BTS (Korean: 방탄소년단; RR: Bangtan Sonyeondan), also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band that was formed in 2010 and debuted in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment.[5] The septet—consisting of members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, 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 and coming of age, loss, the journey towards loving oneself, and individualism. Their work also often references literature and psychological concepts and includes an alternative universe storyline.
In the wake of appearing in 2013 with their single collection 2 Cool 4 Skool, BTS delivered their first Korean-language studio collection, Dull and Wild, and Japanese-language studio collection, Wake Up, in 2014. The gathering's second Korean studio collection, Wings (2016), was their first to sell 1,000,000 duplicates in South Korea. By 2017, BTS crossed into the worldwide music market, driving the Korean Wave into the US and breaking various deals records. They turned into the principal Korean gathering to get a certificate from the Recording Business Relationship of America (RIAA) for their single "Mic Drop", just as the primary Korean demonstration to top the US Announcement 200 with their studio collection Love Yourself: Tear (2018). BTS likewise turned into the quickest bunch since the Beatles to procure four US number-one collections, doing as such in under two years, and Love Yourself: Reply (2018) was the primary Korean collection ensured platinum by the RIAA. In 2020, BTS turned into the principal all-South Korean demonstration to arrive at number one on the Board Worldwide 200 and US Announcement Hot 100 with their Grammy-assigned single "Explosive". Their subsequent deliveries "Savage Love", "Life Continues", "Margarine", and "Authorization to Move" made BTS the quickest act to collect five US number-one singles since Michael Jackson.
Having sold more than 20 million collections on the Gaon Music Diagram, BTS is the top rated craftsman in South Korean history and holds the smash hit collection in South Korea with Guide of the Spirit: 7. They are the main Asian and non-English talking act to be named Worldwide Organization of the Phonographic Business (IFPI) Worldwide Recording Craftsman of the Year (2020), to outline on Announcement's Top Visiting Specialists of the 2010s (setting at number 45), and to feature and sell out Wembley Arena and Rose Bowl Arena (Love Yourself World Visit in 2019). Included on Time's global cover as "Cutting edge Pioneers" and named "Sovereigns of Pop", BTS has likewise showed up on the magazine's arrangements of the 25 most powerful individuals on the web (2017–2019) and the 100 most persuasive individuals on the planet (2019). The gathering's various honors incorporate six American Music Grants, nine Board Music Grants, 24 Brilliant Circle Grants, and designations for a Grammy Grant and a Brit Grant. Outside of music, they collaborated with UNICEF to set up the Adoration Myself hostile to brutality crusade, tended to three Joined Countries General Congregations, and turned into the most youthful ever beneficiaries of the Request for Social Legitimacy from the Leader of South Korea because of their commitments in spreading Korean culture and language.
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