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BTS

2020-11-22T09:26:21Z

Icyssi: /* Things to Brag About */Fixed typo

BTS (방탄소년단), also known as the 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻, is a seven-member South Korean boy band that began formation in 2010 and debuted in 2013 under BigHit Entertainment. The septet — composed of RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook — co-writes and co-produces much of their own output. Originally a hip hop group, their musical style has evolved to include a wide range of genres. Their lyrics, often focused on personal and social commentary, touch on the themes of mental health, troubles of school-age youth, loss, the journey towards loving oneself, and individualism. Their work features references to literature and psychological concepts and includes an alternative universe storyline. The group has released several albums and performed on several world tours.

After debuting in 2013 with their single album 2 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘭 4 𝘚𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘭, BTS released their first Korean-language studio album, 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 & 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥, and Japanese-language studio album, 𝘞𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘜𝘱, in 2014. The group's second Korean studio album, 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 (2016), was their first to sell one million copies in South Korea. By 2017, BTS crossed into the global music market, leading the Korean Wave into the United States and breaking numerous sales records. They became the first Korean group to receive a certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for their single '𝘔𝘐𝘊 𝘋𝘳𝘰𝘱', as well as the first Korean act to top the US Billboard 200 chart with their studio album 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘳 (2018). BTS also became the fastest group since The Beatles to earn four US number-one albums, doing so in less than two years. 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 (2018) was the first Korean album certified platinum by the RIAA. In 2020, BTS became the first all-South Korean act to reach number one on the Billboard Global 200 and US Billboard Hot 100 with their single '𝘋𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦' and the remix of '𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 (𝘓𝘢𝘹𝘦𝘥 – 𝘚𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘵)'.

Having sold over 20 million albums on the Gaon Music Chart, BTS is the best-selling artist in South Korean history and holds the best-selling album in South Korea with 𝘔𝘢𝘱 𝘖𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭: 7. BTS was ranked at number 45 on Billboard's Top Touring Artists of the 2010s, the only non-English speaking act on the list. During their Love Yourself World Tour, BTS became the first Asian and first non-English speaking act to headline and sell out Wembley Stadium and broke the record for the single highest-grossing engagement in Rose Bowl Stadium history. Featured on Time's international cover as "Next Generation Leaders", BTS has also appeared in the magazine's lists of the 25 most influential people on the internet (2017–2019) and the 100 most influential people in the world (2019), where they were dubbed "Princes of Pop". Forbes Korea named BTS the most influential celebrities of Korea in 2018 and 2020, and BTS ranked 43rd in the Forbes Celebrity 100 (2019) as one of the world's top-earning celebrities. As of 2019, BTS is purportedly worth more than $4.65 billion to South Korea's economy each year, or 0.3 percent of the country's GDP. They attract one in every 13 foreign tourists that visited South Korea and were cited as one of the key acts in boosting global music sales to $19 billion in 2018.

Following the establishment of their Love Myself anti-violence campaign in partnership with UNICEF, BTS addressed the United Nations 73rd and 75th General Assemblies and became the youngest ever recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit from the President of South Korea due to their contributions in spreading Korean culture and language.

==Background Info==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin: auto;"
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Group Name'''
| style="min-width:150px" |BTS (방탄소년단)
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Debut'''
|June 13, 2013
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Member List'''
|RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, Jung Kook
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Agency'''
|BigHit Entertainment
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Fandom'''
|ARMY (아미)
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Color'''
|Purple
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Lightstick'''
|ARMY Bomb
|}
 

==Members Name & Position==
 𝗥𝗠 (알엠): Leader, Main Rapper, Producer



𝗝𝗶𝗻 (진): Vocalist, Visual, Producer, Hyung



𝗦𝗨𝗚𝗔 (슈가): Lead Rapper, Producer



𝗷-𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 (제이홉): Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, Sub Vocalist, Producer



𝗝𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻 (지민): Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Producer



𝗩 (뷔): Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Visual, Producer



𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗼𝗸 (정국): Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Center, Sub Rapper, Producer, Maknae

==Anecdotes==
 
• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭

This is unquestionably one of the – if not THE – most quoted memes by BTS. It was RM, who famously joked: “Jimin, you got no jams.” Referring to the Korean expression for “not fun” or “uninteresting,” it was obviously meant as a joke (because nobody in either ARMY or BTS would ever mean to insult Jimin) and instantly took off like a rocket. From the moment this “Bangtan Bomb” aired, it spiraled and quickly became BTS’s and ARMY’s most used (some would say overused) inside joke.

• 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧

During a fansign event, Hoseok asked the fans: "What's tasty in Busan?", as fans screamed random foods. A cheeky lil bunny named Jungkook whispers something to Hoseok. Then Jungkook hits the table out of laughter while Hoseok giggles, saying "Jungkook is weiirrddd. Jungkook's weird, ahhhh". This perked up Jimin's curiosity and asked Jungkook to whisper it to him as well. It made Jimin laugh too. Because of this, the fans grew curious as well and asked what Jungkook told them, but Hoseok said it's a secret. This didn't stop then from asking, Jimin answered, "Everyone, Jungkook has become an adult. It's exactly what you're thinking of." Years have passed, yet "What's tasty in Busan" still remains as a mystery. How about you, what do you think is tasty (food) in Busan?

==Things to Brag About==
 
- TIME gave them the title "Princes of Pop".
 
- Often regarded as "The Biggest boy group in the World".
 - Love Yourself: Speak Yourself Stadium Tour sold 976,283 tickets. - Won Top Social Artist Award at the Billboard Music Awards 4 years in a row.
 - First ever Korean group to attend, perform and get a nomination (''Love Yourself: Tear'' for Best Recording Package) at the Grammy Awards.
 - BTS is the first act to achieve a Daesang All-Kill.
 - BTS is the first act to have 6 songs with 100 #1's on iTunes history.
 - Youngest recipient to receive the highest honor from Korea Society which is the James. A Van Fleet Award.
 - Received the Korean Cultural Merit Award from the Prime Minister of South Korea.
 - 'Dynamite' has officially broken the 24 hour YouTube record with updated count of 101.1 million views.
 - 'Dynamite' debuts with 12,638,540 streams on the Spotify counter. The biggest counter debut in the platform’s history.
 - 'Dynamite' becomes the first and only song in Korean Chart History to achieve 600 PAKs (Perfect All-Kills).
 - First Korean act in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
 - First Korean act to spend two consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
 - First and only Korean act to have 2 songs in #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
 - First act to ever rule the Hot 100, Global 200 and Global 200 Excl. US charts simultaneously.
 - 'BE' is the fastest selling album in Hanteo chart history. It has recorded over 1 million sales in just over 30 minutes of release.
 - BTS becomes the first and only artist since the chart reform to debut 2 songs on Melon 24 Hits in its first hour after release, with 'Dynamite' and 'Life Goes On'.
 - BTS becomes the first and only artist to concurrently occupy the Top 2 spots on Melon 24 Hits, with 'Dynamite' and 'Life Goes On'.
 - BTS was the #1 most streamed artist on Spotify on November 20 with 62.1 million streams following the release of 'BE'.
 - BTS's 'BE' earned 42.8 million streams in its first day on Spotify. It marks the biggest debut for a group this year, passing 'MAP OF THE SOUL: 7'.
 - The 'chemistry between their fans'

==Dictionary (A~Z)==
 Purple (n): “Purple is the last color of the rainbow. Purple means I will trust and love you for a long time” - V, 2016.
 여기 저기: "Your Happiness, My Happiness." - Jung Kook, 2020.
 ARMY: 'Adorable Representative MC for Youth'. On July 9, 2013, BigHit Entertainment officially announced that ARMY will be the BTS's official Fandom name.

==Fandom Characteristics==
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱!

3/4 are female and 1/4 are male. Most diverse fandom in the world. Fans come from all walks of life, age, sex, and ethnicity. Passionate about being the face of BTS and reflecting their values. Consistently donate to charities via fan & fan base initiatives such as those by @OneInAnARMY (OIAA) and others. Causes include environmental issues, mental health, and anti-teen violence.

 

==Must-Watch-Legendary Videos==

- 'Life Goes On' MV: 
https://youtu.be/-5q5mZbe3V8

- 'Dynamite' MV: 
https://youtu.be/gdZLi9oWNZg

- BTS's Speech at the United Nations: 
https://youtu.be/oTe4f-bBEKg

- 'ON' MV: 
https://youtu.be/mPVDGOVjRQ0

- 'ON' Kinetic Manifesto Film : Come Prima : 
https://youtu.be/gwMa6gpoE9I

- 'Black Swan' MV: 
https://youtu.be/0lapF4DQPKQ

- 'Stay Gold' MV: 
https://youtu.be/9IHwqdz8Xhw

- 'Boy With Luv' (feat. Halsey) MV: 
https://youtu.be/XsX3ATc3FbA

- 'IDOL' MV: 
https://youtu.be/pBuZEGYXA6E

- 'FAKE LOVE' MV: 
https://youtu.be/7C2z4GqqS5E

- 'MIC Drop' (Steve Aoki Remix) MV: 
https://youtu.be/kTlv5_Bs8aw

- 'Blood Sweat & Tears' MV: 
https://youtu.be/hmE9f-TEutc

- Dear Class of 2020 (Commencement speech and Performance): 
https://youtu.be/ErTgtL1Tjns
https://youtu.be/AU6uF5sFtwA

==Awards==
 
BTS has received many awards and honors, including 24 Mnet Asian Music Awards, 23 Melon Music Awards, 20 Golden Disc Awards, 14 Seoul Music Awards, 13 Gaon Chart Music Awards, 5 Billboard Music Awards, 4 Korean Music Awards, 4 American Music Awards, 6 MTV Video Music Awards and 5 MTV Europe Music Awards.

Having sold over 20.3 million albums on the Gaon Music Chart, BTS are the best-selling artist in South Korean history, surpassing Shin Seung-hun's record of 17 million albums. In South Korea, BTS hold four Multi-Million albums and three Platinum streaming singles. As the first Korean group to receive an RIAA certification, BTS has one Platinum album, three Platinum singles, two Gold singles, and one Gold album in the United States. In Japan, BTS is the first male foreign act to receive a Million certification for a single; they also have two Multi-Platinum singles, one Multi-Platinum album, one Platinum album and four Gold albums. BTS are also the first Korean group to receive certifications in the United Kingdom, with one Silver single certification for '𝘉𝘰𝘺 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘶𝘷' and three Silver album certifications for 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 and 𝘔𝘢𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭: 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢.

BTS have a large social influence and as of 2020, have attained fourteen Guinness World Records, including the world record for most Twitter engagements. To date, they have spent 203 weeks at number one on the Billboard Social 50 chart. In October 2018, BTS was awarded a fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit from the President of South Korea for their contributions in spreading Korean culture and language. In 2019, members of BTS were invited to become members of the Recording Academy in honor of their contributions to music and as part of a push to help diversify Grammy Award voters.

On November 7, 2019, BTS became the first K-Pop act to remain on the Billboard 200 for a whole year. '𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳' reentered Billboard's main albums chart on Monday November 4 (No. 165), and as of November 2019, has remained on the charts for 52 non-consecutive weeks, making it the first and currently only K-pop album to do so. In October 2020, BTS topped the Billboard Artist 100 for an 11th non-consecutive week, extending their record for the most weeks spent at number one on the chart among all duos and groups.
 

==Discography==
 South Korean boy group BTS have released seven studio albums (one of which was reissued under a different title), four compilation albums and six extended plays. In December 2018, BTS surpassed 10 million albums sold, setting the record for reaching the 10 million milestone in the shortest span of time (5½ years) among all Korean acts to have debuted since 2000, with 5 million of those albums being sold in South Korea in 2018 alone. As of April 2020, BTS have sold over 20 million physical albums in less than 7 years, making them the best-selling Korean act of all time.

The group debuted in South Korea on June 13, 2013 with the single album ''2 Cool 4 Skool''. They made a comeback on September 2013 with an extended play, ''O!RUL8,2?''. In February 2014, BTS released their second extended play, ''Skool Luv Affair''. This marked the first time their album charted on the Billboard World Albums chart, and Japan's Oricon Albums Chart. A repackaged version of the album, ''Skool Luv Affair Special Addition'' was released in May 2014. BTS released their first studio album, ''Dark & Wild'' in August 2014. It was their first album to break into the US Top Heatseekers chart. To wrap up 2014, BTS made their Japanese debut in December 2014 with first Japanese studio album ''Wake Up''. All of their Japanese singles—''"No More Dream"'', released on June 4; ''"Boy in Luv"'', released on July 16; and ''"Danger"'', released on November 19—made it into the top 10 of the Oricon Albums Chart as well as the Japan Hot 100.

The group's third extended play, ''The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1'', was released in April 2015. BTS made a comeback with their fourth extended play, ''The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2'', in November 2015. For the first time, the group entered the Billboard 200 at 171 with the EP. It also topped the Billboard Top Heatseekers and World Albums charts for 4 weeks, the most by a South Korean act. Their first compilation album, ''The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever'' was released in May 2016. In September 2016, BTS released their second Japanese studio album, entitled ''Youth'', selling over 44,000 copies in its first day of release. It became the group's first studio album to top both the daily and weekly Oricon albums charts. To wrap up 2016, the group released their second studio album, ''Wings'' in October 2016. It debuted at 26 on the Billboard 200, making it the highest-ranking Korean album ever on the chart at the time. Its repackage album, ''You Never Walk Alone'', was released in February 2017. Their fifth extended play, ''Love Yourself: Her'', was then released in September 2017. The EP opened at number seven on the US Billboard 200 with 31,000 album-equivalent units, making it the highest-charting K-pop album on the chart and biggest sales week of a K-pop album to date.

Their third Japanese studio album, ''Face Yourself'', was released in April 2018, and debuted at number 43 on the Billboard 200 with 12,000 album-equivalent units, making it the third-highest-charting Japanese album in the history of the chart. Just one month later, it became their first Japanese album to be certified Platinum by the RIAJ, having sold over 250,000 copies within that time. BTS's third Korean studio album, ''Love Yourself: Tear'', was released on May 18, 2018, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, becoming the group's highest-charting album in a Western market, as well as the first K-pop album to top the US albums chart and the highest-charting album by an Asian act. BTS had the second-best total album sales in the US in 2018 behind Eminem, and accounted for 22.6% of the total albums sold in Korea that year.

In 2019, the group scored their third number one with ''Map of the Soul: Persona'', BTS's sixth extended play, on the US Billboard 200 making them the first group since The Beatles in 1996 to have three number one albums in less than a year. The EP became the best-selling album in South Korea's history, selling nearly 3.4 million copies in 2 months. This record was later broken by their 2020 fourth Korean studio album, ''Map of the Soul: 7'', which sold 4.1 million copies in less than 9 days of release and gave BTS their fourth US Billboard 200 number one...

BTS

2020-11-22T09:25:39Z

Icyssi: /* Things to Brag About */Added content

BTS (방탄소년단), also known as the 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻, is a seven-member South Korean boy band that began formation in 2010 and debuted in 2013 under BigHit Entertainment. The septet — composed of RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook — co-writes and co-produces much of their own output. Originally a hip hop group, their musical style has evolved to include a wide range of genres. Their lyrics, often focused on personal and social commentary, touch on the themes of mental health, troubles of school-age youth, loss, the journey towards loving oneself, and individualism. Their work features references to literature and psychological concepts and includes an alternative universe storyline. The group has released several albums and performed on several world tours.

After debuting in 2013 with their single album 2 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘭 4 𝘚𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘭, BTS released their first Korean-language studio album, 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 & 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥, and Japanese-language studio album, 𝘞𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘜𝘱, in 2014. The group's second Korean studio album, 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 (2016), was their first to sell one million copies in South Korea. By 2017, BTS crossed into the global music market, leading the Korean Wave into the United States and breaking numerous sales records. They became the first Korean group to receive a certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for their single '𝘔𝘐𝘊 𝘋𝘳𝘰𝘱', as well as the first Korean act to top the US Billboard 200 chart with their studio album 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘳 (2018). BTS also became the fastest group since The Beatles to earn four US number-one albums, doing so in less than two years. 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 (2018) was the first Korean album certified platinum by the RIAA. In 2020, BTS became the first all-South Korean act to reach number one on the Billboard Global 200 and US Billboard Hot 100 with their single '𝘋𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦' and the remix of '𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 (𝘓𝘢𝘹𝘦𝘥 – 𝘚𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘵)'.

Having sold over 20 million albums on the Gaon Music Chart, BTS is the best-selling artist in South Korean history and holds the best-selling album in South Korea with 𝘔𝘢𝘱 𝘖𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭: 7. BTS was ranked at number 45 on Billboard's Top Touring Artists of the 2010s, the only non-English speaking act on the list. During their Love Yourself World Tour, BTS became the first Asian and first non-English speaking act to headline and sell out Wembley Stadium and broke the record for the single highest-grossing engagement in Rose Bowl Stadium history. Featured on Time's international cover as "Next Generation Leaders", BTS has also appeared in the magazine's lists of the 25 most influential people on the internet (2017–2019) and the 100 most influential people in the world (2019), where they were dubbed "Princes of Pop". Forbes Korea named BTS the most influential celebrities of Korea in 2018 and 2020, and BTS ranked 43rd in the Forbes Celebrity 100 (2019) as one of the world's top-earning celebrities. As of 2019, BTS is purportedly worth more than $4.65 billion to South Korea's economy each year, or 0.3 percent of the country's GDP. They attract one in every 13 foreign tourists that visited South Korea and were cited as one of the key acts in boosting global music sales to $19 billion in 2018.

Following the establishment of their Love Myself anti-violence campaign in partnership with UNICEF, BTS addressed the United Nations 73rd and 75th General Assemblies and became the youngest ever recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit from the President of South Korea due to their contributions in spreading Korean culture and language.

==Background Info==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin: auto;"
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Group Name'''
| style="min-width:150px" |BTS (방탄소년단)
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Debut'''
|June 13, 2013
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Member List'''
|RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, Jung Kook
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Agency'''
|BigHit Entertainment
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Fandom'''
|ARMY (아미)
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Color'''
|Purple
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Lightstick'''
|ARMY Bomb
|}
 

==Members Name & Position==
 𝗥𝗠 (알엠): Leader, Main Rapper, Producer



𝗝𝗶𝗻 (진): Vocalist, Visual, Producer, Hyung



𝗦𝗨𝗚𝗔 (슈가): Lead Rapper, Producer



𝗷-𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 (제이홉): Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, Sub Vocalist, Producer



𝗝𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻 (지민): Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Producer



𝗩 (뷔): Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Visual, Producer



𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗼𝗸 (정국): Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Center, Sub Rapper, Producer, Maknae

==Anecdotes==
 
• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭

This is unquestionably one of the – if not THE – most quoted memes by BTS. It was RM, who famously joked: “Jimin, you got no jams.” Referring to the Korean expression for “not fun” or “uninteresting,” it was obviously meant as a joke (because nobody in either ARMY or BTS would ever mean to insult Jimin) and instantly took off like a rocket. From the moment this “Bangtan Bomb” aired, it spiraled and quickly became BTS’s and ARMY’s most used (some would say overused) inside joke.

• 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧

During a fansign event, Hoseok asked the fans: "What's tasty in Busan?", as fans screamed random foods. A cheeky lil bunny named Jungkook whispers something to Hoseok. Then Jungkook hits the table out of laughter while Hoseok giggles, saying "Jungkook is weiirrddd. Jungkook's weird, ahhhh". This perked up Jimin's curiosity and asked Jungkook to whisper it to him as well. It made Jimin laugh too. Because of this, the fans grew curious as well and asked what Jungkook told them, but Hoseok said it's a secret. This didn't stop then from asking, Jimin answered, "Everyone, Jungkook has become an adult. It's exactly what you're thinking of." Years have passed, yet "What's tasty in Busan" still remains as a mystery. How about you, what do you think is tasty (food) in Busan?

==Things to Brag About==
 
- TIME gave them the title "Princes of Pop".
 
- Often regarded as "The Biggest boy group in the World".
 - Love Yourself: Speak Yourself Stadium Tour sold 976,283 tickets. - Won Top Social Artist Award at the Billboard Music Awards 4 years in a row.
 - First ever Korean group to attend, perform and get a nomination (''Love Yourself: Tear'' for Best Recording Package) at the Grammy Awards.
 - BTS is the first act to achieve a Daesang All-Kill.
 - BTS is the first act to have 6 songs with 100 #1's on iTunes history.
 - Youngest recipient to receive the highest honor from Korea Society which is the James. A Van Fleet Award.
 - Received the Korean Cultural Merit Award from the Prime Minister of South Korea.
 - 'Dynamite' has officially broken the 24 hour YouTube record with updated count of 101.1 million views.
 - 'Dynamite' debuts with 12,638,540 streams on the Spotify counter. The biggest counter debut in the platform’s history.
 - 'Dynamite' becomes the first and only song in Korean Chart History to achieve 600 PAKs (Perfect All-Kills).
 - First Korean act in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
 - First Korean act to spend two consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
 - First and only Korean act to have 2 songs in #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
 - First act to ever rule the Hot 100, Global 200 and Global 200 Excl. US charts simultaneously.
 - 'BE' is the fastest selling album in Hanteo chart history. It has recorded over 1 million sales in just over 30 minutes of release.
 - BTS becomes the first and only artist since the chart reform to debut 2 songs on Melon 24 Hits in its first hour after release, with 'Dynamite' and 'Life Goes On'.
 - BTS becomes the first and only artist to concurrently occupy the Top 2 spots on Melon 24 Hits, with 'Dynamite' and 'Life Goes On'.
 - BTS was the #1 most streamed artist on Spotify on November 20 with 62.1 million streams following the release of 'BE'.
 - BTS's 'BE' earned 42.8 million streams in its first day on Spotify. It marks the biggest debut for a group this year, passing 'MAP OF THE SOUL: 7'.
- The 'chemistry between their fans'

==Dictionary (A~Z)==
 Purple (n): “Purple is the last color of the rainbow. Purple means I will trust and love you for a long time” - V, 2016.
 여기 저기: "Your Happiness, My Happiness." - Jung Kook, 2020.
 ARMY: 'Adorable Representative MC for Youth'. On July 9, 2013, BigHit Entertainment officially announced that ARMY will be the BTS's official Fandom name.

==Fandom Characteristics==
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱!

3/4 are female and 1/4 are male. Most diverse fandom in the world. Fans come from all walks of life, age, sex, and ethnicity. Passionate about being the face of BTS and reflecting their values. Consistently donate to charities via fan & fan base initiatives such as those by @OneInAnARMY (OIAA) and others. Causes include environmental issues, mental health, and anti-teen violence.

 

==Must-Watch-Legendary Videos==

- 'Life Goes On' MV: 
https://youtu.be/-5q5mZbe3V8

- 'Dynamite' MV: 
https://youtu.be/gdZLi9oWNZg

- BTS's Speech at the United Nations: 
https://youtu.be/oTe4f-bBEKg

- 'ON' MV: 
https://youtu.be/mPVDGOVjRQ0

- 'ON' Kinetic Manifesto Film : Come Prima : 
https://youtu.be/gwMa6gpoE9I

- 'Black Swan' MV: 
https://youtu.be/0lapF4DQPKQ

- 'Stay Gold' MV: 
https://youtu.be/9IHwqdz8Xhw

- 'Boy With Luv' (feat. Halsey) MV: 
https://youtu.be/XsX3ATc3FbA

- 'IDOL' MV: 
https://youtu.be/pBuZEGYXA6E

- 'FAKE LOVE' MV: 
https://youtu.be/7C2z4GqqS5E

- 'MIC Drop' (Steve Aoki Remix) MV: 
https://youtu.be/kTlv5_Bs8aw

- 'Blood Sweat & Tears' MV: 
https://youtu.be/hmE9f-TEutc

- Dear Class of 2020 (Commencement speech and Performance): 
https://youtu.be/ErTgtL1Tjns
https://youtu.be/AU6uF5sFtwA

==Awards==
 
BTS has received many awards and honors, including 24 Mnet Asian Music Awards, 23 Melon Music Awards, 20 Golden Disc Awards, 14 Seoul Music Awards, 13 Gaon Chart Music Awards, 5 Billboard Music Awards, 4 Korean Music Awards, 4 American Music Awards, 6 MTV Video Music Awards and 5 MTV Europe Music Awards.

Having sold over 20.3 million albums on the Gaon Music Chart, BTS are the best-selling artist in South Korean history, surpassing Shin Seung-hun's record of 17 million albums. In South Korea, BTS hold four Multi-Million albums and three Platinum streaming singles. As the first Korean group to receive an RIAA certification, BTS has one Platinum album, three Platinum singles, two Gold singles, and one Gold album in the United States. In Japan, BTS is the first male foreign act to receive a Million certification for a single; they also have two Multi-Platinum singles, one Multi-Platinum album, one Platinum album and four Gold albums. BTS are also the first Korean group to receive certifications in the United Kingdom, with one Silver single certification for '𝘉𝘰𝘺 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘶𝘷' and three Silver album certifications for 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 and 𝘔𝘢𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭: 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢.

BTS have a large social influence and as of 2020, have attained fourteen Guinness World Records, including the world record for most Twitter engagements. To date, they have spent 203 weeks at number one on the Billboard Social 50 chart. In October 2018, BTS was awarded a fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit from the President of South Korea for their contributions in spreading Korean culture and language. In 2019, members of BTS were invited to become members of the Recording Academy in honor of their contributions to music and as part of a push to help diversify Grammy Award voters.

On November 7, 2019, BTS became the first K-Pop act to remain on the Billboard 200 for a whole year. '𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳' reentered Billboard's main albums chart on Monday November 4 (No. 165), and as of November 2019, has remained on the charts for 52 non-consecutive weeks, making it the first and currently only K-pop album to do so. In October 2020, BTS topped the Billboard Artist 100 for an 11th non-consecutive week, extending their record for the most weeks spent at number one on the chart among all duos and groups.
 

==Discography==
 South Korean boy group BTS have released seven studio albums (one of which was reissued under a different title), four compilation albums and six extended plays. In December 2018, BTS surpassed 10 million albums sold, setting the record for reaching the 10 million milestone in the shortest span of time (5½ years) among all Korean acts to have debuted since 2000, with 5 million of those albums being sold in South Korea in 2018 alone. As of April 2020, BTS have sold over 20 million physical albums in less than 7 years, making them the best-selling Korean act of all time.

The group debuted in South Korea on June 13, 2013 with the single album ''2 Cool 4 Skool''. They made a comeback on September 2013 with an extended play, ''O!RUL8,2?''. In February 2014, BTS released their second extended play, ''Skool Luv Affair''. This marked the first time their album charted on the Billboard World Albums chart, and Japan's Oricon Albums Chart. A repackaged version of the album, ''Skool Luv Affair Special Addition'' was released in May 2014. BTS released their first studio album, ''Dark & Wild'' in August 2014. It was their first album to break into the US Top Heatseekers chart. To wrap up 2014, BTS made their Japanese debut in December 2014 with first Japanese studio album ''Wake Up''. All of their Japanese singles—''"No More Dream"'', released on June 4; ''"Boy in Luv"'', released on July 16; and ''"Danger"'', released on November 19—made it into the top 10 of the Oricon Albums Chart as well as the Japan Hot 100.

The group's third extended play, ''The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1'', was released in April 2015. BTS made a comeback with their fourth extended play, ''The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2'', in November 2015. For the first time, the group entered the Billboard 200 at 171 with the EP. It also topped the Billboard Top Heatseekers and World Albums charts for 4 weeks, the most by a South Korean act. Their first compilation album, ''The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever'' was released in May 2016. In September 2016, BTS released their second Japanese studio album, entitled ''Youth'', selling over 44,000 copies in its first day of release. It became the group's first studio album to top both the daily and weekly Oricon albums charts. To wrap up 2016, the group released their second studio album, ''Wings'' in October 2016. It debuted at 26 on the Billboard 200, making it the highest-ranking Korean album ever on the chart at the time. Its repackage album, ''You Never Walk Alone'', was released in February 2017. Their fifth extended play, ''Love Yourself: Her'', was then released in September 2017. The EP opened at number seven on the US Billboard 200 with 31,000 album-equivalent units, making it the highest-charting K-pop album on the chart and biggest sales week of a K-pop album to date.

Their third Japanese studio album, ''Face Yourself'', was released in April 2018, and debuted at number 43 on the Billboard 200 with 12,000 album-equivalent units, making it the third-highest-charting Japanese album in the history of the chart. Just one month later, it became their first Japanese album to be certified Platinum by the RIAJ, having sold over 250,000 copies within that time. BTS's third Korean studio album, ''Love Yourself: Tear'', was released on May 18, 2018, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, becoming the group's highest-charting album in a Western market, as well as the first K-pop album to top the US albums chart and the highest-charting album by an Asian act. BTS had the second-best total album sales in the US in 2018 behind Eminem, and accounted for 22.6% of the total albums sold in Korea that year.

In 2019, the group scored their third number one with ''Map of the Soul: Persona'', BTS's sixth extended play, on the US Billboard 200 making them the first group since The Beatles in 1996 to have three number one albums in less than a year. The EP became the best-selling album in South Korea's history, selling nearly 3.4 million copies in 2 months. This record was later broken by their 2020 fourth Korean studio album, ''Map of the Soul: 7'', which sold 4.1 million copies in less than 9 days of release and gave BTS their fourth US Billboard 200 number one...

BTS

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BTS (방탄소년단), also known as the 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻, is a seven-member South Korean boy band that began formation in 2010 and debuted in 2013 under BigHit Entertainment. The septet — composed of RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook — co-writes and co-produces much of their own output. Originally a hip hop group, their musical style has evolved to include a wide range of genres. Their lyrics, often focused on personal and social commentary, touch on the themes of mental health, troubles of school-age youth, loss, the journey towards loving oneself, and individualism. Their work features references to literature and psychological concepts and includes an alternative universe storyline. The group has released several albums and performed on several world tours.

After debuting in 2013 with their single album 2 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘭 4 𝘚𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘭, BTS released their first Korean-language studio album, 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 & 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥, and Japanese-language studio album, 𝘞𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘜𝘱, in 2014. The group's second Korean studio album, 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 (2016), was their first to sell one million copies in South Korea. By 2017, BTS crossed into the global music market, leading the Korean Wave into the United States and breaking numerous sales records. They became the first Korean group to receive a certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for their single '𝘔𝘐𝘊 𝘋𝘳𝘰𝘱', as well as the first Korean act to top the US Billboard 200 chart with their studio album 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘳 (2018). BTS also became the fastest group since The Beatles to earn four US number-one albums, doing so in less than two years. 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 (2018) was the first Korean album certified platinum by the RIAA. In 2020, BTS became the first all-South Korean act to reach number one on the Billboard Global 200 and US Billboard Hot 100 with their single '𝘋𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦' and the remix of '𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 (𝘓𝘢𝘹𝘦𝘥 – 𝘚𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘵)'.

Having sold over 20 million albums on the Gaon Music Chart, BTS is the best-selling artist in South Korean history and holds the best-selling album in South Korea with 𝘔𝘢𝘱 𝘖𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭: 7. BTS was ranked at number 45 on Billboard's Top Touring Artists of the 2010s, the only non-English speaking act on the list. During their Love Yourself World Tour, BTS became the first Asian and first non-English speaking act to headline and sell out Wembley Stadium and broke the record for the single highest-grossing engagement in Rose Bowl Stadium history. Featured on Time's international cover as "Next Generation Leaders", BTS has also appeared in the magazine's lists of the 25 most influential people on the internet (2017–2019) and the 100 most influential people in the world (2019), where they were dubbed "Princes of Pop". Forbes Korea named BTS the most influential celebrities of Korea in 2018 and 2020, and BTS ranked 43rd in the Forbes Celebrity 100 (2019) as one of the world's top-earning celebrities. As of 2019, BTS is purportedly worth more than $4.65 billion to South Korea's economy each year, or 0.3 percent of the country's GDP. They attract one in every 13 foreign tourists that visited South Korea and were cited as one of the key acts in boosting global music sales to $19 billion in 2018.

Following the establishment of their Love Myself anti-violence campaign in partnership with UNICEF, BTS addressed the United Nations 73rd and 75th General Assemblies and became the youngest ever recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit from the President of South Korea due to their contributions in spreading Korean culture and language.

==Background Info==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin: auto;"
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Group Name'''
| style="min-width:150px" |BTS (방탄소년단)
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Debut'''
|June 13, 2013
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Member List'''
|RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, Jung Kook
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Agency'''
|BigHit Entertainment
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Fandom'''
|ARMY (아미)
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Color'''
|Purple
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Lightstick'''
|ARMY Bomb
|}
 

==Members Name & Position==
 𝗥𝗠 (알엠): Leader, Main Rapper, Producer



𝗝𝗶𝗻 (진): Vocalist, Visual, Producer, Hyung



𝗦𝗨𝗚𝗔 (슈가): Lead Rapper, Producer



𝗷-𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 (제이홉): Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, Sub Vocalist, Producer



𝗝𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻 (지민): Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Producer



𝗩 (뷔): Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Visual, Producer



𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗼𝗸 (정국): Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Center, Sub Rapper, Producer, Maknae

==Anecdotes==
 
• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭

This is unquestionably one of the – if not THE – most quoted memes by BTS. It was RM, who famously joked: “Jimin, you got no jams.” Referring to the Korean expression for “not fun” or “uninteresting,” it was obviously meant as a joke (because nobody in either ARMY or BTS would ever mean to insult Jimin) and instantly took off like a rocket. From the moment this “Bangtan Bomb” aired, it spiraled and quickly became BTS’s and ARMY’s most used (some would say overused) inside joke.

• 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧

During a fansign event, Hoseok asked the fans: "What's tasty in Busan?", as fans screamed random foods. A cheeky lil bunny named Jungkook whispers something to Hoseok. Then Jungkook hits the table out of laughter while Hoseok giggles, saying "Jungkook is weiirrddd. Jungkook's weird, ahhhh". This perked up Jimin's curiosity and asked Jungkook to whisper it to him as well. It made Jimin laugh too. Because of this, the fans grew curious as well and asked what Jungkook told them, but Hoseok said it's a secret. This didn't stop then from asking, Jimin answered, "Everyone, Jungkook has become an adult. It's exactly what you're thinking of." Years have passed, yet "What's tasty in Busan" still remains as a mystery. How about you, what do you think is tasty (food) in Busan?

==Things to Brag About==
 
- TIME gave them the title "Princes of Pop".
 
- Often regarded as "The Biggest boy group in the World".
 - Love Yourself: Speak Yourself Stadium Tour sold 976,283 tickets. - Won Top Social Artist Award at the Billboard Music Awards 4 years in a row.
 - First ever Korean group to attend, perform and get a nomination (''Love Yourself: Tear'' for Best Recording Package) at the Grammy Awards.
 - BTS is the first act to achieve a Daesang All-Kill.
 - BTS is the first act to have 6 songs with 100 #1's on iTunes history.
 - Youngest recipient to receive the highest honor from Korea Society which is the James. A Van Fleet Award.
 - Received the Korean Cultural Merit Award from the Prime Minister of South Korea.
 - 'Dynamite' has officially broken the 24 hour YouTube record with updated count of 101.1 million views.
 - 'Dynamite' debuts with 12,638,540 streams on the Spotify counter. The biggest counter debut in the platform’s history.
 - 'Dynamite' becomes the first and only song in Korean Chart History to achieve 600 PAKs (Perfect All-Kills).
 - First Korean act in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
 - First Korean act to spend two consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
 - First and only Korean act to have 2 songs in #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
 - First act to ever rule the Hot 100, Global 200 and Global 200 Excl. US charts simultaneously.
 - 'BE' is the fastest selling album in Hanteo chart history. It has recorded over 1 million sales in just over 30 minutes of release.
 - BTS becomes the first and only artist since the chart reform to debut 2 songs on Melon 24 Hits in its first hour after release, with 'Dynamite' and 'Life Goes On'.
 - BTS becomes the first and only artist to concurrently occupy the Top 2 spots on Melon 24 Hits, with 'Dynamite' and 'Life Goes On'.
 - BTS was the #1 most streamed artist on Spotify on November 20 with 62.1 million streams following the release of 'BE'.
 - BTS's 'BE' earned 42.8 million streams in its first day on Spotify. It marks the biggest debut for a group this year, passing 'MAP OF THE SOUL: 7'.

- How much they love and support ARMYs

==Dictionary (A~Z)==
 Purple (n): “Purple is the last color of the rainbow. Purple means I will trust and love you for a long time” - V, 2016.
 여기 저기: "Your Happiness, My Happiness." - Jung Kook, 2020.
 ARMY: 'Adorable Representative MC for Youth'. On July 9, 2013, BigHit Entertainment officially announced that ARMY will be the BTS's official Fandom name.

==Fandom Characteristics==
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱!

3/4 are female and 1/4 are male. Most diverse fandom in the world. Fans come from all walks of life, age, sex, and ethnicity. Passionate about being the face of BTS and reflecting their values. Consistently donate to charities via fan & fan base initiatives such as those by @OneInAnARMY (OIAA) and others. Causes include environmental issues, mental health, and anti-teen violence.

 

==Must-Watch-Legendary Videos==

- 'Life Goes On' MV: 
https://youtu.be/-5q5mZbe3V8

- 'Dynamite' MV: 
https://youtu.be/gdZLi9oWNZg

- BTS's Speech at the United Nations: 
https://youtu.be/oTe4f-bBEKg

- 'ON' MV: 
https://youtu.be/mPVDGOVjRQ0

- 'ON' Kinetic Manifesto Film : Come Prima : 
https://youtu.be/gwMa6gpoE9I

- 'Black Swan' MV: 
https://youtu.be/0lapF4DQPKQ

- 'Stay Gold' MV: 
https://youtu.be/9IHwqdz8Xhw

- 'Boy With Luv' (feat. Halsey) MV: 
https://youtu.be/XsX3ATc3FbA

- 'IDOL' MV: 
https://youtu.be/pBuZEGYXA6E

- 'FAKE LOVE' MV: 
https://youtu.be/7C2z4GqqS5E

- 'MIC Drop' (Steve Aoki Remix) MV: 
https://youtu.be/kTlv5_Bs8aw

- 'Blood Sweat & Tears' MV: 
https://youtu.be/hmE9f-TEutc

- Dear Class of 2020 (Commencement speech and Performance): 
https://youtu.be/ErTgtL1Tjns
https://youtu.be/AU6uF5sFtwA

==Awards==
 
BTS has received many awards and honors, including 24 Mnet Asian Music Awards, 23 Melon Music Awards, 20 Golden Disc Awards, 14 Seoul Music Awards, 13 Gaon Chart Music Awards, 5 Billboard Music Awards, 4 Korean Music Awards, 4 American Music Awards, 6 MTV Video Music Awards and 5 MTV Europe Music Awards.

Having sold over 20.3 million albums on the Gaon Music Chart, BTS are the best-selling artist in South Korean history, surpassing Shin Seung-hun's record of 17 million albums. In South Korea, BTS hold four Multi-Million albums and three Platinum streaming singles. As the first Korean group to receive an RIAA certification, BTS has one Platinum album, three Platinum singles, two Gold singles, and one Gold album in the United States. In Japan, BTS is the first male foreign act to receive a Million certification for a single; they also have two Multi-Platinum singles, one Multi-Platinum album, one Platinum album and four Gold albums. BTS are also the first Korean group to receive certifications in the United Kingdom, with one Silver single certification for '𝘉𝘰𝘺 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘶𝘷' and three Silver album certifications for 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 and 𝘔𝘢𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭: 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢.

BTS have a large social influence and as of 2020, have attained fourteen Guinness World Records, including the world record for most Twitter engagements. To date, they have spent 203 weeks at number one on the Billboard Social 50 chart. In October 2018, BTS was awarded a fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit from the President of South Korea for their contributions in spreading Korean culture and language. In 2019, members of BTS were invited to become members of the Recording Academy in honor of their contributions to music and as part of a push to help diversify Grammy Award voters.

On November 7, 2019, BTS became the first K-Pop act to remain on the Billboard 200 for a whole year. '𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳' reentered Billboard's main albums chart on Monday November 4 (No. 165), and as of November 2019, has remained on the charts for 52 non-consecutive weeks, making it the first and currently only K-pop album to do so. In October 2020, BTS topped the Billboard Artist 100 for an 11th non-consecutive week, extending their record for the most weeks spent at number one on the chart among all duos and groups.
 

==Discography==
 South Korean boy group BTS have released seven studio albums (one of which was reissued under a different title), four compilation albums and six extended plays. In December 2018, BTS surpassed 10 million albums sold, setting the record for reaching the 10 million milestone in the shortest span of time (5½ years) among all Korean acts to have debuted since 2000, with 5 million of those albums being sold in South Korea in 2018 alone. As of April 2020, BTS have sold over 20 million physical albums in less than 7 years, making them the best-selling Korean act of all time.

The group debuted in South Korea on June 13, 2013 with the single album ''2 Cool 4 Skool''. They made a comeback on September 2013 with an extended play, ''O!RUL8,2?''. In February 2014, BTS released their second extended play, ''Skool Luv Affair''. This marked the first time their album charted on the Billboard World Albums chart, and Japan's Oricon Albums Chart. A repackaged version of the album, ''Skool Luv Affair Special Addition'' was released in May 2014. BTS released their first studio album, ''Dark & Wild'' in August 2014. It was their first album to break into the US Top Heatseekers chart. To wrap up 2014, BTS made their Japanese debut in December 2014 with first Japanese studio album ''Wake Up''. All of their Japanese singles—''"No More Dream"'', released on June 4; ''"Boy in Luv"'', released on July 16; and ''"Danger"'', released on November 19—made it into the top 10 of the Oricon Albums Chart as well as the Japan Hot 100.

The group's third extended play, ''The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1'', was released in April 2015. BTS made a comeback with their fourth extended play, ''The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2'', in November 2015. For the first time, the group entered the Billboard 200 at 171 with the EP. It also topped the Billboard Top Heatseekers and World Albums charts for 4 weeks, the most by a South Korean act. Their first compilation album, ''The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever'' was released in May 2016. In September 2016, BTS released their second Japanese studio album, entitled ''Youth'', selling over 44,000 copies in its first day of release. It became the group's first studio album to top both the daily and weekly Oricon albums charts. To wrap up 2016, the group released their second studio album, ''Wings'' in October 2016. It debuted at 26 on the Billboard 200, making it the highest-ranking Korean album ever on the chart at the time. Its repackage album, ''You Never Walk Alone'', was released in February 2017. Their fifth extended play, ''Love Yourself: Her'', was then released in September 2017. The EP opened at number seven on the US Billboard 200 with 31,000 album-equivalent units, making it the highest-charting K-pop album on the chart and biggest sales week of a K-pop album to date.

Their third Japanese studio album, ''Face Yourself'', was released in April 2018, and debuted at number 43 on the Billboard 200 with 12,000 album-equivalent units, making it the third-highest-charting Japanese album in the history of the chart. Just one month later, it became their first Japanese album to be certified Platinum by the RIAJ, having sold over 250,000 copies within that time. BTS's third Korean studio album, ''Love Yourself: Tear'', was released on May 18, 2018, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, becoming the group's highest-charting album in a Western market, as well as the first K-pop album to top the US albums chart and the highest-charting album by an Asian act. BTS had the second-best total album sales in the US in 2018 behind Eminem, and accounted for 22.6% of the total albums sold in Korea that year.

In 2019, the group scored their third number one with ''Map of the Soul: Persona'', BTS's sixth extended play, on the US Billboard 200 making them the first group since The Beatles in 1996 to have three number one albums in less than a year. The EP became the best-selling album in South Korea's history, selling nearly 3.4 million copies in 2 months. This record was later broken by their 2020 fourth Korean studio album, ''Map of the Soul: 7'', which sold 4.1 million copies in less than 9 days of release and gave BTS their fourth US Billboard 200 number one...

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BTS (방탄소년단), also known as the 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻, is a seven-member South Korean boy band that began formation in 2010 and debuted in 2013 under BigHit Entertainment. The septet — composed of RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook — co-writes and co-produces much of their own output. Originally a hip hop group, their musical style has evolved to include a wide range of genres. Their lyrics, often focused on personal and social commentary, touch on the themes of mental health, troubles of school-age youth, loss, the journey towards loving oneself, and individualism. Their work features references to literature and psychological concepts and includes an alternative universe storyline. The group has released several albums and performed on several world tours.

After debuting in 2013 with their single album 2 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘭 4 𝘚𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘭, BTS released their first Korean-language studio album, 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 & 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥, and Japanese-language studio album, 𝘞𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘜𝘱, in 2014. The group's second Korean studio album, 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 (2016), was their first to sell one million copies in South Korea. By 2017, BTS crossed into the global music market, leading the Korean Wave into the United States and breaking numerous sales records. They became the first Korean group to receive a certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for their single '𝘔𝘐𝘊 𝘋𝘳𝘰𝘱', as well as the first Korean act to top the US Billboard 200 chart with their studio album 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘳 (2018). BTS also became the fastest group since The Beatles to earn four US number-one albums, doing so in less than two years. 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 (2018) was the first Korean album certified platinum by the RIAA. In 2020, BTS became the first all-South Korean act to reach number one on the Billboard Global 200 and US Billboard Hot 100 with their single '𝘋𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦' and the remix of '𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 (𝘓𝘢𝘹𝘦𝘥 – 𝘚𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘵)'.

Having sold over 20 million albums on the Gaon Music Chart, BTS is the best-selling artist in South Korean history and holds the best-selling album in South Korea with 𝘔𝘢𝘱 𝘖𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭: 7. BTS was ranked at number 45 on Billboard's Top Touring Artists of the 2010s, the only non-English speaking act on the list. During their Love Yourself World Tour, BTS became the first Asian and first non-English speaking act to headline and sell out Wembley Stadium and broke the record for the single highest-grossing engagement in Rose Bowl Stadium history. Featured on Time's international cover as "Next Generation Leaders", BTS has also appeared in the magazine's lists of the 25 most influential people on the internet (2017–2019) and the 100 most influential people in the world (2019), where they were dubbed "Princes of Pop". Forbes Korea named BTS the most influential celebrities of Korea in 2018 and 2020, and BTS ranked 43rd in the Forbes Celebrity 100 (2019) as one of the world's top-earning celebrities. As of 2019, BTS is purportedly worth more than $4.65 billion to South Korea's economy each year, or 0.3 percent of the country's GDP. They attract one in every 13 foreign tourists that visited South Korea and were cited as one of the key acts in boosting global music sales to $19 billion in 2018.

Following the establishment of their Love Myself anti-violence campaign in partnership with UNICEF, BTS addressed the United Nations 73rd and 75th General Assemblies and became the youngest ever recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit from the President of South Korea due to their contributions in spreading Korean culture and language.

==Background Info==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin: auto;"
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Group Name'''
| style="min-width:150px" |BTS (방탄소년단)
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Debut'''
|June 13, 2013
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Member List'''
|RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, Jung Kook
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Agency'''
|BigHit Entertainment
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Fandom'''
|ARMY (아미)
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Color'''
|Purple
|-
| style="color:#800080;" |'''Lightstick'''
|ARMY Bomb
|}
 

==Members Name & Position==
 𝗥𝗠 (알엠): Leader, Main Rapper, Producer



𝗝𝗶𝗻 (진): Vocalist, Visual, Producer, Hyung



𝗦𝗨𝗚𝗔 (슈가): Lead Rapper, Producer



𝗷-𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 (제이홉): Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, Sub Vocalist, Producer



𝗝𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻 (지민): Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Producer



𝗩 (뷔): Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Visual, Producer



𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗼𝗸 (정국): Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Center, Sub Rapper, Producer, Maknae

==Anecdotes==
 
• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭

This is unquestionably one of the – if not THE – most quoted memes by BTS. It was RM, who famously joked: “Jimin, you got no jams.” Referring to the Korean expression for “not fun” or “uninteresting,” it was obviously meant as a joke (because nobody in either ARMY or BTS would ever mean to insult Jimin) and instantly took off like a rocket. From the moment this “Bangtan Bomb” aired, it spiraled and quickly became BTS’s and ARMY’s most used (some would say overused) inside joke.

• 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧

During a fansign event, Hoseok asked the fans: "What's tasty in Busan?", as fans screamed random foods. A cheeky lil bunny named Jungkook whispers something to Hoseok. Then Jungkook hits the table out of laughter while Hoseok giggles, saying "Jungkook is weiirrddd. Jungkook's weird, ahhhh". This perked up Jimin's curiosity and asked Jungkook to whisper it to him as well. It made Jimin laugh too. Because of this, the fans grew curious as well and asked what Jungkook told them, but Hoseok said it's a secret. This didn't stop then from asking, Jimin answered, "Everyone, Jungkook has become an adult. It's exactly what you're thinking of." Years have passed, yet "What's tasty in Busan" still remains as a mystery. How about you, what do you think is tasty (food) in Busan?

==Things to Brag About==
 
- TIME gave them the title "Princes of Pop".
 
- Often regarded as "The Biggest boy group in the World".
 - Love Yourself: Speak Yourself Stadium Tour sold 976,283 tickets. - Won Top Social Artist Award at the Billboard Music Awards 4 years in a row.
 - First ever Korean group to attend, perform and get a nomination (''Love Yourself: Tear'' for Best Recording Package) at the Grammy Awards.
 - BTS is the first act to achieve a Daesang All-Kill.
 - BTS is the first act to have 6 songs with 100 #1's on iTunes history.
 - Youngest recipient to receive the highest honor from Korea Society which is the James. A Van Fleet Award.
 - Received the Korean Cultural Merit Award from the Prime Minister of South Korea.
 - 'Dynamite' has officially broken the 24 hour YouTube record with updated count of 101.1 million views.
 - 'Dynamite' debuts with 12,638,540 streams on the Spotify counter. The biggest counter debut in the platform’s history.
 - 'Dynamite' becomes the first and only song in Korean Chart History to achieve 600 PAKs (Perfect All-Kills).
 - First Korean act in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
 - First Korean act to spend two consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
 - First and only Korean act to have 2 songs in #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
 - First act to ever rule the Hot 100, Global 200 and Global 200 Excl. US charts simultaneously.
 - 'BE' is the fastest selling album in Hanteo chart history. It has recorded over 1 million sales in just over 30 minutes of release.
 - BTS becomes the first and only artist since the chart reform to debut 2 songs on Melon 24 Hits in its first hour after release, with 'Dynamite' and 'Life Goes On'.
 - BTS becomes the first and only artist to concurrently occupy the Top 2 spots on Melon 24 Hits, with 'Dynamite' and 'Life Goes On'.
 - BTS was the #1 most streamed artist on Spotify on November 20 with 62.1 million streams following the release of 'BE'.
 - BTS's 'BE' earned 42.8 million streams in its first day on Spotify. It marks the biggest debut for a group this year, passing 'MAP OF THE SOUL: 7'.
- How much they love and support ARMYs

==Dictionary (A~Z)==
 Purple (n): “Purple is the last color of the rainbow. Purple means I will trust and love you for a long time” - V, 2016.
 여기 저기: "Your Happiness, My Happiness." - Jung Kook, 2020.
 ARMY: 'Adorable Representative MC for Youth'. On July 9, 2013, BigHit Entertainment officially announced that ARMY will be the BTS's official Fandom name.

==Fandom Characteristics==
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱!

3/4 are female and 1/4 are male. Most diverse fandom in the world. Fans come from all walks of life, age, sex, and ethnicity. Passionate about being the face of BTS and reflecting their values. Consistently donate to charities via fan & fan base initiatives such as those by @OneInAnARMY (OIAA) and others. Causes include environmental issues, mental health, and anti-teen violence.

 

==Must-Watch-Legendary Videos==

- 'Life Goes On' MV: 
https://youtu.be/-5q5mZbe3V8

- 'Dynamite' MV: 
https://youtu.be/gdZLi9oWNZg

- BTS's Speech at the United Nations: 
https://youtu.be/oTe4f-bBEKg

- 'ON' MV: 
https://youtu.be/mPVDGOVjRQ0

- 'ON' Kinetic Manifesto Film : Come Prima : 
https://youtu.be/gwMa6gpoE9I

- 'Black Swan' MV: 
https://youtu.be/0lapF4DQPKQ

- 'Stay Gold' MV: 
https://youtu.be/9IHwqdz8Xhw

- 'Boy With Luv' (feat. Halsey) MV: 
https://youtu.be/XsX3ATc3FbA

- 'IDOL' MV: 
https://youtu.be/pBuZEGYXA6E

- 'FAKE LOVE' MV: 
https://youtu.be/7C2z4GqqS5E

- 'MIC Drop' (Steve Aoki Remix) MV: 
https://youtu.be/kTlv5_Bs8aw

- 'Blood Sweat & Tears' MV: 
https://youtu.be/hmE9f-TEutc

- Dear Class of 2020 (Commencement speech and Performance): 
https://youtu.be/ErTgtL1Tjns
https://youtu.be/AU6uF5sFtwA

==Awards==
 
BTS has received many awards and honors, including 24 Mnet Asian Music Awards, 23 Melon Music Awards, 20 Golden Disc Awards, 14 Seoul Music Awards, 13 Gaon Chart Music Awards, 5 Billboard Music Awards, 4 Korean Music Awards, 4 American Music Awards, 6 MTV Video Music Awards and 5 MTV Europe Music Awards.

Having sold over 20.3 million albums on the Gaon Music Chart, BTS are the best-selling artist in South Korean history, surpassing Shin Seung-hun's record of 17 million albums. In South Korea, BTS hold four Multi-Million albums and three Platinum streaming singles. As the first Korean group to receive an RIAA certification, BTS has one Platinum album, three Platinum singles, two Gold singles, and one Gold album in the United States. In Japan, BTS is the first male foreign act to receive a Million certification for a single; they also have two Multi-Platinum singles, one Multi-Platinum album, one Platinum album and four Gold albums. BTS are also the first Korean group to receive certifications in the United Kingdom, with one Silver single certification for '𝘉𝘰𝘺 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘶𝘷' and three Silver album certifications for 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 and 𝘔𝘢𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭: 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢.

BTS have a large social influence and as of 2020, have attained fourteen Guinness World Records, including the world record for most Twitter engagements. To date, they have spent 203 weeks at number one on the Billboard Social 50 chart. In October 2018, BTS was awarded a fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit from the President of South Korea for their contributions in spreading Korean culture and language. In 2019, members of BTS were invited to become members of the Recording Academy in honor of their contributions to music and as part of a push to help diversify Grammy Award voters.

On November 7, 2019, BTS became the first K-Pop act to remain on the Billboard 200 for a whole year. '𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧: 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳' reentered Billboard's main albums chart on Monday November 4 (No. 165), and as of November 2019, has remained on the charts for 52 non-consecutive weeks, making it the first and currently only K-pop album to do so. In October 2020, BTS topped the Billboard Artist 100 for an 11th non-consecutive week, extending their record for the most weeks spent at number one on the chart among all duos and groups.
 

==Discography==
 South Korean boy group BTS have released seven studio albums (one of which was reissued under a different title), four compilation albums and six extended plays. In December 2018, BTS surpassed 10 million albums sold, setting the record for reaching the 10 million milestone in the shortest span of time (5½ years) among all Korean acts to have debuted since 2000, with 5 million of those albums being sold in South Korea in 2018 alone. As of April 2020, BTS have sold over 20 million physical albums in less than 7 years, making them the best-selling Korean act of all time.

The group debuted in South Korea on June 13, 2013 with the single album ''2 Cool 4 Skool''. They made a comeback on September 2013 with an extended play, ''O!RUL8,2?''. In February 2014, BTS released their second extended play, ''Skool Luv Affair''. This marked the first time their album charted on the Billboard World Albums chart, and Japan's Oricon Albums Chart. A repackaged version of the album, ''Skool Luv Affair Special Addition'' was released in May 2014. BTS released their first studio album, ''Dark & Wild'' in August 2014. It was their first album to break into the US Top Heatseekers chart. To wrap up 2014, BTS made their Japanese debut in December 2014 with first Japanese studio album ''Wake Up''. All of their Japanese singles—''"No More Dream"'', released on June 4; ''"Boy in Luv"'', released on July 16; and ''"Danger"'', released on November 19—made it into the top 10 of the Oricon Albums Chart as well as the Japan Hot 100.

The group's third extended play, ''The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1'', was released in April 2015. BTS made a comeback with their fourth extended play, ''The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2'', in November 2015. For the first time, the group entered the Billboard 200 at 171 with the EP. It also topped the Billboard Top Heatseekers and World Albums charts for 4 weeks, the most by a South Korean act. Their first compilation album, ''The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever'' was released in May 2016. In September 2016, BTS released their second Japanese studio album, entitled ''Youth'', selling over 44,000 copies in its first day of release. It became the group's first studio album to top both the daily and weekly Oricon albums charts. To wrap up 2016, the group released their second studio album, ''Wings'' in October 2016. It debuted at 26 on the Billboard 200, making it the highest-ranking Korean album ever on the chart at the time. Its repackage album, ''You Never Walk Alone'', was released in February 2017. Their fifth extended play, ''Love Yourself: Her'', was then released in September 2017. The EP opened at number seven on the US Billboard 200 with 31,000 album-equivalent units, making it the highest-charting K-pop album on the chart and biggest sales week of a K-pop album to date.

Their third Japanese studio album, ''Face Yourself'', was released in April 2018, and debuted at number 43 on the Billboard 200 with 12,000 album-equivalent units, making it the third-highest-charting Japanese album in the history of the chart. Just one month later, it became their first Japanese album to be certified Platinum by the RIAJ, having sold over 250,000 copies within that time. BTS's third Korean studio album, ''Love Yourself: Tear'', was released on May 18, 2018, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, becoming the group's highest-charting album in a Western market, as well as the first K-pop album to top the US albums chart and the highest-charting album by an Asian act. BTS had the second-best total album sales in the US in 2018 behind Eminem, and accounted for 22.6% of the total albums sold in Korea that year.

In 2019, the group scored their third number one with ''Map of the Soul: Persona'', BTS's sixth extended play, on the US Billboard 200 making them the first group since The Beatles in 1996 to have three number one albums in less than a year. The EP became the best-selling album in South Korea's history, selling nearly 3.4 million copies in 2 months. This record was later broken by their 2020 fourth Korean studio album, ''Map of the Soul: 7'', which sold 4.1 million copies in less than 9 days of release and gave BTS their fourth US Billboard 200 number one...