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I don’t really have any real reason to have to explain the history and discography of BTS, mainly because they have so much popularity to the point everyone knows everything about them. But I feel as if I need to forever include them on my blog, because they were my first boy group to be obsessed with. When I first got into K-pop, I almost exclusively listened to girl groups and they were my first boy group. So I have come to the conclusion that I must include at least some boy groups, so everyone doesn’t think that I hate boy groups. And who is better to start with than the number in demand guy group at the moment.
In 2013 BIGHIT Entertainment debuted the seven member boy group with the name BTS. BTS’ full group name is Bangtan Sonyeondan, and is written as 방탄소년단 in Korean. The fandom name for their supporters is called the A.R.M.Y., which is an acronym for Adorable Representative MC for Youth; the fandom’s official color is silver-gray. BTS does have an official lightstick called the ARMY Bomb and it is shown off to the side.The seven members of the group are RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook.
Members:
RM: RM’s original stage name from debut was Rap Monster but changed it to RM in late 2017. RM’s birth name is Kim Namjoon and he was born on September 12, 1994. He is not the oldest member of the group, but he is the leader and also the main rapper. Namjoon is considered a genius and has an IQ of 148, and has a bachelor's degree in electronic engineering from Global Cyber University. He has also been called the God of Destruction, mainly because he is rather clumsy and has the ability to easily break things. It's kind of funny 🤣! RM is the only member that is fluent in English and he learned from watching Friends (trash show), but it’s pretty impressive.
Jin: Jin was born on December 4, 1992 and his full name is Kim Seok Jin, making Jin the oldest member of BTS. Jin is a vocalist and a visual of the group, and his nickname from the fandom is Worldwide Handsome. He used to be known as Eomma Jin and Pink Princess, but he says that he doesn't like these names and we don’t use them anymore within the fandom; but they are a part of history so I am still included in this post. Jin is also considered the fake maknae, because he is the oldest member but acts like the youngest.
Suga: Suga, known as Min Yoongi, was born on March 9, 1993. Yoongi is the lead rapper of the group, and he was an underground rapper in Daegu with the name Gloss. He has a really good mixtape called Augst D that he wrote and produced. Suga has been composing music since he was thirteen years old. He’s members call him “grandpa” because he sleeps alot. Lastly, Suga is often called a cat or has nicknames that are referenced to cats a lot .
J-Hope: J-Hope or Jung Hoseok or Sunshine was born on February 18, 1994. Hoseok is the main dancer, sub-vocalist, and sub-rapper. Pre-debut J-hope was a part of a street dance crew called NEURON and he originally auditioned for JYP before coming to BigHit. If you are a newer fan J-Hope is really energetic and usually has a bowl cut. Hoseok’s most common nicknames are Sunshine, Hobi, and Hope.
Jimin: Park Jimin was born on October 13, 1995 in Busan. Jimin went to high school with another member, V. Jimin was the last member to join BTS. Jimin is my favorite member of the maknae line of the group. Jimin is the main dancer and the lead vocalist of the group. Jimin is very often teased by the other members for his height mainly because he is the shortest member. I mean he is the shortest but only by about 0.4 centimeters, so practically nothing. JImin’s nicknames are Mochi, ChimChim, and Manggea-ddeok (a type of rice cake).
V: Kim Taehyung whose stage name is V was born on December 30, 1995. Taehyung is the lead dancer, vocalist, and visual of BTS. V is also known as TaeTae, Blank Tae and CGV currently, but like Jin, he has an ‘extinct’ nickname which is 4D alien. Just like Jin, he doesn’t like this nickname and he has matured, so this isn’t used anymore but it is a part of history so I must include it. According to Namjoon, Taehyung is the second best English speaker in BTS.
Jungkook: Lastly, the maknae of BTS is Jungkook or Jeon Jeong-guk. Jungkook was born on September 2, 1997 in Busan. Jungkook is the main vocalist, lead dancer, sub-rapper, center, and maknae, so he’s the all rounder of the group. Jungkook is known as the Golden Maknae because he is pretty much able to do anything and everything while being the youngest. Jungkook is also called Kookie and also is represented by a bunny quite a lot in the fandom🐰.
Discography:
2 Cool 4 Skool: June 13, 2013
Tracklist:
1) Intro: 2 Cool 4 Skool
2) We are Bulletproof Pt. 2
3) Skit: Circle Room Talk
4) No More Dream
5) Interlude
6) Like
7) Outro: Circle Room Cypher
8) Skit: On the Start Line
9) Road/Path
O!Rul8,2?: September 11, 2013
Tracklist:
1) Intro:O!Rul8,2?
2) N.O.
3) We On
4) Skit: R U Happy
5) If I Ruled The World
6) Coffee
7) BTS Cypher Pt. 1
8) The Rose of Bangtan
9) Paldo Gangsan
10) Outro: Luv in Skool
Skool Luv Affair: February 12, 2014
Tracklist:
1) Intro: Skool Luv Affair
2) Boy In Luv
3) Skit: Soulmate
4) Where Did You Come From
5) Just One Day
6) Tomorrow
7) BTS Cypher Pt. 2: Triptych
8) Spine Breaker
9) Jump
10) Outro: Propose
Skool Luv Affair -Repackage- :May 14, 2014
Tracklist:
1) Miss Right
2) I Like It
3) Intro: Skool Luv Affair
4) Boy In Luv
5) Skit: Soulmate
6) Where Did You Come From
7) Just One Day
8) Tomorrow
9) BTS Cypher Pt. 2: Triptych
10) Spine Breaker
11) Jump
12) Outro: Propose
No More Dream: July 4, 2014
(Japanese Single)
Track List:
1) No More Dream (Japanese Ver.)
2) Attack On Bangtan (Japanese Ver.)
3) Like (Japanese Ver.)
Boy In Luv: July 16, 2014
(Japanese Single)
Track List:
1) Boy In Luv (Japanese Ver.)
2) N.O. (Japanese Ver.)
3) Just One Day (Japanese Ver.)
Dark & Wild: August 20, 2014
Tracklist:
1) Intro: What Am I To You
2) Danger
3) War of Hormone
4) Hip Hop Lover
5) Let Me Know
6) Rain
7) BTS Cypher Pt. 3: KILLER
8) Interlude: What Are You Doing Now
9) Could You Turn Off Your Cellphone
10) Embarrassed
11) 24/7 = Heaven
12) Look Here
13) So 4 More
14) Outro: Does That Make Sense?
Danger: November 14, 2014
(Japanese Single)
Track List:
1) Danger (Japanese Ver.)
2) Attack On Bangtan (Japanese Ver.)
3) Miss Right (Japanese Ver.)
Danger: November 21, 2014
(Taiwan Single)
Track List:
1) Danger (Chinese Ver.)
Wake Up: December 24, 2014
(Japanese Full Album)
Track List:
1) Intro
2) The Stars
3) Jump (Japanese Ver.)
4) Danger (Japanese Ver.)
5) Boy In Luv (Japanese Ver.)
6) Just One Day (Japanese Ver.)
7) Like (Japanese Ver.)
8) I Like It Pt. 2 ~At That Place~
9) No More Dream (Japanese Ver.)
10) Attack on Bangtan (Japanese Ver.)
11) N.O. (Japanese Ver.)
12) Wake Up
13) Outro
Most Beautiful Moment in Life Part 1: April 29, 2015
Track List:
1) Intro: The Most Beautiful Moment In Life
2) I Need U
3) Hold Me Tight
4) Skit: Expectation!
5) Dope
6) Boyz With Fun
7) Converse High
8) Moving On
9) Outro: Love Is Not Over
For You: June 17, 2015
(Japanese Single)
Track List:
1) For You
2) War Of Hormone (Japanese Ver.)
3) Let Me Know (Japanese Ver.)
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Part 2: November 30, 2015
Tracklist:
1) Intro: Never Mind
2) Run
3) Butterfly
4) Whalien 52
5) Ma City
6) Silver Spoon
7) Skit: One Night In A Strange City
8) Autumn Leaves
9) Outro: House of Cards
I Need U: December 8, 2015
(Japanese Single)
Track List:
1) I Need U (Japanese Ver.)
2) Dope (Japanese Ver.)
3) Boyz With Fun (Japanese Ver.)
Run: March 15, 2016
(Japanese Single)
Track List:
1) Run (Japanese Ver.)
2) Butterfly (Japanese Ver.)
3) Good Day
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever: May 2, 2016
Tracklist:
1) Intro: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life
2) I Need U
3) Hold Me Tight
4) Autumn Leaves
5) Butterfly (Prologue Mix)
6) RUN
7) Ma City
8) Silver Spoon
9) DOPE
10) FIRE
11) Save Me
12) Epilogue: Young Forever
13) Converse High
14) Moving On
15) Whalien 52
16) Butterfly
17) House Of Cards (Full Length)
18) Love Id Not Over (Full Length)
19) I Need U (Urban Mix)
20) I Need U (Remix)
21) RUN (Ballad Mix)
22) RUN (Alternative Mix)
23) Butterfly (Alternative Mix)
Youth: September 7, 2016
(Japanese Full Album)
Track List:
1) Introduction: Youth
2) RUN (Japanese Ver.)
3) FIRE (Japanese Ver.)
4) DOPE (Japanese Ver.)
5) Good Day
6) Save Me (Japanese Ver.)
7) Boyz With Fun (Japanese Ver.)
8) Silver Spoon
9) Wishing On A Star
10) Butterfly (Japanese Ver.)
11) For You
12) I Need U (Japanese Ver.)
13) Epilogue: Young Forever (Japanese Ver.)
Wings: October 10, 2016
Tracklist:
1) Intro: Boy Meets Evil
2) Blood Sweat & Tears
3) Begin
4) Lie
5) Stigma
6) First Love
7) Reflection
8) MAMA
9) Awake
10) Lost
11) BTS Cypher PT. 4
12) Am I Wrong
13) 21st Century Girl
14) 2! 3!
15) Interlude: Wings
The Best of BTS- Japan Edition- : January 6, 2017
(Japanese Repackage Album)
Track List:
1) No More Dream (Japanese Ver.)
2) Boy In Luv (Japanese Ver.)
3) Danger (Japanese Ver.)
4) Attack On Bangtan (Japanese Ver.)
5) Miss Right (Japanese Ver.)
6) I Like It Pt. 2~AT That Place~
7) For You
8) War Of Hormone (Japanese Ver.)
9) I Need U (Japanese Ver.)
10) DOPE (Japanese Ver.)
11) RUN (Japanese Ver.)
12) FIRE (Japanese Ver.)
13) Save Me (Japanese Ver.)
14) Epilogue: Young Forever (Japanese Ver.)
The of BTS -Korea Edition- : January 6, 2017
Track List:
1) No More Dream
2) We Are Bulletproof pt. 2
3) N.O.
4) Boy In Luv
5) Just One Day
6) Danger
7) War Of Hormone
8) I Need U
9) DOPE
10) RUN
11) Epilogue: Young Forever
12) FIRE
13) Save Me
14) Blood Sweat & Tears
You Never Walk Alone: February 13, 2017
Track List:
1) Intro: Boys Meets Evil
2) Blood Sweat & Tears
3) Begin
4) Lie
5) Stigma
6) First Love
7) Reflection
8) MAMA
9) Awake
10) Lost
11) BTS Cypher PT. 4
12) Am I Wrong
13) 21st Century Girl
14) 2! 3!
15) Spring Day
16) Not Today
17) Outro: Wings
18) A Supplementary Story: You Never Walk Alone
Blood Sweat & Tears: May 10, 2017
(Japanese Single)
Track List:
1) Blood Sweat & Tears (Japanese Ver.)
2) Not Today (Japanese Ver.)
3) Spring Day (Japanese Ver.)
Love Yourself: Her: September 18, 2017
Track List:
1)Intro: Serendipity
2) DNA
3) Best of Me
4) Dimple
5) Pied Piper
6) Skit: Billboard Music Awards Speech
7) Mic Drop
8) Go Go
9) Outro: Her
10) Skit: Hesitation and Fear
11) Sea
MIC Drop/DNA/Crystal Snow: December 6, 2017
(Japanese Single)
Track List:
1) MIC Drop (Japanese Ver.)
2) DNA (Japanese Ver.)
3) Crystal Snow
Face Yourself: April 4, 2018
(Japanese Full Album)
Track List:
1) Intro: Ringwanderung
2) Best Of Me (Japanese Ver.)
3) Blood Sweat & Tears (Japanese Ver.)
4) DNA (Japanese Ver.)
5) Not Today (Japanese Ver.)
6) MIC Drop (Japanese Ver.)
7) Don't Leave Me
8) Go Go (Japanese Ver.)
9) Crystal Snow
10) Spring Day (Japanese Ver.)
11) Let Go
12) Outro: Crack
Love Yourself: Tear: May 18, 2018
Tracklist:
1) Intro: Singularity
2) FAKE LOVE
3) The Truth Untold
4) 134340
5) Paradise
6) Love Maze
7) Magic Shop
8) Airplane Pt. 2
9) Anpanman
10) So What
11) Outro: Tear
Love Yourself: Answer: August 24, 2018
Track List:
1) Euphoria
2) Trivia: Just Dance
3) Serendipity ( Full Length)
4) DNA
5) Dimple
6) Trivia: Love
7) Her
8) Singularity
9) FAKE LOVE
10) The Truth Untold
11) Trivia: Seesaw
12) Tear
13) Epiphany
14) I'm Fine
15) IDOL
16) Answer: Love Myself
17) Magic Shop
18) Best of Me
19) Airplane Pt. 2
20) Go Go
21) Anpanman
22) MIC Drop
23) DNA (Pedal 2 LA Mix)
24) FAKE LOVE (Rocking Vibe Mix)
25) MIC Drop (Full Length ft. Steve Aoki)
26) IDOL (ft. Nicki Manaj)
FAKE LOVE/Airplane Pt. 2: November 7, 2018
(Japanese Single)
Track List:
1) FAKE LOVE (Japanese Ver.)
2) Airplane Pt. 2 (Japanese Ver.)
3) IDOL (Stadium Remix)
4) FAKE LOVE (Japanese Ver.) (Remix)
Map of the Soul: Persona: April 12, 2019
Track List:
1) Intro: Persona
2) Boy With Luv
3) Mikrokosmos
4) Make It Right
5) HOME
6) Jamais Vu
7) Dionysus
BTS World Original Soundtrack: June 28, 2019
Track List:
1) Heartbeat
2) Dream Glow
3) A Brand New Day
4) All Night
5) Captain
6) Cake Waltz
7) Shine
8) Not Alone
9) Friends
10) Wish
11) Flying
12) LaLaLa
13) You Are Here
14) You Are Here (Orchestra Version)
Lights/Boy With Luv: July 3, 2019
(Japanese Single)
Track List:
1) Lights
2) Boy With Luv (Japanese Ver.)
3) IDOL (Japanese Ver.)
Map of the Soul: 7: February 21, 2020
Tracklist:
1) Intro: Persona
2) Boy With Luv
3) Make It Right
4) Jamais Vu
5) Dionysus
6) Interlude: Shadow
7) Black Swan
8) Filter
9) My Time
10) Louder than bombs
11) ON
12) UGH!
13) 00:00
14) Inner Child
15) Friends
16) Moon
17) Respect
18) We are Bulletproof: the Eternal
19) Outro: Ego
20) ON (ft. Sia)
Dynamite: August 20, 2020
(English Single)
Track List:
1) Dynamite
Awards and Accomplishments:
As of the writing of this post, BTS has exceeded the Korean music market. They have now become an international phenomenon, and have dominated the American music charts in a way that no other other Korean artist was able to to do before. BTS has won four American Music Awards in the Favorite Social Artist (2018 and 2019), Favorite Duo or Group Pop/Rock (2019), and Tour of the Year (2019) category. They also won three awards at the Billboard Music Awards in the Top Social Artist (2017, 2018, and 2019) and Top Duo/Group (2019). BTS became the first K-pop group to perform at the AMAs in 2017, the boys performed at the Billboards Music Awards in 2018, finally they preformed along side Lil Nas X at the 2019 Grammy Awards. In a way BTS has paved a way for other K-pop groups to be better accepted in the American market. As of August 2020, BTS has been the first K-pop group to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
My Thoughts on BTS:
Now I am going to talk about my personal thoughts and feeling on BTS. BTS was the first boy groups that I started listening to after my weird opposition to boy group ended in the summer of 2016, I was only into girl groups for the first three to four months of listening to K-pop. I loved BTS albums from Skool Luv Affair to You Never Walk Alone but for some reason I randomly feel out of love with BTS when the Love Yourself serie came out for some reason. I think it was the concept was not working for me with FAKE LOVE or IDOL, especially IDOL; I mean DNA was okay. I got back into their music when Boy With Luv, and I could actually watch the music video without feeling dizzy, like I felt when watching the IDOL video. So my opinion on BTS has changed on the group since on my Unpopular K-pop Opinions post I made a couple years ago. Like Jackie Aina said, "I'm allowed to change my mind. Just like you're allowed to change the way you do your brows."
Citations and Sources:
BTS Discography: https://kprofiles.com/bts-discography/
BTS Member Summary Information from: https://kprofiles.com/bts-bangtan-boys-members-profile/
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