BTS
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Member Birthdates: 

Jin –  December 4, 1992

Suga – March 9, 1993

J-Hope –  February 18, 1994

RM – September 12, 1994

Jimin – October 13, 1995

V – December 30, 1995

Jungkook – September 1, 1997

Origin: South Korea

Occupation: singer-songwriters, and producers

BTS (which stands for Bangtan Sonyeondan) is composed of seven members: Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook who made their debut on June 13, 2013, with the single No More Dream. After the release of their first studio album Dark & Wild (2014), the group began to gain more popularity beyond South Korea. Soon, they embarked on their first concert tour The Red Bullet Tour, which had stops in Asia, Australia and North & Latin America. 

By 2017, BTS was selling out arenas worldwide within minutes forThe Wings Tour. The group began taking over the Billboard Hot 100 with their song Mic Drop (2017) which peaked at #28.

That same year, they became the first Korean group to win and perform at the Billboard Music Awards. It wasn’t long before BTS was invited to perform at the American Music Awards and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.

BTS earned their first Billboard 200 number one with the release of Love Yourself: Tear (2018), which became the highest-charting album ever by an Asian act. Through this album, the group sent the powerful message of the importance of loving yourself. They’ve since become UNICEF ambassadors for the #LoveMyself campaign and have even spoken at the United Nations in 2018. 

A few months later, the BTS World Tour: Love Yourself (2018) commenced. The group sold out all 40,000 tickets at Citi Field, Queens in less than 20 minutes! During the extension of their tour Love Yourself: Speak Yourself, they became the first Asian act to headline and sell out Wembley Stadium.

BTS’ succeeding studio album Map of the Soul: 7 (2020), which produced the hits ON, Black Swan, and Boy With Luv became the best-selling physical album in the US for 2020. 

The K-pop group’s next single, Dynamite (2020), went on to shatter even more records. It became the first music video in Youtube history to exceed 100 million views in less than 24 hours. This also marked BTS’ first Billboard Hot 100 number one single. The septet then graced the Recording Academy with their first Grammy nomination for “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance”, solidifying their status as the first K-pop group to achieve this. 

Jason Derulo and Jawsh 685’s song Savage Love (2020) was already well-received but only managed to skyrocket to the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 when BTS released a remix of the track. BTS then became the fourth group in history since The Beatles, OutKast, and Bee Gees to occupy the two top spots on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously. 

BTS’ following album “BE” (2020) marked their fifth number one album. The track Life Goes On from the album became their third consecutive Hot 100 number one single. BTS being named Entertainer of the Year (2020) by Time magazine and Global Recording Artist of the Year (2020) by the IFPI is clearly beyond well-deserved. The superstars’ wholesome image is a breath of fresh air in the music industry. 

With millions of dedicated fans across the globe called “ARMY” and multiple records set, it’s no surprise that every major award show and talk show across the globe has invited the group to make an appearance and consequently achieved unrivalled ratings. BTS has become the music industry’s most in-demand act—proving that you don’t need the English language or western influences to achieve mainstream success.