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BTS (band)

BTS
BTS at the 31st Golden Disk Awards.jpg
BTS at Golden Disc Awards on January 14, 2017. From left to right: Rap Monster, Jimin, Jin, V, Jungkook, Suga, and J-Hope.
Background information
Also known as
  • Bangtan Boys
  • Bulletproof Boy Scouts
  • Bangtan Sonyeondan
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active 2013 (2013)–present
Labels
Website bts.ibighit.com
Members
BTS
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Bangtan Sonyeondan
McCune–Reischauer Pangt'an Sonyǒndan

BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean boy band formed by Big Hit Entertainment. Their name in Korean, Bangtan Sonyeondan (Hangul방탄소년단; Hanja), and Japanese, Bōdan Shōnendan (防弾少年団?), both translate to "Bulletproof Boy Scouts".

They debuted on June 13, 2013, with the song "No More Dream" from their first album, 2 Cool 4 Skool, for which they won several "New Artist of the Year" awards including those at the 2013 MelOn Music Awards and Golden Disk Awards, and the 2014 Seoul Music Awards. A year after their debut, they received major bonsang awards for their subsequent albums Dark & Wild and The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1.

BTS continued rising to widespread prominence with their The Most Beautiful Moment in Life trilogy, with The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2 and The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever both debuting inside the Billboard 200.The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 2 also charted at number one on the Billboard World Albums Chart and remained there for multiple weeks, making BTS the first K-pop act to achieve that feat.The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever went on to win the coveted "Album of the Year" award at the 2016 Melon Music Awards. This win marked BTS's first daesang, or 'grand prize', since their debut.


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