BTS is a Korean male dance and music group. The group was formed by the music agency Big Hit Entertainment (Label) and includes seven members.
Originally in English, the name BangTan Sonyeondan stands for Bulletproof Boy Scouts. But in 2017, the acronym transcript changed to Beyond the Scene.
The BTS members include seven people. Each of them is unique and very talented in many areas. Nevertheless, they occupy some positions in the group.
- Namjoon is a leader, rapper, producer, composer, and model.
- Seokjin is a vocalist, producer, composer, and model.
- Yoongi is a rapper, producer, composer, and model.
- Hoseok is a rapper, dancer, producer, composer, and model.
- Jimin is a vocalist, dancer, producer, composer, and model.
- Taehyung is a vocalist, dancer, producer, composer, model, and actor.
- Jungkook is a junior member of the group, vocalist, dancer, producer, composer, and model.
Biography of BTS
We have prepared for you a biography of BTS from its debut to the present day. These are mainly awards and achievements of the group.
Before debut
BTS started as a small company by K-Pop standards. At that time, between 30 and 50 new Korean groups debuted a year, but not all were successful. The market was crowded with female and male groups. A lot of effort and money has been invested in BTS’s debut.
2013
The history of BTS begins with the release of the single for the album 2 Cool 4 Skool. And also the first mini-album O! RUL8,2?
Achievements
- The album reached the Top 5 on Gaon’s Weekly Album Chart, the Top 10 Monthly Albums, and the Top 65 Yearly Albums.
- Physical album sales exceeded 20,000 copies.
- 4th place on Gaon Album Chart.
2014
Mini-album Skool Luv Affair and first full album Dark & Wild released.
Achievements
- Debut in the top 3 Gaon Album Chart.
- The reissued album debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart.
- Winning Album Award at the Golden Disk Awards.
- 2 on the Gaon Album Chart, 3 on the Billboard World Album, and 27 on the Top Heatseekers.
2015
Release of The Most Beautiful Moment In Life in two parts.
Achievements
- The fifth best-selling album in South Korea this year.
- # 1 on Gaon Albums Chart and Billboard Albums Chart.
2016
The release of the first special album The Most Beautiful Moment In Live: Young Forever. And the release of the second full album WINGS.
Achievements
- The first nominated for Album of the Year at the MelOn Music Awards.
- Winning Album of the Year at Soompi Awards, and Hanteo Awards.
- Bonsai Award at the Golden Disk Awards.
- Album of the Year – Fourth Quarter at the Gaon Chart Music Awards.
- Blood Sweat & Tears reached an all-kill in the charts and peaked at # 1.
- Wings peaked at # 26 on the Billboard 200.
- # 1 on Billboard Social 50.
2017
The release of the second special album WINGS: YOU NEVER WALK ALONE. Opening of a new series of albums Loves Yourself: Her.
Achievements
- Best selling album of the week in China.
- Fourth hit on the Billboard 200.
- Album of the Year – First Quarter at the Gaon Chart Music Awards.
- Album of the Year Soompi Awards.
- 1 million pre-orders for the album.
- Number 1 in iTunes in 73 countries.
- Debut at # 1 on the Gaon Album Charts and at # 7 on the Billboard 200.
- # 1 on the Oricon Albums Charts.
2018
The second album of the Love Yourself: Tear series and the release of the Love Yourself: Answer repack.
Achievements
- Pre-order over a million copies of the album.
- Certificate for the sale of over two million.
- RIAA Certified (USA)
- The third best-selling album in Japan, albeit in Korea.
- First appearance at the 25th Billboard Music Awards and winning the Best Social Media Artist category.
- Topped the Billboard 200 twice with two different albums.
- The first time they became number one in the Canadian charts.
- The first concert was at the American Stadium.
- BTS released the first Burn the Stage: The Movie in theaters around the world and broke sales records previously set by One Direction.
- Third win at the 20th Mnet Asian Music Awards, Artist of the Year.
2019
The release of the sixth mini-album Map Of The Soul: PERSONA and the Ost-album for the game BTS World.
Achievements
Pre-orders over 2.6 million.
Album Map of the Soul: Persona became the first album in 80 countries around the world on iTunes.
Certification
- France (SNEP) – 50 thousand
- Japan (RIAJ) – 300 thousand
- Poland (ZPAV) – 10 thousand
- South Korea (KMCA) – 3 million
- Great Britain (BPI) – 60 thousand
- USA (RIAA) – 500 thousand
- BTS World debuted on the Billboard Top Soundtrack Chart.
- BTS attended a Grammy for the first time.
- Time magazine ranked BTS among the 100 Influential People in the World.
- The first performance of a Korean group on the American show Saturday Night Live.
- The first Korean album to reach number one in the UK and Australia.
- The band’s third album topped the Billboard 200 and their third album topped the Billboard 200 and did so in 11 months. Which put them on par with the Beatles.
- The best-selling physical album in the US with 314,000 copies.
- The single peaked at # 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- The video became the most viewed on YouTube in 24 hours (74.6 million views).
- The album went gold in Australia and platinum in America.
- BTS performed at the Rose Ball with a capacity of 60,000.
- Winning 26th Billboard Music Awards for Best Group and Second Best Social Performance.
- Performance at the legendary Wembley Stadium in London.
- BTS skated the second round of stadiums, this time at the largest stadiums in different countries with a capacity of 50,000 to 200,000 people.
2020
The release of the seventh mini-album Map Of The Soul: 7 in honor of the band’s seventh anniversary.
Achievements
Pre-orders 3.42 million.
iTunes is # 1 in 93 countries.
# 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
