BTS!

Hello beautiful people, today I bring you one of the best bands in the K-pop world.

BTS (방탄 소년단; Bangtan Sonyeondan) is a South Korean boy band formed in Seoul in 2010. It is made up of seven members: Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook. They debuted on June 13, 2013, under the company Big Hit Entertainment, with the song "No More Dream", included in their first single 2 Cool 4 Skool. they are characterized by creating conceptual albums with influences on literary and psychological works.

How was BTS born?

It all started with songwriter Bang Si-hyuk, founder of Big Hit Entertainment studio and author of hits like "One Candle" by g.o.d. and "Like the First Time" by T-ara.

Bang, in his own words, was a very insecure man about his work despite his talent, and for this he admired artists who could express their personality through music. Along those lines, he made the effort to combine both ideas, honest musical expression and creative anxiety, to prepare for the birth of BTS.

This was how BTS was formed with seven members, who trained in all artistic aspects and contributed their best qualities to have an excellent group. Little by little they achieved success, appearing as a small group in the shadow of large producers with more budget, battling their way to the top and being sincere in their songs, which usually spoke of social problems that its members identified in themselves.

This combination of sincerity with music, the ambivalence of the rap genre combined with the current popular trend and a total openness with their fans on social networks, made the members of the group into real idols, and since they reached stardom, their followers believe blindly in them and give them their full support through voting, nominations, buying tickets and making them global trend.

Their fanbase is called A.R.M.Y, which is an acronym for "Adorable Representative MC for Youth", their anniversary date is July 9th and they are a loyal army of fans who always accompany them worldwide.

MEMBERS:

• RM (Kim Nam-joon born on September 12, 1994). He is a rapper and was the first member of BTS. Before that was known as a young rapper within the underground scene with his friend Zico, who would later lead the K-Pop band "Block B".
  
  He has been part of different collaborations with artists such as Warren G, Wale and Fall Out Boy. Thanks to his knowledge of English, he is the group's translator when they are abroad and was the one who put together the speech that was presented at the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2018.
  
• J-Hope (Jung Ho-seok born on February 18, 1994) Rapper and Dancer, is described by fans as a "ray of sunshine", due to his tender and charismatic personality. He has become one of BTS's top songwriters, frequent choreographer, lead dancer, and one of the top three rappers.
  
  In March of 2018, he released his first and long-awaited mixtape "Hope World", of seven songs and was positioned in the Top 40 of the Billboard 200. 
  
• Jimin (Park Ji-min born on October 13, 1995) He is one of the group's vocalists. In addition, he is one of the top three dancers, he studied at the contemporary dance school and has expressed messages with his body along with the lyrics of his songs.
  
  He is considered a very sentimental and perfectionist person, always working on himself to push himself beyond his career. Being one of the youngest of BTS, he has a great attachment to social networks, being the main member who publishes on the official networks of the band.
  
• Jin (Kim Seok-jin born on December 4, 1992) He is the oldest member of the group, and is frequently the one who deals with having a mentoring role within the group, along with numerous jokes as "father" of the bandmates. He is one of the main vocalists and usually tends to go viral for being considered the most "gallant" of the group, earning himself the nickname "Worldwide Handsome", which he gladly carries.
  
• Jungkook (Jeon Jung-kook born on September 1, 1997) He is the "baby" of the group, growing in with BTS's success in front of all his A.R.M.Y. He has a great talent in dance as well as singing, being part of the vocal line. Also called "Golden Maknae" since, despite being the youngest of the group, he can dance, sing and rap, as well as draw, edit videos, take photos among other talents.
  
• Suga (Min Yoon-gi born on March 9, 1993) He is one of the top three rappers in the group. His nickname comes from his favorite position in basketball as an escort, but some comment that it was actually Bang who chose that nickname for him because of his personality: sweet and generous.
  
  As well as the other two rappers in the group, Suga also stands out as a music producer. Within his studio "Genius Lab", a large number of songs by the group are worked on, as well as his solo facet, called "Agust D"
  
• V (Kim Tae-hyung born on December 30, 1995) V for victory that was the reason why the young man chose the letter as a nickname, it is also understood for its versatility in the arts, he is one of the vocalists and dancer. He has a "unique" personality, playing a lot with his members and stealing more than once the main light of the presentations. His charm has made him one of the group's most popular members. 
  

DISCOGRAPHY:

South Korea:

Studio albums

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

 Reissues
    Wings: You Never Walk Alone (2017)
EPs
    O! RUL8,2? (2013)
    Skool Luv Affair (2014)
    The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1 (2015)
    The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2 (2015)
    Love Yourself: Her (2017)
    Map of the Soul: Persona (2019)

Compilation albums

    The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever (2016)
    The Best of BTS: Korea Edition (2017)
    Love Yourself: Answer (2018)

Japan:

Studio albums

    Wake Up (2014)
    Youth (2016)
    Face Yourself (2018)

Compilation albums

    2 Cool 4 Skool / O! RUL8.2? (2014)
    The Best of BTS: Japan Edition (2017)

SOCIAL IMPACT:

In 2018 the group was named by Forbes magazine as Korea's most influential and powerful celebrity on their Korea Power Celebrity list. In October 2019, BTS members became the youngest recipients of the "Order of Cultural Merit" by the South Korean government, in addition to being named "Leaders of the New Generation" by Time magazine.

On the other hand, in December 2018 in a study by the Hyundai Research Institute was revealed that BTS contributes approximately $3.63 trillion USD to the South Korean economy each year, in addition to being the reason why one of each 13 foreign tourists visited the country in that year.

In February 2019 the IFPI revealed that BTS was the second best-selling artist worldwide in terms of physical, digital, and streaming platforms, being surpassed only by rapper Drake.

The following month the same organization announced that the albums Love Yourself: Answer and Love Yourself: Tear ranked second and third respectively on the list of best-selling albums worldwide in 2018, while in April 2019 Spotify announced that BTS was the first Asian artist to exceed 5 billion streams on the platform. The group was also named one of the most influential people of 2019 on the Time 100 list.

Undoubtedly BTS is one of the most influential boy bands in the world, they are unique, fun, they produce most of their songs, they have a very special relationship with their fanbase, they don't let a day go by without contributing content to their social networks, they are charismatic.

They transmit messages of improvement, they are not afraid to talk about depression, loneliness or political issues. Its lyrics refer to social issues, empowerment, mental health, the emotion of love and the understanding of the human being. BTS have a campaign called Love Myself in association with UNICEF, to raise awareness about child abuse.

Since its debut, BTS has focused on the young generation being reflected in their music by telling their own stories and experiences. Thus, in a letter addressed to the group, the President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, recognized the sincerity and inclusion of diversity as the keys to their success, writing that "each of the seven members sings in a different way. who stays true to himself and the life he wants to live. Their melodies and lyrics transcend regional boundaries, languages, cultures and institutions".

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This band has it all, if you listen to their songs I assure you that you don't want to stop.

XOXO LI.