"Leave your pointless worries aside for a moment, Let's enjoy together and remember together"
- Telepathy
Meet the Band
BTS (Korean: 방탄소년단; RR: Bangtan Sonyeondan; lit. Bulletproof Boy Scouts), also known as the Bangtan Boys or Beyond the Scene, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010. The band consists of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook, who co-write or co-produce much of their material. According to J-Hope, the name signifies the group's desire 'to block out stereotypes, criticisms, and expectations that aim on adolescents like bullets'
In July 2017, BTS announced that their name would also stand for "Beyond the Scene" as part of their new brand identity. This extended the meaning of their name to encompass the idea of growth 'from a boy to an adult who opens the doors that are facing forward'
Originally a hip hop group, they expanded their musical style to incorporate a wide range of genres, while their lyrics have focused on subjects including mental health, the troubles of school-age youth and coming of age, loss, the journey towards self-love, individualism, and the consequences of fame and recognition. Their discography and adjacent work has also referenced literature, philosophy and psychology, and includes an alternate universe storyline.
2013-2023...ish
BTS debuted in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment with the single album 2 Cool 4 Skool. By 2017, BTS had crossed into the global music market and led the Korean Wave into the United States. In 2020, BTS became the fastest group since the Beatles to chart four US number-one albums in less than two years.
On June 14, 2022, the group announced a scheduled pause in group activities to enable the members to complete their 18 months of mandatory South Korean military service, with a reunion planned for 2025 or 2026. Jin, the eldest member, enlisted on December 13, 2022; the others followed in 2023. As of June 20, 2025 all members have returned from service.