "The group blends individual artistry, which is what the U.S. audience expects in their music, and the K-pop system, which focuses more on the group sound and teamwork."[77] In a Billboard article, Jeff Benjamin further describes the group's distinct sounds and lyrics, stating: "Indeed, the Major Lazer-esque lead single "Blood Sweat & Tears" details a life-derailing relationship over a dance breakdown. Elsewhere on the album Wings, the group sings about mental health, takes digs at the Korean-pop "idol" scene and delivers a female-empowerment anthem—unusual subject matter in culturally conservative South Korea, where most acts stick to safe topics like partying and breakups."[77]
K-POP IDOL'S MEMBER PROFILE
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Full Name: Kim Seok Jin
Position: Vocalist, Visual Birthday: December 4, 1992 Zodiac sign: Sagittarius Height: 179 cm (5’10” 1/2) Weight: 63 kg (139 lbs) Blood Type: O Birthplace: Gyeonggi-do Gwacheon Family: Parents, older brother Hobbies: Cooking, playing videogames on the Nintendo, taking selcas Twitter account (all BTS members share 1 single twitter account): @bts_twt Jin facts: – Is in charge of cleaning up the dorm – His favorite number is 4. – His favorite weather is Spring sunlight. – If he was a girl, he said he would date Jimin because he is shy and someone like Jimin would help him open up and be social. – His role model is T.O.P from BIGBANG. – He blinks his left eye when he is hungry. – His favorite color is pink. – He also likes Disney princesses. – He is a very good cook. – He enjoys looking at photos and recipes. – His favorite foods are lobster, meat, and naengmyeon (Korean cold noodles). – According to the other members, he has the best body in Bangtan. – Jin’s ideal type is a girl whose looks and personality is similar to that of a puppy, who’s good at cooking, kind and takes good care of him. |
Full Name: Min Yoon Gi
Position: Lead Rapper Birthday: March 9, 1993 Zodiac sign: Pisces Height: 176 cm (5’9″) Weight: 59 kg (130 lbs) Blood Type: O Birthplace: Buk-gu, Daegu Family: Dad, mom, older brother Hobbies: Doing nothing when he has free time, taking photos, avoiding having to do work Twitter account (all BTS members share 1 single twitter account): @bts_twt Suga facts: – He speaks with a satoori accent when he’s nervous and when he cries. – His favorite food is meat. – He is called Motionless Min. because on his days off he doesn‘t do anything. – Would date Jin if he were a girl – His favorite color is white. – His favorite number is 3 – Suga loves taking photos. – His favorite weather is where you can wear short sleeves at day and long sleeves at night. – He likes to make rhymes for everyday situations/gags. – His role models are Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Lil Wayne, and Hit Boy. – Before debut he says he had legs as nice as any member of Girls‘Generation/SNSD. – Suga’s ideal type is a girl who likes music, especially hip-hop. Show more Suga fun facts + members’ opinion about him |
Full Name: Kim Tae Hyung
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: December 30, 1995
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Height: 179 cm (5’10.5″)
Weight: 62 kg (137 lbs)
Blood Type: AB
Birthplace: Daegu
Family: Dad, mom, younger sister, younger brother
Hobbies: Searching for music that no one listens to, going on the computer
Twitter account (all BTS members share 1 single twitter account): @bts_twt
V (Taehyung) facts:
– It is said that when his teaser image was released 5 personal fan clubs were created.
– He has been in the group for awhile, but fans didn‘t know of hear of him until the time around his debut.
– He likes anything that is unique.
– V’s favorite foods are Japchae and any type of meat.
– His favorite number is 10
– His favorite colors are black, green, and white.
– They call him Blank Tae because of his blank expression.
– He has a habit of biting his nails.
– His role model is his dad.
– V favorite items are computer, big dolls, clothes, shoes, accessories, and anything unique.
– Members say he is a horrible cook.
– V’s ideal type is someone who takes care of him and loves only him and who has a lot of aegyo.
Position: Vocalist
Birthday: December 30, 1995
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Height: 179 cm (5’10.5″)
Weight: 62 kg (137 lbs)
Blood Type: AB
Birthplace: Daegu
Family: Dad, mom, younger sister, younger brother
Hobbies: Searching for music that no one listens to, going on the computer
Twitter account (all BTS members share 1 single twitter account): @bts_twt
V (Taehyung) facts:
– It is said that when his teaser image was released 5 personal fan clubs were created.
– He has been in the group for awhile, but fans didn‘t know of hear of him until the time around his debut.
– He likes anything that is unique.
– V’s favorite foods are Japchae and any type of meat.
– His favorite number is 10
– His favorite colors are black, green, and white.
– They call him Blank Tae because of his blank expression.
– He has a habit of biting his nails.
– His role model is his dad.
– V favorite items are computer, big dolls, clothes, shoes, accessories, and anything unique.
– Members say he is a horrible cook.
– V’s ideal type is someone who takes care of him and loves only him and who has a lot of aegyo.
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Full Name: Park Ji Min Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer Birthday: October 13, 1995 Zodiac sign: Libra Height: 175 cm (5’9″) Weight: 61 kg (134 lbs) Blood Type: A Hometown: Busan Family: Dad, mom, younger brother Hobbies: Relaxing whenever he gets a chance Twitter account (all BTS members share 1 single twitter account): @bts_twt Jimin facts: – His favorite number is number 3 – He views himself as “fat” and his self conscious of his looks and cheeks. – His favorite colors are blue and black. – His favorite foods are pork, duck, chicken, fruit, and kimchi jjigae. – He prefers a sunny and cool weather. – Is known for his impressive abs. – He jokingly hits his fellow members as a way of showing his affection for them – If music is playing he will start to dance no matter where he is. – His role model is TaeYang of BIGBANG. – Jimin’s ideal type is a nice and cute girl who is smaller than him. Show more Jimin fun facts + members’ opinion about him |