BTS 방탄소년단 

Bangtan Sonyeondan

beyond the scene

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BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean boy band formed by Big Hit Entertainment. Their name in Korean, Bangtan Sonyeondan (Hangul: 방탄소년단; Hanja: 防彈少年團), and Japanese, Bōdan Shōnendan (防弾少年団?), both translate to Bulletproof Boy Scouts, which implies that they are going to protect youth from discrimination and suppression in the world. However, on July 6, 2017, BigHit confirmed the English translation was now "Beyond The Scene".  This extended their name to mean "growing youth BTS who is going beyond the realities they are facing, and going forward."

They debuted on June 13, 2013, with the song "No More Dream" from their first album, 2 Cool 4 Skool, for which they won several "New Artist of the Year" awards including those at the 2013 MelOn Music Awards and Golden Disk Awards, and the 2014 Seoul Music Awards. A year after their debut, they received major bonsang awards for their subsequent albums "Dark & Wild", The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1 and Wings.

 

BTS co-writes and produces much of their output, which some media outlets have attributed for their success. The group's early musical style and image was influenced by hip hop, as seen in "N.O." and "No More Dream". They later branched out into R&B and rock music with "Danger" and "Boy in Luv". The members' solo songs in Wingsincorporated a diverse range of genres, with neo soul for V's "Stigma", gospel for J-Hope's "Mama" and piano-rap for Suga's "First Love".

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BTS has been complimented for "speaking honestly about topics they deem important, even in a conservative society" by Jeff Benjamin from Fuse magazine. Tamar Herman from Billboard magazine noted that the septet often have recurring themes in their materials. Their "school trilogy" series - 2 Cool 4 Skool (2013), O!RUL8,2? (2013), and Skool Luv Affair (2014) – explored "the troubles and anxieties of school-age youth. "Not Today" from You Never Walk Alone has an anti-establishment anthem, with messages advocating for minority groupswhile Wings touched upon mental health and female empowerment.Love Yourself: Her, in which themes were identified as "love, friendship, loss, and death" is the first of four EPs of the "Love Yourself" series.

 Official Links:  

Website: http://bts.ibighit.com/

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/bangtan.official

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bts_bighit

BTS Personal Twitter: https://twitter.com/BTS_twt

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bts.bighitofficial/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BANGTANTV

Fan Cafe: http://cafe.daum.net/BANGTAN