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Что такое БТС: биография, логотип, участники, рост, возраст, вес, знаки зодиака
Группа BTS – одна из самых популярных групп в к-поп. В данной статье вы найдете все о БТС как для начинающих, так и для арми со стажем. Вы узнаете, что такое БТС, где они дебютировали, как развивалась их история.
А также все, что вы должны знать как самую базовую информацию: состав участников, их возраст, рост, вес, как их различать, что означает название группы и так далее.
Содержание
- Что такое БТС?
- Как расшифровывается и пишется БТС?
- Официальный логотип
- Официальный цвет
- Когда дебютировали БТС?
- Сколько лет группе БТС
- Информация об участниках
- Имена участников
- Состав
- Как различать участников?
- Сколько лет и даты рождения
- Рост участников
- Вес участников
- Знаки зодиака
- Группа крови
- Любимые цвета
- Биография БТС
- До дебюта
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
Что такое БТС?
БТС – это корейская мужская танцевально-музыкальная группа. Коллектив был создан музыкальным агентством Big Hit Entertainment (Label) и включает в себя семь участников.
Как расшифровывается и пишется БТС?
На корейском:
Название БТС расшифровывается с корейского как BangTan Sonyeondan (Бантан Cонендан) или Bangtan Boys. На корейском: 방탄소년단, что переводится на русский как Пуленепробиваемые парни.
На английском:
Изначально на английский название BangTan Sonyeondan расшифровывалось как Bulletproof Boy Scouts (Пуленепробиваемые бойскауты).
Бойскауты – это американские подростковые отряды разведчиков, в которых дети обучались выживанию в лесу, оказанию первой помощи, гражданским правам и обязанностям.
Но в 2017 году расшифровка аббревиатуры изменилось на Beyond the Scene (По ту сторону сцены).
На русском:
В русском языке фанаты называют группу не только БТС, но и Бантаны, Бантан бойс, Битиэс или даже Бантосы.
На японском:
防弾少年団 или Бодан сёнэндан.
На китайском:
防彈少年團 или Фандань шаоняньтуань.
Официальный логотип
Следуя названию Пуленепробиваемые изначальный логотип БТС изображал бронежилет.
Старый логотип БТС
Но в 2017 году после смены имени изменился и знак БТС. Теперь эмблема БТС состоит из двух частей: часть БТС это открытая дверь снаружи и часть Амри (фанаты БТС) это открытая дверь изнутри. Логотип метафорически изображает путь группы и фанатов друг к другу. Также знак БТС означает крылья.
Новый логотип БТС
Официальный цвет
У группы БТС нет официального цвета, но изначально фанаты предполагали, что это серебряный или черный. Позже, после придуманной Тэхеном фразы I purple you (Я фиолетовлю тебя) неофициальным цветом стал фиолетовый.
Когда дебютировали БТС?
Дата дебюта БТС: 13 июня 2013 года (13.06.13).
Сколько лет группе БТС
В первой половине 2020 года группе БТС 6,5 лет. Во второй половине года исполнится 7 лет. По корейскому исчислению, где прибавляется один год, ей уже 7 лет.
Информация об участниках
Имена участников
Перед вами имена участников на русском, на английском и на корейском языках, а также их псевдонимы. Прочтите о каждом из них в отдельных статьях.
- Ким Намджун (Kim Namjoon, 김남준). Псевдоним: PM (RM).
- Ким Сокджин (Kim Seokjin, 김석진). Псевдоним: Джин (Jin, 진).
- Мин Юнги (Min Yoongi, 민윤기). Псевдоним: Шуга (Suga, 슈가).
- Чон Хосок (Jung Hoseok, 정호석). Псевдоним: Джей-Хоуп (J-Hope, 제이홉).
- Пак Чимин (Park Jimin, 박지민). Псевдоним: Чимин (Jimin, 지민).
- Ким Тэхен (Kim Taehyung, 김태형). Псевдоним: Ви (V, 뷔).
- Чон Чонгук (Jeon Jungkook, 전정국). Псевдоним: Чонгук (Jungkook, 정국).
Состав
В состав участников БТС входит семь человек. Каждый из них уникален и очень талантлив во многих областях. Но тем не менее в группе они занимают некоторые позиции.
- Намджун – лидер, рэпер, продюсер, композитор, модель. Входит в хен-лайн и рэп-лайн.
- Сокджин – вокалист, продюсер, композитор, модель. Входит в хен-лайн и вокал-лайн.
- Юнги – рэпер, продюсер, композитор, модель. Входит в хен-лайн и рэп-лайн.
- Хосок – рэпер, танцор, продюсер, композитор, модель. Входит в хен-лайн, рэп-лайн и дэнс-лайн.
- Чимин – вокалист, танцор, продюсер, композитор, модель. Входит в макне-лайн, вокал-лайн и дэнс-лайн.
- Тэхен – вокалист, танцор, продюсер, композитор, модель, актер. Входит в макне-лайн, вокал-лайн и дэнс-лайн.
- Чонгук – макне, вокалист, танцор, продюсер, композитор, модель. Входит в макне-лайн, вокал-лайн и дэнс-лайн.
Хен-лайн — старшие участники группы.
Макне-лайн — младшие участники.
Как различать участников?
Чтобы различать участников нужно прочитать о них как можно больше информации и посмотреть много фотографий.
Известный научный факт: если человек прожил всю жизнь среди представителей чернокожей расы, ему будет сложно различать между собой представителей европеоидной (белой) расы или азиатской и наоборот. Мозг учится распознавать лица еще в детстве. Но эту способность можно развить став взрослым если долго изучать лица.
Выучить мемберов для кого-то легко и занимает пару дней, а для кого-то требуется до полугода. Вам в помощь мы подобрали картинку с их именами на русском.
Сколько лет и даты рождения
Участникам БТС от 22 до 27 лет на 2020 год. По корейскому возрасту (в Корее прибавляется один год и исчисление начинается с момента зачатия) им от 23 до 28 лет.
- Джин – 04.12.1992, 27 лет
- Юнги – 09.03.1993, 26 лет
- Хосок – 18.02.1994, 26 лет
- Намджун – 12.09.1994, 25 лет
- Чимин – 13.10.1995, 24 года
- Тэхен – 30.12.1995, 24 года
- Чонгук – 01.09.1997, 22 года
Есть определенный порядок, в котором всегда упоминаются участники и это возраст. От самого старшего до самого младшего (макнэ) участника группы. Есть одно исключение: лидер Намджун всегда идет в начале, хотя и не является старшим.
Рост участников
Рост участников БТС не очень изменился по сравнению с дебютом, кроме того, что в профайлах некоторых мемберов рост был завышен. Например Чимин в 2013 был 175 сантиметров, а в 2017 уже 173, то же самое было у Шуги. А вот Тэхен и Чонгук наоборот подросли с 176 до 178.
- Намджун – 181
- Джин – 179
- Тэхен – 179
- Чонгук – 178
- Хосок – 177
- Юнги – 174
- Чимин – 173,6
Вес участников
Несмотря на то, что профайлы БТС стали более честными, в корее все еще слишком обращают внимание на вес. Так, Чонгук при росте 178 весит 66, но в имеет заметную мышечную массу, которая не вписывается в эти килограммы. В одном из интервью он говорит, что его попросили не качаться, чтобы сохранять юношескую картинку. Поэтому к данным о весе мы просим относится более критично, чем к данным о росте.
В списке указаны известные на 2020 год официальные данные.
- Намджун – 64 кг (2013) 67 кг (2017)
- Джин – 60 кг (2013) 63 кг (2017)
- Юнги – 57 кг (2013) 59 кг (2017)
- Хосок – 59 кг (2013) 65 кг (2017)
- Чимин – 60 кг (2013) 61 кг (2017)
- Тэхен – 58 кг (2013) 62 кг (2017)
- Чонгук – 61 кг (2013) 66 кг (2017)
Знаки зодиака
Многие, кто интересуются гороскопом, хотели бы узнать знаки зодиака БТС по разным календарям.
- Намджун – Дева, Собака
- Джин – Стрелец, Обезьяна
- Юнги – Рыбы, Петух
- Хосок – Водолей, Собака
- Чимин – Весы, Кабан
- Тэхен – Козерог, Кабан
- Чонгук – Дева, Бык
Группа крови
Если вы интересуетесь Японскими гороскопами по группе крови вот для вас данные участников.
- Намджун – А, вторая
- Джин – 0, первая
- Юнги – 0, первая
- Хосок – А, вторая
- Чимин – А, вторая
- Тэхен – АB, четвертая
- Чонгук – А, вторая
Любимые цвета
К сожалению мы не можем знать точно какие любимые цвета участников БТС на данный момент: этот вопрос давно не задавался. Например цвета Чимина названы еще в 2013 году и с тех пор нет информации поменялись ли они. Но вот то, что есть:
- Намджун – черный, розовый и фиолетовый
- Джин – розовый и синий
- Юнги – белый
- Хосок – зеленый
- Чимин – черный, фиолетовый и синий
- Тэхен – серый, фиолетовый
- Чонгук – черный, фиолетовый
Биография БТС
Мы подготовили для вас биографию БТС от дебюта и до наших дней. В основном это награды и достижения группы. Со временем биография будет обновляться, обрастая все большими подробностями.
До дебюта
Группа BTS начинала в маленькой, по меркам кпоп, компании. В то время в год дебютировало от 30 до 50 новых корейских групп, но не все достигали успеха. Рынок был переполнен женскими и мужскими группами. В дебют BTS было вложено много сил и денег.
2013
История БТС начинается с выпуска сингла к альбому 2 Cool 4 Skool. А также первого мини-альбома O!RUL8,2?
Продажи
24441 и 34030 копий, всего за год – 58471.
Достижения
- Альбом попал в топ-5 в еженедельном чарте альбомов на Gaon, в топ-10 месячных альбомов и в топ-65 годовых альбомов.
- Продажи физического альбома превысили 20 тыс. копий.
- 4 место Gaon Album Chart.
- Новичок года в 28 Golden Disc Awards, 5 Melon Music Awards и 23 Seoul Music Awards.
2014
Выход мини-альбома Skool Luv Affair и первого полного альбома Dark & Wild.
Продажи
100856 и 100906 копий; всего за год, включая продажу предыдущих альбомов – 231214.
Достижения
- Дебют в топ-3 Gaon Album Chart.
- Переизданный альбом дебютировал с первого места Gaon Album Chart.
- Победа в Album Award на премии Golden Disk Awards.
- 2 в Gaon Album Chart, 3 в Billboard world Album, 27 в Top Heatseekers.
2015
Выпуск The Most Beautiful Moment In Life в двух частях.
Продажи
203664 и 274135 копий; всего за год, включая продажу предыдущих альбомов – 563022.
Достижения
- Пятый по продажам за этот год альбом Южной Кореи.
- Бонсан на Golden Disk Awards и Seoul Music Awards.
- 1 место в Gaon Albums Chart и Billboard Albums Chart.
2016
Релиз первого специального альбома The Most Beautiful Moment In Live: Young Forever. И выход второго полного альбома WINGS.
Продажи
368369 и 754301 копий; всего за год, включая продажу предыдущих альбомов – 1458644.
Достижения
- Первый дэсан в номинации Альбом Года на MelOn Music Awards.
- Победа как Альбом года на Soompi Awards, Hanteo Awards.
- Бонсан на Golden Disk Awards.
- Запись года на Seoul Music Awards.
- Альбом года – четвёртая четверть на Gaon Chart Music Awards.
- Blood Sweat & Tears достиг all-kill в чартах и занял 1 место.
- Вингс достиг 26 места в Billboard 200.
- Первое место в Billboard Social 50.
2017
Релиз второго специального альбома WINGS: YOU NEVER WALK ALONE. Открытие новой серии альбомов Love Yourself: Her.
Продажи
768402 и 1493443 копий; всего за год, включая продажу предыдущих альбомов – 2723123.
Достижения
- Самый продаваемый альбом недели в Китае.
- Четвертое попадание в Billboard 200.
- Альбом года – первая четверть в Gaon Chart Music Awards.
- Альбом года Soompi Awards.
- 1 миллион предзаказов альбома.
- Номер 1 в iTunes 73-х стран.
- Дебют на 1 строчке в Gaon Album Charts и на 7 в Billboard 200.
- Первое место в Oricon Albums Charts.
2018
Второй альбом серии Love Yourself: Tear и выпуск репака Love Yourself: Answer.
Продажи
1849537 и 2197808 копий; всего за год, включая продажу предыдущих альбомов – 5150410.
Достижения
- Предзаказ более миллиона копий альбома.
- Сертификат за продажу более двух миллионов.
- Сертификация RIAA (США)
- Третий самый продаваемый альбом Японии, хоть и на корейском языке.
- Первое выступление на 25th Billboard Music Awards и победа в номинации Лучший артист в социальных сетях.
- Возглавили Billboard 200 дважды с двумя разными альбомами.
- Первый раз стали номер один в Канадских чартах.
- Первый концерт на Американском стадионе.
- БТС выпустили первый фильм Burn the Stage: The Movie в кинотеатрах по всему миру и побили рекорды продаж ранее установленные One Direction.
- Третья победа на the 20th Mnet Asian Music Awards в номинации Артист года.
2019
Выход шестого мини-альбома Map Of The Soul: PERSONA и ост-альбома к игре BTS World.
Продажи
3718230 и 553364 копий; всего за год, включая продажу предыдущих альбомов – 6218254.
Достижения
- Предзаказ более 2,6 миллиона.
- Альбом Map of the Soul: Persona стал первым в 80 странах мира в iTunes.
- Сертификация
— Франция (SNEP) – 50 тыс
— Япония (RIAJ) – 300 тыс
— Польша (ZPAV) – 10 тыс
— Южная Корея (КМСА) – З млн
— Великобритания (BPI) – 60 тыс
— США (RIAA) – 500 тыс
- BTS World дебютировал в Billboard Top Soundtrack Chart.
- БТС в первый раз посетили Грэмми.
- Журнал Time включил БТС в число 100 влиятельных людей мира.
- Первое выступление корейской группы на американском шоу Saturday Night Live.
- Первый корейский альбом получивший номер один в Великобритании и Австралии.
- Третий альбом группы возглавивший Billboard 200 и третий альбом сделавший это в течение 11 месяцев. Что поставило их в один ряд с Битлз.
- Самый продаваемый физический альбом в США с 314000 копий.
- Сингл занял 8 позицию в Billboard Hot 100.
- Видео стало самым просматриваемым за в ютуб за 24 часа (74,6 миллионов просмотров).
- Альбом стал золотым в Австралии и платиновым в Америке.
- БТС выступали на стадионе Rose Ball вместимостью 60000 человек.
- Победа на 26th Billboard Music Awards в номинации лучшая группа и второй раз лучшая социальная активность.
- Выступление на легендарном Wembley Stadium в Лондоне.
- БТС откатали второй тур по стадионам, на этот раз на самых больших стадионах разных стран вместимостью от 50000 до 200000 человек.
2020
Релиз седьмого мини-альбом Map Of The Soul: 7 в честь седьмой годовщины группы.
Продажи
4114843 копии; всего за год, включая продажу предыдущих альбомов – 4344955. Всего продаж альбомов за всю историю группы: 20748093.
Достижения
- Предзаказ 3,42 миллиона.
- Первое место iTunes в 93 странах.
- 4 место в Billboard Hot 100.
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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 and co-produce the majority of their material. Originally a hip hop group, their musical style has evolved to incorporate a wide range of genres, while their lyricism has 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 psychological concepts, and includes an alternate universe storyline.
BTS debuted in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainement 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 2022, BTS is the best-selling artist in South Korean history according to the Circle Chart, having sold in excess of 30 million albums. 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.
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».[2][3] In Japan, they are known as Bōdan Shōnendan (防弾少年団).[4] In July 2017, BTS announced that their name would also stand for «Beyond the Scene» as part of their new brand identity.[5] 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».[6]
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.[7][8] Auditions were held in 2010 with plans to launch the following year.[9][10] The band members lived together, practicing up to 15 hours a day, and first performed before a small crowd of industry insiders in 2013.[11]
We started to tell the stories that people wanted to hear and were ready to hear, stories that other people could not or would not tell. We said what other people were feeling—like pain, anxieties and worries. That was our goal, to create this empathy that people can relate to.
—Suga[12]
BTS’ representation by Big Hit, rather than one of the three agencies that dominated K-pop at the time, allowed the individual members leeway to express their individuality and allowed them to have input into the music.[13] On June 12, 2013, BTS released their debut single album 2 Cool 4 Skool, along with the lead single «No More Dream», neither of which sold particularly well at the time.[14] Nevertheless, according to Kathy Sprinkel in her 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.»[15] The album reached the top five on South Korea’s Gaon Music Chart.[16] In 2 Cool 4 Skool, BTS employed an old-school hip-hop sound from the 1990s.[17][18] The album’s release was followed by appearances on Korean music shows, which caught the attention of reviewers and viewers.[19][20]
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.»[21][22] 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.[21] According to scholar Kyung Hyun Kim, many of BTS’ 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.[23] 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.[24] At the end of the year, BTS was recognized with several New Artist of the Year awards in South Korea.[25][26][27]
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.[28][29] The release topped the Gaon Album Chart,[30] and appeared on Billboard‘s World Albums Chart for the first time, peaking at number three.[28][31] The EP was supported by two singles: «Boy in Luv» and «Just One Day».[32] 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.[33] In July 2014, BTS hosted a concert in West Hollywood, their first show in the United States,[34] and in August, they appeared at KCON in Los Angeles.[35]
In August 2014, BTS released the album Dark & Wild, which reached number two in South Korea.[32][36] It was supported by two singles: «Danger» and «War of Hormone».[32] The group embarked on their first concert tour, 2014 BTS Live Trilogy Episode II: The Red Bullet, which lasted from October to December 2014.[37] The band launched their first Japanese studio album, Wake Up, in December 2014; the release peaked at number three on the Oricon Albums Chart.[38] After the album’s release, BTS held their 1st Japan Tour 2015 Wake Up: Open Your Eyes in February 2015.[39] 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.[37][40]
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.[32][41] BTS wanted to express the beauty and anxiousness of youth and settled on the title of «花樣年華» (Korean: 화양연화; RR: Hwayangyeonhwa), loosely interpreted to define «youth» metaphorically as «the most beautiful moment in life».[42] The album served as an introduction to their youth trilogy, a triptych of albums dedicated to the struggles of young people.[43] 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.[44][45] 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.[46][47] 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.[37] «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.[32][48]
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.[49] 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.[50] The album topped the weekly Gaon Album and Billboard World Albums charts.[51][52] It also marked their first appearance on the Billboard 200 chart,[53] making it for one week at number 171,[54] and eight of the tracks appeared on Billboard‘s World Digital Songs Sales Chart.[55]
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,[56] it included three new singles: «Epilogue: Young Forever», «Fire», and «Save Me»,[32][57] which debuted in the top three spots on the Billboard World Digital Charts.[56] The album topped Gaon Weekly Chart in South Korea for two consecutive weeks and reached number 107 on the Billboard 200.[58][59][60] The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever won Album of the Year at the 2016 Melon Music Awards.[61] 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.[62]
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.[63] The album sold 44,547 on the first day of its release, and charted 1st in the Oricon Daily Album Chart.[64][65] The album was eventually certified Gold with sales of roughly over 100,000 in Japan.[66] It was followed one month later in October,[32] by their next studio album Wings, which combined the themes of youth presented in their previous «youth trilogy» with temptation and adversity.[67] 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.[68][69] Wings opened at number 26 on the Billboard 200, with 16,000 album-equivalent units in the U.S. for the week of its release, the best week ever there for a K-pop album.[70] It became the best-selling album in Gaon Album Chart history.[71]
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.[72][73] The lead single was «Spring Day»[32] and it won Best Song of the Year at the 2017 Melon Music Awards.[74] BTS’ second world tour, 2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour, began in February.[75] On the tour, BTS played arenas in the U.S., 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.[76][77] After completing the North American leg, BTS attended the 24th Billboard Music Awards in May and won Top Social Artist,[78] the first K-pop group to win a Billboard award.[79] 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.[80] This caused the international media to focus on the ability of BTS’ fandom to propel the group to such a victory.[80]
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.[81] 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.»[82] BTS released its first part, their fifth EP, Love Yourself: Her, on September 18.[79][83] RM considered «DNA», the lead single from that album,[84] as «taking BTS to new ground. We tried to apply new grammar and perspectives.»[32] 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.»[85] Sonically, the EP served as «a dual exploration of the group’s electro-pop and hip-hop leanings».[84]
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.[86] The album had 1,664,041 sales in May 2017 to lead the Gaon Chart,[87] and was the first in 16 years to exceed 1.2 million copies sold since g.o.d’s fourth album Chapter 4 (2001).[88][89] «DNA» was released simultaneously with the EP, and its music video accumulated 21 million views in its first 24 hours.[90] 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.[91] The single rose to number 67 the following week and became the highest-charting song on the Hot 100 for any K-pop group.[92] 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.[93][94] Both singles attained Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in early 2018.[95] «Mic Drop» achieved Platinum status in the US later that year.[96]
In November 2017, BTS became the first K-pop group to perform at the American Music Awards.[97][98] BTS won Artist of the Year at the 19th Mnet Asian Music Awards in December, winning for the second consecutive year.[99] 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.[32][100] 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.[101][102]
Later that month, they made their Japanese television prime time music show debut on Music Station Super Live,[103] and ended the year performing on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.[104][105]
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.[106]
2018–2020
Love Yourself album series
BTS won major awards at the Golden Disc and Seoul Music Awards in January 2018.[107][108] 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.[109][110] Their third Japanese studio album, Face Yourself, was released on April 4, 2018,[111] 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.[112] BTS promoted Tear‘s May 18, 2018 release with an appearance at the 25th Billboard Music Awards two days later,[113] where they made their initial BBMA performance with their single, «Fake Love».[114][115] The group also won Top Social Artist for a second consecutive time.[116][117] 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.[118]
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’ first number-one album in the US and the first K-pop album to top the US albums chart.[119] It also became BTS’ first top-10 release in Britain, reaching number eight on the UK Albums Chart.[120] «Fake Love» became BTS’ 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.[121] BTS released their compilation album Love Yourself: Answer in August, 2018.[122] The album was supported by the single «Idol» and its alternative digital release featuring Nicki Minaj.[123][124]
Love Yourself: Answer sold over 1.9 million copies on the Gaon Album Chart in August 2018.[125] The album became BTS’ 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.[126] In November 2018, Love Yourself: Answer became the first Korean language album to be certified Gold by the RIAA.[96] «Idol» and Love Yourself: Answer both received Platinum certifications in the US, with sales of more than 1 million.[127]
New York City’s Citi Field, the venue for BTS’ first stadium concert in the US, sold out in 20 minutes.[128]
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.[129][130] In October, BTS released their collaboration with Steve Aoki «Waste It on Me», their first all-English language feature.[131][132] 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.[133] According to StubHub, BTS was the second best-selling concert act outside the US, behind only Ed Sheeran.[134] That October, BTS renewed their contract with Big Hit Entertainment through 2026.[135]
In early November 2018, a popular Japanese music show cancelled BTS’ performance, citing a T-shirt a member wore the year before, bearing a photograph of a mushroom cloud following the bombing of Nagasaki.[136] 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.[137] 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.[138] They also stated the flags were meant to be a commentary on the Korean school system.[139] The apology was accepted by SWC and the Korean Atomic Bomb Victim Association.[140][141] 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.[142]
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.[143][144] 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».[145]
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.[146][147] In April, Time named them one of the Time 100, the most influential people of 2019.[148] 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.[149] The EP’s release was followed by a performance on Saturday Night Live, the first K-pop act to appear there.[150] Map of the Soul: Persona became the first Korean-language album to reach the number one position in both the UK and Australia,[151][152] and the group’s third album to top the Billboard 200 in less than a year.[153] 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.[154][155] «Boy with Luv» debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 2019, the highest placement ever for a K-pop song.[156]
Following their two wins at the 26th Billboard Music Awards in May, including for Top Duo/Group,[157] BTS embarked on their world tour stadium extension, Love Yourself: Speak Yourself.[158] Due to the demand, BTS added more shows after tickets for the first dates sold out within two hours.[159] In the lead up to the release of their mobile game BTS World, in June 2019 BTS released «Dream Glow» featuring Charli XCX,[160] «A Brand New Day» with Zara Larsson,[161] and «All Night» with Juice Wrld.[162] The group released the song «Heartbeat» with a music video from the game’s official soundtrack, titled BTS World: Original Soundtrack.[163] The soundtrack was certified Double Platinum by Gaon.[164] 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.[165][166] «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.[167][168] On August 8, 2019, «Lights» received Million certification from the RIAJ, denoting shipments of one million copies.[169][170][171]
Love Yourself: Her and Love Yourself: Tear both crossed 2 million copies in August.[172] All three albums of the Love Yourself series have sold more than 2 million copies each in South Korea.[173] 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.[174] For the final stop of their record-breaking Love Yourself: Speak Yourself World Tour, the group played Seoul’s Olympic Stadium.[175] BTS was the third top-grossing touring musical act of 2019.[176] That same month, they released a remix version of the song «Make It Right» featuring Lauv.[177] 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).[178]
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.[179][180][181] 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.[182] 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.[183] 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.[184] 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.[185][186][187] 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.[188][189]
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.[190][191] Album distributor Dreamus reported that stock pre-orders of the album reached a record-breaking 4.02 million.[192] Later that month, BTS performed at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, making BTS the first Korean act to perform at the Grammys.[193][194] Map of the Soul: 7 was released on February 21 to favorable reviews.[195][196] The album was supported by the single «On» and an alternative digital release of it featuring Australian singer Sia.[197] 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.[198] 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.[199] «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.[200] BTS planned to support the Map of the Soul album series with a concert series, Map of the Soul Tour, beginning in April,[201] but this was indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[202]
In April 2020, BTS became the first K-pop artist to sell more than 20 million albums cumulatively,[203] making them the best-selling artist in South Korean history.[173][204] 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.[205] On June 7, BTS headlined YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 online graduation event, performing «Boy with Luv», «Spring Day», and «Mikrokosmos».[206] Their commencement speeches highlighted their own graduations and offered «messages of hope and inspiration for the class of 2020 in both Korean and English».[207] On June 14, BTS held an online live concert, Bang Bang Con: The Live, as part of the seventh anniversary of their debut.[208] 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.[209][210] 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.[211][212] It surpassed 564,000 copies in its first week, breaking the record for highest first week album sales by male foreign artists in Japan.[213]
BTS released their first English-language single, «Dynamite», on August 21.[214] «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.[215][216] 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.[217] «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.[218][219] On August 31, BTS made their MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) debut with the first live performance of «Dynamite»[220] and won four awards: Best Group, Best Choreography, Best Pop Video, and Best K-pop (the last three for their music video for «On»).[221] 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.[222][223]
On October 2, 2020, BTS released a remix of Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo’s single «Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)».[224] It topped the Hot 100.[225] 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.[226][227][228] On November 20, BTS released their fifth Korean studio album Be, led by the single «Life Goes On».[229] «Life Goes On» debuted at number one on the Hot 100,[230] BTS’ third consecutive US number-one single in three months and the first song performed primarily in Korean to top the chart.[231][232]
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.[233] The group won the Special International Music Award at the 62nd Japan Record Awards.[234] 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.[235]
2021–present
«Butter», «Permission to Dance» and Proof
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.[237] 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.[238] On the newly launched Global Album All Format Chart, Map of the Soul: 7 claimed first place and Be (Deluxe Edition) claimed fourth.[239] 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.[240] On April 1, BTS released «Film Out», the first single from their then-upcoming Japanese compilation album, BTS, the Best.[241] 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.[242]
BTS released their second English-language single, «Butter», on May 21.[243] 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.[244] Their next English-language single, «Permission to Dance», was released on July 9.[245] It became BTS’ eighth number-one on the Digital Songs chart, extending their record as the group with the most number-one entries on the ranking.[246] The band released the single «My Universe» with Coldplay on September 24, 2021.[247] The single debuted at number one on the Hot 100, making it the first collaboration between two groups to debut at number one.[248] The band held an online concert, titled Permission to Dance on Stage, on October 24, 2021, in Seoul.[249] On November 23, «Butter» earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.[250][251] 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.[252][253][254]
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.[255][256] 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.[257][258] On April 3, BTS performed «Butter» at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards,[251] though the song did not win the award for which it was nominated.[259] On April 8, the band earned seven nominations at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards[260] and won three, making them the most-nominated and the most-awarded group in the show’s history.[261][262]
BTS released their three-CD anthology album Proof on June 10, 2022.[263][264][265] 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.[266][267] Hybe Corporation, which owns Big Hit,[268] 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.[269][270] The incident caused Hybe Corporation’s stock to decline rapidly, resulting in a decrease in market value of US$1.7 billion.[271] 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.[272][273]
Military service and scheduled separation
In spite of the announcement of the October 2022 benefit concert, Hybe Corporation’s stock prices continued a sharp decline to below its original IPO amid continuing market speculation about the implications of the upcoming mandatory military enlistment of the band’s members and its potential breakup.[274] Under South Korean laws, all able-bodied males must complete between 18 and 21 months of military service, usually by age 28.[272] Bloomberg News reported the concert as a success, but also indicated that there were no further concert dates scheduled. It was estimated that if the band members must complete 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.[275]
In October 2022, Big Hit confirmed that Jin, the band’s oldest member, aged 29, had withdrawn his enlistment deferral request and would enlist by the end of the month, after concluding his solo music promotions for his single «The Astronaut».[276] The other members are expected to enlist at later times, with the group planning to reunite in 2025 after the conclusion of their service obligations.[277][278] At the end of that month, BTS earned five nominations for the 2022 MAMA Awards, with the band members receiving eight further nominations as solo artists.[279] 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.[280] Jin enlisted in the military as an active duty soldier on December 13.[281] On December 20, Variety announced the upcoming theatrical release of the band’s BTS ‘Yet to Come’ in Busan concert film in February 2023.[282]
Artistry
Influences
BTS have cited Seo Taiji and Boys,[283] Nas, Eminem, Kanye West, Drake, Post Malone, Charlie Puth, and Danger as musical inspirations.[284] They have also cited Queen as an influence, saying they «grew up watching videos of Live Aid».[285] 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.[285] «Hip Hop Phile» which was released when BTS’ 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.[286]
Their 2016 album Wings was inspired by Hermann Hesse’s coming of age novel, Demian.[287] 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.[288] 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.[289] The Love Yourself series was influenced by Erich Fromm’s The Art of Loving,[268][290] and their 2018 song «Magic Shop» from Love Yourself: Tear was inspired by James R. Doty’s memoir Into the Magic Shop.[291]
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;[292] during early visits to the US, the group received mentoring from American rappers.[293] Bang Si-hyuk previously acknowledged that K-pop as a whole draws from black music,[294] 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.»[295] 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.[296]
The release of «Blood Sweat & Tears» in 2016 accelerated BTS’ 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».[296] 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.[297]
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;[298][299] EDM in their The Most Beautiful Moment in Life album series;[50] moombahton and tropical house on Wings and You Never Walk Alone ;[300][301][67] future bass and Latin pop in their Love Yourself album series;[82] slow-dance ballads,[302] emo rap, Afro pop,[303] funk, trap, pop rock, and hip pop in their Map of the Soul album series;[304] and disco in their single «Dynamite».[305][306] 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».[300]
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.[307] Writing many of their own lyrics,[308][309] 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.»[310] 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.[310]
Themes explored in BTS’ discography range from exploring «the troubles and anxieties of school-age youth» to «themes like love, friendship, loss, death, and more.»[311] 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.[312] 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.[312] 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).»[313] Wings focused on mental health, criticisms of the K-pop «idol» scene, and delivering a female empowerment message.[314] 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.[315] According to Kathy Sprinkel, BTS’ 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».[316]
BTS’ 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.[312] RM and Suga’s personal struggles with mental health have inspired some of their music.[310][296] «Not Today» from 2017’s You Never Walk Alone is an anti-establishment anthem, urging «all the underdogs in the world» to keep fighting,[317] and «Spring Day» honored the victims of the Sewol Ferry tragedy.[318] Journalist Jeff Benjamin praised BTS in Fuse for «speak[ing] honestly about topics they deem important, even in a conservative society».[319] 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.»[320]
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».[321] Billboard executive Silvio Pietroluongo compared the group’s influence to that of the Beatles.[322] 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.»[323] 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.[324][325][326] In 2020, BTS became the first non-western and non-English speaking artist to be named IFPI’s Global Recording Artist of the Year.[237] 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.[327]
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.[328] 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.[329] 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.[330]
Writers identified BTS as leaders even among other highly influential K-pop groups such as Girls’ Generation, Super Junior, Exo, Twice, and Blackpink[331] and note that BTS’ 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.[332] 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.[333][334] With this newer approach to career management, BTS created closer ties to the South Korean youth and encourage individuality and authenticity among their audience.[142]
Diplomacy
Political scientist Joseph Nye developed the concept of soft power in his 2004 book Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics,[335][336] which researchers such as Maud Quessard have applied to BTS and their influence on entertainment diplomacy and international relations.[337] 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».[338] Youna Kim and Maud Quessard all read the currency of soft power as including culture, political values, and foreign policy, which applies to BTS’ 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.[337]
BTS were invited to address the United Nations General Assembly in September 2018[339][340] 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.[341] 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.[342][343] 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.[344] 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.[345][346] 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»[347] and appear at international events such as the 76th United Nations General Assembly.[348] 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.[349]
Fandom
According to Kyung Hyun Kim, BTS’ 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.[350] 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’ 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.[80] The fan community helps generate BTS’ number-one chart rankings via coordinated campaigns on streaming platforms,[351] as well as pushes to feature BTS’ music on radio stations and television.[352] Some ARMY members may even surpass the group itself in influence among BTS fans.[353]
BTS interacted and engaged with their followers from their earliest days via social media,[354] 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.[355] 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.[356] BTS’ 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, global warming, and the COVID-19 pandemic.[357][358][359] 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.[360]
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».[361] The band members themselves agree and have long acknowledged their fans’ role in their success.[362] 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.»[363]
Endorsements and awards
Among BTS’ endorsement deals, the group has partnered with Puma beginning in 2015, BTS initially promoted its sportswear as Puma Korea’s brand ambassadors before expanding to become global ambassadors in 2018, and promoting the remix of Puma’s «Turin» and «Sportstyle» line worldwide.[364][365][366] In 2019, BTS signed with Fila to endorse its sportswear.[367] BTS has also served as global brand ambassadors for LG Electronics’ smartphones,[368] and Hyundai Motors’ 2019 flagship SUV the «Palisade»[369] and hydrogen fuel cell electric SUV, the «Nexo».[370] BTS became global ambassadors of the electric street racing series Formula E to promote how electric vehicles can help combat climate change.[371] In 2020, BTS partnered with Samsung Electronics,[372] releasing a limited BTS-themed version of the Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy Buds+.[373] 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.[374] The band became global brand ambassadors for Louis Vuitton in April 2021.[375]
Members
- Jin (진) – vocalist[376]
- Suga (슈가) – rapper[377]
- J-Hope (제이홉) – rapper[378]
- RM – leader, rapper[379]
- Jimin (지민) – vocalist[380]
- V (뷔) – vocalist[381]
- Jungkook (정국) – vocalist[382]
Discography
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)[383][384]
- Wake Up: Open Your Eyes Japan Tour (2015)[385][386][387]
- The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage Tour (2015–2016)[388]
- The Wings Tour (2017)[389]
- Love Yourself World Tour (2018–2019)[390][391]
See also
- Philanthropy of BTS
Notes
- ^ 15,000 attendees per day
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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 and co-produce the majority of their material. Originally a hip hop group, their musical style has evolved to incorporate a wide range of genres, while their lyricism has 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 psychological concepts, and includes an alternate universe storyline.
BTS debuted in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainement 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 2022, BTS is the best-selling artist in South Korean history according to the Circle Chart, having sold in excess of 30 million albums. 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.
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».[2][3] In Japan, they are known as Bōdan Shōnendan (防弾少年団).[4] In July 2017, BTS announced that their name would also stand for «Beyond the Scene» as part of their new brand identity.[5] 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».[6]
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.[7][8] Auditions were held in 2010 with plans to launch the following year.[9][10] The band members lived together, practicing up to 15 hours a day, and first performed before a small crowd of industry insiders in 2013.[11]
We started to tell the stories that people wanted to hear and were ready to hear, stories that other people could not or would not tell. We said what other people were feeling—like pain, anxieties and worries. That was our goal, to create this empathy that people can relate to.
—Suga[12]
BTS’ representation by Big Hit, rather than one of the three agencies that dominated K-pop at the time, allowed the individual members leeway to express their individuality and allowed them to have input into the music.[13] On June 12, 2013, BTS released their debut single album 2 Cool 4 Skool, along with the lead single «No More Dream», neither of which sold particularly well at the time.[14] Nevertheless, according to Kathy Sprinkel in her 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.»[15] The album reached the top five on South Korea’s Gaon Music Chart.[16] In 2 Cool 4 Skool, BTS employed an old-school hip-hop sound from the 1990s.[17][18] The album’s release was followed by appearances on Korean music shows, which caught the attention of reviewers and viewers.[19][20]
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.»[21][22] 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.[21] According to scholar Kyung Hyun Kim, many of BTS’ 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.[23] 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.[24] At the end of the year, BTS was recognized with several New Artist of the Year awards in South Korea.[25][26][27]
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.[28][29] The release topped the Gaon Album Chart,[30] and appeared on Billboard‘s World Albums Chart for the first time, peaking at number three.[28][31] The EP was supported by two singles: «Boy in Luv» and «Just One Day».[32] 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.[33] In July 2014, BTS hosted a concert in West Hollywood, their first show in the United States,[34] and in August, they appeared at KCON in Los Angeles.[35]
In August 2014, BTS released the album Dark & Wild, which reached number two in South Korea.[32][36] It was supported by two singles: «Danger» and «War of Hormone».[32] The group embarked on their first concert tour, 2014 BTS Live Trilogy Episode II: The Red Bullet, which lasted from October to December 2014.[37] The band launched their first Japanese studio album, Wake Up, in December 2014; the release peaked at number three on the Oricon Albums Chart.[38] After the album’s release, BTS held their 1st Japan Tour 2015 Wake Up: Open Your Eyes in February 2015.[39] 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.[37][40]
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.[32][41] BTS wanted to express the beauty and anxiousness of youth and settled on the title of «花樣年華» (Korean: 화양연화; RR: Hwayangyeonhwa), loosely interpreted to define «youth» metaphorically as «the most beautiful moment in life».[42] The album served as an introduction to their youth trilogy, a triptych of albums dedicated to the struggles of young people.[43] 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.[44][45] 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.[46][47] 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.[37] «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.[32][48]
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.[49] 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.[50] The album topped the weekly Gaon Album and Billboard World Albums charts.[51][52] It also marked their first appearance on the Billboard 200 chart,[53] making it for one week at number 171,[54] and eight of the tracks appeared on Billboard‘s World Digital Songs Sales Chart.[55]
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,[56] it included three new singles: «Epilogue: Young Forever», «Fire», and «Save Me»,[32][57] which debuted in the top three spots on the Billboard World Digital Charts.[56] The album topped Gaon Weekly Chart in South Korea for two consecutive weeks and reached number 107 on the Billboard 200.[58][59][60] The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever won Album of the Year at the 2016 Melon Music Awards.[61] 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.[62]
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.[63] The album sold 44,547 on the first day of its release, and charted 1st in the Oricon Daily Album Chart.[64][65] The album was eventually certified Gold with sales of roughly over 100,000 in Japan.[66] It was followed one month later in October,[32] by their next studio album Wings, which combined the themes of youth presented in their previous «youth trilogy» with temptation and adversity.[67] 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.[68][69] Wings opened at number 26 on the Billboard 200, with 16,000 album-equivalent units in the U.S. for the week of its release, the best week ever there for a K-pop album.[70] It became the best-selling album in Gaon Album Chart history.[71]
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.[72][73] The lead single was «Spring Day»[32] and it won Best Song of the Year at the 2017 Melon Music Awards.[74] BTS’ second world tour, 2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour, began in February.[75] On the tour, BTS played arenas in the U.S., 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.[76][77] After completing the North American leg, BTS attended the 24th Billboard Music Awards in May and won Top Social Artist,[78] the first K-pop group to win a Billboard award.[79] 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.[80] This caused the international media to focus on the ability of BTS’ fandom to propel the group to such a victory.[80]
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.[81] 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.»[82] BTS released its first part, their fifth EP, Love Yourself: Her, on September 18.[79][83] RM considered «DNA», the lead single from that album,[84] as «taking BTS to new ground. We tried to apply new grammar and perspectives.»[32] 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.»[85] Sonically, the EP served as «a dual exploration of the group’s electro-pop and hip-hop leanings».[84]
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.[86] The album had 1,664,041 sales in May 2017 to lead the Gaon Chart,[87] and was the first in 16 years to exceed 1.2 million copies sold since g.o.d’s fourth album Chapter 4 (2001).[88][89] «DNA» was released simultaneously with the EP, and its music video accumulated 21 million views in its first 24 hours.[90] 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.[91] The single rose to number 67 the following week and became the highest-charting song on the Hot 100 for any K-pop group.[92] 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.[93][94] Both singles attained Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in early 2018.[95] «Mic Drop» achieved Platinum status in the US later that year.[96]
In November 2017, BTS became the first K-pop group to perform at the American Music Awards.[97][98] BTS won Artist of the Year at the 19th Mnet Asian Music Awards in December, winning for the second consecutive year.[99] 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.[32][100] 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.[101][102]
Later that month, they made their Japanese television prime time music show debut on Music Station Super Live,[103] and ended the year performing on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.[104][105]
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.[106]
2018–2020
Love Yourself album series
BTS won major awards at the Golden Disc and Seoul Music Awards in January 2018.[107][108] 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.[109][110] Their third Japanese studio album, Face Yourself, was released on April 4, 2018,[111] 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.[112] BTS promoted Tear‘s May 18, 2018 release with an appearance at the 25th Billboard Music Awards two days later,[113] where they made their initial BBMA performance with their single, «Fake Love».[114][115] The group also won Top Social Artist for a second consecutive time.[116][117] 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.[118]
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’ first number-one album in the US and the first K-pop album to top the US albums chart.[119] It also became BTS’ first top-10 release in Britain, reaching number eight on the UK Albums Chart.[120] «Fake Love» became BTS’ 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.[121] BTS released their compilation album Love Yourself: Answer in August, 2018.[122] The album was supported by the single «Idol» and its alternative digital release featuring Nicki Minaj.[123][124]
Love Yourself: Answer sold over 1.9 million copies on the Gaon Album Chart in August 2018.[125] The album became BTS’ 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.[126] In November 2018, Love Yourself: Answer became the first Korean language album to be certified Gold by the RIAA.[96] «Idol» and Love Yourself: Answer both received Platinum certifications in the US, with sales of more than 1 million.[127]
New York City’s Citi Field, the venue for BTS’ first stadium concert in the US, sold out in 20 minutes.[128]
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.[129][130] In October, BTS released their collaboration with Steve Aoki «Waste It on Me», their first all-English language feature.[131][132] 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.[133] According to StubHub, BTS was the second best-selling concert act outside the US, behind only Ed Sheeran.[134] That October, BTS renewed their contract with Big Hit Entertainment through 2026.[135]
In early November 2018, a popular Japanese music show cancelled BTS’ performance, citing a T-shirt a member wore the year before, bearing a photograph of a mushroom cloud following the bombing of Nagasaki.[136] 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.[137] 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.[138] They also stated the flags were meant to be a commentary on the Korean school system.[139] The apology was accepted by SWC and the Korean Atomic Bomb Victim Association.[140][141] 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.[142]
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.[143][144] 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».[145]
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.[146][147] In April, Time named them one of the Time 100, the most influential people of 2019.[148] 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.[149] The EP’s release was followed by a performance on Saturday Night Live, the first K-pop act to appear there.[150] Map of the Soul: Persona became the first Korean-language album to reach the number one position in both the UK and Australia,[151][152] and the group’s third album to top the Billboard 200 in less than a year.[153] 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.[154][155] «Boy with Luv» debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 2019, the highest placement ever for a K-pop song.[156]
Following their two wins at the 26th Billboard Music Awards in May, including for Top Duo/Group,[157] BTS embarked on their world tour stadium extension, Love Yourself: Speak Yourself.[158] Due to the demand, BTS added more shows after tickets for the first dates sold out within two hours.[159] In the lead up to the release of their mobile game BTS World, in June 2019 BTS released «Dream Glow» featuring Charli XCX,[160] «A Brand New Day» with Zara Larsson,[161] and «All Night» with Juice Wrld.[162] The group released the song «Heartbeat» with a music video from the game’s official soundtrack, titled BTS World: Original Soundtrack.[163] The soundtrack was certified Double Platinum by Gaon.[164] 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.[165][166] «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.[167][168] On August 8, 2019, «Lights» received Million certification from the RIAJ, denoting shipments of one million copies.[169][170][171]
Love Yourself: Her and Love Yourself: Tear both crossed 2 million copies in August.[172] All three albums of the Love Yourself series have sold more than 2 million copies each in South Korea.[173] 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.[174] For the final stop of their record-breaking Love Yourself: Speak Yourself World Tour, the group played Seoul’s Olympic Stadium.[175] BTS was the third top-grossing touring musical act of 2019.[176] That same month, they released a remix version of the song «Make It Right» featuring Lauv.[177] 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).[178]
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.[179][180][181] 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.[182] 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.[183] 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.[184] 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.[185][186][187] 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.[188][189]
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.[190][191] Album distributor Dreamus reported that stock pre-orders of the album reached a record-breaking 4.02 million.[192] Later that month, BTS performed at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, making BTS the first Korean act to perform at the Grammys.[193][194] Map of the Soul: 7 was released on February 21 to favorable reviews.[195][196] The album was supported by the single «On» and an alternative digital release of it featuring Australian singer Sia.[197] 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.[198] 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.[199] «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.[200] BTS planned to support the Map of the Soul album series with a concert series, Map of the Soul Tour, beginning in April,[201] but this was indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[202]
In April 2020, BTS became the first K-pop artist to sell more than 20 million albums cumulatively,[203] making them the best-selling artist in South Korean history.[173][204] 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.[205] On June 7, BTS headlined YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 online graduation event, performing «Boy with Luv», «Spring Day», and «Mikrokosmos».[206] Their commencement speeches highlighted their own graduations and offered «messages of hope and inspiration for the class of 2020 in both Korean and English».[207] On June 14, BTS held an online live concert, Bang Bang Con: The Live, as part of the seventh anniversary of their debut.[208] 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.[209][210] 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.[211][212] It surpassed 564,000 copies in its first week, breaking the record for highest first week album sales by male foreign artists in Japan.[213]
BTS released their first English-language single, «Dynamite», on August 21.[214] «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.[215][216] 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.[217] «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.[218][219] On August 31, BTS made their MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) debut with the first live performance of «Dynamite»[220] and won four awards: Best Group, Best Choreography, Best Pop Video, and Best K-pop (the last three for their music video for «On»).[221] 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.[222][223]
On October 2, 2020, BTS released a remix of Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo’s single «Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)».[224] It topped the Hot 100.[225] 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.[226][227][228] On November 20, BTS released their fifth Korean studio album Be, led by the single «Life Goes On».[229] «Life Goes On» debuted at number one on the Hot 100,[230] BTS’ third consecutive US number-one single in three months and the first song performed primarily in Korean to top the chart.[231][232]
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.[233] The group won the Special International Music Award at the 62nd Japan Record Awards.[234] 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.[235]
2021–present
«Butter», «Permission to Dance» and Proof
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.[237] 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.[238] On the newly launched Global Album All Format Chart, Map of the Soul: 7 claimed first place and Be (Deluxe Edition) claimed fourth.[239] 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.[240] On April 1, BTS released «Film Out», the first single from their then-upcoming Japanese compilation album, BTS, the Best.[241] 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.[242]
BTS released their second English-language single, «Butter», on May 21.[243] 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.[244] Their next English-language single, «Permission to Dance», was released on July 9.[245] It became BTS’ eighth number-one on the Digital Songs chart, extending their record as the group with the most number-one entries on the ranking.[246] The band released the single «My Universe» with Coldplay on September 24, 2021.[247] The single debuted at number one on the Hot 100, making it the first collaboration between two groups to debut at number one.[248] The band held an online concert, titled Permission to Dance on Stage, on October 24, 2021, in Seoul.[249] On November 23, «Butter» earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.[250][251] 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.[252][253][254]
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.[255][256] 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.[257][258] On April 3, BTS performed «Butter» at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards,[251] though the song did not win the award for which it was nominated.[259] On April 8, the band earned seven nominations at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards[260] and won three, making them the most-nominated and the most-awarded group in the show’s history.[261][262]
BTS released their three-CD anthology album Proof on June 10, 2022.[263][264][265] 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.[266][267] Hybe Corporation, which owns Big Hit,[268] 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.[269][270] The incident caused Hybe Corporation’s stock to decline rapidly, resulting in a decrease in market value of US$1.7 billion.[271] 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.[272][273]
Military service and scheduled separation
In spite of the announcement of the October 2022 benefit concert, Hybe Corporation’s stock prices continued a sharp decline to below its original IPO amid continuing market speculation about the implications of the upcoming mandatory military enlistment of the band’s members and its potential breakup.[274] Under South Korean laws, all able-bodied males must complete between 18 and 21 months of military service, usually by age 28.[272] Bloomberg News reported the concert as a success, but also indicated that there were no further concert dates scheduled. It was estimated that if the band members must complete 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.[275]
In October 2022, Big Hit confirmed that Jin, the band’s oldest member, aged 29, had withdrawn his enlistment deferral request and would enlist by the end of the month, after concluding his solo music promotions for his single «The Astronaut».[276] The other members are expected to enlist at later times, with the group planning to reunite in 2025 after the conclusion of their service obligations.[277][278] At the end of that month, BTS earned five nominations for the 2022 MAMA Awards, with the band members receiving eight further nominations as solo artists.[279] 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.[280] Jin enlisted in the military as an active duty soldier on December 13.[281] On December 20, Variety announced the upcoming theatrical release of the band’s BTS ‘Yet to Come’ in Busan concert film in February 2023.[282]
Artistry
Influences
BTS have cited Seo Taiji and Boys,[283] Nas, Eminem, Kanye West, Drake, Post Malone, Charlie Puth, and Danger as musical inspirations.[284] They have also cited Queen as an influence, saying they «grew up watching videos of Live Aid».[285] 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.[285] «Hip Hop Phile» which was released when BTS’ 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.[286]
Their 2016 album Wings was inspired by Hermann Hesse’s coming of age novel, Demian.[287] 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.[288] 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.[289] The Love Yourself series was influenced by Erich Fromm’s The Art of Loving,[268][290] and their 2018 song «Magic Shop» from Love Yourself: Tear was inspired by James R. Doty’s memoir Into the Magic Shop.[291]
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;[292] during early visits to the US, the group received mentoring from American rappers.[293] Bang Si-hyuk previously acknowledged that K-pop as a whole draws from black music,[294] 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.»[295] 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.[296]
The release of «Blood Sweat & Tears» in 2016 accelerated BTS’ 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».[296] 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.[297]
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;[298][299] EDM in their The Most Beautiful Moment in Life album series;[50] moombahton and tropical house on Wings and You Never Walk Alone ;[300][301][67] future bass and Latin pop in their Love Yourself album series;[82] slow-dance ballads,[302] emo rap, Afro pop,[303] funk, trap, pop rock, and hip pop in their Map of the Soul album series;[304] and disco in their single «Dynamite».[305][306] 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».[300]
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.[307] Writing many of their own lyrics,[308][309] 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.»[310] 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.[310]
Themes explored in BTS’ discography range from exploring «the troubles and anxieties of school-age youth» to «themes like love, friendship, loss, death, and more.»[311] 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.[312] 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.[312] 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).»[313] Wings focused on mental health, criticisms of the K-pop «idol» scene, and delivering a female empowerment message.[314] 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.[315] According to Kathy Sprinkel, BTS’ 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».[316]
BTS’ 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.[312] RM and Suga’s personal struggles with mental health have inspired some of their music.[310][296] «Not Today» from 2017’s You Never Walk Alone is an anti-establishment anthem, urging «all the underdogs in the world» to keep fighting,[317] and «Spring Day» honored the victims of the Sewol Ferry tragedy.[318] Journalist Jeff Benjamin praised BTS in Fuse for «speak[ing] honestly about topics they deem important, even in a conservative society».[319] 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.»[320]
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».[321] Billboard executive Silvio Pietroluongo compared the group’s influence to that of the Beatles.[322] 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.»[323] 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.[324][325][326] In 2020, BTS became the first non-western and non-English speaking artist to be named IFPI’s Global Recording Artist of the Year.[237] 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.[327]
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.[328] 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.[329] 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.[330]
Writers identified BTS as leaders even among other highly influential K-pop groups such as Girls’ Generation, Super Junior, Exo, Twice, and Blackpink[331] and note that BTS’ 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.[332] 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.[333][334] With this newer approach to career management, BTS created closer ties to the South Korean youth and encourage individuality and authenticity among their audience.[142]
Diplomacy
Political scientist Joseph Nye developed the concept of soft power in his 2004 book Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics,[335][336] which researchers such as Maud Quessard have applied to BTS and their influence on entertainment diplomacy and international relations.[337] 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».[338] Youna Kim and Maud Quessard all read the currency of soft power as including culture, political values, and foreign policy, which applies to BTS’ 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.[337]
BTS were invited to address the United Nations General Assembly in September 2018[339][340] 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.[341] 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.[342][343] 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.[344] 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.[345][346] 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»[347] and appear at international events such as the 76th United Nations General Assembly.[348] 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.[349]
Fandom
According to Kyung Hyun Kim, BTS’ 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.[350] 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’ 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.[80] The fan community helps generate BTS’ number-one chart rankings via coordinated campaigns on streaming platforms,[351] as well as pushes to feature BTS’ music on radio stations and television.[352] Some ARMY members may even surpass the group itself in influence among BTS fans.[353]
BTS interacted and engaged with their followers from their earliest days via social media,[354] 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.[355] 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.[356] BTS’ 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, global warming, and the COVID-19 pandemic.[357][358][359] 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.[360]
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».[361] The band members themselves agree and have long acknowledged their fans’ role in their success.[362] 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.»[363]
Endorsements and awards
Among BTS’ endorsement deals, the group has partnered with Puma beginning in 2015, BTS initially promoted its sportswear as Puma Korea’s brand ambassadors before expanding to become global ambassadors in 2018, and promoting the remix of Puma’s «Turin» and «Sportstyle» line worldwide.[364][365][366] In 2019, BTS signed with Fila to endorse its sportswear.[367] BTS has also served as global brand ambassadors for LG Electronics’ smartphones,[368] and Hyundai Motors’ 2019 flagship SUV the «Palisade»[369] and hydrogen fuel cell electric SUV, the «Nexo».[370] BTS became global ambassadors of the electric street racing series Formula E to promote how electric vehicles can help combat climate change.[371] In 2020, BTS partnered with Samsung Electronics,[372] releasing a limited BTS-themed version of the Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy Buds+.[373] 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.[374] The band became global brand ambassadors for Louis Vuitton in April 2021.[375]
Members
- Jin (진) – vocalist[376]
- Suga (슈가) – rapper[377]
- J-Hope (제이홉) – rapper[378]
- RM – leader, rapper[379]
- Jimin (지민) – vocalist[380]
- V (뷔) – vocalist[381]
- Jungkook (정국) – vocalist[382]
Discography
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)[383][384]
- Wake Up: Open Your Eyes Japan Tour (2015)[385][386][387]
- The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage Tour (2015–2016)[388]
- The Wings Tour (2017)[389]
- Love Yourself World Tour (2018–2019)[390][391]
See also
- Philanthropy of BTS
Notes
- ^ 15,000 attendees per day
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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 and co-produce the majority of their material. Originally a hip hop group, their musical style has evolved to incorporate a wide range of genres, while their lyricism has 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 psychological concepts, and includes an alternate universe storyline.
BTS debuted in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainement 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 2022, BTS is the best-selling artist in South Korean history according to the Circle Chart, having sold in excess of 30 million albums. 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.
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».[2][3] In Japan, they are known as Bōdan Shōnendan (防弾少年団).[4] In July 2017, BTS announced that their name would also stand for «Beyond the Scene» as part of their new brand identity.[5] 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».[6]
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.[7][8] Auditions were held in 2010 with plans to launch the following year.[9][10] The band members lived together, practicing up to 15 hours a day, and first performed before a small crowd of industry insiders in 2013.[11]
We started to tell the stories that people wanted to hear and were ready to hear, stories that other people could not or would not tell. We said what other people were feeling—like pain, anxieties and worries. That was our goal, to create this empathy that people can relate to.
—Suga[12]
BTS’ representation by Big Hit, rather than one of the three agencies that dominated K-pop at the time, allowed the individual members leeway to express their individuality and allowed them to have input into the music.[13] On June 12, 2013, BTS released their debut single album 2 Cool 4 Skool, along with the lead single «No More Dream», neither of which sold particularly well at the time.[14] Nevertheless, according to Kathy Sprinkel in her 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.»[15] The album reached the top five on South Korea’s Gaon Music Chart.[16] In 2 Cool 4 Skool, BTS employed an old-school hip-hop sound from the 1990s.[17][18] The album’s release was followed by appearances on Korean music shows, which caught the attention of reviewers and viewers.[19][20]
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.»[21][22] 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.[21] According to scholar Kyung Hyun Kim, many of BTS’ 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.[23] 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.[24] At the end of the year, BTS was recognized with several New Artist of the Year awards in South Korea.[25][26][27]
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.[28][29] The release topped the Gaon Album Chart,[30] and appeared on Billboard‘s World Albums Chart for the first time, peaking at number three.[28][31] The EP was supported by two singles: «Boy in Luv» and «Just One Day».[32] 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.[33] In July 2014, BTS hosted a concert in West Hollywood, their first show in the United States,[34] and in August, they appeared at KCON in Los Angeles.[35]
In August 2014, BTS released the album Dark & Wild, which reached number two in South Korea.[32][36] It was supported by two singles: «Danger» and «War of Hormone».[32] The group embarked on their first concert tour, 2014 BTS Live Trilogy Episode II: The Red Bullet, which lasted from October to December 2014.[37] The band launched their first Japanese studio album, Wake Up, in December 2014; the release peaked at number three on the Oricon Albums Chart.[38] After the album’s release, BTS held their 1st Japan Tour 2015 Wake Up: Open Your Eyes in February 2015.[39] 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.[37][40]
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.[32][41] BTS wanted to express the beauty and anxiousness of youth and settled on the title of «花樣年華» (Korean: 화양연화; RR: Hwayangyeonhwa), loosely interpreted to define «youth» metaphorically as «the most beautiful moment in life».[42] The album served as an introduction to their youth trilogy, a triptych of albums dedicated to the struggles of young people.[43] 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.[44][45] 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.[46][47] 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.[37] «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.[32][48]
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.[49] 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.[50] The album topped the weekly Gaon Album and Billboard World Albums charts.[51][52] It also marked their first appearance on the Billboard 200 chart,[53] making it for one week at number 171,[54] and eight of the tracks appeared on Billboard‘s World Digital Songs Sales Chart.[55]
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,[56] it included three new singles: «Epilogue: Young Forever», «Fire», and «Save Me»,[32][57] which debuted in the top three spots on the Billboard World Digital Charts.[56] The album topped Gaon Weekly Chart in South Korea for two consecutive weeks and reached number 107 on the Billboard 200.[58][59][60] The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever won Album of the Year at the 2016 Melon Music Awards.[61] 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.[62]
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.[63] The album sold 44,547 on the first day of its release, and charted 1st in the Oricon Daily Album Chart.[64][65] The album was eventually certified Gold with sales of roughly over 100,000 in Japan.[66] It was followed one month later in October,[32] by their next studio album Wings, which combined the themes of youth presented in their previous «youth trilogy» with temptation and adversity.[67] 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.[68][69] Wings opened at number 26 on the Billboard 200, with 16,000 album-equivalent units in the U.S. for the week of its release, the best week ever there for a K-pop album.[70] It became the best-selling album in Gaon Album Chart history.[71]
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.[72][73] The lead single was «Spring Day»[32] and it won Best Song of the Year at the 2017 Melon Music Awards.[74] BTS’ second world tour, 2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour, began in February.[75] On the tour, BTS played arenas in the U.S., 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.[76][77] After completing the North American leg, BTS attended the 24th Billboard Music Awards in May and won Top Social Artist,[78] the first K-pop group to win a Billboard award.[79] 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.[80] This caused the international media to focus on the ability of BTS’ fandom to propel the group to such a victory.[80]
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.[81] 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.»[82] BTS released its first part, their fifth EP, Love Yourself: Her, on September 18.[79][83] RM considered «DNA», the lead single from that album,[84] as «taking BTS to new ground. We tried to apply new grammar and perspectives.»[32] 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.»[85] Sonically, the EP served as «a dual exploration of the group’s electro-pop and hip-hop leanings».[84]
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.[86] The album had 1,664,041 sales in May 2017 to lead the Gaon Chart,[87] and was the first in 16 years to exceed 1.2 million copies sold since g.o.d’s fourth album Chapter 4 (2001).[88][89] «DNA» was released simultaneously with the EP, and its music video accumulated 21 million views in its first 24 hours.[90] 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.[91] The single rose to number 67 the following week and became the highest-charting song on the Hot 100 for any K-pop group.[92] 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.[93][94] Both singles attained Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in early 2018.[95] «Mic Drop» achieved Platinum status in the US later that year.[96]
In November 2017, BTS became the first K-pop group to perform at the American Music Awards.[97][98] BTS won Artist of the Year at the 19th Mnet Asian Music Awards in December, winning for the second consecutive year.[99] 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.[32][100] 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.[101][102]
Later that month, they made their Japanese television prime time music show debut on Music Station Super Live,[103] and ended the year performing on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.[104][105]
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.[106]
2018–2020
Love Yourself album series
BTS won major awards at the Golden Disc and Seoul Music Awards in January 2018.[107][108] 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.[109][110] Their third Japanese studio album, Face Yourself, was released on April 4, 2018,[111] 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.[112] BTS promoted Tear‘s May 18, 2018 release with an appearance at the 25th Billboard Music Awards two days later,[113] where they made their initial BBMA performance with their single, «Fake Love».[114][115] The group also won Top Social Artist for a second consecutive time.[116][117] 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.[118]
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’ first number-one album in the US and the first K-pop album to top the US albums chart.[119] It also became BTS’ first top-10 release in Britain, reaching number eight on the UK Albums Chart.[120] «Fake Love» became BTS’ 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.[121] BTS released their compilation album Love Yourself: Answer in August, 2018.[122] The album was supported by the single «Idol» and its alternative digital release featuring Nicki Minaj.[123][124]
Love Yourself: Answer sold over 1.9 million copies on the Gaon Album Chart in August 2018.[125] The album became BTS’ 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.[126] In November 2018, Love Yourself: Answer became the first Korean language album to be certified Gold by the RIAA.[96] «Idol» and Love Yourself: Answer both received Platinum certifications in the US, with sales of more than 1 million.[127]
New York City’s Citi Field, the venue for BTS’ first stadium concert in the US, sold out in 20 minutes.[128]
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.[129][130] In October, BTS released their collaboration with Steve Aoki «Waste It on Me», their first all-English language feature.[131][132] 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.[133] According to StubHub, BTS was the second best-selling concert act outside the US, behind only Ed Sheeran.[134] That October, BTS renewed their contract with Big Hit Entertainment through 2026.[135]
In early November 2018, a popular Japanese music show cancelled BTS’ performance, citing a T-shirt a member wore the year before, bearing a photograph of a mushroom cloud following the bombing of Nagasaki.[136] 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.[137] 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.[138] They also stated the flags were meant to be a commentary on the Korean school system.[139] The apology was accepted by SWC and the Korean Atomic Bomb Victim Association.[140][141] 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.[142]
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.[143][144] 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».[145]
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.[146][147] In April, Time named them one of the Time 100, the most influential people of 2019.[148] 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.[149] The EP’s release was followed by a performance on Saturday Night Live, the first K-pop act to appear there.[150] Map of the Soul: Persona became the first Korean-language album to reach the number one position in both the UK and Australia,[151][152] and the group’s third album to top the Billboard 200 in less than a year.[153] 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.[154][155] «Boy with Luv» debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 2019, the highest placement ever for a K-pop song.[156]
Following their two wins at the 26th Billboard Music Awards in May, including for Top Duo/Group,[157] BTS embarked on their world tour stadium extension, Love Yourself: Speak Yourself.[158] Due to the demand, BTS added more shows after tickets for the first dates sold out within two hours.[159] In the lead up to the release of their mobile game BTS World, in June 2019 BTS released «Dream Glow» featuring Charli XCX,[160] «A Brand New Day» with Zara Larsson,[161] and «All Night» with Juice Wrld.[162] The group released the song «Heartbeat» with a music video from the game’s official soundtrack, titled BTS World: Original Soundtrack.[163] The soundtrack was certified Double Platinum by Gaon.[164] 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.[165][166] «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.[167][168] On August 8, 2019, «Lights» received Million certification from the RIAJ, denoting shipments of one million copies.[169][170][171]
Love Yourself: Her and Love Yourself: Tear both crossed 2 million copies in August.[172] All three albums of the Love Yourself series have sold more than 2 million copies each in South Korea.[173] 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.[174] For the final stop of their record-breaking Love Yourself: Speak Yourself World Tour, the group played Seoul’s Olympic Stadium.[175] BTS was the third top-grossing touring musical act of 2019.[176] That same month, they released a remix version of the song «Make It Right» featuring Lauv.[177] 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).[178]
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.[179][180][181] 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.[182] 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.[183] 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.[184] 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.[185][186][187] 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.[188][189]
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.[190][191] Album distributor Dreamus reported that stock pre-orders of the album reached a record-breaking 4.02 million.[192] Later that month, BTS performed at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, making BTS the first Korean act to perform at the Grammys.[193][194] Map of the Soul: 7 was released on February 21 to favorable reviews.[195][196] The album was supported by the single «On» and an alternative digital release of it featuring Australian singer Sia.[197] 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.[198] 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.[199] «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.[200] BTS planned to support the Map of the Soul album series with a concert series, Map of the Soul Tour, beginning in April,[201] but this was indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[202]
In April 2020, BTS became the first K-pop artist to sell more than 20 million albums cumulatively,[203] making them the best-selling artist in South Korean history.[173][204] 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.[205] On June 7, BTS headlined YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 online graduation event, performing «Boy with Luv», «Spring Day», and «Mikrokosmos».[206] Their commencement speeches highlighted their own graduations and offered «messages of hope and inspiration for the class of 2020 in both Korean and English».[207] On June 14, BTS held an online live concert, Bang Bang Con: The Live, as part of the seventh anniversary of their debut.[208] 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.[209][210] 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.[211][212] It surpassed 564,000 copies in its first week, breaking the record for highest first week album sales by male foreign artists in Japan.[213]
BTS released their first English-language single, «Dynamite», on August 21.[214] «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.[215][216] 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.[217] «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.[218][219] On August 31, BTS made their MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) debut with the first live performance of «Dynamite»[220] and won four awards: Best Group, Best Choreography, Best Pop Video, and Best K-pop (the last three for their music video for «On»).[221] 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.[222][223]
On October 2, 2020, BTS released a remix of Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo’s single «Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)».[224] It topped the Hot 100.[225] 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.[226][227][228] On November 20, BTS released their fifth Korean studio album Be, led by the single «Life Goes On».[229] «Life Goes On» debuted at number one on the Hot 100,[230] BTS’ third consecutive US number-one single in three months and the first song performed primarily in Korean to top the chart.[231][232]
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.[233] The group won the Special International Music Award at the 62nd Japan Record Awards.[234] 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.[235]
2021–present
«Butter», «Permission to Dance» and Proof
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.[237] 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.[238] On the newly launched Global Album All Format Chart, Map of the Soul: 7 claimed first place and Be (Deluxe Edition) claimed fourth.[239] 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.[240] On April 1, BTS released «Film Out», the first single from their then-upcoming Japanese compilation album, BTS, the Best.[241] 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.[242]
BTS released their second English-language single, «Butter», on May 21.[243] 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.[244] Their next English-language single, «Permission to Dance», was released on July 9.[245] It became BTS’ eighth number-one on the Digital Songs chart, extending their record as the group with the most number-one entries on the ranking.[246] The band released the single «My Universe» with Coldplay on September 24, 2021.[247] The single debuted at number one on the Hot 100, making it the first collaboration between two groups to debut at number one.[248] The band held an online concert, titled Permission to Dance on Stage, on October 24, 2021, in Seoul.[249] On November 23, «Butter» earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.[250][251] 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.[252][253][254]
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.[255][256] 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.[257][258] On April 3, BTS performed «Butter» at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards,[251] though the song did not win the award for which it was nominated.[259] On April 8, the band earned seven nominations at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards[260] and won three, making them the most-nominated and the most-awarded group in the show’s history.[261][262]
BTS released their three-CD anthology album Proof on June 10, 2022.[263][264][265] 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.[266][267] Hybe Corporation, which owns Big Hit,[268] 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.[269][270] The incident caused Hybe Corporation’s stock to decline rapidly, resulting in a decrease in market value of US$1.7 billion.[271] 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.[272][273]
Military service and scheduled separation
In spite of the announcement of the October 2022 benefit concert, Hybe Corporation’s stock prices continued a sharp decline to below its original IPO amid continuing market speculation about the implications of the upcoming mandatory military enlistment of the band’s members and its potential breakup.[274] Under South Korean laws, all able-bodied males must complete between 18 and 21 months of military service, usually by age 28.[272] Bloomberg News reported the concert as a success, but also indicated that there were no further concert dates scheduled. It was estimated that if the band members must complete 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.[275]
In October 2022, Big Hit confirmed that Jin, the band’s oldest member, aged 29, had withdrawn his enlistment deferral request and would enlist by the end of the month, after concluding his solo music promotions for his single «The Astronaut».[276] The other members are expected to enlist at later times, with the group planning to reunite in 2025 after the conclusion of their service obligations.[277][278] At the end of that month, BTS earned five nominations for the 2022 MAMA Awards, with the band members receiving eight further nominations as solo artists.[279] 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.[280] Jin enlisted in the military as an active duty soldier on December 13.[281] On December 20, Variety announced the upcoming theatrical release of the band’s BTS ‘Yet to Come’ in Busan concert film in February 2023.[282]
Artistry
Influences
BTS have cited Seo Taiji and Boys,[283] Nas, Eminem, Kanye West, Drake, Post Malone, Charlie Puth, and Danger as musical inspirations.[284] They have also cited Queen as an influence, saying they «grew up watching videos of Live Aid».[285] 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.[285] «Hip Hop Phile» which was released when BTS’ 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.[286]
Their 2016 album Wings was inspired by Hermann Hesse’s coming of age novel, Demian.[287] 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.[288] 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.[289] The Love Yourself series was influenced by Erich Fromm’s The Art of Loving,[268][290] and their 2018 song «Magic Shop» from Love Yourself: Tear was inspired by James R. Doty’s memoir Into the Magic Shop.[291]
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;[292] during early visits to the US, the group received mentoring from American rappers.[293] Bang Si-hyuk previously acknowledged that K-pop as a whole draws from black music,[294] 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.»[295] 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.[296]
The release of «Blood Sweat & Tears» in 2016 accelerated BTS’ 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».[296] 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.[297]
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;[298][299] EDM in their The Most Beautiful Moment in Life album series;[50] moombahton and tropical house on Wings and You Never Walk Alone ;[300][301][67] future bass and Latin pop in their Love Yourself album series;[82] slow-dance ballads,[302] emo rap, Afro pop,[303] funk, trap, pop rock, and hip pop in their Map of the Soul album series;[304] and disco in their single «Dynamite».[305][306] 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».[300]
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.[307] Writing many of their own lyrics,[308][309] 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.»[310] 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.[310]
Themes explored in BTS’ discography range from exploring «the troubles and anxieties of school-age youth» to «themes like love, friendship, loss, death, and more.»[311] 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.[312] 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.[312] 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).»[313] Wings focused on mental health, criticisms of the K-pop «idol» scene, and delivering a female empowerment message.[314] 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.[315] According to Kathy Sprinkel, BTS’ 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».[316]
BTS’ 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.[312] RM and Suga’s personal struggles with mental health have inspired some of their music.[310][296] «Not Today» from 2017’s You Never Walk Alone is an anti-establishment anthem, urging «all the underdogs in the world» to keep fighting,[317] and «Spring Day» honored the victims of the Sewol Ferry tragedy.[318] Journalist Jeff Benjamin praised BTS in Fuse for «speak[ing] honestly about topics they deem important, even in a conservative society».[319] 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.»[320]
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».[321] Billboard executive Silvio Pietroluongo compared the group’s influence to that of the Beatles.[322] 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.»[323] 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.[324][325][326] In 2020, BTS became the first non-western and non-English speaking artist to be named IFPI’s Global Recording Artist of the Year.[237] 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.[327]
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.[328] 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.[329] 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.[330]
Writers identified BTS as leaders even among other highly influential K-pop groups such as Girls’ Generation, Super Junior, Exo, Twice, and Blackpink[331] and note that BTS’ 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.[332] 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.[333][334] With this newer approach to career management, BTS created closer ties to the South Korean youth and encourage individuality and authenticity among their audience.[142]
Diplomacy
Political scientist Joseph Nye developed the concept of soft power in his 2004 book Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics,[335][336] which researchers such as Maud Quessard have applied to BTS and their influence on entertainment diplomacy and international relations.[337] 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».[338] Youna Kim and Maud Quessard all read the currency of soft power as including culture, political values, and foreign policy, which applies to BTS’ 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.[337]
BTS were invited to address the United Nations General Assembly in September 2018[339][340] 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.[341] 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.[342][343] 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.[344] 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.[345][346] 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»[347] and appear at international events such as the 76th United Nations General Assembly.[348] 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.[349]
Fandom
According to Kyung Hyun Kim, BTS’ 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.[350] 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’ 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.[80] The fan community helps generate BTS’ number-one chart rankings via coordinated campaigns on streaming platforms,[351] as well as pushes to feature BTS’ music on radio stations and television.[352] Some ARMY members may even surpass the group itself in influence among BTS fans.[353]
BTS interacted and engaged with their followers from their earliest days via social media,[354] 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.[355] 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.[356] BTS’ 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, global warming, and the COVID-19 pandemic.[357][358][359] 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.[360]
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».[361] The band members themselves agree and have long acknowledged their fans’ role in their success.[362] 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.»[363]
Endorsements and awards
Among BTS’ endorsement deals, the group has partnered with Puma beginning in 2015, BTS initially promoted its sportswear as Puma Korea’s brand ambassadors before expanding to become global ambassadors in 2018, and promoting the remix of Puma’s «Turin» and «Sportstyle» line worldwide.[364][365][366] In 2019, BTS signed with Fila to endorse its sportswear.[367] BTS has also served as global brand ambassadors for LG Electronics’ smartphones,[368] and Hyundai Motors’ 2019 flagship SUV the «Palisade»[369] and hydrogen fuel cell electric SUV, the «Nexo».[370] BTS became global ambassadors of the electric street racing series Formula E to promote how electric vehicles can help combat climate change.[371] In 2020, BTS partnered with Samsung Electronics,[372] releasing a limited BTS-themed version of the Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy Buds+.[373] 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.[374] The band became global brand ambassadors for Louis Vuitton in April 2021.[375]
Members
- Jin (진) – vocalist[376]
- Suga (슈가) – rapper[377]
- J-Hope (제이홉) – rapper[378]
- RM – leader, rapper[379]
- Jimin (지민) – vocalist[380]
- V (뷔) – vocalist[381]
- Jungkook (정국) – vocalist[382]
Discography
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)[383][384]
- Wake Up: Open Your Eyes Japan Tour (2015)[385][386][387]
- The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage Tour (2015–2016)[388]
- The Wings Tour (2017)[389]
- Love Yourself World Tour (2018–2019)[390][391]
See also
- Philanthropy of BTS
Notes
- ^ 15,000 attendees per day
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BTS / Beyond The Scene / Bangtan Boys / Bangtan Sonyeondan / Bulletproof Boy Scouts / 방탄소년단 / 防彈少年團 / 防弾少年団 / ぼうだんしょうねんだん — южнокорейский боиз-бэнд, состоящий из семи участников: Рэп Монстр / Rap Monster, Джин / Jin, Шуга / Suga, Джей-Хоуп / J-Hope, Чимин / Jimin, Ви / V, Чонгук / Jungkook. Изначально группа называлась Bulletproof Boys Scouts, и дебют должен был состояться в 2011 году, после прослушивания «Hit It» компании Big Hit Entertainment. Но дебют отменили, и за два года обучения произошли изменения в составе группы.
2013: дебют
Big Hit Entertainment — дочерняя компания JYP Entertainment. В 2012 году лейбл представил женскую хип-хоп группу GLAM, а в 2013 году Big Hit готовы представить хип-хоп боиз-бэнд.
Группа получила название BangTan Boys, перед официальным дебютом к этому названию добавили второе Bulletproof Boy Scouts (аббревиатура — BTS).
Трое из участников: Рэп Монстр, Шуга и Джей-Хоуп дружат еще со времен работы на андеграудной сцене, где выступали втроем (до прихода в компанию и образованию BTS). Именно они и пишут все песни для группы. Рэп Монстр выступает в качестве композитора, Шуга в качества аранжировщика, Джей-Хоуп ставит танцевальные номера, лирику пишут втроем.
Новый бойз-бэнд образовался еще в 2010 году, тогда же должен был состояться их дебют, но в связи с постоянным изменением в составе, дебют отложили. И весной 2013 года Big Hit Entertainment, наконец, объявили о дебюте новой группы.
Лидер группы единственный участник из первого состава, именно поэтому он является лидером BangTan Boys.
Перед официальным дебютом парни представили два клипа на треки «Scout Graduation» и «School Of Tears», чтобы познакомить зрителей с участниками нового боиз-бэнда.
6 июня вышел дебютный альбом «2 Cool 4 Skool», 12 числа лейбл представил клип на трек «No More Dream». Официальный дебют группы состоялся 13 июня на сцене музыкального шоу «M! Countdownon».
16 июля компания представила клип на еще один трек «We Are Bulletproof Pt.2».
11 сентября вышел второй альбом, получивший название «O!RUL8,2?», что расшифровывается как «Oh, Are You Late, Too?». Заглавным треком стала композиция «N.O», на которую был представлен клип.
Рэп Монстр, Шуга и Джей-Хоуп приняли активное участие в написании треков для «O! R U L8, 2?«.
По итогам 2013 года, парни были признаны «Лучшим дебютом» на крупной церемонии MelOn Music Awards. BTS признали ярким дебютом 2013 года и от группы ждут не мало побед в будущем.
2014: развитие:
Третья часть их «школьной трилогии», их второй мини-альбом «Skool Luv Affair» был выпущен 12 февраля 2014 года. Группа также выпустила трек «Boy in Luv» в его поддержку 11 февраля. Альбом занял пиковую 3 строчку в мировом альбомном чарте Billboard. 6 апреля группа вернулась с песней «Just One Day» и клипом на неё.
7 мартаBig Hit объявил, что BTS выпустят свой первый японский альбом, который будет состоять из японских версий уже имеющихся песен. Альбом «2 Cool 4 Skool» был выпущен 23 апреля.Первым синглом в его поддержку стала японская версия «No More Dream».
14 июня группа приняла участие в фестивале Мост в Корею / Bridge to Korea, который проходил в России и был нацелен на укрепление связей и развитие туризма между двумя странами. Там они стали судьями танцевального соревнования к-поп и позже выступили на сцене перед аудиторией в 10 тысяч человек. 10 августа они стали гостями музыкального фестиваля KCON в Лос-Анджелесе. 19 августа они выпустили сингл «Danger» из полноформатного альбома «Dark & Wild», тираж которогосоставил 109 098 копий. Позже была выпущена песня «War of Hormone» из этого же альбома, а клип на неё был выпущен 21 октября. BTS продолжили промоушен в Японии, 24 декабря выпустив свой первый японский альбом «Wake Up». Он включал в себя не только японские версии их песен, но ещё и две новые: «Wake Up» и «The Stars».
Во время премии Mnet Asian Music Awards группа была номинирована в категориях «Лучшее танцевальное выступление» и «Песня Года». Вдобавок к выступлению с «Boy In Luv«, они также выступили вместе с Block B.
В октябре, ноябре и декабре BTS были на гастролях в Корее, на Филиппинах, в Сингапуре, Японии, Таиланде и Малайзии. Их первый тур назывался «2014 BTS Live Trilogy – Episode II: The Red Bullet».
2015:
С 10 по 19 февраля 2015 года BTS выступали в Японии с туром «Wake Up: Open Your Eyes». У них состоялись концерты перед 25 000 человек в Токио, Осаке, Нагое и Фукуоке. 28 марта начинается их второй тур в Корее — «BTS Live Trilogy – Episode 1: BTS Begins».
Третий мини-альбом группы, получивший название «The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1» был выпущен 29 апреля. В июне он был добавлен в список «27 лучших альбомов 2015 года» американским телеканалом Fuse и стал единственным корейским альбомом, попавшим в данный список. 5 мая главный трек «I Need U» выиграл первое место в музыкальной программе «The Show», что ознаменовало первую победу группы с момента дебюта в данном шоу. По данным Signal Entertainment, альбом был продан в количестве свыше 180 тысяч копий с момента релиза.
4 июня был выпущен четвёртый японский сингл «For You», приуроченный к годовщине дебюта коллектива в Японии. В тот же день было выпущено и музыкальное видео. Трек попал на вершину ежедневного чарта Oricon и продался тиражом в 42 611 копий в первый день. 23 июня BTS выпустили видеоклип на их сингл «DOPE» с «The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1», который сумел набрать свыше 1 миллиона просмотров в первые 15 часов с момента выпуска. Песня также заняла 3-е место в мировом сингловом чарте Billboard, хотя была выпущена двумя месяцами ранее.
Тур «2015 Live Trilogy Episode: The Red Bullet» продолжился с остановками в Малайзии, Латинской Америке, Австралии, США и закончился в Гонконге 29 августа.
BTS были частью Summer Sonic Festival, в рамках которого 15 августа выступили в Токио, а 16 августа – в Осаке. 8 сентября было объявлено, что они вернутся 30 ноября с альбомом «The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2». Они также провели трёхдневный тур «The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: On Stage» с 27 по 29 ноября, где представили трек «Run». 19 октября было объявлено, что группа станет новым представителем спортивного бренда PUMA.
На премии Mnet Asian Music Awards они выиграли номинацию «Лучший международный перформер» в знак признания международных поклонников. Они исполнили «Run«, а также у них была небольшая коллаборация на сцене с GOT7.
8 декабря была выпущена японская версия «I Need U» как пятый японский сингл.
2016:
В январе 2016 года компания по производству игр Nexon анонсировала, что выпустит аватары для персонажей игры «Elsword», прототипами которых станут участники группы. Они также были определены моделями для SK Telecom и лицом BBQ Chicken в апреле.
2 мая было выпущено специальное издание альбома «The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever»; группа провела два концерта в Сеуле на арене Olympic Gymnastics Arena 7 и 8 мая в поддержку альбомов. На шоу присутствовали 24 000 человек. После этого группа начала тур по Азии, и было продано 144 000 билетов на их концерты. BTS также были хэдлайнерами фестиваля KCON в Лос-Анджелесе в июне и в Нью-Йорке в июле, и оба раза были полностью распроданы.
7 сентября был выпущен их второй японский альбом «Youth», который в первые сутки после релиза продался тиражом в 44 000 копий и взлетел на вершины чартов Японии.
10 октября группа выпустила свой второй полноформатный альбом, получивший название «Wings» с главным треком – «Blood Sweat & Tears». 28 сентября начался предзаказ альбома, состоящего из 15 треков, и в первую неделю их количество составило 500 тысяч копий. Группа достигла «прямого попадания» в корейских музыкальных чартах, а также заняла первые места в iTunes более 26 стран по всему миру. Менее чем за сутки клип на «Blood Sweat & Tears» набрал свыше 6 миллионов просмотров. Это стало новым рекордом среди всех корейских групп. Альбому также удалось попасть в UK Albums Chart, что стало историческим событием – ещё ни один альбом корейских групп ни разу в него не попадал. Он также попал на 26 место главного американского альбомного чарта Billboard 200, что обновило рекорд (предыдущий принадлежал 2NE1 с их альбомом «Crush», который дошёл до 61 места в 2014 году). Несколько дней спустя стало известно, что альбом возглавил мировой альбомный чарт, мировой сингловый чарт и топ-50 популярных артистов.
19 ноября BTS выиграли номинацию «Альбом Года» с «The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever» на премии MelOn Music Awards. Таким образом, они заработали свой Дэсан, или же высшую награду с момента дебюта. 2 декабря выиграли номинацию «Артист Года» на премии Mnet Asian Music Awards. 15 декабря было объявлено, что 18 февраля 2017 года стартует тур «2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III The Wings Tour».
2017:
13 февраля 2017 года BTS выпустили расширенное издание альбома «Wings» под названием «Wings: You Never Walk Alone». Предзаказы преодолели порог в 700 тысяч копий. Главный сингл «Spring Day» достиг вершины в восьми главных чартах Кореи; из-за слишком большого потока загрузок произошёл сбой цифрового чарта Melon. «Not Today» достигла 11 строчки в iTunes США, в то время как «Spring Day» − 8 места, сделав BTS первой корейской поп-группой, попавшей в топ-10. Сингл также покорил вершины чартов Брунея, Финляндии, Гонконга, Индонезии, Литвы, Малайзии, Филиппин, Сингапура, Тайваня, Таиланда и Вьетнама; альбом добрался до 1 мест в Армении, Брунее, Финляндии, Индонезии, Казахстане, Латвии, Малайзии, Филиппинах, Сингапуре, Швеции, Тайване, Таиланде и Вьетнаме. В первые сутки после релиза видеоклип на «Spring Day» набрал более 9 миллионов просмотров, тем самым установив абсолютный рекорд среди корейских групп; он также набрал более 20 миллионов просмотров менее чем за 4 дня, что также является рекордом. Впервые новые песни были исполнены в рамках тура «2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour«, который стартовал 18 февраля в Сеуле. 19 февраля состоялась премьера клипа на песню «Not Today«, который набрал более 10 миллионов просмотров за первые сутки с момента релиза, что сделало его самым просматриваемым клипом корейских групп за всё время. 22 февраля «Spring Day» дебютировал в чарте Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 на 15 месте, тем самым сделав BTS единственной мужской корейской группой, когда-либо попадавшей в этот чарт. Позже с песней «Spring Day» группа победила в номинации «Лучшая песня года» на 9th Melon Music Awards.
Отмечая 25-летний юбилей с момента дебюта Со Тхэджи / Seo Taiji в рамках своего юбилейного проекта «Time: Traveler» («Время: Путешественник»), выпустил ряд ремейков песен его группы Seo Taiji and Boys. BTS тоже были приглашены для участия в переиздании классических хитов, в июле был выпущен ремейк песни 1995 года «Come Back Home». Позднее Со Тхэджи пригласил ребят выступить на своём концерте в Сеуле в начале сентября, на котором он подчеркнул тематическое сходство BTS с его собственной музыкой и признал группу своими музыкальными преемниками, заявив: «Сейчас это ваше поколение. Покажите им«.
После переиздания «Wings» с 10 по 12 августа были представлены фото-тизеры участников к проекту «Люби себя» («Love Yourself«), который будет выходить на протяжении 2017 и 2018 годов. С 16 по 19 августа были представлены видео-тизеры. 25 августа начался предзаказ мини-альбома «Love Yourself: Her», который станет первой частью серии «Love Yourself«. 3 сентября предзаказ достиг отметки в 1 млн. 50 тыс. копий, тем самым сделав BTS первой мужской корейской группой, достигшей такого показателя (ранее рекорд принадлежал EXO)[94]. 18 сентября группа выпустила свой пятый мини-альбом «Love Yourself: Her«. В данном альбоме была выпущена песня «Best of Me», написанная совместно с Эндрю Таггарт, участником американского дуэта The Chainsmokers.
«Love Yourself: Her» стал № 1 в iTunes 73 стран, что является абсолютным рекордом среди корейских артистов. Согласно данным Hanteo, в первый день было продано 455 тыс. 888 копий нового альбома, что является лучшим результатом за всю историю чарта. Видеоклип на сингл «DNA» за первые 8 часов с момента релиза набрал более 10 млн. просмотров, что стало лучшим результатом среди всех корейских групп, а просмотры за сутки перешагнули отметку более чем в 20,5 млн., что также стало абсолютным рекордом (предыдущий рекорд принадлежал BLACKPINK). 25 сентября «DNA» вошла в чарт Billboard Hot 100, расположившись на 85 месте, что сделало BTS первой мужской корейской группой, когда-либо попадавшей в данный топ и четвёртым корейским артистом в целом (после Wonder Girls, PSY и CL), а уже через неделю «DNA» заняла 67 место, побив прежний рекорд Wonder Girls, которые смогли добраться лишь до 76 места в чарте. Ремикс трека «Mic Drop» смог подняться до 28 строчки Billboard Hot 100. Альбом также дебютировал на 7 строчке Billboard 200, тем самым группа обновила свой же рекорд в данном чарте (в 2016 году они попали на 26 место с «Wings«). «DNA» и «Mic Drop» получили золотую сертификацию от Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA / Американская ассоциация звукозаписывающих компаний), что сделало BTS первыми и единственными корейскими артистами, удостоившимися сразу двух сертификаций. Позднее, в ноябре 2018 года, «Mic Drop» получила платиновую сертификацию и ребята стали первыми корейскими артистами, получившими платиновую сертификацию в США. В декабре 2017 года «DNA» и «Mic Drop» были выпущены как сингл-альбом в Японии с новой песней «Crystal Snow». Сингл-альбом возглавил чарт Oricon и стал самым продаваемым от k-pop артиста в течении недели. К концу года «MIC Drop/DNA/Crystal Snow» был продан тиражом более 380 тыс. и BTS получили двойную платиновую сертификацию от The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ / Японская ассоциация звукозаписывающих компаний).
— Bangtan должны были быть дуэтом: Чон Хон Чоль / Jung Hun Chul и Ким Нам Джун / Kim Nam Joon (Rap Monster).
— Чимин последним присоединился к Bangtan. Он был трейни всего год, а все остальные по три года.
— Поговаривают, что, будучи трейни, группа написала 100 песен (собственных, всей группой).
— В альбоме 2AM «One Spring Day» были вкладыши с рекламой Bangtan.
— Песню «No More Dream» начали писать в 2012 году, текст песни переписывался 22 раза Рэп Монстром, Шугой и бывшим участником Донхеком (Supreme Boi). Джей-Хоуп помогал с хореографией к песне.
— «No More Dream» — послание современной молодежи, которое призывает следовать своим мечтам и быть теми, кем они хотят быть.
— Обычно Нам Джун пишет музыку, Юнги делает аранжировку, а тексты пишут втроем – Нам Джун, Юнги и Хосок.
— До дебюта на фанкафе Bangtan было 2000 участников. После дебюта к фанкафе присоединилось более 3000 фанатов всего за 4 дня.
— Когда парни услышали, что будут называться Bulletproof Boy Scouts, они долго смеялись и думали, что это шутка. За три года, они свыклись с таким названием.
— По сравнению с остальными мемберами, у Чимина и Ви больше всего фанбоев.
— Ранее рассматриваемые названия группы: Big Kidz и Young Nation.
Корейская деятельность:
Альбомы:
2020: Map of the Soul: 7 (скачать)
2018: Love Yourself: Tear
2016: WINGS (скачать)
2014: Dark & Wild (Скачать)
Переизданное:
2017: WINGS: YOU NEVER WALK ALONE (скачать)
2014: Skool Luv Affair Special Edition
Альбом-сборник:
2018: Love Yourself: Answer (скачать)
2017: The Best of Bangtan Sonyeondan -Korea Edition-
2016: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever (скачать)
Саундтрек-альбом:
2019: BTS World: Original Soundtrack
Мини-альбомы:
2019: Map of the Soul: Persona (скачать)
2017: Love Yourself: Her (скачать)
2015: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Part 2 (скачать)
2015: The Most Beautiful Moment In Life Part 1
2014: Skool Luv Affair (скачать)
2013: O!RUL8,2 ? (скачать)
Сингл-альбомы:
2013: 2 Cool 4 Skool скачать
Cинглы:
2020: ON
2020: Black Swan
2019: Make It Right
2019: Heartbeat
2019: All Night
2019: A Brand New Day
2019: Dream Glow
2019: Boy with Luv
2018: IDOL
2018: Fake Love
2017: With Seoul
2017: DNA
2017: Come Back Home
2017: Not Today
2017: Spring Day
2016: Blood Sweat & Tears
2016: Save Me
2016: Fire
2016: Epilogue: Young Forever
2015: Run
2015: Dope
2015: I Need U
2014: War of Hormone
2014: Danger
2014: Just One Day
2014: Boy In Luv
2013: N.O
2013: We Are Bulletproof Pt. 2
2013: No More Dream
Совместные работы:
2020: Who (feat. Lauv)
2018: Waste It on Me (feat. Steve Aoki)
2011: Song to Make You Smile (Lee Seung Gi feat. BTS and Hareem)
2011: Because I’m a Foolish Woman (feat. Kan Mi Youn)
2010: Bad Girl (Lee Hyun feat. BTS and GLAM)
OST:
2016: Even If I Die, It’s You (Hwarang: The Beginning) (скачать)
Японская деятельность:
Альбомы:
2020: Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~
2018: Face Yourself
2016: Youth (скачать)
2014: Wake Up (скачать)
Альбом-сборник:
2017: The Best of Bodan Shonendan -Japan Edition-
2014: 2 Cool 4 Skool / O!RUL8,2?
Сингл-альбомы:
2019: Lights/Boy With Luv
2018: Fake Love/Airplane Pt. 2
2017: MIC Drop/DNA/Crystal Snow
Cинглы:
2019: IDOL
2019: Boy with Luv
2019: Lights
2018: Airplane Pt. 2
2018: Fake Love
2017: Crystal Snow
2017: DNA
2017: MIC Drop
2017: Chi, Ase, Namida
2016: Run (скачать)
2015: I Need U (скачать)
2015: For You
2014: Danger (Mo-Blue-Mix) [feat. THANH] (скачать)
2014: Danger (Japanese Ver.) (скачать)
2014: Boy In Luv
2014: No More Dream
Английская деятельность:
Совместные работы:
2017: MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix) (feat. Desiigner)
2019 American Music Awards: Tour of the Year
2019 American Music Awards: Favorite Social Artist
2019 American Music Awards: Favorite Duo or Group Pop/Rock
2019 Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian: Popular Korean Artist
2019 Billboard Music Awards: Top Social Artist
2019 Billboard Music Awards: Top Duo/Group
2019 BraVo Music Awards: Group of the Year
2019 Bravo Otto: Best Group/Duo (Gold)
2018 Billboard Music Awards: Top Social Artist
2018 American Music Awards: Favorite Social Artist
2018 Asia Artist Awards: Artist of the Year – Music
2018 Asia Artist Awards: Daesang Award – Music
2018 Asia Artist Awards: Fabulous Award – Music
2018 Asia Artist Awards: Korean Tourism Appreciation Award
2018 Asia Artist Awards: Popularity Award – Music
2018 The Asian Awards: Outstanding Achievement in Music
2018 BBC Radio1 Teen Awards: Best International Group
2018 BBC Radio1 Teen Awards: Social Media Star
2017 Billboard Music Awards: Top Social Media Artist
2017 Shorty Awards: Best in Music
2017 Japan Gold Disc Awards: Best 3 Albums Youth
2017 6th GAON Chart K-Pop Awards: V Live Global Popularity Award
2017 6th GAON Chart K-Pop Awards: Album of the Year (4th Quarter) – WINGS
2017 YinYueTai V-Chart: Best Stage Performance Award
2017 26th Seoul Music Awards: Male Dance Performance Award
2017 26th Seoul Music Awards: Music Video Award
2017 26th Seoul Music Awards: Performance Award
2017 26th Seoul Music Awards: Record of the Year — WINGS, Bonsang
2017 31st Golden Disk Awards: Global K-Pop Artist Award
2017 31st Golden Disk Awards: Disk Bonsang,
2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards: Best Dance Performance (Male Group) — «Blood, Sweat,Tears»
2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards: Artist of the Year
2016 Korean Popular Culture & Arts Awards: Cultural Minister Award
2016 MelOn Music Awards: Album of the Year — BTS The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever
2016 MelOn Music Awards: Top 10 Artists,
2016 Asia Artist Awards: Best Icon Award
2016 Asia Artist Awards: Asia Best Artist Award
2016 5th GAON Chart K-Pop Awards: K-pop World Hallyu Star Award
2016 CJ E&M America Awards: Best Male Idol
2016 30th Golden Disk Awards: Album Bonsang
2016 25th Seoul Music Awards: Bonsang
2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards: Best World Performer
2015 MTV Europe Music Awards: Best Korean Act
2015 MBC Music Show Champion Awards: Best Performance Male Group
2015 MelOn Music Award — «Best Male Dance» («I NEED YOU»)
2015 24th Seoul Music Awards: Bonsang
2015 29th Golden Disk Awards: Album Bonsang — DARK & WILD
2014 So-Loved Awards 2014: «Best EP» (Skool Luv Affair)
2014 So-Loved Awards 2014: «Best Song» (Boy In Luv)
2014 So-Loved Awards 2014: «Choreography Male» (Boy In Luv
2014 So-Loved Awards 2014: «HipHop/RNB
2014 2nd YinYueTai V Chart Awards: Rookie Artist of The Year
2014 9th Soompi Awards : Rookie of the Year
2014 3rd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards: New Artist of the Year (Male Group)
2014 23rd Seoul Music Awards : Best Rookie Award
2014 28th Golden Disk Awards : New Rising Star
2013 So-Loved Awards 2013 : «Debut Male» and «Single A
2016: Звездный король / Star King (Эп. 447; Rap Monster, Jimin, J-Hope)
2016: Босс наблюдает / The Boss Is Watching (Эп. 1, 2)
2016: Звездный броманс / Celebrity Bromance
2015: Звездный король / Star King (Эп. 443; J-Hope, V)
2015: Звездный король / Star King (Эп. 413)
2015: World Changing Quiz Show (Эп. 1; Rap Monster)
2015: Бегущий человек / «Running Man» (Эп. 265; Rap Monster)
2015: My Pet Clinic (эп. 1, 2, 3; J-Hope, Jimin, V)
2015: Еженедельный идол / Weekly Idol (эп. 229, 231)
2015: YamanTV (эп. 23, 24)
2015: Ток-шоу Привет / Talk Show Hello (Эп. 223; V, Rap Monster)
2015: Клуб после школы / After School Club (Эп. 158, 95, 70, 68, 64, 63, 56, 46, 24)
2015: Идол шоу / Idol Show канал YinYueTai (Эп. 2)
2015: Best of the Best (Эп. 4; V — Special MC)
2014: 100’s Choice Best Ramen (Эп. 6; J-Hope)
2014: Музыкальный центр / MBC Show! Music Core (V — Special MC)
2014: Песня Для Тебя 3 / A Song for You Season 3 (Эп. 12)
2014: Американская суетливая жизнь BTS / BTS American Hustle Life
2014: 4 Экрана / 4 Things Show (Эп. 3; Rap Monster)
2014: Код Битлз 3D / The Beatles Code 3D (Эп. 15)
2014: М! Обратный отсчет Начинается / M! Countdown Begins (Эп. 17, 23, 24)
2014: Чемпионат по легкой атлетике среди идолов / Idol Star Athletics Championship (Jimin)
2014: Еженедельный идол / Weekly Idol (Эп. 144)
2014: BTS China Job канал YinYueTa (Эп. 3)
2013: Разные видео-интервью с Bangtan Boys / Interview with BTS
2013: Канал королей-новичков Bangtan с Bangtan Boys / Rookie King Channel Bangtan — Bangtan Boys
2013: Витрина MelOn / MelOn Premiere Showcase (Эп. 7, 18, 29)
2013: Очень счастливое Рождество с BTS / The very happy Christmas with BTS
2013: Истинные цвета айдолов / Idol’s True Colors (Эп. 7)
2013: Видео Влоги Bangtan Boys / Bangtan Boys — Video Vlog
2012: Самый лучший! / JJANG! (Эп. 47, 53)
2012: Широко открытая студия / Wide Open Studio (Эп. 25, 27)
2011: Радио-шоу Cultwo / Cultwo Show (Эп. 12; Rap Monster)
Посмотреть музыкальные клипы группы можно ЗДЕСЬ!
Состав группы:
Сценическое имя: Рэп Монстр / Rap Monster / 랩몬스터
Настоящее имя: Ким Нам Джун / Kim Nam Joon / 김남준
Дата рождения: 12 сентября 1994 года
Место рождения: Ильсан, Коян, Южная Корея
Позиция в группе: лидер, вокалист, рэпер
Рост: 181 см
Вес: 67 кг
Группа крови: A
Знак зодиака: Дева
Образование: Global Cyber University;
Знание языков: английский, корейский;
Семья: отец, мать, младшая сестра;
Любимая еда: мясо, кальгуксу;
Любимый цвет: черный;
Любимые вещи: одежда, компьютер, книги;
Идеальный тип: девушка с приятным голосом, достаточно высокая, со светлой кожей, та, которая бы хорошо выглядела в белой футболке, джинсах и конверсах;
Слово, которое описывает его: репер, шутник;
Пример для подражания: Kanye West, A$AP Rocky;
— Лучший мембер в группе, по мнению Реп Монстра — он сам;
— Близко общается с Ильхуном из BtoB;
— Любит читать и пополнять свой словарный запас;
— Хорошо учился и сдал на отлично экзамен по английскому;
— НамДжун хорошо знает английский, учит его с 7 лет;
— Начал интересоваться репом с 2007;
— Хобби – баскетбол;
— Любит ходить в кафе, чтобы послушать музыку, поймать вдохновение и поработать над песнями.
— Очень ответственный;
— Нам Джуну трудно давались танцы, когда он только пришел в агентство, но потом он полюбил танцевать;
— Не смотря на то, что он лидер, любит подурачиться;
— Любит сочетание черного и белого;
— Меломан;
— Любит сидеть в Интернете;
— Любимая цифра – 1;
— По его словам, ломает все, к чему прикасается;
— Лидер не по возрасту (не самый старший участник группы);
— Выступал на андеграундной хип-хоп сцене до дебюта под никмейком Runch Rand;
— IQ составляет 148.
Сценическое имя: Джин / Jin / 진
Настоящее имя: Ким Сок Джин / Kim Seok Jin / 김석진
Дата рождения: 4 декабря 1992 года
Место рождения: Анян, Южная Корея
Позиция в группе: ведущий вокалист, «лицо» группы
Рост: 179 см
Вес: 63кг
Группа крови: О
Знак зодиака: Стрелец
Образование: Konkuk University;
Семья: родители, старший брат;
Любимая еда: лобстеры, мясо, нэнмён, курица, жирная пища;
Любимый цвет: розовый;
Любимые вещи: фигурки Maple Story, фигурки Super Mario, Nintendo;
Идеальный тип: Девушка, которая сможет стать хорошей женой, хорошо готовит, привлекательная;
Пример для подражания: T.O.P из Big Bang;
— Очень любит розовый цвет, за что и получил от фанатов прозвище «Розовая принцесса»;
— Снялся в клипе Jo Kwon — «I’m Da One»;
— Близок с Ви;
— Был примерным и тихим студентом, ни с кем не разговаривал и ел в полном одиночестве;
— Любит готовить и делает это очень хорошо;
— Сказал, что никому из мемберов не нравится то, что он готовит, потому что, по их словам, еда получается пресная;
— Любимый рэпер – Kanye West;
— Хорошо общается с Кидо / Kidoh;
— Очень следит за своей внешностью;
— Любит собак и щеночков;
— Любимая цифра – 4.
Сценическое имя: Шуга / Suga / [SE]슈가[/SE] / Agust D
Настоящее имя: Мин Юн Ги / Min Yoon Gi / 민윤기
Дата рождения: 9 марта 1993 года
Место рождения: Тэгу, Южная Корея
Позиция в группе: рэпер
Рост: 174 см
Вес: 59 кг
Группа крови: О
Знак зодиака: Рыбы
Семья: отец, мать, старший брат;
Любимая еда: мясо;
Любимый цвет: белый;
Образование: Global Cyber University;
Любимые вещи: камера, техника, аксесуары;
Идеальный тип: девушка, которая любит музыку, особенно хип-хоп;
Слово, которое описывает его: рисовый пирожок, сахар (потому что он очень бледный), ленивый, назойливый (но сам не любит все назойливое и утомительное);
Пример для подражания: Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Lil Wayne, Hit Boy;
— Со времен трейни Шуга очень заботился о Чимине. Он всегда угощал его едой и питьем;
— Написал песню I like it для 2 Cool 4 Skool за 40 минут;
— Раньше слушал только классическую музыку;
— Занял второе место на прослушивание и был автоматически включен в состав будущей группы;
— Выступал на андеграундной хип-хоп сцене до дебюта;
— Снялся в клипе Jo Kwon — «I’m Da One«;
— Решил посвятить себя рэпу, вдохновившись Epik High;
— Ему плохо дается английский язык;
— Считает, что его ноги достаточно хороши;
— Любит дурачиться и шутить;
— Серьезно увлекается фотографией;
— Хотел бы быть ди-джеем на радио и вести ночные эфиры;
— Любит собак породы вельш-корги;
— Любит погоду, когда можно носить одежду с короткими рукавами днем и с длинными вечером;
— Любимая цифра – 3.
Сценическое имя: Джей-Хоуп / J-Hope / 제이홉
Настоящее имя: Чон Хо Сок / Jung Ho Seok / 정호석
Дата рождения: 18 февраля 1994 года
Место рождения: Кванджу, Южная Корея
Позиция в группе: рэпер, главный танцор
Рост: 177 см
Вес: 65 кг
Группа крови: А
Знак зодиака: Водолей
Семья: отец, мать, старшая сестра;
Любимое блюдо: Традиционные Корейские блюда, кимчи;.
Любимый цвет: Зеленый;
Образование: Global Cyber University;
Любимый предмет: Одежда, Лего, обувь, продукция от Apple;
Идеальный тип: Любящая его девушка с длинными волосами, которая хорошо готовит;
Привычки: Убирать все за собой. Танцевать, когда слышит музыку;
Слово, которое описывает его: надежда;
Пример для подражания: A$AP Rocky, J. Cole, Beenzino, G-Dragon;
— Считает, что его сценическое имя лучше всех, со смыслом;
— Джей-Хоуп и Енджэ из B.A.P. вместе проходили прослушивание в JYP;
— Снялся в клипе Jo Kwon — «I’m Da One«;
— Говорит, что не любит заниматься физическими нагрузками, однако он все равно хорош в спорте;
— Любит поппинг и локинг;
— Любит собак;
— Любимая цифра – 7;
— Любимое время года – весна;
— В группе занимают позицию создателя настроения, вируса счастья;
— Выступал на андеграундной хип-хоп сцене до дебюта;
Сценическое имя: Чимин / Jimin / 지민
Настоящее имя: Пак Чи Мин / Park Ji Min / 박지민
Дата рождения: 13 октября 1995 года
Место рождения: Пусан, Южная Корея
Позиция в группе: вокалист, ведущий танцор
Рост: 173 см
Вес: 61 кг
Группа крови: А
Знак зодиака: Весы
Семья: отец, мать, младший брат;
Любимая еда: мясо, фрукты, рагу;
Образование: Busan High School of Arts, Korea Art High School;
Любимый цвет: синий, черный;
Любимые вещи: снэпбэки от New Era, банданы;
Идеальный тип: хорошенькая милая девушка. Должна быть меньше его;
Привычки: танцевать / двигаться под музыку, где бы ни находился;
Слово, которое описывает его: очаровательный участник Bangtan, милашка;
Пример для подражания: Тэян из Big Bang;
— Любимые цифры 3 и 4;
— Любит в прохладную солнечную погоду слушать в наушниках хорошую музыку;
— Чаще, чем другие участники занимается физическими упражнениями;
— Очень уважает Рэп Монстра. Считает, что он всегда достигает своей цели;
— Очень легко рассмешить и привести в хорошее настроение;
— Танцует в стиле поппинг с 8-го класса;
— Последним присоединился к составу BTS, стажировался год (остальные — 3 года).
Сценическое имя: Ви / V / 뷔
Настоящее имя: Ким Тэ Хён / Kim Tae Hyung / 김태형
Дата рождения: 30 декабря 1995 года
Место рождения: Тэгу, Южная Корея
Позиция в группе: вокалист
Рост: 178 см
Вес: 62 кг
Группа крови: АВ
Знак зодиака: Козерог
Семья: отец, мать, младшая сестра, младший брат;
Образование: Daegu Jeil High School, Korea Art High School;
Любимая еда: джапче, мясо в любом виде;
Любимый цвет: черный, зеленый, белый;
Любимые вещи: компьютер, большие игрушки, одежда, обувь, аксессуары, что-нибудь уникальное, необычное;
Идеальный тип: девушка, которая с каждым днем становится только очаровательнее, которая будет заботиться только о нем, которая будет любить только его. Роскошная девушка, из-за которой ему бы завидовали на улице, но при этом она бы готовила ему какао, когда они дома, и показывала бы много эгьё;
Привычки: грызть ногти, ходить с открытым ртом, трогать все милое;
Пример для подражания: отец;
Слово, которое описывает его: «Обезьяна. Когда я был младше, в зоопарке на меня плюнул шимпанзе, и после этого случая друзья стали называть меня обезьяной – соперником шимпанзе.»;
— Умеет играть на саксофоне. Он начал учиться игре на нем, когда был в начальной школе, так как считал, что если хочет стать певцом, то обязательно должен уметь играть на инструменте;
— Последний раскрытый участник группы. До выхода тизеров о нем не было известно вообще ничего;
— Снялся в клипе Jo Kwon — «I’m Da One«;
— Любит находить хорошие песни, о которых мало кто знает;
— Очень любит больших львов;
— Любимое число – 10;
— Любимое время года – осень;
— Предпочитает солнечную погоду;
— 4D личность (признано участниками и поклонниками).
Сценическое имя: Чонгук / JungKook / 정국
Настоящее имя: Чон Чон Гук / Jeon Jung Kook / 전정국
Дата рождения: 1 сентября 1997 года
Место рождения: Пусан, Южная Корея
Позиция в группе: макнэ, вижуал, ведущий танцор, рэпер, вокалист
Рост: 178 см
Вес: 66 кг
Группа крови: А
Знак зодиака: Дева
Хобби: рисование, танцы и скейтбординг;
Любимый цвет: красный;
Любимый номер: 1;
Образование: School of Performing Arts Seoul;
Семья: родители и старший брат;
Идеальная девушка: ниже ростом, хорошая жена, с приятной внешностью и красивыми ногами;
Любимый певец: G-Dragon;
— Любит часто повторять слово, которое значит – Goldmak / Золотой Maknae;
— О нём все говорят, что это очень талантливый парень, и все, что ему поручают, делает очень качественно и с полной отдачей;
— В группе ему дали прозвище «Золотой макнэ» (старшие очень любят его, всегда оберегают);
— Любит пародировать женские танцы ;
— Снялся в клипе Jo Kwon — «I’m Da One«;
— Любит солнечные дни с прохладным бризом;
— В 2012 году он отправился в Лос-Анджелес, чтобы посетить Movement Lifestyle (знаменитую Академию танца);
— Будучи еще учеником средней школы, участвовал в прослушивании для участия в шоу «Superstar K», но его исключили. Тем не менее парня заметили, и представители 8 агентств предлагали ему подписать контракт;
— Самый сильный в BTS, поэтому чаще всего именно ему приходится поднимать парней в танцах;
— Любитель подурачиться;
— Он умеет избавиться от своего ребяческого образа и превратиться в настоящего мужчину.
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2,3, bangtan! Приветствуем, с вами BTS! | |||
BTS, приветствие |
BTS (корейский: 방탄소년단; японский: 防弾少年团) — мужская группа из семи участников компании BigHit Music. Они дебютировали 13 июня 2013 года с синглом «No More Dream». В Японии их дебют состоялся 24 декабря 2014 года с студийным альбомом Wake Up.
Название группы, означает корейское выражение Bangtan Sonyeondan, что означает «пуленепробиваемые бойскауты». По словам Джей Хоупа, название означает желание группы блокировать стереотипы, критику и ожидания, которые нацелены на подростков как пули.
Карьера
Пре-дебют
Первые участники группы были набраны в BigHit Music путем прослушиваний «Hit It» в 2010 и 2011 годах, а изначальный состав установился в 2012 году. За полгода до дебюта участники начали создавать связь с фанатами и укреплять своё имя в Twitter, а также выкладывать каверы на YouTube и SoundCloud.[2][3]
Перед дебютом в группе RM уже выступал в качестве андеграундного рэпера и неофициально выпустил несколько треков, включая коллаборацию с Зико. Шуга также был рэпером, а Джин учился в университете по актерскому мастерству. Джей-Хоуп, который был участником уличной танцевальной команды NEURON, был активен на андерграундной танцевальной сцене. Перед прослушиванием Чимин был студентом в Старшей Школе Искусств Пусана, но позже перевелся в Старшую Школу Искусств Кореи. Чонгук прослушивался во многих агентствах после ухода из шоу Superstar K, и в конце концов выбрал Big Hit.
2013: Дебют с «2 Cool 4 Skool», O!RUL8,2?
Промо-фотография к «2 Cool 4 Skool»
Дебютный сингловый альбом BTS «2 Cool 4 Skool», первая часть их «школьной трилогии», а также его титульный трек «No More Dream», вышли 12 июня 2013 года.[4] Хоть альбом и достиг пятой позиции в альбомном чарте Gaon, а в итоге было продано 145,000 копий,[5] «No More Dream» и ведущий сингл «We Are Bulletproof Pt. 2» не стали хитами, а в 2013 году было продано только 24,000 копий сингла.[6] Позднее «No More Dream» был перезаписан на японском и выпущен в Японии 4 июня 2014 года.[7]
Второй частью «школьной трилогии» стал мини-альбом O!RUL8,2?, выпущенный 11 сентября 2013 года вместе с «N.O» в качестве титульного трека. На сегодняшний день было продано более 160,000 копий, включая 34,000 в год релиза, а сам альбом достиг четвертой позиции в Gaon.[8] В том же месяце на SBS MTV стартовало собственное шоу BTS, Rookie King Channel Bangtan, в котором участники пародировали корейские ТВ-шоу, такие как VJ Special Forces и MasterChef Korea.[9] В конце года BTS получили премию Новичков Года на нескольких церемониях, включая 2013 Melon Music Awards и Golden Disc Awards, а также 2014 Seoul Music Awards.[10]
2014: Skool Luv Affair, Dark & Wild и дебют в Японии
Промо-фотография к Skool Luv Affair
Заключительная часть «школьной трилогии», мини-альбом Skool Luv Affair.[11] Он также достиг третьей строчки в чарте Billboard World Albums, став первым релизом BTS, попавшим в этот чарт.[11][12] Ведущими треками альбома выступили «Boy in Luv» и «Just One Day».[13] В августе группа посетила фестиваль KCON в Лос-Анджелесе.[14] В том же месяце состоялся релиз первого студийного альбома Dark & Wild, достигшего второй строчки чарта Gaon и продавшего более 200,000 копий в общем.[15] Промоушен альбома проходил с помощью двух треков: «Danger» и «War of Hormone».[16]
Первый японский студийный альбом Wake Up, был выпущен в декабре и достиг третьей строчки альбомного чарта Oricon, продав 28,000 копий.[17] Вместе с перезаписанными на японском старыми песнями в альбом вошли две новых — «Wake Up» и «The Stars».[18] Первый концертный тур «2014 BTS Live Trilogy – Episode II: The Red Bullet» был проведен с октября по декабрь.[19]
2015–2016: Трилогия The Most Beautiful Moment in Life и рост популярности
Промо-фотография к The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Pt.1
В начале 2015 года BTS запустили свой первый тур по Японии, «Wake Up: Open Your Eyes tour».[20] Они также провели второй тур по Корее, «BTS Live Trilogy – Episode 1: BTS Begins».[21] Третий мини-альбом The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Pt. 1 был выпущен в марте 2015 года[22] и стал единственным корейским альбомом, который попал в список «27 Best Albums of 2015 So Far» от Fuse.[23] Титульный трек «I Need U» попал в топ-5 песен еженедельного цифрового чарта Gaon в Южной Корее,[24] а также заработал группе первую победу на SBS MTV The Show.[25] Хоть вторая, ведущая песня альбома «Dope» достигла лишь 44-ой позиции в цифровом чарте Gaon,[26] клип к ней стал первым клипом BTS, набравшим более 100 миллионов просмотров на YouTube.[27] Позднее «Dope» достигла третьей позиции в чарте Billboard World Digital Songs.[28] Всего на сегодняшний день было продано более 415,000 копий The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1.[29] В мае Twitter представили первый к-поп эмодзи с BTS.[30]
Четвертый японский сингл BTS «For You», вышел в июне в честь первой годовщины японского дебюта. Он занял пиковую позицию в ежедневном чарте Oricon, а за первый день было продано более 42,000 копий.[31] Группа также начала свой мировой тур «2015 BTS Live Trilogy Episode II: The Red Bullet»[19] и приняла участие в фестивале Summer Sonic в Японии.[32][33]
Во время их трехдневного тура «The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: On Stage» группа исполнила новую песню «Run»,[34] титульный трек к будущему альбому The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Pt. 2, который был выпущен 31 ноября 2015. Альбом возглавил альбомные чарты Gaon и Billboard World Albums и оставался на вершине несколько недель подряд, что сделало BTS первым корейским артистом, которую удалось достичь такого результата.[35][36] Он также достиг 171-ой позиции в чарте Billboard 200, продав более 5,000 копий.[37] На 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards BTS получили премию Лучшего Мирового Исполнителя.[38][39]
Промо-фотография к The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever
The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 1 и Part 2 были собраны в альбом The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever, в который также вошли три новые песни: хит топ-40 «Epilogue: Young Forever», хит топ-10 «Fire», и хит топ-20 «Save Me».[40] В поддержку альбома в мае в сеульской Olympic Gymnastics Arena был проведен двухдневный концерт,[41] за которым последовал тур по Азии.[42] BTS также выступили на обеих шоу KCON, билеты на которые были распроданы, в США: в Нью-Джерси в июне и в Лос-Анджелесе в июле.[43] Young Forever позднее получил награду Альбома Года на Melon Music Awards, что стало первым крупным призом (дэсаном) группы.[44] Он также попал в чарт U.S. Billboard 200, став первым альбомом группы, попавшим туда.[45]
2016: Youth и Wings
7 сентября 2016 года BTS выпустили второй японский студийный альбом Youth, который разошелся в количестве 44,000 копий за первый день после релиза и занял первое место в японском чарте Oricon.[46] Японские версии «I Need U» и «Run» были выпущены в качестве синглов.[47]
Промо-фотография к Wings.
Тем временем в Корее предзаказы на новый студийный альбом Wings, выпущенном в октябре того же года, превысили 500,000 единиц за первую неделю.[48] Титульный трек «Blood Sweat & Tears» заработал статус «all-kill» в Южной Корее,[49] став первой песней группы, занявшей пик еженедельного цифрового чарта Gaon.[50] Клип к ней набрал более 6 миллионов просмотров за первые 24 часа, побив предыдущий рекорд на YouTube по количеству просмотров на клипе к-поп группы за сутки.[51] В Южной Корее Wings стал наиболее продаваемым альбомом согласно чарту Gaon на время.[52] Он достиг 26-ой позиции в чарте Billboard 200, и стал к-поп альбомом, занявшим в нем самую высокую позицию за все время.[53] За год было продано более 1.5 миллиона копий альбома и он стал первым «миллионником» BTS.[54]
В октябре 2016 BTS попали на верхушку чарта Billboard Social 50, став первой корейской группой, возглавившей чарт.[55] Позднее они получили награду Артиста Года на 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards,[56] став первым артистом не из «большой тройки» компаний (SM, YG и JYP), сделавшим это.[57] Также в 2016 году BTS попали в чарт YouTube Music Global Top 100: на 17-ое место в чарте видео, на 6-ое в чарте артистов и на 14-ое в чарте треков.[58]
2017: You Never Walk Alone, Love Yourself: Her и международное признание
Промо-фотография к You Never Walk Alone.
BTS выпустили переиздание Wings You Never Walk Alone 13 февраля. Титульный трек «Spring Day» занял первые места в восьми ведущих чартах Кореи. «Not Today» достигла 11 строчки в iTunes США, в то время как «Spring Day» − 8 места, сделав BTS первой корейской поп-группой, попавшей в топ-10, а также отметив первое появление BTS в чарте Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles на 15 строчке.[59][60]
21 мая группа одержала победу в номинации «Лучший артист социальных сетей» на премии Billboard Music Awards, тем самым став первым корейским артистом в истории данной церемонии, получившим номинацию, посетившим премию и выигравшим её. Группа также была названа «Best Dressed Boy Band» в Vogue Magazine.[61]
5 июля Big Hit Entertainment и BTS показали новый логотип с помощью видео на официальном YouTube-канале. Вместе с видео было объявлено, что кроме Bangtan Sonyeondan или Bulletproof Boy Scouts, акроним в названии группы также расшифровуется как «Beyond The Scene».[62]
Промо-фотография к Love Yourself: Her.
8 сентября BTS выпустили пятый мини-альбом Love Yourself: Her. Альбом дебютировал в Корее на первой строчке Gaon Album Chart, в то время как титульный трек «DNA» дебютировал на втором месте в Gaon Digital Chart.[63] Альбом стал номером 1 в iTunes 73 стран, что является абсолютным рекордом среди корейских артистов.[64] Также он дебютировал на 7-ой строчке чарта альбомов Billboard 200, став корейским альбомом, занявшим самую высокую позицию в этом чарте, а также первым, попавшим в топ-10. Выпуск альбома ознаменовал 5-ый раз, когда группа попадала в чарт Billboard 200. BTS остаются единственной к-поп группой, попавшей в чарт более трех раз.[65]
Впервые в истории Billboard первые две позиции в чарте Billboard Social 50 были заняты к-поп группами, когда BTS заняла первую, а EXO — вторую, 23 сентября 2017 года.[66]
На American Music Awards (AMAs) 19 ноября BTS впервые выступили в Америке с «DNA», став также первой к-поп группой, приглашенной на шоу.[67] После выступления «Гиннесс. Мировые рекорды» объявили, что BTS войдут в версию Книги Рекордов Гиннесса от 2018 года, за самое большое количество активности в Twitter как музыкальной группы.[68] BTS также были отмечены в Twitter как самый популярный артист 2017 года, заняв первое место в мировом рейтинге с 502 миллионами лайков и ретвитов.[69][70]
Группа выпустила ремикс песни «Mic Drop» вместе с продюсером Стивом Аоки при участии рэпера Desiigner 24 ноября. Сингл был назван «MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix)». Он дебютировал на 28 строчке чарта Billboard Hot 100, став синглом к-поп группы, занявшим самую высокую строчку в этом чарте.[71] Песня также дебютировала на вершине чарта iTunes в США, побив прошлый рекорд «DNA», занявшей 4-ую позицию. После этого BTS стали первой к-поп группой, достигшей наибольшего количества скачиваний музыки в сервисах Apple.[72]
12 декабря BTS появились в шести чартах Billboard «Year End». Они заняли первое место в чарте «World Albums Artists», первое — в чарте «Social 50 Artists», второе — в чарте «Top Artists – Duo/Group», второе — в чарте «World Albums» и 32-ое в чарте «Independent Albums». Они также заняли 10-ую строчку в чарте «Top Artists» и являются единственными к-поп артистами, попавшими туда.[73]
2018: Hope World, сертификации и мировое одобрение
15 января 2018 года Японская ассоциация звукозаписывающих компаний (RIAJ) объявила, что японский сингл группы «MIC Drop/DNA/Crystal Snow» достиг порога в 500,000 копий и получил статус двойного платинового. BTS являлись единственными артистами, получившими такой сертификат в 2017 году.[74]
3 февраля сингл BTS «MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix)» получил золотую сертификацию (500,000 копий) от Американской ассоциации звукозаписывающих компаний (RIAA), став первой корейской группой, получившей какую-либо сертификацию от RIAA.[75]
Американская ассоциация звукозаписывающих компаний (RIAA) также объявила 12 февраля 2018 года, что «DNA» тоже получила золотую сертификацию за 500,000 проданных копий с 9 февраля. Ранее BTS стали первой к-поп группой, получившей сертификацию и до сих пор являются единственной группой, получившей две.[76]
14 февраля BTS победили в двух номинациях на Gaon Chart Music Awards: «Альбом Года — 1-ая Четверть» с You Never Walk Alone и «Альбом Года — 3-я Четверть» с Love Yourself: Her. Продюсер группы Pdogg также получил награду «Композитор/Автор Года».[77]
В выпуске журнала Billboard от 17 февраля BTS появились на обложке.[78]
Микстейп Шуги Agust D был выпущен без анонсов на Spotify и iTunes 22 февраля, через два года после релиза. В течении 24 часов альбом занял 1-ую строчку в мировом чарте iTunes и чарте iTunes Pop.[79] На той же неделе, альбом дебютировал 3-им в чарте Billboard World Albums.[80]
28 февраля BTS победили в номинации «Артист Года» на Korean Music Awards.[81]
2 марта участник группы Джей-Хоуп выпустил свой сольный микстейп Hope World, доступный для бесплатной загрузки на Google Drive, стриминга на Spotify и SoundCloud, а также покупки на iTunes. Микстейп был выпущен вместе с клипами к титульным трекам «Daydream»и «Airplane».
6 марта клип к «DNA» преодолел порог в 300 миллионов просмотров, став первым клипом к-поп группы, набравшим столько просмотров быстрее всего.[82] 11 марта клип к «Fire» также набрал 300 миллионов просмотров.[83]
11 марта BTS получили награды «Лучший Фан-клуб» и «Лучший Бойсбэнд» на 2018 iHeartRadio Awards в Калифорнии, хоть и отказавшись посещать церемонию.[84]
BTS победили в номинации «Favorite Global Music Star» на Kid’s Choice Award от Nickelodeon 24 марта.[85]
2018-н.в.: Face Yourself, Love Yourself: Tear и Love Yourself: Answer
4 апреля 2018 года BTS выпустили третий японский альбом Face Yourself.[86]
В полночь на 5 апреля Big Hit Productions выпустили видео «Euphoria : Theme of LOVE YOURSELF 起 Wonder» на официальном YouTube-канале. 9-минутное видео являлось тизером к следующему альбому серии ‘Love Yourself’ и содержало новый трек «Euphoria». 16 апреля группа анонсировала в Twitter выход нового альбома Love Yourself: Tear 18 мая. Позднее также было подтверждено, что Love Yourself: Tear будет являться сиквелом к Love Yourself: Her, но будет полноформатным альбомом из 12 песен.[87]
28 апреля клип к «Dope» набрал 300 миллионов просмотров.[88]
Промо-фотография к Love Yourself: Tear.
BTS выпустили видео «LOVE YOURSELF Tear Singularity Comeback Trailer» 6 мая в полночь по KST в качестве тизера к Love Yourself: Tear.[89] В видео участник группы V является единственным вокалистом, что было его второй сольной песней и первым интро для группы. Через час и 29 минут после релиза клип получил 1 миллион лайков на YouTube, чем побил рекорд «DNA» в 8 часов.[90][91] После релиза «Singularity», хореограф BTS Сон Сондык объявил в своем аккаунте Instagram, что V теперь является одним из дэнс-лайна группы, вместе с Чонгуком, Чимином и Джей-Хоупом.[92]
Love Yourself: Tear вышел 18 мая на всех цифровых платформах.[93] Клип к титульному треку «Fake Love» был выпущен вместе с альбомом и побил прошлый рекорд группы, набрав 1 миллион лайков за 39 минут.[94]
20 мая BTS получили награду «Лучшего Артиста Социальных Сетей» на 2018 Billboard Awards в Лас-Вегасе, получив 94% от всех голосов.[95]
Промо-фотография к Love Yourself: Answer.
Альбом Love Yourself: Answer, являющийся переизданием Love Yourself: Tear, а также заключительным в серии Love Yourself, начатой осенью 2017 года, был выпущен 24 августа. Он занял первое место в iTunes более 60 стран во всём мире, а композиции с него оккупировали топ-10 американского iTunes в день выхода.[96] Сингл «Idol» стал №1 в 66 странах мира.[97] Видеоклип также поставил впечатляющие результаты на YouTube: всего за 16 часов с момента выхода просмотры составили более 40 миллионов, в целом же за первые 24 часа релиз был просмотрен 56,2 миллиона раз, что являлось абсолютным рекордом в истории видеохостинга как среди корейских артистов, так и среди артистов во всём мире.[98][99] Также в цифровой версии доступна новая версия «Idol», записанная совместно с Ники Минаж.[100]
Участники
Имя | Позиция | Годы активности |
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Джин (진) | Вокалист, вижуал | 2013-н. в. |
Шуга (슈가) | Ведущий рэпер | 2013-н. в. |
Джей-Хоуп (제이홉) | Главный танцор, рэпер, саб-вокалист | 2013-н. в. |
RM (알엠) | Лидер, главный рэпер | 2013-н. в. |
Чимин (지민) | Главный танцор, ведущий вокалист | 2013-н. в. |
V (뷔) | Ведущий танцор, вокалист, вижуал | 2013-н. в. |
Чонгук (정국) | Главный вокалист, ведущий танцор, саб-рэпер, центр, макнэ | 2013-н. в. |
Дискография
Фильмография
Фильмы
Телевидение
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Онлайн шоу
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Игры
- SuperStar BTS (2018)
- Puzzle Star BT21 (2018)
- BTS World (2019)
- BTS Universe Story (2020)
Концерты
- BTS Live Trilogy-Episode I: The Red Bullet (2014)
- BTS Live Trilogy Episode II: The Red Bullet (2014)
- BTS Live Trilogy Episode I: BTS Begins (2015)
- BTS Live The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage (2015)
- BTS Live The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage: Epilogue (2016)
- BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour (2017)
- BTS World Tour: Love Yourself (2018)
- BTS World Tour: Love Yourself: Speak Yourself (2019)
- BTS 2021 Muster Sowoozoo (2021)
- Permission To Dance On Stage (2021)
Онлайн концерты
- Bang Bang Con The Live (2020)
- Map Of The Soul ON:E (2020)
Японские туры
- BTS 1st Japan Tour 2015 Wake Up: Open Your Eyes (2015)
Фэндом
- Основная статья: ARMY
Рекламные сотрудничества
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Награды и номинации
- Основная статья: BTS/Список наград и номинаций
Признание и почести
BTS были названы «Best Dressed Boy Band» на церемонии вручения музыкальной премии Billboard Music Awards журналом Vogua и Magazine в мае 2017 года.[61]
BTS были названы одними из «Top 25 Most Influential People on the Internet» журналом Time Magazine в июне 2017 года на основании «их глобального влияния на социальные сети и их общей способности распространять новости».[101]
30 декабря 2017 года модный сайт Polyvore назвал BTS «Top Male Fashion Icons of the Year» за 2017 год.[102]
В своём выпуске за март 2018 года журнал J-14 Magazine назвал BTS победителями конкурса «Teen Icon Awards 2017» в категории «Iconic International Star» по результатам голосования фанатов.[103]
Big Hit получили награду на церемонии вручения наград iF Design Awards в Германии 8 февраля 2018 года в категории «Corporate Identity/Branding» в разделе «Communication Design» за обновлённый логотип и фирменный стиль BTS. Эта премия считается одной из трёх лучших мировых наград в области дизайна.[104]
Журнал TIME Magazine назвал BTS номером 1 в своём списке «Best K-Pop Artists», опубликованном 9 февраля 2018 года. Список назвал BTS «крупнейшим музыкальным феноменом в социальных сетях» и признал их «оптимистическую энергию на сцене и их отличительные личности».[105]
BTS были объявлены победителями опроса «2018 TIME 100 Poll», опроса читателей, открытого для общественности в процессе определения официальных призывников TIME 100 на год. В то время как редакторы TIME отвечают за выбор TIME 100, опрос читателей влияет на определение того, какие публичные фигуры включены в окончательный список. BTS получили 15% от общего числа голосов, следующий по величине процент — 5%.[106]
Интересные факты
- Официальное название фэндома группы — A.R.M.Y. (стилизовано ARMY), это аббревиатура от «Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth», что в переводе означает «очаровательный представитель MC для молодёжи».[107]
Галерея
- Основная статья: BTS/Галерея
Примечания
- ↑ Soompi: BTS Confirmed To Be Leaving Columbia Records For Universal Music Group
- ↑ 방시혁, 오디션 통해 힙합그룹 ‘방탄소년단’ 제작 (ko). Star News (2 сентября 2010). Заархивировано, оригинал 22 апреля 2017. Дата обращения — 22 апреля 2017.
- ↑ ‘나는 래퍼다’ 방시혁, 13년만에 랩 도전 (ko). My Daily (13 июля 2011). Заархивировано, оригинал 22 апреля 2017. Дата обращения — 22 апреля 2017.
- ↑ Примечания к дебюту:
- New boy group Bulletproof Boy Scouts to hold a debut showcase on June 12. BNT News (13 июня 2013). Заархивировано, оригинал 18 мая 2015. Дата обращения — 9 мая 2015.
- [Video] BTS Asks about Your Dreams in ‘No More Dream’ MV. Mwave (12 июня 2013). Заархивировано, оригинал 5 февраля 2015. Дата обращения — 9 мая 2015.
- ↑ Общий продажи «2 Cool 4 Skool»:
- Gaon Yearly Chart: 2013 (#65) (ko). Заархивировано, оригинал 7 июля 2017.
- Gaon Yearly Chart: 2014 (Domestic) (#97) (ko).
- Gaon Yearly Chart: 2015 (#96) (ko).
- Gaon 2016년 Album Chart (#87) (ko). Дата обращения — 17 октября 2017.
- Gaon 2017년 Album Chart (#98) (ko). Дата обращения — 12 января 2018.
- 2018년 09월 Album Chart (ko). Gaon Music Chart. Дата обращения — 11 октября 2018.
- ↑
- No More Dream. Дата обращения — 31 августа 2017.
- Gaon Download Chart June 9-June 15, 2013 (#84) (ko). Дата обращения — 12 января 2016.
- ↑ «日本デビュー決定»防弾少年団、初めての日本ショーケースを経て韓国カムバックへ…「2年目も今までのように突っ走るだけ. KStyle (7 марта 2014). Дата обращения — 20 июля 2017.
- ↑ Общие продажи «O!RUL8,2?»:
- Gaon 2013년 Album Chart (#55) (ko). Заархивировано, оригинал 7 июля 2017. Дата обращения — 18 марта 2016.
- Gaon 2014년 Album Chart (#92) (ko). Дата обращения — 18 марта 2016.
- Gaon 2015년 Album Chart (#87) (ko). Заархивировано, оригинал 7 июля 2017. Дата обращения — 18 марта 2016.
- Gaon 2016년 Album Chart (#83) (ko). Дата обращения — 17 октября 2017.
- Gaon 2017년 Album Chart – 국내(Domestic) (#99) (Korean). Gaon. Дата обращения — 12 января 2018.
- 2018년 09월 Album Chart (ko). Gaon Music Chart. Дата обращения — 11 октября 2018.
- ↑ Lee, Jung-hyuk (28 августа 2013). 방탄소년단, ‘신인왕 채널방탄’으로 리얼 버라이어티 도전 (ko). Sports Chosun. Дата обращения — 20 июля 2018.
- ↑
- 2013 Melon Music Awards (ko) (14 ноября 2013). Дата обращения — 22 февраля 2018.
- The 28th Golden Disc Awards Winners. Заархивировано, оригинал 24 февраля 2018.
- 23rd Seoul Music Awards Winners (en) (23 января 2014). Заархивировано, оригинал 23 февраля 2018.
- ↑ 11,0 11,1 Herman, Tamar (14 мая 2018). How BTS Took Over the World: A Timeline of The Group’s Biggest Career Moments. ‘Billboard’. Дата обращения — 20 июля 2018.
- ↑ BTS Album & Song Chart History: World Albums. Billboard. Дата обращения — 24 сентября 2017.
- ↑ *[MV] BTS(방탄소년단) _ Boy in Luv(상남자). YouTube (11 февраля 2014). Заархивировано, оригинал 29 июля 2015. Дата обращения — 11 сентября 2015.
- Hong, Grace Danbi. [Video] BTS Wishes for ‘Just One Day’ with You in New MV. Заархивировано, оригинал 21 ноября 2015. Дата обращения — 25 октября 2015.
- ↑ Brown, August (22 мая 2014). K-Pop stars Girls’ Generation, Bangtan Boys headline KCON 2014. LA Times. Заархивировано, оригинал 9 октября 2014. Дата обращения — 14 октября 2014.
- ↑ Общие продажи «Dark & Wild»:
- Gaon Album Chart – 2014 (#14). Дата обращения — 18 марта 2016.
- Gaon Album Chart – 2015 (#68). Заархивировано, оригинал 7 июля 2017. Дата обращения — 18 марта 2016.
- Gaon Album Chart – 2016 (#29). Дата обращения — 9 июня 2017.
- 2017년 11월 Album Chart (Korean). Gaon. Дата обращения — 7 декабря 2017.
- ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi. [Video] BTS Rages in the ‘War of Hormone’ MV. Заархивировано, оригинал 8 декабря 2015. Дата обращения — 25 октября 2015.
- ↑
- [{{{archive-url}}} ja:防弾少年団のアルバム売上ランキング] [] (ja). Oricon. Дата обращения — 15 ноября 2014.
- 【オリコン】防弾少年団、アルバム初首位 自己最高売上もマーク (ja). Oricon (13 сентября 2016). Дата обращения — 13 мая 2018.
- ↑ iTunes Preview. Заархивировано, оригинал 22 апреля 2017. Дата обращения — 22 апреля 2017.
- ↑ 19,0 19,1 방탄소년단, 홍콩 콘서트로 11개월 간 월드투어 ‘성황리 마무리’ 출처 (ko). SBS News (31 августа 2015). Заархивировано, оригинал 22 апреля 2017. Дата обращения — 22 апреля 2017.
- ↑ BTS Wraps Up Concert Tour in Japan Gathering 25,000 Fans. Заархивировано, оригинал 22 декабря 2015. Дата обращения — 25 октября 2015.
- ↑ BTS to Hold Second Exclusive Concert in Seoul. Mwave (9 февраля 2015). Заархивировано, оригинал 6 января 2017. Дата обращения — 2 мая 2017.
- ↑ The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1 by BTS. Заархивировано, оригинал 18 мая 2015. Дата обращения — 6 мая 2015.
- ↑ 27 Best Albums We’ve Heard in 2015 … So Far #24 (Июнь 2015). Заархивировано, оригинал 25 июня 2015. Дата обращения — 26 июня 2015.
- ↑ I Need U (ko). Дата обращения — 31 августа 2017.
- ↑ Mark, Jae-min (13 мая 2015). 방탄소년단, ‘쇼챔피언’ 1위..벌써 5개 트로피 (ko). Дата обращения — 7 января 2018.
- ↑ 쩔어 (Dope) (ko). Дата обращения — 31 августа 2017.
- ↑ BTS’ ‘Dope’ music video hits over 100 million views. Yonhap News Agency (25 октября 2015). Заархивировано, оригинал 30 октября 2016. Дата обращения — 2 мая 2017.
- ↑ World Digital Song (11 июля 2015). Заархивировано, оригинал 3 ноября 2017. Дата обращения — 22 апреля 2017.
- ↑ Общие продажи «The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 1»:
- Gaon 2015년 Album Chart (#6). Заархивировано, оригинал 7 июля 2017. Дата обращения — 18 марта 2016.
- Gaon 2016년 Album Chart (#22) (ko). Дата обращения — 17 октября 2017.
- Gaon 2017년 Album Chart (#60) (Korean). Gaon. Дата обращения — 12 января 2018.
- 2018년 09월 Album Chart (ko). Gaon Music Chart. Дата обращения — 11 октября 2018.
- ↑ BTS Search for Their Biggest Fans on Twitter With K-Pop’s First Ever Emoji. Заархивировано, оригинал 16 июня 2016. Дата обращения — 19 июня 2016.
- ↑ デイリー CDシングルランキング 2015年06月18日付 (Japanese). Oricon. Заархивировано, оригинал 20 июня 2015. Дата обращения — 24 июня 2018.
- ↑ SUMMER SONIC TOKYO LINE UP – SUMMER SONIC 2015. Заархивировано, оригинал 14 марта 2015. Дата обращения — 20 июля 2018.
- ↑ BTS Fan Meeting in Japan a Roaring Success. Заархивировано, оригинал 24 августа 2015. Дата обращения — 17 октября 2015.
- ↑ 방탄소년단, 콘서트서 신곡 첫 공개…11월 30일 본격 컴백 (ko). Заархивировано, оригинал 31 октября 2015. Дата обращения — 29 октября 2015.
- ↑ Gaon Chart; The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2 (ko) (29 ноября – 5 декабря 2015). Заархивировано, оригинал 11 декабря 2015.
- ↑ BTS’ ‘Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2’ Returns to #1 on World Albums. Заархивировано, оригинал 23 июня 2016. Дата обращения — 19 июня 2016.
- ↑ BTS Break Into Billboard 200 With ‘The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2’. Billboard. Дата обращения — 23 января 2018.
- ↑ 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards — Winners (3 декабря 2015). Дата обращения — 22 февраля 2018.
- ↑ 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards. Mnet. Заархивировано, оригинал 17 ноября 2015. Дата обращения — 20 апреля 2017.
- ↑ Fire + Save Me + Epilogue: Young Forever. Дата обращения — 31 августа 2017.
- ↑ BTS to return in May. Kpop Herald. The Korea Herald (21 марта 2016). Заархивировано, оригинал 22 апреля 2017. Дата обращения — 22 апреля 2017.
- ↑ BTS’s successful growth as the «Daesang Boy Scouts. Korea Economic Daily (27 декабря 2016). Заархивировано, оригинал 22 апреля 2017. Дата обращения — 22 апреля 2017.
- ↑ BTS Joins Kcon 2016 Los Angeles as Headliner. Fuse (6 мая 2016). Заархивировано, оригинал 22 апреля 2017. Дата обращения — 22 апреля 2017.
- ↑ BTS, EXO, TWICE top 2016 Melon Music Awards. Yonhap News Agency (19 ноября 2016). Заархивировано, оригинал 22 апреля 2017. Дата обращения — 22 апреля 2017.
- ↑ BTS Billboard Chart History. Заархивировано, оригинал 19 июля 2016. Дата обращения — 19 июля 2016.
- ↑ Oricon Daily Album Ranking (2016年09月06日付) – see #01 (ja). Oricon. Заархивировано, оригинал 8 сентября 2016.
- ↑
- 防弾少年団、花より美しいビジュアル!?日本最新シングル「I NEED U (Japanese Ver.)」のジャケット写真をKstyle先行公開 (ja). Kstyle (12 ноября 2015). Дата обращения — 6 марта 2018.
- 防弾少年団、日本6thシングル「RUN-Japanese Ver.-」の発売が決定!- K-POP – 韓流・韓国芸能ニュースはKstyle (ja) (15 февраля 2016). Заархивировано, оригинал 11 марта 2016. Дата обращения — 22 февраля 2016.
- ↑ [V Report Plus] BTS releases teaser for lead track of ‘Wings’. Kpop Herald (7 октября 2016). Заархивировано, оригинал 8 октября 2016. Дата обращения — 9 октября 2016.
- ↑ Bangtan Boys second EP «Wings» tops 8 music charts (11 октября 2016). Заархивировано, оригинал 13 октября 2016. Дата обращения — 13 октября 2016.
- ↑ 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!. Заархивировано, оригинал 20 декабря 2016. Дата обращения — 23 ноября 2016.
- ↑ Ferrer, Robie (24 октября 2016). BTS’ ‘Blood Sweat and Tears’ music video breaks Kpop video record [VIDEO]. Yibada. Заархивировано, оригинал 25 октября 2016. Дата обращения — 12 мая 2018.
- ↑ Choi, Seung Hae (30 октября 2017). Kpop News – BTS’ ‘Wings’ Becomes Highest Selling Album on Gaon Chart. Заархивировано, оригинал 22 ноября 2016. Дата обращения — 23 ноября 2016.
- ↑ BTS’ ‘Wings’ Sets New U.S. Record for Highest-Charting, Best-Selling K-Pop Album (17 октября 2016). Заархивировано, оригинал 19 октября 2016. Дата обращения — 10 октября 2016.
- ↑ BTS sold 1.49 million copies of ‘Wings’ albums. Yonhap News Agency (19 марта 2017). Заархивировано, оригинал 22 апреля 2017. Дата обращения — 22 апреля 2017.
- ↑ Social 50. Заархивировано, оригинал 23 октября 2016. Дата обращения — 29 января 2018.
- ↑ Bangtan Boys wins best artist award in MAMA 2016. Yonhap News Agency (2 декабря 2016). Заархивировано, оригинал 22 апреля 2017. Дата обращения — 22 апреля 2017.
- ↑ The big 3 of Korean pop music and entertainment. The Dong-A Ilbo (26 июля 2011). Заархивировано, оригинал 6 января 2017. Дата обращения — 10 декабря 2016.
- ↑ 방탄소년단, 유튜브 뮤직 톱100·트랙·아티스트 차트인 성공 (BTS, YouTube Music Top 100·Track·Artist Chart Success) (ko) (20 октября 2016). Заархивировано, оригинал 12 мая 2018. Дата обращения — 12 мая 2018.
- ↑ BTS’ «Spring Day» Breaks US iTunes Record For K-Pop Groups, New Album Tops Global Charts
- ↑ BTS Reaches Number 15 on Billboard’s ‘Bubbling Under Hot 100’
- ↑ 61,0 61,1 BTS Is the Best Dressed Boy Band at the Billboard Music Awards
- ↑ BTS Extends Identity to Mean Beyond the Scene
- ↑ BTS’s “Love Yourself: Her” Sets New Gaon Chart Record In 16 Years With 1.2 Million Albums Sold
- ↑ BTS Breaks K-Pop Records With Amazing Results On iTunes Charts For “Love Yourself: Her”
- ↑ BTS Score Top 10 Debut on Billboard 200 With ‘Love Yourself: Her’ Album
- ↑ BTS & EXO Nos. 1 & 2 on Social 50, First Time K-Pop Rules Top Two
- ↑ BTS makes appearance at AMAs as first K-pop group to be invited
- ↑ K-Pop Group BTS Broke A World Record Because Of Course They Did
- ↑ BTS Is the Most Tweeted-About Artist of 2017, Plus More Twitter Year-End Data
- ↑ BTS Liked Or Retweeted Half-Billion Times on Twitter, Ranks First
- ↑ BTS Earns Highest-Charting & First Top 40 Hot 100 Hit for a K-Pop Group With ‘MIC Drop’
- ↑ BTS break record as first K-pop band to top US iTunes chart
- ↑ BTS, Big Bang, G-Dragon, EXO, and Seventeen listed on Billboard’s ‘Year End’ charts for 2017
- ↑ BTS Is Only Foreign Artist To Be Certified Double Platinum In Japan With 2017 Single
- ↑ ‘Mic Drop’ Remix With Steve Aoki and Desiigner Certified Gold by RIAA
- ↑ RIAA: Gold & Platinum
- ↑ Winners of the ‘7th GAON Chart Kpop Awards’!
- ↑ BTS Speaks Out In Seoul: The K-Pop Megastars Get Candid About Representing a New Generation
- ↑ BTS Suga’s ‘Agust D’ Mixtape Claims #1 Spot on Worldwide iTunes Album Chart
- ↑ BTS, Suga (Agust D), SEVENTEEN, BoA, And CLC Earn Spots On Billboard’s World Albums Chart
- ↑ BTS wins Musician of the Year at 2018 Korean Music Awards
- ↑ BTS’s “DNA” Hits 300 Million Views In Fastest Time Ever For A K-Pop Group MV
- ↑ BTS’s “Fire” MV Surpasses 300 Million Views
- ↑ 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards: Complete Winners List
- ↑ BTS Wins Favorite Global Music Star At 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards
- ↑ BTS Releases Third Japanese Album ‘Face Yourself’ Featuring 4 New Songs
- ↑ BTS Announce New Full-Length Album ‘Love Yourself: Tear’ To Be Released in May
- ↑ BTS’ ‘Dope’ Becomes 3rd MV To Reach 300 Million Views
- ↑ BTS’ V Reveals Haunting New Song ‘Singularity’ Ahead of ‘Love Yourself: Tear’ Album Release: Watch
- ↑ ‘Singularity’ MV has surpassed 1 MILLION likes on Youtube.
- ↑ BTS become the fastest K-pop group to reach 10 million views and 1 million likes!
- ↑ sonsungdeuk: 태형이
- ↑ BTS Releases Expressive ‘Love Yourself: Tear’ Album: Listen
- ↑ FAKE LOVE become the Fastest MV to hit 1M Likes on Youtube history in just 39 Minutes
- ↑ BTS Wins Top Social Artist Award at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards
- ↑ BTS Takes All Top 12 Spots On U.S. iTunes Songs Chart With “Love Yourself: Answer” Tracks
- ↑ BTS Tops Amazing Number Of International iTunes Charts With “Love Yourself: Answer”
- ↑ BTS Beats Another Record As “IDOL” Hits 40 Million Views
- ↑ BTS Just Broke a YouTube Record Previously Held by Taylor Swift
- ↑ Nicki Minaj and K-Pop Superstars BTS Join Forces on a Hard-Charging New Song
- ↑ Time Magazine: The 25 Most Influential People on the Internet
- ↑ Twitter: If you don’t know about @bts_bighit yet, you will now
- ↑ J-14 2017 Teen Icon Awards, Baur Media Group, pg. 22, J-14 Magazine, March 2018.
- ↑ Soompi: Big Hit Awarded For BTS’s Logo And Brand Identity
- ↑ Time Magazine: These Are the Best K-Pop Groups You Should Know About
- ↑ Time Magazine: K-Pop Group BTS Wins TIME 100 Reader Poll
- ↑ Meet the Fans of BTS: Profiles of American ARMY
Официальные ссылки
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BTS с • п | |
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Джин • Шуга • Джей-Хоуп • RM • Чимин • V • Чонгук | |
Дискография | |
Корейский | |
Студийные альбомы | Dark & Wild • Wings (You Never Walk Alone) • Love Yourself: Tear • Map of the Soul : 7 |
Сборники лучшего | Proof |
Мини-альбомы | O!RUL8,2? • Skool Luv Affair (Skool Luv Affair Special Addition) • The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Pt. 1 • The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Pt. 2 • Love Yourself: Her • Map of the Soul : Persona • Be |
Альбомы-саундтреки | BTS World Original Soundtrack |
Особые альбомы | The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever • Love Yourself: Answer |
Сингловые альбомы | «2 Cool 4 Skool» |
Цифровые синглы | «Come Back Home» • «MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix)» • «Fake Love (Rocking Vibe Mix)» • «Black Swan» |
Другие релизы | «With Seoul» |
Японский | |
Студийные альбомы | Wake Up • Youth • Face Yourself • Map of the Soul : 7 ~ The Journey ~ |
Сборники лучшего | 2 Cool 4 Skool / O!RUL8,2? • The Best of BTS: Japan Edition • The Best of BTS: Korea Edition • BTS, The Best |
Синглы | «No More Dream (Japanese Ver.)» • «Boy in Luv (Japanese Ver.)» • «Danger (Japanese Ver.)» • «For You» • «I Need U (Japanese Ver.)» • «Run (Japanese Ver.)» • «Blood Sweat & Tears» • «MIC Drop/DNA/Crystal Snow» • «Fake Love/Airplane Pt.2» • «Lights/Boy With Luv» |
Цифровые синглы | «Stay Gold» • «Film Out» |
Китайский | |
Цифровые синглы | «Boy in Luv (Chinese Ver.)» |
Английский | |
Сингловые альбомы | «Butter» |
Цифровые синглы | «Dynamite» • «Butter» |
Ремикс синглы | «Dynamite (Holiday Remix)» • «Butter (Hotter Remix)» • «Permission to Dance (R&B Remix)» • «Butter (Megan Thee Stallion Remix)» |
Коллаборации | «Savage Love (Laxed — Siren Beat) [BTS Remix]» • «My Universe» |
Песни с другими артистами | «Waste It On Me» |
Списки | |
Награды и номинации | |
Связанные статьи | |
BigHit Music • ARMY | |
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Сайт (Япония) • Блог (Япония) • Фан-кафе • Facebook • Instagram • SoundCloud • TikTok • Twitter (Группа / Япония) • V Live • Weverse • YouTube (Япония) • Weibo |
(방탄소년단) Значения имён BTS
Перевод и значение имён, а также никнеймов участников (мемберов) корейской группы BTS.
1. V Ви (Ким Тэхён 김태형) значение имени
Никнейм: V Ви
Дата рождения: 1995.12.30
Имя Ким Тэхён 김태형 означает быть талантливым во всём, завершать любую работу хорошо, а также быть невероятно успешным. В одном из своих интервью Тэхён заявил, что имя ему выбирал дедушка, который в свою очередь является мастером по подбору имён. Кроме того, у отца Тэхёна также схожее имя с ним (Тэхёном), которое также означает успех.
Никнейм «V» означает победу, держаться до победы. По словам Тэхёна — он сам его выбирал. 🙂
2. Шуга (Мин Юнги 민윤기) Значение имени
Никнейм: Suga Шуга
Дата рождения: 1993.03.09
Смысл настоящего имени Мин Юнги 민윤기 заключается в том, чтобы жить блестящей, богатой жизнью, которая идет в правильном, хорошем направлении.
Прозвище «Suga 슈가» означает «атакующий защитник» (슈팅 가드 — shooting guard на английском), позиции, которую Шуга играл в баскетбольной команде, когда был подростком. И хотя у Шуги, как у сольного исполнителя уже есть никнеём August D, многие фанаты и сами участники группы зовут его Шуга:). В свою очередь никнейм AgustD — означает место рождения Юнги — Тэгу, южный город Кореи. (на Английском пишется как Daegu, на корейском — 대구.
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3. Rap Monster Рэпмон/Рэп Монстэр (Ким Намджун 김남준) значение имени
Никнейм: RM (알엠), что есть сокращение от «Real Me
Дата рождения: 1994.09.12
Имя Ким Намджун 김남준 означает Южный наблюдатель, а также невероятная, умопомрачительная личность.
Никнем Ким Намджуна — Рэп Монстэр — говорит сам за себя. 🙂
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4. Чимин (Пак Чимин 박지민) значение имени
Никнейм — Мочи (неофицально)
Дата рождения: 1995.10.13
Имя Пак Чимин 박지민 означает мудрость, проницательность достигающую небес.
У Чимина нет официального псевдонима, но участники группы, и теперь многие фанаты BTS называют его Мочи. Мочи — это название японского рисового пирога. Чимина часто называют Мочи (Mochi) из-за его мягкого, сладкого отношения, поведения. Рэп Монстэр был первым, кто назвал Чимина прозвищем «Mochi Sexy» в эпизоде радиошоу Kkul FM в 2016 году.
5. Джин (Ким Сокджин 김석진) значение имени
Никнэйм: Джин
Дата рождения: 1992.12.04
Имя Ким Сокджин 김석진 означает стать великим сокровищем, ценностью.
Прозвище Сокджина — Джин. Которое является последним слогом его настоящего имени.
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6. Чонгук (Чон Чонгук 전정국) значение имени
Никнейм: Золотой Макнэ (неофициально)
Дата рождения: 1997.9.01
Истинное значение имени Чон Чонгук — быть центром страны или ее опорой.
Официально, у Чонгука нет псевдонима, но некоторые участники группы назвают его Золотой Макнэ (Golden Maknae — где golden означает золотой, а maknae — младший участник группы). Кроме этого, некоторые участники назвают его Чонгуки Kungkookie или Куки, что мило звучит, и на английском схоже по звучанию на слово печенька (cookie).
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7. J-hope Джей-хоуп — Чонг Хо Сок 정호석 Значение имени
Никнейм: Джей Хоуп
Дата рождения: 1994.02.18
Подлинное значение имени Чонг Хосок 정호석 — сделать имя страны известным всему миру, прославить.
Никнейм Хосока — Джей-хоуп. Его называют «J-Hope» из-за его оптимистичного, игривого поведения. Кроме того, его фамилия 정 начинается с «J» (Jung на английском), а его имя Хосок 호석 начинается с «Хо». Также в качестве старшего члена группы он называется «Золотой Хён». 🙂
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Значения имён BTS (방탄소년단)
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Корейская группа BTS давно покорила Европу, Америку, Россиию. Участников группы — АрЭм, Чин, Сюга, Джей-Хоуп, Пак Чи Мин, Ви и Чонгук — обожают фанаты. Песни мега популярны, их клипы видел хоть раз каждый из нас. В чем же секрет такой популярности? Мы расскажем все о BTS, истории создания, составе группы и о том, сколько группе лет, смотрите уникальное видео в статье.
Как появилась группа
BTS появилась в 2013 году в Сеуле благодаря звукозаписывающей компании Big Hit Entertainment. Изначально планировалось, что выступать группа будет уже в 2011 году, но ее дебют был перенесен на два года. О причинах такого решения руководство умалчивает.
Кастинг исполнителей путём живых прослушиваний проводился еще с 2010 года, состав группы неоднократно менялся и окончательно был утвержден спустя два года. Туда вошли 7 парней, известных всему миру как АрЭм, Чин, Сюга, Джей-Хоуп, Пак Чи Мин, Ви и Чонгук. Хотя по первоначальной задумке участников должно было быть пятеро.
Примечательно, что «разогрев» публики начался задолго до выхода первого трека коллектива. За полгода до начала выступлений группа завела аккаунт в «Твиттере», где ребята активно общались со своими потенциальными поклонниками и анонсировали скорый выход на сцену. Позже появились официальные аккаунты в «Фейсбук» и «Инстаграм». Там публикуются фото и видео с концертов, свежие новости о будущих треках и гастрольных турах.
Дебют группы состоялся в 2013 году, когда на официальном YouTube-канале и онлайн-платформе SoundCloud появились каверы первых песен BTS.
Спустя несколько месяцев группа выпустила первый клип на песню «No more dream».
Как расшифровывается BTS, история названия бойз-бэнда
Изначально группа называлась «Bangtansonyeondan», что в дословном переводе означает «группа пуленепробиваемых мальчиков». Публике более известен перевод «пуленепробиваемые бойскауты».
Агентство группы заявляло, что ее название полностью отражает концепцию коллектива — они выступают против социальных норм и навязанных обществом правил. Участники бойз-бэнда борются со стереотипами, охраняют свои ценности, право на самовыражение и музыку. Такая концепция пришлась по вкусу многочисленным фанатам группы, особенно подросткам.
Как только группа вышла на мировой уровень, стала использоваться аббревиатура BTS. Она имеет несколько расшифровок, самой популярной из которых является «Bang Tan Scouts».
В 2017 году в логотипе и названии группы произошли обновления. Дело в том, что поменялся концепт группы. Их лозунгом и главным призывом стало идти к своим мечтам, не останавливаясь на достигнутом.
Если раньше главным символом коллектива был пуленепробиваемый жилет, то теперь их визитной карточкой стало изображение открытой двери.
Название группы было изменено на «Beyond The Scene», то есть «Вне сцены».
ЭТО ИНТЕРЕСНО. Многие участники группы, например, Сюга и Джей-Хоуп, были не в восторге от названия и даже говорили знакомым и фанатам, что имя группы ещё не определено, тогда как название было утверждено ещё в 2011 году. Однако сейчас все участники коллектива единогласно утверждают, что не могут даже представить себе другое имя.
Участники группы, их биографии BTS
Все участники — молодые парни до 30 лет. Так как имена участников группы вызывали трудности для англоязычных слушателей, ребята взяли себе псевдонимы. Первым участником коллектива стал АрЭм (Kим Намджун), его кандидатура была утверждена ещё в 2010 году. Парень на тот момент уже был известен публике как Rap Monster.
RM (Kим Намджун) — первый музыкант BTS
Музыкант родился 12 сентября 1994 года в Ильсане. Является автором и продюсером 162 песен BTS. В идеале владеет английским языком, благодаря тому, что некоторое время его семья проживала в США и Новой Зеландии. Также АрЭм сносно изъясняется на японском языке.
В свободное время любит играть в баскетбол. А вот танцы и хореография, по его словам, далеки от него, из-за чего в первое время в коллективе возникали трудности.
С личной жизнью певца тоже все складывается непросто — у него нет постоянной девушки. Многие фанаты считают, что рэпер подписал контракт, который запрещает любовные отношения. Сам певец отшучивается, объясняя, что у него слишком плотный график, и ни одна девушка не сможет выдержать постоянных гастролей.
ИНТЕРЕСНЫЙ ФАКТ. Раньше Kим Намджун много читал, и это помогало ему при написании песен. Но сейчас времени на книги не хватает, поэтому певец везде возит с собой блокнот для записи интересных слов и их значений.
Чин (Ким Сокчин) — самый старший участник бойз-бэнда
Чин родился 4 декабря 1992 года в Аньяне. Является саб-вокалистом и лицом BTS. Помимо участия в группе Чин пробует себя в ресторанном бизнесе, у него есть ресторан в Сеуле — Ossu Seiromushi. Парень никогда не представлял себя музыкантом, он до сих пор стесняется сцены и считает, что ему нужно много работать над собой.
Сюга (Мин Юнги) — композитором сингла «Wine»
Сюга — ведущий рэпер коллектива. По признанию участников группы и фанатов, он самый бледнолицый участник BTS. Родился 9 марта 1993 года в Тэгу. Обожает музыку, выступления, съемки клипов, поэтому выкладывается на все 100 %. Однако в жизни, как любит говорит сам музыкант, он чрезвычайно ленив. Сюга обожает фотографироваться и приходит в восторг, когда фанаты просят его сделать селфи.
Джей-Хоуп (Чон Хосок) — «надежда BTS»
J-Hope — саб-вокалист и танцор. Родился в Кванджу 18 февраля 1994 года. В свободное время увлекается «Лего», читает много книг, а вот физических нагрузок избегает, несмотря на спортивное телосложение. Джей-Хоуп отлично танцует, поэтому именно ему отводится ведущая роль в хореографических номерах BTS.
Чимин (Пак Чимин) — автор «Lie» и «Serendipity»
Чимин — вокалист. Он позже всех вступил в группу. Родился в Пусане в 1995 году. Практически все свободное время Чимин уделяет танцевальному искусству, его мечта — станцевать с Каем из EXO (музыкальная группа). Своим лучшим другом считает Ви. Учится в кибер-университете Сеула.
Ви (Ким Тхэхён) — саб-вокалист BTS
Родился 30 декабря 1995 года в Тэгу. В группе находится с момента ее основания, однако увидеть его лицо слушатели смогли лишь в дебютном клипе «No more Dream» в июне 2013 года.
Учится в том же университете, что и Чимин.
В 2017 году Ви занял первое место в рейтинге самых красивых мужчин
ЭТО ИНТЕРЕСНО. У музыканта, как он сам признаётся, много вредных привычек. Самые досаждающие ему — грызть ногти и высовывать язык.
Чон Чонгук (Джонгук) — его голос признан 8 чудом света
Чон Чонгук — танцор, вокалист, рэпер. Самый молодой участник группы, он родился в 1997 году в Пусане. В группу попал благодаря влиянию АрЭма. В свободное время увлекается рисованием. В детстве парень серьезно интересовался игрой в бадминтон, но все изменилось после просмотра выступления G-Dragon, он «загорелся» идеей стать артистом.
У Чонгука нет высшего образования. Закончив школу искусств, он решил никуда не поступать из-за многочисленных гастролей и концертов.
Все участники коллектива делятся на две группы.
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Хен-лайн. Это АрЭм, Чин, Сюга, Джей-Хоуп.
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Макне-Лайн. Чимин, Ви, Чон Чонгук.
Парни всегда упоминаются в определенном порядке — от самого старшего к самому младшему. Исключение из этого правила — АрЭм, его называют первым, хоть он и не самый старший, потому что он лидер группы.
Альбомы группы BTS
К 2020 году коллектив уже мог похвастаться выходом семи студийных альбомов и семью мини-альбомами.
Первый мини-альбом под названием «O!RUL8,2?» был выпущен 11 сентября 2013 года и принёс группе колоссальный успех. Альбом вошел в топ-5 в еженедельном чарте альбомов на Gaon, его признали «Новичком года» на премиях 28 Golden Disc Awards, 5 Melon Music Awards и 23 Seoul Music Awards.
Самая длинная композиция — Coffee мгновенно полюбилась зрителям, и стала одной из самых прослушиваемых песен группы.
Уже в 2014 году BTS выпускает полноценный альбом Dark & Wild и второй мини-альбом Skool Luv Affair, которые мгновенно взрывают все чарты и выигрывают премии Golden Disk Awards в категории Album Award.
Через год выходит The Most Beautiful Moment In Life в двух частях. Он занимает первое место в Gaon Albums Chart и Billboard Albums Chart.
В 2016 году фанаты получают возможность насладиться вторым альбомом группы WINGS. Сразу несколько премий и чартов присваивают ему звание «Альбом года».
В 2017 году выходит Love Yourself: Her, который мгновенно занимает первое место в ITunes в 73 странах.
В 2018 году группа выпускает Love Yourself: Tear, тираж которого достигает двух миллионов копий.
В 2019 году слушателям представлен мини-альбом Map Of The Soul: PERSONA, его предзаказ составил 2,6 миллиона копий. Альбом занял первые позиции в ITunes в 80 странах и стал первым корейским альбомом, занявшим лидирующие позиции в Великобритании и Австралии.
В 2020 году вышел релиз альбома Map Of The Soul: 7 в честь седьмой годовщины группы. Предзаказ последнего альбома составил 3,42 миллиона копий.
Мировые турне группы BTS
Знаменитый бойз-бэнд провёл уже три мировых тура.
Первый — The Red Bullet Tour. Он начался 17 октября 2014 года и завершился 29 августа 2015 года. В ходе гастролей музыканты посетили 18 городов в 13 странах.
Первый концерт турне был сыгран в Южной Корее, там прошло 6 концертов в разных городах.
6 мая 2015 года коллектив впервые выступил в Малайзии. Затем ребята переместились в Австралию, а оттуда — в Америку.
Завершился тур грандиозным выступлением в Гонконге. На концерты BTS в рамках тура пришло свыше 80000 зрителей.
Второй мировой тур The Wings Tour стартовал 18 февраля 2017 года с концерта в Сеуле. В рамках турне коллектив посетил 12 стран.
Финальный концерт состоялся 10 декабря 2017 года в Сеуле.
Всего было продано 55000 билетов в разных странах.
Третье мировое шоу Love Yourself World Tour началось с концерта в Сеуле 25 августа 2018 года, а завершилось в Бангкоке 7 апреля 2019 года. За почти 8 месяцев музыканты объехали практически весь мир:
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США;
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Канада;
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Нидерланды;
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Великобритания;
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Франция;
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Япония;
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Сингапур;
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Гонконг;
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Тайвань.
Концерты были даны в 42 городах и прошли с небывалым успехом — продано свыше 2000000 билетов на сумму 196 миллионов долларов.
Данный тур стал самым прибыльным для группы, выступающей не на английском языке, в истории.
Title Афиша концерта в Сеуле в рамках тура Love Yourself World Tour
Alt Афиша концерта в Сеуле
ЭТО ИНТЕРЕСНО. О четвёртом мировом туре Map of the Soul Tour BTS объявили 22 января 2020 года. Он должен был начаться 11 апреля 2020 года, однако был перенесен из-за пандемии коронавируса на год. В качестве альтернативы коллектив провел двухдневный онлайн концерт, который посмотрел почти миллион зрителей из 191 страны.
Концерты бойз-бэнда BTS в России
Несмотря на многочисленную армию российских фанатов, бойз-бэнд BTS приезжал в Россию только один раз, в начале своей карьеры в 2014 году. В Москве проходил фестиваль Bridge to Korea (Мост в Корею), где парни принимали участие в качестве членов жюри танцев. Позже они выступили перед поклонниками с концертам, который посетили 10000 человек.
Во время мировых турне коллектив покорил Азию, Америку, Европу, но не дал ни одного концерта в России. Поклонникам остается только строить догадки о причинах такого решения. Основная версия — финансовый вопрос. Большая часть аудитории BTS — подростки. Организаторы просто боятся, что группа не соберет полные стадионы в разных российских городах и понесет финансовые убытки.
Впрочем, у генерального директора Big Hit Entertainment Бан Шихёка есть другое объяснение. Если верить его словам, менеджеры BTS боятся, что музыкантам настолько понравится в России, что они решат остаться там навсегда. Ведь после концерта в 2014 году ребята решили выучить русский язык и вызвать Тимати на дисс. Насколько это правда — решать вам.
ЭТО ИНТЕРЕСНО. В рамках предстоящего четвертого мирового турне коллектив всё-таки посетит Россию и даст два концерта в Москве на стадионе «Лужники». Если коронавирус не внесет свои коррективы, то выступления состоятся в середине июня 2021 года.
Внеконцертная деятельность BTS
За 7 лет корейская поп-группа смогла завоевать признание во всем мире. Если раньше их знали только как талантливых музыкантов, то сейчас участники коллектива успешно реализуют себя и в других сферах.
С 2015 года на экраны выходит сериал-варьете Run BTS, а с 2016 года показывают шоу Bon Voyage, где ребята путешествуют без сопровождения стилистов.
24 сентября 2018 года участники бойз-бэнда побывали на заседании ООН, где рассказали о кампании «Останови насилие» и выступили с речью о том, как важно любить себя. Парни из BTS стали первыми в истории корейскими артистами, присутствующими на мероприятии такого уровня.
17 января 2019 года выходит первая глава онлайн-комикса «Спаси меня», главными героями которого являются участники коллектива. Комикс повествует о том, что каждый музыкант решил идти по своему пути после выпуска серии альбомов The Most Beautiful Moment in Life.
26 июня 2019 года вышла мобильная игра BTS World. Через два дня мир увидел специальный альбом саундтреков BTS World: Original Soundtrack.
В 2020 году запустили сериал Break the Silence: Docu-Series, в котором показаны события из мировых турне — «Love Yourself» и «Speak Yourself».
Биография
Южнокорейский бойз-бенд BTS мегапопулярен на родине, а за ее пределами достиг вершин, которые не покорились ни одному артисту Страны утренней свежести. Концерты коллектива проходят с неизменными аншлагами, поклонницы выстраиваются в очереди за автографами, а творчество коллектива притягивает все большее внимание меломанов по всему миру.
История создания и состав
Биография звездной корейской группы началась в 2013 году. Решающую роль в истории создания коллектива, получившего название Bangtan Boys, сыграли звукозаписывающая компания Big Hit Entertainment и ее основатель Пан Си Хек.
В состав вошли семеро парней: RM, Чин, Сюга, J-Hope, Пак Чимин, Ви и Чон Джонгук. Лидером Bangtan Boys стал RM, автор многих песен BTS, ранее прославившийся как сольно выступающий рэпер Rap Monster.
Участников мужского коллектива подбирали на протяжении 2011 и 2012 годов путем прослушиваний. Состав не раз менялся, но в 2012-м стал таким, каким поклонники знают BTS сегодня. За полгода до первого выступления бойз-бенд появился в соцсетях. В «Твиттере» участники наладили связь с потенциальными фанатами, анонсировав скорое появление на сцене.
Позже группа завела официальные страницы в «Инстаграме» и «Фейсбуке» (соцсети запрещены в РФ, они принадлежат корпорации Meta, которая признана в РФ экстремистской), на которые сегодня подписаны миллионы фанатов, отслеживающих жизнь фаворитов. В аккаунтах BTS регулярно появляются свежие фото с выступлений и отдыха участников, анонсы клипов и концертов.
Ожидаемый дебют BTS разогретая анонсами публика увидела в 2013-м. Каверы первых песен музыканты выставили на своем YouTube-канале и онлайн-платформе SoundCloud за несколько месяцев до появления в радио- и телеэфирах.
Летом 2017-го у коллектива появился новый логотип. Чтобы стать ближе к европейской и американской публике, группа изменила расшифровку названия. Bangtan Boys в переводе на английский язык стало звучать как Beyond The Scene, сокращенно BTS.
Имена части участников были сценическими псевдонимами. Настоящее имя Сюги — Мин Юнги, V — Ким Тэ Хён, Чина — Ким Сок Чин, RM — Ким Намджун, J-Hope — Чон Хосок.
Лучше всех остальных поклонники знали андеграундного рэпера Rap Monster, получившего первую популярность до появления культового корейского бойз-бенда. Рэперская биография была и у второго участника BTS — Сюги. Что касается Чина, то он был студентом университета, а Джей-Хоуп и Чимин — танцовщиками. Вместе с Ви Чимин учился в корейской Arts High School.
Музыка
Дебютный альбом группы из так называемой школьной трилогии Skool Luv Affair появился летом 2013-го в формате CD. Первенец BTS оказался более чем успешным и выиграл ряд престижных азиатских премий в 2013–2014 годах.
В 2014-м появился третий мини-альбом трилогии и песня Boy in Luv. Трек стал мегапопулярным, группа записала на него яркий клип, а диск занял 3-ю ступеньку в американском чарте «Биллборд».
Летом того же года бойз-бенд участвовал в фестивале «Мост в Корею», который проводился в России с целью укрепления туристических связей между двумя странами. Они дали небольшой концерт и выступили как судьи в танцевальных соревнованиях k-pop кавер-групп. На излете лета, в августе, корейцы отправились в Лос-Анджелес на фестиваль KCON.
В феврале 2015-го музыканты гастролировали по Японии, дав концерты в Токио и Осаке, а весной BTS отправились в тур по крупным городам Кореи. В это же время певцы презентовали третий мини-альбом — на тот момент единственный из корейских, который попал в топ-27 лучших альбомов года американского телевизионного канала «Фузи».
В ноябре в трехдневном туре музыканты презентовали трек Run и стали официальными представителями бренда «Пума». Популярность бойз-бенда выросла настолько, что на ежегодной премии MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) в 2015-м группа удостоилась приза в категории «Лучший мировой перформер».
2016 год ознаменовался для многомиллионной армии фанатов приятным сюрпризом — дискография группы пополнилась двумя альбомами. Первый из них — Youth — стал вторым японским диском коллектива и попал на вершины чартов Страны восходящего солнца сразу после выхода. В первый день поклонники раскупили 44 тыс. копий.
Второй, состоящий из 15 треков и названный Wings, лидировал в iTunes почти 30 стран мира и стал событием № 1 на родине музыкантов. Спустя несколько дней после презентации Wings взлетел на вершину мировых альбомных и сингловых чартов и возглавил Social 50.
В феврале 2017-го музыканты представили публике расширенное издание топового альбома с заглавным синглом Spring Day. Композиция пробилась на вершины 8 популярных чартов страны и в первый день после релиза набрала 9 млн просмотров, установив рекорд среди коллективов Кореи.
В августе 2017 года команда представила фототизеры к дорамному проекту — трилогии Love Yourself («Люби себя»), третьему студийному альбому BTS. В мае 2018-го состоялась премьера 2-го мини-альбома трилогии с главным синглом Fake Love.
Популярность корейского мужского коллектива открыла двери на заседание ООН, где BTS выступили с речью о необходимости остановить насилие. Ким Намджун — на тот момент единственный англоговорящий представитель группы — привлек внимание к вопросу любви к себе, рассказав трогательные моменты из личной биографии и взаимодействия с поклонниками, которые не раз признавались, что музыка очень влияет на их состояние.
Именно это подтолкнуло участников коллектива вкладывать в тексты определенный посыл, дающий позитивное вдохновение молодому поколению. Музыканты взяли на себя ответственность, которая вышла за пределы творчества. Кампанию Love Myself, к которой присоединились BTS, проводил ЮНИСЕФ.
Вокалисты группы не только отлично пели, но и двигались, каждый их номер на сцене — маленькое шоу. Поэтому членов коллектива охотно приглашали в качестве судей на хореографические телепроекты. Оценивать танцы конкурсантов парни из BTS могут профессионально, ведь половина группы — виртуозы в этом деле.
Весной 2018 года BTS представили альбом Love Yourself: Tear, ставший лидером американского чарта Billboard 200, что сделало группу первой в истории корейского шоу-бизнеса, достигшей такого успеха.
Летом вышло переиздание диска под названием Love Yourself: Answer, а трек IDOL мгновенно стал лидирующим в чартах более чем 60 стран мира. За первые сутки ролик на него на платформе «Ютьюб» был просмотрен более 45 млн раз, что побило рекорды девушек из группы BlackPink и даже ранее непревзойденного PSY. По версии поклонников, зажигательная музыка, посыл текста и яркие наряды участников клипа сделали сингл одним из самых запоминающихся в карьере группы.
Осенью лица талантливых парней украсили обложку американского таблоида Time. Журнал поставил портрет музыкантов, снабдив лестным заголовком «Лидеры следующего поколения».
Президент Кореи упомянул группу в поздравительной речи в честь наступающего нового 2019 года, назвав BTS среди причин, почему граждане Европы и Америки проявляют интерес к культуре страны. Коллектив получил от правительства орден «За заслуги в культуре», побив рекорд и тут: музыканты оказались самыми молодыми обладателями награды.
Вручение ордена музыкальной группе объяснялось не только известностью, которую BTS принесли стране, но и вкладом в развитие Кореи. Ежегодно музыканты вливают в экономику государства $ 3,63 млрд. СМИ страны неоднократно писали об «эффекте BTS», когда сотрудничество с бойз-бендом увеличивало доходы и рост акций компаний. В начале 2019-го прибыль музыкального коллектива превысила $ 60 млн.
В феврале 2019-го артисты посетили 61-ю церемонию музыкальной премии «Грэмми», став первой корейской группой в истории мероприятия.
Весной 2019-го парни представили 6-й мини-альбом Map of the Soul: Persona. В апреле диск вышел на 1-ю ступеньку хит-парада «Биллборд Хот 100». За последние 20 лет это первая группа, которой удалось менее чем за год трижды оказаться на лидирующей позиции. В истории американского хит-парада подобное удавалось только знаменитому рок-квартету The Monkees в 1967 году и легендарным «Битлз» в 1995–1996 годах, когда 3 релиза архивных сборников «Антология» заняли три первых места менее чем за год.
Пандемия, набравшая обороты в 2020 году, положила конец второму запланированному мировому стадионному туру Map of the Soul Tour, но в июле BTS порадовали фанатов очередной пластинкой. Сборник под названием Map Of The Soul: 7 — The Journey включил в себя 13 треков. Однако по-настоящему прогремел англоязычный сингл Dynamite, вышедший через месяц и мгновенно ставший хитом. Видео на песню только за первые сутки набрало более 100 млн просмотров.
Весна 2021 года началась с разочарований для фанатов и участников, мечтой которых было получение престижной премии «Грэмми». Группа посетила мероприятие, проходившее в Лос-Анджелесе, но была заявлена с треком Dynamite лишь в одной категории «Лучший поп-дуэт/групповое исполнение» и уступила коллегам — дуэту Леди Гаги и Арианы Гранде, исполнившим Rain on Me.
Тем не менее мировой интерес к коллективу продолжил неукоснительно расти, а на западе BTS обосновались уже довольно прочно, что подтверждали их коллаборации с американскими звездами. Популярной стала и выпущенная совместно с Coldplay песня My Universe. К тому же треки группы вошли в ряд самых популярных мировых хитов на стриминговой платформе Spotify.
Телешоу и игрушки
Культовая группа на протяжении долгого времени выпускала собственное шоу RUN BTS! В его границах парни не только дурачились и шутили, они проверили собственные страхи, попробовав банджи-джампинг, учились готовить, состязались в играх, проявляли по-настоящему товарищеское участие друг к другу и укрепляли уверенность зрителей в сплоченности коллектива.
Еще один рейтинговый проект группы — реалити-шоу Bon voyage Bangtan Boys («Бон-вояж Бантаны»). Это увлекательный и искрометный видеоотчет о приключениях и путешествиях музыкантов по Северной Европе без менеджеров и стилистов. Комедийный проект о том, как ребята преодолевают трудности и справляются с вызовами, собирал у экранов миллионы телезрителей.
В сотрудничестве с Line Friends Creators участники BTS разработали линейку персонажей под названием BT21. Каждый музыкант кропотливо рисовал эскиз, вкладывая в него фантазию и частичку души. Впоследствии с мультяшными героями были сняты мини-фильмы, по ним выпускались игрушки, их образы послужили украшением для одежды, канцелярских принадлежностей и предметов обихода.
Фильмы и книги
В 2018-м вышел документальный фильм о творчестве BTS — Burn the Stage. The Movie, снятый режиссером Пак Чжун Су. Лента о туре BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour 2017 получила такую огромную популярность в прокате, что ее запускали в повторный показ несколько раз.
В январе 2019-го зрители увидели премьеру концертной ленты BTS — Bring the Soul. The Movie. На протяжении месяца картину показали в 90 странах мира. Трогательные кадры эмоциональной подготовки музыкантов к концертам, их реакция на зрителей и обратная связь с фанатами, показанные в ленте, не оставили равнодушными ни корейских, ни иностранных поклонников. Грустную нотку внесли эпизоды о травмах, которые участники получали в ходе сменяющих друг друга концертов и путешествий.
В начале 2019-го бойз-бенд удивил и порадовал фанатов, опубликовав первую часть веб-комикса Save Me («Спаси меня»).
В том же 2019 году фанаты группы с ликованием встретили выход книги Эдриана Бесли «BTS. Биография группы, покорившей мир», где было описано триумфальное восхождение корейского бойз-бенда на олимп мировой славы.
Группа BTS сейчас
Неожиданная новость о распаде легендарного коллектива прозвучала летом 2022 года на официальной конференции — мероприятие проводилось в честь 9-летия BTS. Группа, состояние которой на тот момент оценивалось в $ 100 млн, объявила о прекращении совместного творчества. Участники бэнда объяснили, что это не распад, а временный тайм-аут.
Немногим ранее Ким Намджунан в одном из интервью уже говорил, что они не понимают, в каком направлении двигаться дальше. Это некий переломный момент, трудный период поиска своей идентичности. Вскоре участники группы решили заняться сольными проектами. По задумке, каждый из них мог достигнуть еще большего профессионализма, а после — вернуться в состав BTS со свежими идеями.
Дискография
- 2014 — Dark & Wild
- 2014 — Wake Up
- 2016 — Wings
- 2016 — Youth
- 2018 — Love Yourself: Tear
- 2018 — Face Yourself
- 2020 — Map of the Soul: 7
- 2020 — Be
Клипы
- 2013 — No More Dream
- 2013 — We Are Bulletploof Pt2
- 2013 — Boy In Luv
- 2014 — Just One Day
- 2014 — Danger
- 2014 — War of Hormone
- 2015 — I Need U
- 2015 — Dope
- 2016 — Save Me
- 2016 — Spring Day
- 2017 — Not Today
- 2018 — FAKE LOVE
- 2018 — IDOL
- 2019 — Boy with Luv (feat. Halsey)
- 2019 — Make It Right
- 2019 — ON
- 2020 — Black Swan
- 2020 — Dynamite
- 2020 — Life Goes On
- 2020 — Butter
- 2021 — Permission to Dance
- 2021 — My Universe (feat. Coldplay)
Интересные факты
- Артисты признались в интервью, что в свободное время любят смотреть аниме. V предпочел продукцию студии Ghibli, а Мин Юнги — приключения корейского пингвиненка Пороро.
- В 2021 году лидер Южной Кореи Мун Чжэ Ин назначил музыкантов BTS посланниками президента по вопросам будущих поколений и культуры. Официальная церемония состоялась в Голубом доме. Участникам группы были вручены соответствующие свидетельства, подтверждающие назначение, дипломатические паспорта, которые позволяют посещать ряд стран без визы, и ручки в качестве памятного подарка.
- Фэндом BTS носит название ARMY и считается одним из крупнейших в мире, известно, что в него входят даже голливудские звезды.