BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean boy band that began formation in 2010. Originally a hip hop group, their musical style has evolved to include a wide range of genres. BTS has sold over 20 million albums on the Gaon Music Chart, and holds the best-selling album in South Korea with Map of the Soul: 7.
About BTS in brief
BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean boy band that began formation in 2010. The septet—composed of RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook—co-writes and co-produces much of their own output. Originally a hip hop group, their musical style has evolved to include a wide range of genres. Their lyrics, often focused on personal and social commentary, touch on the themes of mental health, troubles of school-age youth, loss, the journey towards loving oneself, and individualism. BTS is purportedly worth more than USD 4. 65 billion to South Korea’s economy each year, or 0. 3 percent of the country’s GDP. They attract one in every 13 foreign tourists that visited South Korea and were cited as one of the key acts in boosting global music sales to USD 19 billion in 2018. The group’s name, BTS, stands for the Korean expression Bangtan Sonyeondan, literally meaning \”Bulletproof Boy Scouts\”. In Japan, they are known as Bōdan Shōnan, which translates similarly to Bulletproof Boy Scene. In July 2017, they announced that they would also stand for ‘Beyond the Scene’ as part of their new brand identity. They are going beyond the realities facing, and going forward, to mean ‘growing youth’ and ‘going forward’ The group was originally supposed to be a hip-hop group similar to YG Entertainment’s 1TYM, but between their initial formation and their debut, Bang Si-hyuk decided that the contemporary youth needed a hero who can lend a shoulder to lean on even without speaking a word.
They have released several albums and performed on several world tours. They were ranked at number 45 on Billboard’s Top Touring Artists of the 2010s, the only non-English speaking act on the list. They became the first all-South Korean act to reach number one on the Billboard Global 200 and US Billboard Hot 100 with their single ‘Dynamite’ and remix of ‘Savage Love’ BTS has sold over 20 million albums on the Gaon Music Chart, and holds the best-selling album in South Korea with Map of the Soul: 7. BTS became the youngest ever recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit from the President of South Korea due to their contributions in spreading Korean culture and language. During their Love Yourself World Tour, B TS became first Asian and first non- English speaking act to headline and sell out Wembley Stadium and broke the record for the single highest-grossing engagement in Rose Bowl Stadium history. They also became the fastest group since The Beatles to earn four US number-one albums, doing so in less than two years. Forbes Korea named BTS the most influential celebrities of Korea in 2018 and 2020, and BTS ranked 43rd in the Forbes Celebrity 100 as oneof the world’s top-earning celebrities.
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