WHO IS BTS

BTS or Bangtan boys is a K-pop record setter with a reputation for firsts. all of their full albums have set records or ranked well, and they're set to release a new one. but what's the secret to that popularity? is it all in their music or something else? they're famous for their music. but that's not their only skill set. can you guess which one played handball before joining the band?

it's time to explore these and other facts about this south Korean boy band also known as Bangtan boys. BTS first recruited members through big hits in 2010 and 2011 hit auditions the group members changed a few times until their lineup solidified in 2012. today the band has seven members group leader rm sub vocalist gin lead rapper Suga, J-hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook.

Rm formerly known as rap monster was born in Seoul in 1994 and moved to Ulsan Gyeonggi-do. the self-taught English speaker is known for his good looks, which got him ranked 79th on TC chandler among the 100 most handsome faces of 2018. rap monster released his own mixtape rm in 2015 before changing his name from rap monster to rm in 2017. he claimed that it stood for real me.

Jīn was born in Anyang Gyeonggi-doo and moved to guanxi in Gyeonggi-do. he is the oldest band member born in December of 1992 and majored in film. he loves to play Nintendo, and is an excellent cook. the band members think he has the best body and was ranked 44th on TC chandler the 100 most handsome faces of 2019.

the third group member Suga is the lead rapper he was born in 1993 in Buk-gu Daegue and speaks with a satori accent when he's nervous. he doesn't like to do anything on his days off though he does enjoy taking photos. for solo work, he goes by AGUST D the reverse of his own name sugar combined with dt for his birthplace. like other band members, he is ranked on TC chandler the 100 most handsome faces ranking 67th in 2018.

the band's main dancer j-hope or Jung-Ho Suk was born in 1994 in Guangyu. he was the rapper in 2am's Jokwon's animal and once won a popularity award at a JYP entertainment competition. he released his first mixtape hope world in 2018.

Park Jimin born in 1995 in Busa was a theater and film major. ranked 19th on TC chandler the 100 most handsome faces of 2019. he can't help. but dance when the music starts playing.

V is the lead dancer among other things. Kim Tae-Hyung was born in 1994 in Daigu. he later moved to Seoul from 2016 to 2017. he acted in the Korean drama hwarang. ranking first in the top 100 most handsome faces of 2017.

Jungkook's birth name is Jeon Jungkook. he was born in 1997 in Busan. and began as a handball player before joining the band. he ranked first on TC chandler the 100 most handsome faces of 2019. and his favorite color is black.

in preparation for their debut, the seven members began to build fan relationships using social media vlogs and more. they even released some song covers on you tube and sound cloud. this was the start of an influential social media presence. the band performed the song no more dream from their first album too cool for school for their 2013 debut. winning multiple new artists of the year awards for that track. after that came dark and wild in 2014. the most beautiful moment in life part 2 in 2015, and the most beautiful moment in life forever in 2016. the later two albums entered the us billboard 200 and the most beautiful moment in life forever won the album of the year award at the melon music awards in 2016.

BTS released their second full album wings in 2016 and the album reached number 26 on billboard 200 the highest rank of any K-pop. The album wings sold over a million copies and became the best-selling album in the Gaon album chart history. the group's next release Love Your Self: HER came out in 2017 and became seventh on the billboard 200 breaking yet another record. several tracks and remixes from that album also received a claim on the billboard hot 100. the band received the m-net Asian music award for artist of the year two years in a row in 2016 and 17 before releasing their third album love yourself tear in 2018. this album made them the first K-pop band to achieve number one on the billboard 200.

the album's title track was also their third gold-certified track. love yourself tear was so popular that when it was re-released as love yourself answer it also topped the billboard 200. the repackage sold almost 2 million copies breaking another record on the Gaon album chart. that repackage was the first Korean album to be certified gold. beyond achieving musical fame the band has become famous for their social media and public outreach.

in March 2016 Forbes called the band the most retweeted artisst, and when Twitter launched its first K-pop emoji, it featured BTS. BTS was even the first Korean group to rank number one on billboard's social 50 chart turns out the members have been competing over who gets the most retweets. in 2017-time magazine called BTS one of the 25 most influential people on the internet, and they made it into the Guinness world records in 2018 edition for having the most Twitter engagements for a music group. they were even the most tweeted about celebrities in 2017. the list of honors only continuous.

today BTS maintains their strategy of social media interactivity, and content variety to maintain their popularity and public presence. a presence that has contributed to their success. they're also preparing to release their fourth full album map of the soul 7 in February. this new album will be the honest and heartfelt story of BTS and their journey of discovering their true selves. I hope this topic was interesting for you.