Cathy Nguyen (with help from Ramon Galindo)
Period: 1 December 5, 2018 If you are someone that probably doesn’t know what in the god universe is BTS, then you probably live in a cage. In fact I am listening to one of their songs “Cypher pt. 4” right now! The members in this group are Kim Taehyung, (Stage name:V), Jung Hoseok (Stage name: J-Hope), Min Yoongi (Stage name: Suga), Kim Seokjin (Stage name: Jin), Kim Namjoon (Stage name: RM, Rap Monster) and Jeon Jungkook (Stage name: Jungkook). The South Korean Boy band is formed by Big Hit entertainment, a South Korean entertainment company. The group name, BTS, stands for the korean expression Bangtan Sonyeondan meaning “Bulletproof boy scouts”. In this article you’ll learn the background story of BTS and how they ended up as one of the most popular artist bands in the world. In the years of 2010 and 2011, auditions for a possible boy band were held by Big Hit entertainment. And the lineup went through several changes before it was actually finalized with Jin, Jungkook, V, RM, J-Hope, Suga, and Jimin in 2012. 6 months after their debut, they began to gain attention for their presence on many social media outlets as well as song covers on YouTube and Soundcloud. The group’s first debut single album 2 Cool 4 Skool was released simultaneously with its lead single “No more Dream” on June 12, 2013. Their album peaked at number 5 on the Gaon album chart and eventually sold over 145,000 copies. Expanding their attempts into Japan, “No More Dream” was later re-recorded in Japanese and was released on June 4, 2014. In September 11, 2013 they released their single, “N.O” It sold over 160,000 copies to this day, include 34,000 in its release year and peaked at number 4. The same month, BTS starred their own variety TV show Rookie King based on a fake broadcast station,”Channel Bangtan”. At the end of the year, BTS was recognized with several New Artist of the year awards. Their Japanese studio album, Wake Up, (2014) released that December peaking at number 3 on the weekly Oricon Album Charts and selling 28,000 copies. At the beginning of 2015, BTS toured Japan for the first time with their Wake Up: Open your Eyes tour. The lead single “I Need U” was a top five hit on the weekly Gaon digital Chart in South Korea. BTS’ fourth Japanese single, “For You”, was released that June to celebrate their first anniversary. The single was selling 42,000 copies within the first day. On March 17, 2015, the leader of the group, RM released his self titled album, RM that he explains,”takes a narrative on confidence and uncertainty comes with self-discovery.” On August 15, 2016, rapper Suga dropped his first pseudonym named mixtape,”Agust D” while critics stating that his “storytelling execution in the music he creates tears down the barrier of sugar coating.” On September 7 2016, BTS released their second Japanese studio album Youth selling over 44,000 copies on its first day and ranking number one in Japan. Meanwhile, back in their home country, pre-orders for the group’s second album Wings, was released on October estimating over 500,000 copies within the first week. The lead single "Blood Sweat & Tears" achieved an "all-kill" in South Korea, becoming their first number one hit on the weekly Gaon Digital Chart. The music video gained over 6 million views within the first 24 hours, breaking the previous record held on YouTube for the highest number of views of a Kpop group within 24 hours. Later, they actually won Artist of the Year at the 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards. In early 2017, BTS began on their Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings tour. The lead single “Spring day” topped eight of the major South Korean online music charts. What’s also cool is that in November, BTS became the first KPOP group to perform at the American music Awards, raising their profile internationally. They won their second Artist of the year at the Mnet Asian Music awards, making the first KPOP group to have won that group in 2 years in a row. An original, eight episode long documentary called Burn the Stage offering a behind the scenes look at the group’s 2017 Wings tour. It was premiered on March 28 on Youtube premium and ran exclusively on the platform until May 9. Rapper J-Hope released his first mixtape called hope World on March 1, a mixtape about “exceptional creativity, genuine personality, and a cohesive sense of direction.” Their 3rd Japanese studio album Face Yourself was released on April 4 placing at number 43 on the Billboard 200 as the third highest charting Japanese album in the history of the chart. In April, BTS were again nominated top social Artist at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards, in which they won on May 20 making them the only Korean artist to be nominated and win the award two years in a row. In September 2018, BTS gave a speech at the United Nations as Ambassadors for UNICEF. In October, Time Magazine featured BTS on the cover of their global edition naming them “Next Generation leaders”. Their musical inspirations are Drake, Post Malone, Charlie Puth, Nas, Kanye West, and Eminem. BTS has been positively praised for “speaking honestly about topics they deem important, even in a conservative society” by Jeff Benjamin in Fuse Magazine. The reason why BTS helps me in emotional matter as a person is because they inspire me to be a person that I want to be and never portray someone else. Their Fans “Armys” also made BTS, BTS. Without “Armies”, there would be no BTS. And to be honest, I am so grateful that they have been improving themselves as a boy band since day 1. They worked so hard from their choreography of their music videos to their artistry of their music videos. And a quote from RM,” Teamwork makes the dream work.”
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