-----Bangtan Boys----
-(BTS)-
Bangtan Boys (Korean: 방탄소년단, RR: Bangtan Sonyeondan, Translation: Bulletproof Boy Scouts, also known as BTS) is a South Korean seven-member hip-hop boy group formed by Big Hit Entertainment, a company who also manages the artists GLAM and 2AM.
They debuted on June 13, 2013 with their first title song "No More Dream" followed by "We Are Bulletproof Pt.2". They have won the title of "New Artist of the Year" at several music award functions including the 2013 MelOn Music Awards and Golden Disk Awards, 2014Seoul Music Awards and Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards with multiple other nominations at other award ceremonies.
They have also had their own variety show called Rookie King: Channel Bangtan (신인왕: 채널 방탄), which aired on the SBS MTV channel for a total of eight episodes.
Labels | Big Hit Entertainment (Korean) Pony Canyon (Japan) |
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HISTORY
2013: 2 Cool 4 Skool, O!RUL8,2?
2014: Skool Luv Affair, Japanese activities, Dark & Wild, 1st Solo Concert
DISCORAPHY
KOREAN
Studio albums
2014: Dark & Wild
Extended plays
2013: O!RUL8,2?
2014: Skool Luv Affair
Singles
2013: 2 Cool 4 Skool
JAPAN
Studio albums
2014: Wake up
Singles
2014: No More Dream
2014: Boy in Luv
2014: Danger
Compilation albums
2014: 2 Cool 4 Skool / O!RUL8,2?
AWARDS
Melon Music Awards 'Best New Artist Of Year'
So-Loved Awards 'Newcomer Award' 'Single Album (2 Cool 4 Skool)'
Seoul Music Awards 'Best Rookie Award'
Soompi Gayo Awards 'Rookie Of The Year'
Home Made Asian Music Awards 'Best New Male Artist'
2014
So-Loved Awards 'Choreography Male (Boy in Luv)' 'Song (Boy in Luv)' 'Mini Album (Skool Luv Affair)' 'Hip Hop/R'n'B Artist'
Golden Disk Awards 'Newcomer Award'
Gaon Chart K-pop Awards 'New Artist of the Year (Male Group)'
Yin Yue Tai V Awards 'Rookie Artist of The Year'
Home Made Asian Music Awards 'Song of the Year (Boy in Luv)' 'Best Male Group' 'Best Male Group Performance' 'Choreography Male (Boy in Luv)' 'Best Rapper of the Year (Rap Monster)'
Korea-China Song Festival 'Rising Star Award'
PROFILE
FACTS
2013
Melon Music Awards 'Best New Artist Of Year'
So-Loved Awards 'Newcomer Award' 'Single Album (2 Cool 4 Skool)'
Seoul Music Awards 'Best Rookie Award'
Soompi Gayo Awards 'Rookie Of The Year'
Home Made Asian Music Awards 'Best New Male Artist'
2014
So-Loved Awards 'Choreography Male (Boy in Luv)' 'Song (Boy in Luv)' 'Mini Album (Skool Luv Affair)' 'Hip Hop/R'n'B Artist'
Golden Disk Awards 'Newcomer Award'
Gaon Chart K-pop Awards 'New Artist of the Year (Male Group)'
Yin Yue Tai V Awards 'Rookie Artist of The Year'
Home Made Asian Music Awards 'Song of the Year (Boy in Luv)' 'Best Male Group' 'Best Male Group Performance' 'Choreography Male (Boy in Luv)' 'Best Rapper of the Year (Rap Monster)'
Korea-China Song Festival 'Rising Star Award'
PROFILE
- Rap Monster
- Full Name: Kim Nam Joon
- Nickname: RapMon, Leader Mon, God of Destruction
- Position: Rapper, Leader
- Birthday: September 12, 1994
- Height: 181 cm
- Weight: 64 kg
- Blood Type: A
- Hobbies: Surfing Internet
- Specialties: Making Jokes and accidentally breaking stuff
- Jin
- Full Name: Kim Seok Jin
- Nickname: Pink Princess, Jin Princess
- Position: Vocal, Visual
- Birthday: December 4, 1992
- Height: 179 cm
- Weight: 60 kg
- Blood Type: O
- Hobbies: Cooking and taking selcas
- Specialties: Secretly being a big game and anime nerd
- Suga
- Full Name: Min Yoon Gi
- Nickname: Motionless Min
- Position: Rapper
- Birthday: March 9, 1993
- Height: 176 cm
- Weight: 57 kg
- Blood Type: O
- Hobbies: Doing nothing when he has free time and avoiding having to do work
- Specialties: Being lazy when not lazy and writing lyrics
- J-Hope
- Full Name: Jung Ho Seok
- Position: Rapper, Dancer
- Birthday: February 18, 1994
- Height: 177 cm
- Weight: 59 kg
- Blood Type: A
- Hobbies: Listening to music and Window shopping
- Specialties: Eating like a king and Making sassy faces
- Jimin
- Full Name: Park Ji Min
- Nickname: Jimminnie, Dooly
- Position: Vocal, Dancer
- Birthday: October 13, 1995
- Height: 175 cm
- Weight: 60 kg
- Blood Type: A
- Hobbies: Relaxing whenever he gets a chance
- Specialties: Doing aegyo and doing pout faces
- V
- Full Name: Kim Tae Hyung
- Nickname: TaeTae, Blank Tae
- Position: Vocal
- Birthday: December 30, 1995
- Height: 178 cm
- Weight: 58 kg
- Blood Type: AB
- Hobbies: Searching for music that no one listen to and going on the computer
- Specialties: Photography
- JungKook
- Full Name: Jeon Jung Kook
- Nickname: JungKookie
- Position: Vocal, Dancer, Rapper, Maknae
- Birthday: September 1, 1997
- Height: 177 cm
- Weight: 61 kg
- Blood Type: A
- Hobbies: Drawing and taking photo
- Specialties: Eating
- Bangtan was supposed to be a duo consisting of former member Jung Hunchul and Rap Monster
- The members thought that the company was kidding when they said that their name will be BulletProof scout boys.But after years training under that name they are now fond of it .The meaning of this name was all explained by Suga."Our Generaion is enduring a lot of hardships in life and lots of prejudice this name means that we want to protects our generation from all these hardships that pour like bullets "
- Suga acts like a mom to Jimin
- J-Hope and Jungkook have a father- son relationship . J-Hope always comforts Jungkook when he cries.
- V kicks and shouts in his sleep. He even gives orders to the members whe he is asleep. According to the members he once asked for a glass of water and then they brought him one but he was fast asleep
- Rap Monster chose V as the member which will be the worst in dating. He tends to think about weird things people don' t think about
- Jungkook really likes to take pictures with a camera. He uses a Canon brand camera
- Rap Monster openly supports gay and lesbian relationships
- Jin has an acting experience
- Jimin once said that J-Hope has the cleanist roomt
- JungKook has the most untidy one
- Suga once mentioned that Taehyung always suggests that all 7 of them shower together
- Suga thought that V is a bad guy (나쁜 사람) when he first met him
- Jimin once said he wanted to dance with Kai
- JungKook said that Kyungsoo is handsome and nice
- Hoseok said that he wanted to become close to Exo
- B.A.P's Youngjae and J-Hope auditioned at the same time for JYP
- Suga used to like classical music
- Taehyung once said that Suga makes fun of the way he smiles
- Taehyung never had a person confess to him in person
- Taehyung have similar features to Daehyun and Baekhyun.
- Other names considered for the group include BigKidz and Young Nation
- Jin sang 2AM 'This song' for his audition
- Jimin was last member to join group