About Bangtan Boys

Name

The group's name BTS is an acronym for the Korean expression Bangtan Sonyeondan (Hangul: 방탄소년단; Hanja: 防彈少年團), literally meaning "Bulletproof Boy Scouts". In Japan, they are known as Bōdan Shōnendan (防弾少年団), which translates to the same. On July 2017, BTS announced that in addition to being known as Bangtan Sonyeondan or Bulletproof Boy Scouts, the acronym would also stand for "Beyond The Scene" as part of their new brand identity.^[22]

History

2010–2014: Debut and moderate success

BTS in 2014 performing at Mnet M! Countdown.

Auditions for a possible boyband were held in 2010 and 2011 by Big Hit Entertainment, though the lineup went through several changes before it was finalized with Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook in 2012. Six months prior to their debut, they began to gain attention for their presence on various social media websites, as well as song covers on YouTube and SoundCloud.^[23][24]

The group's debut single album 2 Cool 4 Skool, the first installment to their "school trilogy" series, was released simultaneously with its lead single "No More Dream" on June 12, 2013.^[25][26] Though the album was a top 5 hit on the Gaon Album Chart and sold over 105,000 copies,^[27][28] "No More Dream" and the subsequent single "We Are Bulletproof Pt. 2" were not major hits.^[29][30] 2 Cool 4 Skoolwas later re-recorded in Japanese and released that April, marking their official entrance into the country's music industry,^[31] supported by the Japanese-language edition of "No More Dream" as its official single.^[32] The second entrance to the "school trilogy" was the extended play O!RUL8,2? (2013), released that September, peaking at number 4 on the Gaon Chart and selling over 120,000 copies.^[33][34] Similarly, the singles "N.O" and "Attack on Bangtan" (Korean: 진격의 방탄; Revised Romanization: Jingyeogui Bangtan) failed to chart high. That same month, BTS starred in their own variety show, SBS-MTV's Rookie King Channel Bangtan, which was based on a fake broadcast station, "Channel Bangtan", through which members parodied variety shows such as VJ Special Forces and MasterChef Korea. At the end of the year, BTS was recognized with several New Artist of the Year awards, including the 2013 Melon Music Awards and Golden Disc Awards and the 2014 Seoul Music Awards. The last act to their "school trilogy", Skool Luv Affair (2014),^[35] was supported by the singles "Boy in Luv" (Korean: 상남자; RR: Sang-namja) and "Just One Day" (Korean: 하루만; RR: Haruman).^[36][37] The album topped the Gaon Chart and also peaked at number three on Billboard's World Albums Chart,^[38][39] selling in excess of almost 200,000 copies.^[40] That June, BTS participated as judges for a K-pop cover dance competition in the Bridge to Korea festival in Russia, an event that aimed to promote tourism between the two countries, where they also performed on stage in front of 10,000 spectators.^[41] In August, group also attended KCON in Los Angeles.^[42] That same month, they released their first Korean studio album, Dark & Wild (2014), which peaked at number 2 on the Gaon Chart and sold over 200,000 copies.^[43][44] It was supported by two singles: "Danger" and "War of Hormone" (Korean: 호르몬 전쟁, RR: Horeumon Jeonjaeng).^[45]

BTS's first Japanese studio album, Wake Up (2014), was released in December, peaking at number 3 on the Oricon Albums Chart and selling 25,000 copies.^[46][47] Along with re-recorded Japanese versions of older songs, it also contained the original tracks "Wake Up" and "The Stars".^[48] Their first concert tour, 2014 BTS Live Trilogy – Episode II: The Red Bullet, was held from October to December.^[49]

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