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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 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 the fastest group since the Beatles 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 musical act 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
fourth 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 18 months of mandatory South Korean military service, with a reunion planned for
2025.[3] Jin, the eldest member, enlisted on December 13, 2022; the others followed in 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".[4][5] In Japan, they are known as Bōdan Shōnendan (防弾少年団).[6] In July 2017, BTS
announced that their name would also stand for "Beyond the Scene" as part of their new brand
identity.[7] 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".[8]
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BTS (Korean: 방탄소년단; RR: Bangtan Sonyeondan; lit.

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