Korean RR: Sonyeondan Lit. Bulletproof Boy Scouts)

BTS
BTS (Korean: 방탄소년단; RR: Bangtan

Sonyeondan; lit. Bulletproof Boy Scouts),
also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a
South Korean boy band formed in 2010.
The band consists of Jin, Suga, J-Hope,
RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, who co-write
or co-produce much of their material.
Originally a hip hop group, they expanded
their musical style to incorporate a wide
range of genres, while their lyrics have
focused on subjects including mental
health, the troubles of school-age youth
and coming of age, loss, the journey
towards self-love, individualism, and the
consequences of fame and recognition.
Their discography and adjacent work has
also referenced literature, philosophy and
psychology, and includes an alternate
universe storyline.
BTS
BTS at the White House in 2022 (left to right):

V, Jungkook, Jimin, RM, Jin, J-Hope, and Suga
Background information
Also known as Bangtan Boys

Bangtan Sonyeondan
Beyond the Scene
Bulletproof Boy
Scouts
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop · pop · hip hop ·

R&B · EDM
Years active 2013–present

Labels Big Hit · Pony Canyon
· Def Jam Japan[1] ·
Columbia · Universal ·
Geffen
Members Jin
Suga
J-Hope
RM
Jimin
V
Jungkook
Website bts.ibighit.com (htt

p://bts.ibighit.com)
Korean name
Hangul 방탄소년단
Hanja 防彈少年團
Transcriptions
Revised Bangtan
Romanization Sonyeondan
McCune–Reischauer Pangt'an Sonyǒndan
Japanese name
Kanji 防弾少年団
Hiragana ぼうだんしょうねん
だん
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn Bōdan Shōnendan
Kunrei-shiki Bôdan Syônendan

BTS debuted in 2013 under Big Hit
Entertainment with the single album 2
Cool 4 Skool. BTS released their first
Korean and Japanese-language studio
albums, Dark & Wild and Wake Up
respectively, 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 had crossed
into the global music market and led the
Korean Wave into the United States,
becoming the first Korean ensemble to
receive a Gold certification from the
Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) for their single "Mic Drop", as well
as the first act from South Korea to top the
Billboard 200 with their studio album Love
Yourself: Tear (2018). In 2020, BTS became
one of the few groups since the Beatles (in
1966–1968) to chart four US number-one
albums in less than two years, with Love
Yourself: Answer (2018) becoming the first
Korean album certified Platinum by the
RIAA; in the same year, they also became
the first all-South Korean act to reach
number one on both the Billboard Hot 100
and Billboard Global 200 with their
Grammy-nominated single "Dynamite".
Follow-up releases "Savage Love", "Life
Goes On", "Butter", and "Permission to
Dance" made them the fastest act to earn
four US number-one singles since Justin
Timberlake in 2006.
As of 2023, BTS is the best-selling artist in

South Korean history according to the
Circle Chart, having sold in excess of 40
million albums.[2] Their studio album Map
of the Soul: 7 (2020) is the best-selling
album of all time in South Korea, as well as
the first in the country to surpass both four
and five million registered sales. They are
the first non-English-speaking and Asian
act to sell out concerts at Wembley
Stadium and the Rose Bowl (Love Yourself
World Tour, 2019), and were named the
International Federation of the
Phonographic Industry's (IFPI) Global
Recording Artist of the Year for both 2020
and 2021. The group's accolades include
multiple American Music Awards, Billboard
Music Awards, Golden Disc Awards, and
nominations for five Grammy Awards.
Outside of music, they have addressed
three sessions of the United Nations
General Assembly and partnered with
UNICEF in 2017 to establish the Love
Myself anti-violence campaign. Featured
on Time's international cover as "Next
Generation Leaders" and dubbed the
"Princes of Pop", BTS has also appeared
on Time's lists of the 25 most influential
people on the internet (2017–2019) and
the 100 most influential people in the
world (2019), and in 2018 became the
youngest recipients of the South Korean
Order of Cultural Merit for their
contributions in spreading the Korean
culture and language.
On June 14, 2022, the group announced a

scheduled pause in group activities to
enable the members to complete their
mandatory South Korean military service,
with a reunion planned for 2025. Jin, the
oldest member, became the first to enlist,
on December 13, 2022, with J-Hope
enlisting on April 18, 2023.
Name
BTS stands for the Korean phrase Bangtan
Sonyeondan (Korean: 방탄소년단; Hanja: 防
彈少年團), which translates literally to
'Bulletproof Boy Scouts'. According to
member J-Hope, the name signifies the
group's desire "to block out stereotypes,
criticisms, and expectations that aim on
adolescents like bullets".[3][4] In Japan,
they are known as Bōdan Shōnendan ( 防弾
少年団). [5] In July 2017, BTS announced
that their name would also stand for
"Beyond the Scene" as part of their new
brand identity.[6] This extended the
meaning of their name to encompass the
idea of growth "from a boy to an adult who
opens the doors that are facing forward".[7]
History
2010–2014: Formation and early

years
BTS in 2013 performing at the

Incheon Music Center
BTS was formed in 2010, after Big Hit

Entertainment CEO Bang Si-hyuk wanted
to form a hip hop group around RM (Kim
Nam-joon), an underground rapper who
was well known on the music scene in
Seoul. BTS was originally supposed to be a
hip hop group, but, seeing falling album
sales, he changed his plans, thinking a
different path would be more marketable.
He chose to vary from the usual, highly
regimented idol groups and create one
where the members would be individuals
rather than an ensemble, and free to
express themselves.[8][9] Auditions were
held in 2010 with plans to launch the
following year.[10][11] The band members
lived together, practicing up to 15 hours a
day, and first performed before a small
crowd of industry insiders in 2013.[12]
BTS's representation by
We started to
tell the stories Big Hit, rather than one
that people of the three agencies
wanted to hear that dominated K-pop at
and were ready the time, allowed the
to hear, stories individual members
that other
leeway to express their
people could
individuality and allowed
not or would
not tell. We
them to have input into
said what other the music.[14] On June
people were 12, 2013, BTS released
feeling—like their debut single album
pain, anxieties 2 Cool 4 Skool, along
and worries.
with the lead single "No
That was our
More Dream", neither of
goal, to create
which sold particularly
this empathy well at the time.[15]
that people can Nevertheless, according
relate to.
to Kathy Sprinkel in her
—Suga[13] book on BTS, that single
was "spotlighting young
people's anxiety in the face of lofty
parental expectations, sent shock waves
through the K-pop ranks. Here was a
musical act that wasn't pulling any
punches. More specifically, they had a
point of view, and they weren't afraid to
take on topics that are considered taboo in
South Korean society and elsewhere."[16]
The album reached the top five on South
Korea's Gaon Music Chart.[17] In 2 Cool 4
Skool, BTS employed an old-school hip-
hop sound from the 1990s.[18][19] The
album's release was followed by
appearances on Korean music shows,
which caught the attention of reviewers
and viewers.[20][21]
In September 2013, BTS released the

second entry in their "school trilogy": the
EP, O!RUL8,2?. The album was released
alongside the single "N.O."[22][23] Similarly
to 2 Cool 4 Skool, the new release had a
theme of students feeling under pressure
and needing to sacrifice their dreams and
aspirations.[22] According to scholar Kyung
Hyun Kim, many of BTS's earlier works
such as "N.O." and "No More Dreams" were
"expressions of rebellion against the
establishment that tapped into Korean
teenagers' frustrations with the country's
educational system" and, he stated, helped
them build a fan base among young
people in North America and Europe.[24]
That same month, BTS starred in their own
variety show, SBS MTV's Rookie King
Channel Bangtan, in which members
parodied variety shows such as VJ Special
Forces and MasterChef Korea.[25] At the
end of the year, BTS was recognized with
several New Artist of the Year awards in
South Korea.[26][27][28]
2014–2017
Skool Luv Affair and first concert tour
Exterior of the nightclub Troubadour

(photo taken 2006) where BTS held
their concert in the US for free
The last entry in BTS "school trilogy", the

Skool Luv Affair EP, was released in
February 2014.[29][30] The release topped
the Gaon Album Chart,[31] and appeared on
Billboard's World Albums Chart for the first
time, peaking at number three.[29][32] The
EP was supported by two singles: "Boy in
Luv" and "Just One Day".[33] Following
Skool Luv Affair 's release, BTS played at
their first fan meeting in Seoul, selecting
the name A.R.M.Y. for the fan club.[34] In
July 2014, BTS hosted a concert in West
Hollywood, their first show in the United
States,[35] and in August, they appeared at
KCON in Los Angeles.[36]
In August 2014, BTS released the album

Dark & Wild, which reached number two in
South Korea.[33][37] It was supported by
two singles: "Danger" and "War of
Hormone".[33] The group embarked on their
first concert tour, 2014 BTS Live Trilogy
Episode II: The Red Bullet, which lasted
from October to December 2014.[38] The
band launched their first Japanese studio
album, Wake Up, in December 2014; the
release peaked at number three on the
Oricon Albums Chart.[39] After the album's
release, BTS held their 1st Japan Tour
2015 Wake Up: Open Your Eyes in February
2015.[40] The Red Bullet Tour that had
begun on October 17, 2014, in South Korea
was resumed on June 6, 2015, in Malaysia
and toured Australia, North America and
Latin America before ending in Hong Kong
that August. In all, the entire tour attracted
80,000 spectators at 18 cities in 13
countries.[38][41]
Mainstream breakthrough and
commercial success
BTS experimented with other styles of

music besides hip hop in The Most
Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1, released in
2015.[33][42] BTS wanted to express the
beauty and anxiousness of youth and
花樣年華"
settled on the title of "
(Korean: 화양연화; RR: Hwayangyeonhwa),
loosely interpreted to define "youth"
metaphorically as "the most beautiful
moment in life".[43] The album served as an
introduction to their youth trilogy, a triptych
of albums dedicated to the struggles of
young people.[44] The single "I Need U" was
a top-five hit in South Korea and garnered
the group a win on SBS MTV's The
Show.[45][46] The second single "Dope
(Korean: 쩔어; RR: Jjeoreo)" reached
number three on Billboard's World Digital
Songs Sales Chart and its music video
was viewed over 100 million times on
YouTube.[47][48] The group began the world
tour extension of their Red Bullet Tour in
June, titled 2015 Live Trilogy Episode II:
The Red Bullet, visiting cities throughout
Asia, Oceania, North America, and Latin
America.[38] "For You", in Japanese, was
released together with Japanese versions
of "War of Hormone" and "Let Me Know"
on June 17, 2015, and immediately topped
Oricon's daily chart.[33][49]
BTS performing at KCON France in

Paris on June 2, 2016
In November, BTS commenced their third

concert tour, 2015 BTS LIVE "The Most
Beautiful Moment in Life: On Stage", which
began with three sold-out shows in Seoul,
and was extended to Japan.[50]
Thematically, the EP focused more on the
serious and speculative aspects of youth,
touching on the pursuit of success,
loneliness, affection for their origins, and
the suffering of the younger generation
due to unfavorable conditions in current
society.[51] The album topped the weekly
Gaon Album and Billboard World Albums
charts.[52][53] It also marked their first
appearance on the Billboard 200 chart,[54]
making it for one week at number 171,[55]
and eight of the tracks appeared on
Billboard's World Digital Songs Sales
Chart.[56]
Their compilation album and the finale to

their "youth trilogy", The Most Beautiful
Moment in Life: Young Forever was
released on May 2, 2016. With 300,000
presold copies,[57] it included three new
singles: "Epilogue: Young Forever", "Fire",
and "Save Me",[33][58] which debuted in the
top three spots on the Billboard World
Digital Charts.[57] The album topped Gaon
Weekly Chart in South Korea for two
consecutive weeks and reached number
107 on the Billboard 200.[59][60][61] The
Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young
Forever won Album of the Year at the 2016
Melon Music Awards.[62] BTS embarked on
their Asia tour extension, 2016 BTS LIVE
"The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On
Stage: Epilogue" from May to August 2016.
Tickets for the 14 shows in 10 Asian cities
sold out, some in as little as five
seconds.[63]
BTS win their first major Korean
award for Album of the Year at the
2016 Melon Music Awards on
November 19, 2016.
In September 2016, BTS released their

second Japanese studio album Youth.[64]
The album sold 44,547 on the first day of
its release, and charted 1st in the Oricon
Daily Album Chart.[65][66] The album was
eventually certified Gold with sales of
roughly over 100,000 in Japan.[67] It was
followed one month later in October,[33] by
their next studio album Wings, which
combined the themes of youth presented
in their previous "youth trilogy" with
temptation and adversity.[68] The album
and its tracks, including the single "Blood
Sweat & Tears" immediately rose to the
top on eight music charts, including the
Gaon Music Chart, and led the iTunes
album charts in 23 countries.[69][70] Wings
opened at number 26 on the Billboard 200,
with 16,000 album-equivalent units in the
US for the week of its release, the best
week ever there for a K-pop album.[71] It
became the best-selling album in Gaon
Album Chart history.[72]
You Never Walk Alone and Love Yourself:
Her
In February 2017, BTS released the

repackaged edition of Wings entitled You
Never Walk Alone. The 700,000 pre-orders
of it (an increase from the 500,000 pre-
orders of Wings) helped break the record
for most albums sold in a month in South
Korea, as it reached 1.49 million copies by
the end of its first month.[73][74] The lead
single was "Spring Day"[33] and it won Best
Song of the Year at the 2017 Melon Music
Awards.[75] BTS's second world tour, 2017
BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings
Tour, began in February.[76] On the tour,
BTS played arenas in the US, such as New
Jersey's Prudential Center and California's
Honda Center. Tickets for the North
American leg sold out within hours and
two shows were added.[77][78] After
completing the North American leg, BTS
attended the 24th Billboard Music Awards
in May and won Top Social Artist,[79] the
first K-pop group to win a Billboard
award.[80] BTS fans cast over 300 million
votes for the band and broke a six-year
winning streak held by Justin Bieber, a
performer with 100 million Twitter
followers.[81] This caused the international
media to focus on the ability of BTS's
fandom to propel the group to such a
victory.[81]
BTS at their press conference in

Seoul, South Korea after winning Top
Social Artist at the 24th Billboard
Music Awards on May 29, 2017
BTS released a remake of Seo Taiji's

"Come Back Home" (1995) in July 2017,
giving it new lyrics but maintaining the
theme of urging societal change.[82] Later
that year, BTS embarked on their "Love
Yourself" album series, with theme of the
enlightenment of self-love through the " 起
承轉結" (Korean: 기승전결;
RR: Giseungjeongyeol) narrative sequence
of "beginning, development, turn, and
conclusion."[83] BTS released its first part,
their fifth EP, Love Yourself: Her, on
September 18.[80][84] RM considered "DNA",
the lead single from that album,[85] as
"taking BTS to new ground. We tried to
apply new grammar and perspectives."[33]
He said of the album, "I believe it's going to
be the starting point of a second chapter
of our career; the beginning of our Chapter
Two."[86] Sonically, the EP served as "a dual
exploration of the group's electro-pop and
hip-hop leanings".[85]
BTS at the 45th American Music
Awards shortly before making their
US television debut on November 19,
2017
Love Yourself: Her debuted at number

seven on the Billboard 200.[87] The album
had 1,664,041 sales in May 2017 to lead
the Gaon Chart,[88] and was the first in 16
years to exceed 1.2 million copies sold
since g.o.d's fourth album Chapter 4
(2001).[89][90] "DNA" was released
simultaneously with the EP, and its music
video accumulated 21 million views in its
first 24 hours.[91] It became BTS's first
entry on the Billboard Hot 100, charting at
number 85, making them the first K-pop
boy band to reach that chart.[92] The single
rose to number 67 the following week and
became the highest-charting song on the
Hot 100 for any K-pop group.[93] A remix of
"Mic Drop" from the album, featuring
Desiigner, was released as a single and
peaked at number 28, the first time a K-
pop group had cracked the top forty.[94][95]
Both singles attained Gold certification
from the Recording Industry Association
of America (RIAA) in early 2018.[96] "Mic
Drop" achieved Platinum status in the US
later that year.[97]
In November 2017, BTS became the first K-

pop group to perform at the American
Music Awards.[98][99] BTS won Artist of the
Year at the 19th Mnet Asian Music Awards
in December, winning for the second
consecutive year.[100] They released "DNA"
and "Mic Drop" together with a new song
"Crystal Snow" as a single album in Japan
on December 6, 2017, though the songs
were made digitally available
elsewhere.[33][101] It topped the Oricon
Chart for the week of its release. It was the
only album by a foreign artist to be
certified Double Platinum in Japan in
2017.[102][103]
Later that month, they made their

Japanese television prime time music
show debut on Music Station Super
Live,[104] and ended the year performing on
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve.[105][106]
In 2017, BTS partnered with UNICEF on the

"Love Myself" campaign, intended to help
end violence, abuse and bullying, and to
promote self-esteem and well-being
among young people. Both Big Hit and the
group pledged money to promote the
campaign, and BTS sold special "Love
Myself" merchandise and set up dedicated
booths at concert venues. The campaign
was renewed in 2021, with UNICEF
deeming it to have been successful.[107]
2018–2020
Love Yourself album series
BTS won major awards at the Golden Disc

and Seoul Music Awards in January
2018.[108][109] In March, the group
premiered an eight-episode documentary
titled Burn the Stage that offered a behind-
the-scenes look at their 2017 Wings Tour,
exclusively on YouTube Premium.[110][111]
Their third Japanese studio album, Face
Yourself, was released on April 4, 2018,[112]
and quickly reached the top 5 of the U.S
iTunes Albums chart. A nine-minute short
film, titled Euphoria: Theme of "Love
Yourself: Wonder" and featuring the song
"Euphoria", followed the next day as a
prelude to the group's third Korean-
language studio album, Love Yourself:
Tear.[113] BTS promoted Tear's May 18,
2018, release with an appearance at the
25th Billboard Music Awards two days
later,[114] where they made their initial
BBMA performance with their single, "Fake
Love".[115][116] The group also won Top
Social Artist for a second consecutive
time.[117][118] The album coincided with the
轉" or "turn" of the series, touching on the
"
tortuous enlightenment of loving without
being loved, the pains and sorrows of
separation, and providing encouragement
to those without dreams.[119]
BTS at their press conference for Love

Yourself: Tear on May 24, 2018
Love Yourself: Tear debuted at number one

its first week on the Billboard 200,
becoming BTS's first number-one album in
the US and the first K-pop album to top the
US albums chart.[120] It also became BTS's
first top-10 release in Britain, reaching
number eight on the UK Albums Chart.[121]
"Fake Love" became BTS's top-10 single on
the Hot 100, the first time a song sung
mostly in a language other than English
had debuted in the top 10.[122] BTS
released their compilation album Love
Yourself: Answer in August, 2018.[123] The
album was supported by the single "Idol"
and its alternative digital release featuring
Nicki Minaj.[124][125]
Love Yourself: Answer sold over 1.9 million

copies on the Gaon Album Chart in
August 2018.[126] The album became
BTS's second number-one on the Billboard
200 and led to their highest US sales week
in the country to that point with 185,000
album equivalent units.[127] In November
2018, Love Yourself: Answer became the
first Korean language album to be certified
Gold by the RIAA.[97] "Idol" and Love
Yourself: Answer both received Platinum
certifications in the US, with sales of more
than 1 million.[128]
New York City's Citi Field, the venue

for BTS's first stadium concert in the
US, sold out in 20 minutes.[129]
In conjunction with Love Yourself: Answer's

release in August 2018, BTS commenced
their world tour, BTS World Tour: Love
Yourself, with two concerts in the Seoul
Olympic Stadium, which sold out in a
matter of seconds, as did others of the 22
shows in 12 countries.[130][131] In October,
BTS released their collaboration with Steve
Aoki "Waste It on Me", their first all-English
language feature.[132][133] For the final stop
of the North American leg, the group
performed at Citi Field in New York City,
marking the first time a Korean act
performed at a US stadium.[134] According
to StubHub, BTS was the second best-
selling concert act outside the US, behind
only Ed Sheeran.[135] That October, BTS
renewed their contract with Big Hit
Entertainment through 2026.[136]
In early November 2018, a popular

Japanese music show cancelled BTS's
performance, citing a T-shirt a member
wore the year before, bearing a
photograph of a mushroom cloud
following the bombing of Nagasaki.[137] In
the same month, the Jewish human rights
organization Simon Wiesenthal Center
(SWC) stated that BTS owed an apology
for that shirt, and for clothing and flags
with Nazi symbolism.[138] Big Hit
Entertainment issued an apology,
explaining that the images were not
intended to be hurtful to the victims of
Nazism or atomic bombings and that the
group and management would take steps
to prevent future mistakes.[139] They also
stated the flags were meant to be a
commentary on the Korean school
system.[140] The apology was accepted by
SWC and the Korean Atomic Bomb Victim
Association.[141][142] John Lie, in his
scholarly article on BTS, opined that the
Nazi incident showed that the group is not
tightly controlled, as are other K-pop
ensembles, whose every move seems
scripted, and that the members have
opinions and are not afraid to express
them.[143]
At the 20th Mnet Asian Music Awards, BTS

won Artist of the Year and ranked number
eight on Billboard's year-end Top Artist
Chart and were also the number two act of
the year in the Duo/Group ranking, only
behind Imagine Dragons.[144][145] They
were also listed as one of the 50 most
influential people by Bloomberg for their
"willingness to address social issues,
mental health, and politics, despite being
in a genre often painted as bubble gum
pop".[146]
Map of the Soul: Persona, stadium world

tour and BTS World
In February 2019, BTS, for the first time,

were presenters at the Grammy
Awards.[147][148] In April, Time named them
one of the Time 100, the most influential
people of 2019.[149] Their EP, Map of the
Soul: Persona, was released on April 12
with the single "Boy with Luv" (Korean: 작은
것들을 위한 시; RR: Jageun geotdeureul
wihan si), featuring American singer
Halsey.[150] The EP's release was followed
by a performance on Saturday Night Live,
the first K-pop act to appear there.[151] Map
of the Soul: Persona became the first
Korean-language album to reach the
number one position in both the UK and
Australia,[152][153] and the group's third
album to top the Billboard 200 in less than
a year.[154] Map of the Soul: Persona
became the best-selling album ever in
South Korea in terms of physical copies
sold, with more than 3.2 million sales in
less than a month.[155][156] "Boy with Luv"
debuted at number eight on the Billboard
Hot 100 in April 2019, the highest
placement ever for a K-pop song.[157]
BTS performing at the Rose Bowl

stadium in Pasadena, California,
before 60,000 fans
Following their two wins at the 26th

Billboard Music Awards in May, including
for Top Duo/Group,[158] BTS embarked on
their world tour stadium extension, Love
Yourself: Speak Yourself.[159] Due to the
demand, BTS added more shows after
tickets for the first dates sold out within
two hours.[160] In the lead up to the release
of their mobile game BTS World, in June
2019 BTS released "Dream Glow" featuring
Charli XCX,[161] "A Brand New Day" with
Zara Larsson,[162] and "All Night" with Juice
Wrld.[163] The group released the song
"Heartbeat" with a music video from the
game's official soundtrack, titled BTS
World: Original Soundtrack.[164] The
soundtrack was certified Double Platinum
by Gaon.[165] On July 3, 2019, pre-orders
for the single "Lights" crossed one million
copies, marking the first time a foreign
artist had accomplished this in Japan
since Celine Dion in 1995.[166][167] "Lights"
debuted at number 81 on the Billboard
Japan Hot 100 for the chart issue date of
July 8, 2019, and reached number one the
following week.[168][169] On August 8, 2019,
"Lights" received Million certification from
the RIAJ, denoting shipments of one
million copies.[170][171][172]
Love Yourself: Her and Love Yourself: Tear

both crossed 2 million copies in
August.[173] All three albums of the Love
Yourself series have sold more than
2 million copies each in South Korea.[174]
Love Yourself: Tear gained silver
certification by the BPI for sales in the UK,
becoming their third album to do so
following Love Yourself: Answer and Map
of the Soul: Persona.[175] For the final stop
of their record-breaking Love Yourself:
Speak Yourself World Tour, the group
played Seoul's Olympic Stadium.[176] BTS
was the third top-grossing touring musical
act of 2019.[177] That same month, they
released a remix version of the song
"Make It Right" featuring Lauv.[178] In
November, BTS won three times at the
2019 American Music Awards, for Best
Tour, Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock,
and Favorite Social Artist (the second
consecutive year).[179]
In December, they attended both the 2019

Melon Music Awards and 2019 Mnet
Asian Music Awards. In each case, they
became the first group to sweep the four
major awards.[180][181][182] At the 34th
Golden Disc Awards, BTS became the first
artists in history to win grand prizes in
both the physical and digital categories in
a single year.[183] Map of the Soul: Persona
was named the second best-selling
physical album of 2019 in the US by
Nielsen Music behind Taylor Swift's Lover
and was ranked sixth overall on the chart
of Top 10 Albums (Total Sales) in the
US.[184] BTS wrapped 2019 as the fourth-
highest-ranked group on Billboard's Top
Billboard 200 Artists–Duo/Group ranking,
behind Queen, Imagine Dragons and the
Beatles.[185] Map of the Soul: Persona was
named as the third best-selling album of
2019 by the International Federation of the
Phonographic Industry (IFPI), making BTS
the first Korean artist to be listed on the
Global Top 10 Album Chart in consecutive
years.[186][187][188] The IFPI named BTS as
one of the best-selling artists of 2019 for a
second consecutive year, making them the
first non-English speaking act to achieve
this.[189][190]
Map of the Soul: 7, "Dynamite" and Be
In January 2020, BTS released "Black

Swan" along with a choreography art film
performed by MN Dance Company of
Slovenia as the first single from their
album Map of the Soul: 7.[191][192] Album
distributor Dreamus reported that stock
pre-orders of the album reached a record-
breaking 4.02 million.[193] Later that
month, BTS performed at the 62nd Annual
Grammy Awards, making BTS the first
Korean act to perform at the
Grammys.[194][195] Map of the Soul: 7 was
released on February 21 to favorable
reviews.[196][197] The album was supported
by the single "On" and an alternative digital
release of it featuring Australian singer
Sia.[198] According to Gaon Chart, Map of
the Soul: 7 sold over 4.1 million copies in
nine days after its release, surpassing Map
of the Soul: Persona to become the best-
selling album in South Korean history and
the first album to be certified quadruple
million.[199] The album debuted atop the
US Billboard 200, making BTS the fastest
group to earn four number one albums
since the Beatles in 1966–1968.[200] "On"
debuted at number four on the Billboard
Hot 100, giving BTS its first top-five hit,
and the most Hot 100 top-10 entries of
any Korean act, with three.[201] BTS
planned to support the Map of the Soul
album series with a concert series, Map of
the Soul Tour, beginning in April,[202] but
this was indefinitely postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.[203]
In April 2020, BTS became the first K-pop
artist to sell more than 20 million albums
cumulatively,[204] making them the best-
selling artist in South Korean
history.[174][205] That month, amid the
pandemic restrictions, BTS held a two-day
online streaming concert event titled Bang
Bang Con, where the group shared footage
of past concerts on their YouTube
channel.[206] On June 7, BTS headlined
YouTube's Dear Class of 2020 online
graduation event, performing "Boy with
Luv", "Spring Day", and "Mikrokosmos".[207]
Their commencement speeches
highlighted their own graduations and
offered "messages of hope and inspiration
for the class of 2020 in both Korean and
English".[208] On June 14, BTS held an
online live concert, Bang Bang Con: The
Live, as part of the seventh anniversary of
their debut.[209] It garnered peak
viewership of 756,000 live viewers in
107 countries and territories, setting the
record for the largest audience for a paid
virtual concert.[210][211] On June 19, BTS
released the Japanese single, "Stay Gold",
from their fourth Japanese album, Map of
the Soul: 7 – The Journey, which was
released worldwide on July 14.[212][213] It
surpassed 564,000 copies in its first week,
breaking the record for highest first week
album sales by male foreign artists in
Japan.[214]
BTS released their first English-language

single, "Dynamite", on August 21.[215]
"Dynamite" debuted at number one on the
US Billboard Hot 100 chart, earning BTS
their first chart topper and making them
the first all-South Korean act to earn a
number one single in the US.[216][217] The
single also topped Billboard's new Global
200 for the week ending September 24, as
well as Global Excluding US charts,
becoming the first single to top both
simultaneously.[218] "Dynamite" peaked at
number five on the US Mainstream Top 40
and on the. Billboard Pop Singles chart,
becoming their first Top 10 on each and
the former the highest-charting entry by a
Korean act.[219][220] On August 31, BTS
made their MTV Video Music Awards
(VMAs) debut with the first live
performance of "Dynamite"[221] and won
four awards: Best Group, Best
Choreography, Best Pop Video, and Best K-
pop (the last three for their music video for
"On").[222] On October 14, they performed
the single at the 2020 Billboard Music
Awards and won the Top Social Artist
award for a fourth consecutive
year.[223][224]
On October 2, 2020, BTS released a remix
of Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo's single
"Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)".[225] It
topped the Hot 100.[226] On October 10
and 11, BTS hosted a two-day virtual pay-
per-view concert at KSPO Dome in Seoul,
called Map of the Soul ON:E, which drew
993,000 viewers from 191 countries and
territories.[227][228][229] On November 20,
BTS released their fifth Korean studio
album Be, led by the single "Life Goes
On".[230] "Life Goes On" debuted at number
one on the Hot 100,[231] BTS's third
consecutive US number-one single in three
months and the first song performed
primarily in Korean to top the chart.[232][233]
On November 24, 2020, BTS became the
first Korean pop artists recognized by the
Recording Academy when "Dynamite"
received a nomination for Best Pop
Duo/Group Performance at the 63rd
Annual Grammy Awards.[234] The group
won the Special International Music Award
at the 62nd Japan Record Awards.[235]
Kim, in his book on the influence of Korean
popular culture, suggested that 2020, the
worst year in many people's lives, was a
noteworthy one for Korean culture, with
Parasite winning the Academy Award for
Best Picture and BTS posting three
number-one hits on the Billboard Global
200.[236]
2021–present
"Butter", "Permission to Dance" and Proof
BTS performing "Butter" at the 49th

American Music Awards on
November 21, 2021[237]
On March 4, 2021, the IFPI named BTS its

Global Recording Artist of the Year for
2020, the first Asian and first non-English
speaking act to top the ranking.[238] BTS
occupied three spots in the Global Album
Sales Chart of 2020, with Map of the Soul:
7 at number one, Be (Deluxe Edition) at
number two, and Map of the Soul: 7–The
Journey at number eight.[239] On the newly
launched Global Album All Format Chart,
Map of the Soul: 7 claimed first place and
Be (Deluxe Edition) claimed fourth.[240] On
March 14, 2021, BTS performed
"Dynamite" at the 63rd Annual Grammy
Awards, becoming the first Korean
nominee to perform, though they did not
win the award.[241] On April 1, BTS released
"Film Out", the first single from their then-
upcoming Japanese compilation album,
BTS, the Best.[242] BTS held a two-day
online streaming event on their YouTube
channel beginning April 17, titled Bang
Bang Con 21, and aired three of their
previous in-person concerts.[243]
On May 21, BTS released their second
English-language single, "Butter".[244] It
debuted at number one on the Hot 100—
their fourth number one in nine months—
making them the quickest act to achieve
four chart-toppers since Justin Timberlake
in 2006, and the fastest group since the
Jackson 5 in 1970.[245] Their next English-
language single, "Permission to Dance",
was released on July 9.[246] It became
BTS's eighth number-one on the Digital
Songs chart, extending their record as the
group with the most number-one entries
on the ranking.[247] On September 24,
2021, the band released the single "My
Universe" with Coldplay.[248] The single
debuted at number one on the Hot 100,
making it the first collaboration between
two groups to debut at number one.[249]
The band held an online concert, titled
Permission to Dance on Stage, on October
24, 2021, in Seoul.[250] On November 23,
"Butter" earned a Grammy nomination for
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the
64th Annual Grammy Awards.[251][252]
Between November 27 and December 2,
BTS held their first live performances
before an in-person audience since before
the pandemic. The band played four sold-
out shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles
as a continuation of their Permission to
Dance on Stage concert series.[253][254][255]
On January 15, 2022, a fictional webtoon
based on BTS, titled 7Fates: Chakho, was
released. The comic surpassed 15 million
views globally in its first two days of
availability and became the highest-viewed
title ever launched by Webtoon.[256][257]
The band held three limited-capacity
concerts at Seoul Olympic Stadium on
March 10, 12, and 13—the largest music
gatherings[a] approved by the South
Korean government since the pandemic
restrictions were imposed—with a total
audience of 45,000 people.[258][259] On
April 3, BTS performed "Butter" at the 64th
Annual Grammy Awards,[252] though the
song did not win the award for which it
was nominated.[260] On April 8, the band
earned seven nominations at the 2022
Billboard Music Awards[261] and won three,
making them the most-nominated and the
most-awarded group in the show's
history.[262][263]
On June 10, 2022, BTS released their

three-CD anthology album Proof
.[264][265][266] On June 14, during their ninth
anniversary celebrations, the band
announced a temporary suspension of
group activities to focus on solo projects
and other endeavors.[267][268] Hybe
Corporation, which owns Big Hit,[269]
clarified in subsequent statements that
BTS was neither disbanding nor going on
hiatus, but would be actively furthering
their individual careers with the label's full
support while still participating in group
activities, including the filming of Run
BTS.[270][271] The incident caused Hybe
Corporation's stock to decline rapidly,
resulting in a decrease in market value of
US$1.7 billion.[272] On August 24, Billboard
magazine reported that BTS would be
performing in Busan on October 15 in a
benefit concert in support of the city's
efforts to have a World Exposition in 2030,
participating under the banner Yet to
Come.[273][274]
Military service and scheduled separation
In spite of the announcement of the

October 2022 benefit concert, Hybe
Corporation's stock prices dropped to
below its original IPO amid continuing
market speculation about the implications
of the upcoming mandatory military
enlistment of the band's members.[275]
Under South Korean laws, all able-bodied
males must complete between 18 and 21
months of military service, usually by age
28.[273] Bloomberg News reported the
concert as a success, but also indicated
that there were no further concert dates
scheduled. It estimated that if the band
members completed their service, Hybe
Corporation would lose nearly US$10
billion dollars over ten years, with the loss
to the South Korean economy at nearly
US$39 billion.[276]
In October 2022, Big Hit confirmed that

Jin, the band's oldest member, aged 29,
had withdrawn his enlistment deferral
request.[277] The other members planned
to enlist later, with the group planning to
reunite in 2025 following
discharge.[278][279] At the end of October
2022, BTS earned five nominations for the
2022 MAMA Awards, with the band
members receiving eight further
nominations as solo artists.[280] On
November 15, BTS earned three
nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy
Awards, including a nomination for Best
Music Video for "Yet to Come". "My
Universe" was nominated for Best Pop
Duo/Group Performance, making BTS the
only act to be nominated three years in a
row in this category since its introduction
in 2011. The band was also nominated for
Album of the Year as featured artists on
Coldplay's Music of the Spheres.[281] Jin
enlisted as an active duty soldier on
December 13.[282] On February 26, 2023,
Big Hit Music announced that J-Hope had
requested cancellation of the
postponement of his military service.[283]
Following their scheduled separation, the

band's BTS 'Yet to Come' in Busan concert
film was released on February 1, 2023.[284]
During a trip to Spain, RM told EFE that
BTS "will come together again when we
finish our military service, and we will look
for new synergies between us to enter a
second phase."[285] Hybe chairman Bang
Si-hyuk stated on March 15, 2023, that
their comeback might not occur in 2025
since it was hard to target a specific date,
and that they had not discussed their
contract renewal yet.[286] J-Hope enlisted
as an active duty soldier on April 18.[287]
On May 12, BTS released a soundtrack
"The Planet" for the South Korean
animated series Bastions.[288] To
commemorate their tenth anniversary, the
group released the song "Take Two" on
June 9.[289]
Artistry
Influences
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BTS member Jin (center) performing

Freddie Mercury's "ay-oh" chant during their
first concert at Wembley Stadium on June
1, 2019
BTS have cited Seo Taiji and Boys,[290] Nas,
Eminem, Kanye West, Drake, Post Malone,
Charlie Puth, and Danger as musical
inspirations.[291] They have also cited
Queen as an influence, saying they "grew
up watching videos of Live Aid".[292] During
their concert at Wembley Stadium in
London, Jin paid tribute to Queen by
leading the crowd in a version of Freddie
Mercury's "ay-oh" chant.[292] "Hip Hop
Phile" which was released when BTS's hip-
hop concept was at its height, pays
homage to the artists who influenced
them, including the South Korean group
Epik High, Jay-Z, Biggie, CL Smooth, and
others.[293]
Their 2016 album Wings was inspired by
Hermann Hesse's coming of age novel,
Demian.[294] Their song "Blood Sweat &
Tears" quotes Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus
Spoke Zarathustra, and its music video
features visual references to Herbert
James Draper's The Lament for Icarus,
Pieter Bruegel's Landscape with the Fall of
Icarus, and Bruegel's The Fall of the Rebel
Angels.[295] Among the literary and other
sources that have inspired their works are
those by Haruki Murakami, Ursula K. Le
Guin, Carl Jung, George Orwell and
Nietzsche.[296] The Love Yourself series
was influenced by Erich Fromm's The Art
of Loving,[269][297] and their 2018 song
"Magic Shop" from Love Yourself: Tear was
inspired by James R. Doty's memoir Into
the Magic Shop.[298]
Musical style
Since their inception, BTS have

emphasized hip hop as their musical base,
largely due to the influence of RM and
Suga's background as underground
rappers;[299] during early visits to the US,
the group received mentoring from
American rappers.[300] Bang Si-hyuk
previously acknowledged that K-pop as a
whole draws from black music,[301] and
author Crystal S. Anderson stated, "BTS's
rising popularity in the US represents the
continuation of the ways that K-pop
functions as part of a global R&B
tradition."[302] T.K. Park and Youngdae Kim
of Vulture deemed the track "Outro: Her"
from Love Yourself: Her as the best
example of the group's understanding of
old-school hip hop, with raps inspired by
Chuck D and Tupac and jazzy chords from
the 1990s to create a classic hip hop
sound.[303]
"Mic Drop" (Steve Aoki remix) (2017)

0:24
The remix version of "Mic Drop"
features EDM synth and trap beat over
hip hop melody.[304]
"Boy With Luv" (2019)
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Their single "Boy With Luv" is
described as an upbeat electro-pop
song with catchy hooks.[305]
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The release of "Blood Sweat & Tears" in

2016 accelerated BTS's transition from a
hip hop to a pop group. Park and Kim
noted that the song draws from dancehall,
reggaeton, and moombahton but opts for
a "baroque mysticism" rather than the
"partylike atmosphere of its
influences".[303] The group also began
incorporating traditional Korean elements
into their music. For example, their single
"Idol" (2018) features an adlib from
Pansori, a Korean form of operatic
storytelling, and vocal imitations of the
sounds of Korean janggu drums.[306]
While BTS maintains roots in hip hop, their

sound has diversified. They first
experimented with R&B, rock and jazz hip
hop on Dark & Wild in 2014;[307][308] EDM in
their The Most Beautiful Moment in Life
album series;[51] moombahton and tropical
house on Wings and You Never Walk
Alone ;[309][310][68] future bass and Latin
pop in their Love Yourself album series;[83]
slow-dance ballads,[311] emo rap, Afro
pop,[312] funk, trap, pop rock, and hip pop in
their Map of the Soul album series;[313] and
disco in their single "Dynamite".[314][315]
The band members have explored
different genres on solo tracks, such as
neo soul on V's "Stigma" and flowing R&B
on Jimin's "Lie".[309]
Lyrical themes
Since their formation, BTS have believed

that telling their own stories is the best
way for the younger generation to relate to
their music.[316] Writing many of their own
lyrics,[317][318] the group discusses
universal life experiences such as sadness
and loneliness in their work and turn them
into something lighter and more
manageable. RM stated that BTS tries to
avoid a preaching or reprimanding tone in
their songs "because that's not the way
that we want to spread our message ...
We're born with different lives, but you
cannot choose some things. So we
thought that love, the real meaning of it,
starts with loving ourselves and accepting
some ironies and some destinies that we
have from the very start."[319] When asked
if it is difficult to write about things like
mental health, Suga responded,
We feel that people who have

the platform to talk about those
things really should talk more,
because they say depression is
something where you go to the
hospital and you're diagnosed,
but you can't really know until
the doctor talks to you ... More
and more, I think artists or
celebrities who have a voice
should talk about these
problems and bring it up to the
surface.[319]
Themes explored in BTS's discography

range from exploring "the troubles and
anxieties of school-age youth" to "themes
like love, friendship, loss, death, and
more."[320] Early BTS songs, such as "No
More Dream" and "N.O" from their school
trilogy, were described by Tamar Herman
as motivated by personal experiences with
South Korea's rigid approach to education
and called for change to the educational
system and societal expectations.[321] The
members' experiences with South Korean
youth culture also inspired the songs
"Dope" and "Silver Spoon" (Korean: 뱁새;
RR: Baepsae) from their youth trilogy.
These songs reference generational
disparity and millennials giving up
romantic relationships, marriage, children,
proper employment, homes, and social life
in the face of economic difficulties and
societal ills while facing condemnation
from the media and older generations.[321]
The group's label dubbed The Most
Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever,
the conclusion to their youth trilogy, "a
special album that marks the conclusion
of the epic journey of the series,
containing the last stories told by young
people who, despite an uncertain and
insecure reality (The Most Beautiful
Moment in Life Pt. 1) continue to surge
forward (The Most Beautiful Moment in Life
Pt. 2)."[322] Wings focused on mental
health, criticisms of the K-pop "idol" scene,
and delivering a female empowerment
message.[323] The Love Yourself series
introduced new themes regarding youth
culture in South Korea, including the
excitement of love, pain of farewell, and
enlightenment of self-love.[324] According
to Kathy Sprinkel, BTS's 2020 "quarantine
album" Be "chronicles the group's coming
to terms with a suddenly new reality and
offers support for their listeners going
through the same upheaval and
uncertainty".[325]
BTS's lyrics have also addressed topics

outside youth culture. The song "Am I
Wrong" from Wings questioned societal
apathy towards changing the status quo;
the lyric "We're all dogs and pigs / we
become dogs because we're angry"
appeared to reference South Korean
Ministry of Education official Na Hyang-
wook, who advocated a caste system for
the country and who reportedly described
average people as "dogs and pigs". BTS
released the song amid the 2016 South
Korean political scandal that resulted in
the impeachment of president Park Geun-
hye.[321] RM and Suga's personal struggles
with mental health have inspired some of
their music.[319][303] "Not Today" from
2017's You Never Walk Alone is an anti-
establishment anthem, urging "all the
underdogs in the world" to keep
fighting,[326] and "Spring Day" honored the
victims of the Sewol Ferry tragedy.[327]
Journalist Jeff Benjamin praised BTS in
Fuse for "speak[ing] honestly about topics
they deem important, even in a
conservative society".[328] Former South
Korean president Moon Jae-in said: "Each
of the seven members sings in a way that
is true to himself and the life he wants to
live. Their melody and lyrics transcend
regional borders, language, culture, and
institutions."[329]
Impact
BTS performing at the Korea-France

Friendship Concert in Paris on
October 14, 2018
On April 29, 2019, Time magazine named

BTS one of the 100 most influential people
of the year, labeling them the "Princes of
Pop".[330] Billboard executive Silvio
Pietroluongo compared the group's
influence to that of the Beatles.[331] MRC
Data executive Helena Kosinski noted that
"although BTS weren't the first to open the
doors to K-Pop worldwide, they were the
first to become mainstream. They don't
just appeal to young people but also to the
50s and 60s age demographic."[332] The
first non-English speaking artist to make
the Global Artist Chart in 2018, BTS was
the second best-selling artists worldwide
across multiple media platforms, second
only to Drake.[333][334][335] In 2020, BTS
became the first non-western and non-
English speaking artist to be named IFPI's
Global Recording Artist of the Year.[238] In
South Korea, BTS accounted for 41.9
percent of album sales in the first half of
2019, up from their market share of 25.3
percent the previous year.[336]
In 2022, Youna Kim described BTS as

having spearheaded the Korean Wave,
representing the global expansion of
Korean culture as effectively as Psy did in
the previous decade and with the strength
of influence that the Academy Award-
winning South Korean film Parasite had in
2020.[337] South Korea's central bank, the
Bank of Korea, found in 2021 that BTS,
including a "ripple effect" that included
increased tourism to South Korea;
increased interest in Korean culture,
movies, and study of the Korean language;
and added approximately US$5 billion per
year to South Korea's economy, a growth
of about 0.5 percent.[338] A 2018 study
showed that, on average,
800,000 foreigners per year had visited
South Korea over the past four years for
BTS-related reasons.[339]
Writers identified BTS as leaders even

among other highly influential K-pop
groups such as Girls' Generation, Super
Junior, Exo, Twice, and Blackpink[340] and
note that BTS's success shows the
importance of a strong, active fan base in
the age of social media, where fan
campaigning can be as important as
musical quality to a song's success.[341]
The group has also distinguished
themselves at the forefront of the
business side of the K-pop industry by
pursuing less restrictive contracts with
their management company to maximize
their artistic originality and
creativity.[342][343] With this newer
approach to career management, BTS
created closer ties to the South Korean
youth and encourage individuality and
authenticity among their audience.[143]
Diplomacy
Political scientist Joseph Nye developed

the concept of soft power in his 2004 book
Soft Power: The Means to Success in World
Politics,[344][345] which researchers such as
Maud Quessard have applied to BTS and
their influence on entertainment
diplomacy and international relations.[346]
Nye wrote, "when one country gets other
countries to want what it wants might be
called co-optive or soft power in contrast
with the hard or command power of
ordering others to do what it wants".[347]
Youna Kim and Maud Quessard all read
the currency of soft power as including
culture, political values, and foreign policy,
which applies to BTS's ability to be co-
optive in their approach to spreading their
message of harmony, acceptance, and
addressing life's setbacks via their broad
appeal on the international stage.[346]
BTS and President Joe Biden at the
White House on May 31, 2022.
BTS were invited to address the United

Nations General Assembly in September
2018[348][349] and perform before
400 officials, including President Moon
Jae-in, at the 2018 Korea-France
Friendship Concert in Paris, a summit
celebrating the friendly relations between
France and South Korea.[350] That year,
BTS became the youngest recipients of
the Order of Cultural Merit. Despite cultural
medals traditionally being given to
recipients with over 15 years of
achievement, Moon recognized the group,
five years into their career, for their
contributions in spreading Korean culture
and language worldwide.[351][352] In
September 2019, BTS were mentioned by
Moon while announcing strategies for the
content industries, for having pioneered
innovative business models through direct
communication with fans.[353] In 2020,
BTS received the James A. Van Fleet
Award in recognition of their outstanding
contributions to the promotion of US-
Korea relations, the youngest honorees to
receive the award.[354][355] In July 2021,
they were appointed Special Presidential
Envoy for Future Generations and Culture
by President Moon. In their role as envoys,
they help to "raise awareness on global
agendas, such as sustainable
development, to our future generations
and to strengthen the nation's diplomatic
power across the world"[356] and appear at
international events such as the 76th
United Nations General Assembly.[357] On
May 31, 2022, BTS visited US President
Joe Biden at the White House to discuss
the recent rise in anti-Asian hate crimes
and discrimination.[358]
Fandom
According to Kyung Hyun Kim, BTS's rise

was facilitated by a great increase in
music video programming and
consumption on YouTube and the coming
of an idol empire, including merchandising
of nonmusical products, games, and
fantasy fiction, as well as an expansion of
online music fandom.[359] The group has a
large, highly organized, online community
of fans known as ARMY (Adorable
Representative M.C. for Youth), which
translates the group's lyrics and social
media posts into other languages and
matches charitable contributions of BTS's
members. As of 2020, some 40 million
ARMY members subscribe to the band's
YouTube channel, with more than
30 million following the official BTS Twitter
and Instagram accounts.[81] The fan
community helps generate BTS's number-
one chart rankings via coordinated
campaigns on streaming platforms,[360] as
well as pushes to feature BTS's music on
radio stations and television.[361] Some
ARMY members may even surpass the
group itself in influence among BTS
fans.[362]
Fans at the BTS world tour concert
'Love Yourself' in Los Angeles on
September 6, 2018.
BTS interacted and engaged with their

followers from their earliest days via social
media,[363] as well as via BTS Universe, an
alternate storyline involving the members
told through music videos, mobile games,
books, short films, and more that gives
fans room to theorize.[364] Kim suggested
that ARMY are drawn to BTS since the
members are seen as underdogs,
originating from the Korean countryside
and a relatively minor Korean
entertainment company, which allows
young fans to identify with them.[365] BTS's
lyrics speak to social values, and fans
respond by trying to improve the world. As
a result, the fandom regularly embraces
activism on charitable causes and socio-
political issues such as refugee crises,
racial discrimination, children's rights,
climate change, and the COVID-19
pandemic.[366][367][368] Feedback from
ARMY to BTS affects the group's actions
and lyrics; BTS has eliminated certain
Korean words that sound like American
racial slurs from their songs and ended
collaboration with a Japanese producer
when Korean ARMY members deemed his
views extreme.[369]
Per South Korean author Jiyoung Lee, the
relationship between BTS and ARMY is "a
mutual exchange between artists and their
fans" that is about more than merely
"ensuring the band's primacy", but also
"extending the band's message of
positivity into the world". Lee opines that
BTS and ARMY are "a symbol of change in
zeitgeist, not just of generational
change".[370] The band members
themselves agree and have long
acknowledged their fans' role in their
success.[371] According to Sarah Keith,
"BTS embody a moment of generational
transformation. ARMY represents a
'coming of age' for the young, in which
cultural production and influence are
global and meaningful, and where the
youth are politically and socially
engaged."[372]
Endorsements
BTS partnered with Puma beginning in
2015, initially as Puma Korea's brand
ambassadors before expanding to global
ambassadors in 2018, and promoting the
remix of Puma's "Turin" and "Sportstyle"
line worldwide.[373][374][375] In 2019, BTS
signed with Fila to endorse its
sportswear.[376] BTS has also served as
global brand ambassadors for LG
Electronics' smartphones,[377] and Hyundai
Motors' 2019 flagship SUV the
"Palisade"[378] and hydrogen fuel cell
electric SUV, the "Nexo".[379] BTS became
global ambassadors of the electric street
racing series Formula E to promote how
electric vehicles can help combat climate
change.[380] In 2020, BTS partnered with
Samsung Electronics,[381] releasing a
limited BTS-themed version of the Galaxy
S20+ and Galaxy Buds+.[382] As the first
male pop group ever to collaborate with
Dior, BTS sported ensembles from Kim
Jones' Pre-Fall 2019 collection at their
concert at Stade de France.[383] The band
became global brand ambassadors for
Louis Vuitton in April 2021.[384]
Members
진
Jin ( ) – vocalist[385]
Suga (슈가) – rapper [386]
J-Hope (제이홉) – rapper [387]
RM – leader, rapper[388]

Jimin ( 지민) – vocalist [389]
뷔
V ( ) – vocalist[390]
Jungkook ( 정국) – vocalist [391]
Discography
Korean-language studio albums
Dark & Wild (2014)

Wings (2016)
Love Yourself: Tear (2018)
Map of the Soul: 7 (2020)
Be (2020)
Japanese-language studio albums
Wake Up (2014)
Youth (2016)
Face Yourself (2018)
Map of the Soul: 7 – The Journey (2020)
Filmography
Films
Burn the Stage: The Movie (2018)

Love Yourself in Seoul (2019)
Bring the Soul: The Movie (2019)
Break the Silence: The Movie (2020)
BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage – LA
(2022)
BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas (2023)
Online shows
Run BTS (2015–present)

BTS In the Soop (2020–2021)
Concert tours
The Red Bullet Tour (2014–
2015)[392][393]
Wake Up: Open Your Eyes Japan Tour
(2015)[394][395][396]
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On
Stage Tour (2015–2016)[397]
The Wings Tour (2017)[398]
Love Yourself World Tour (2018–
2019)[399][400]
See also
Philanthropy of BTS
Notes
a. 15,000 attendees per day
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BTS

BTS (Korean: 방탄소년단; RR: Bangtan

BTS at the White House in 2022 (left to right):

Also known as Bangtan Boys

Origin Seoul, South Korea

Genres K-pop · pop · hip hop ·

Years active 2013–present

Website bts.ibighit.com (htt

McCune–Reischauer Pangt'an Sonyǒndan

Revised Hepburn Bōdan Shōnendan

Kunrei-shiki Bôdan Syônendan

As of 2023, BTS is the best-selling artist in

On June 14, 2022, the group announced a

2010–2014: Formation and early

BTS in 2013 performing at the

BTS was formed in 2010, after Big Hit

In September 2013, BTS released the

Skool Luv Affair and first concert tour

Exterior of the nightclub Troubadour

The last entry in BTS "school trilogy", the

In August 2014, BTS released the album

BTS experimented with other styles of

BTS performing at KCON France in

In November, BTS commenced their third

Their compilation album and the finale to

In September 2016, BTS released their

In February 2017, BTS released the

BTS at their press conference in

BTS released a remake of Seo Taiji's

Love Yourself: Her debuted at number

In November 2017, BTS became the first K-

Later that month, they made their

In 2017, BTS partnered with UNICEF on the

Love Yourself album series

BTS won major awards at the Golden Disc

BTS at their press conference for Love

Love Yourself: Tear debuted at number one

Love Yourself: Answer sold over 1.9 million

New York City's Citi Field, the venue

In conjunction with Love Yourself: Answer's

In early November 2018, a popular

At the 20th Mnet Asian Music Awards, BTS

Map of the Soul: Persona, stadium world

In February 2019, BTS, for the first time,

BTS performing at the Rose Bowl

Following their two wins at the 26th

Love Yourself: Her and Love Yourself: Tear

In December, they attended both the 2019

Map of the Soul: 7, "Dynamite" and Be

In January 2020, BTS released "Black

BTS released their first English-language

"Butter", "Permission to Dance" and Proof

BTS performing "Butter" at the 49th

On March 4, 2021, the IFPI named BTS its

On June 10, 2022, BTS released their

In spite of the announcement of the

In October 2022, Big Hit confirmed that

Following their scheduled separation, the

BTS member Jin (center) performing