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BTS
BTS (), also known as the Bangtan Boys, 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. 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. BTS debuted in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment with the single album '' 2 Cool 4 Skool.'' BTS released their first Korean and Japanese-language studio albums, '' Dark & Wild'' and '' Wake Up'' respectively, in 2014. The group's second Korean studio album, '' Wings'' (2016), was their first to sell one million copies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BTS Singles Discography
South Korean boy band BTS have released 43 singles as lead artist, including five soundtrack appearances; nine singles as a featured artist; two promotional singles; and over 100 other non-single songs. In Japan, according to Oricon and the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), several of the band's singles are among the most-streamed songs of all time in the country and have set various other streaming and certification records that no other artist or group act in the history of either organization has. In the United States, per '' Billboard'', they have sold over 3.1 million tracks (72.3% of K-pop digital track sales) as of 2021, and hold the record for the most number-one singles in the 2020s decade, with six. BTS debuted in South Korea on June 13, 2013, with the single "No More Dream", which peaked at number 124 on the Gaon Digital Chart and sold 50,000 copies. To support their first extended play, '' O!RUL8,2?'', the band released "N.O", which met with minor comme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V (singer)
Kim Tae-hyung (; born December 30, 1995), known professionally as V (), is a South Korean singer and songwriter. In 2013, he made his debut as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS, under Big Hit Music, Big Hit Entertainment. V has performed three solo songs under BTS' name—"Stigma" in 2016, "Singularity (song), Singularity" in 2018, and "Inner Child" in 2020—all of which charted on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. Outside of his music projects with BTS, V had his acting debut in the 2016 television series ''Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth'' and contributed the single "It's Definitely You" to its soundtrack. He released his first independent song, the self-composed "Scenery", in 2019. In 2023, V made his official debut as a solo artist with the release of the singles "Love Me Again (V song), Love Me Again" and "Rainy Days (song), Rainy Days". His debut solo album ''Layover (album), Layover'' was released on September 8, accompanied by a third single, "Slow Dancing (V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimin
Park Ji-min (; born October 13, 1995), known mononymously as Jimin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and dancer. In 2013, he made his debut as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS, under the record label Big Hit Entertainment. Jimin has released three solo tracks under BTS' name—"Lie" in 2016, "Serendipity" in 2017, and "Filter" in 2020—all of which have charted on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. He released his first credited solo song, the digital track "Promise", which he co-wrote, in 2018 and recorded the duet " With You" with Ha Sung-woon for the soundtrack for the TvN drama '' Our Blues'' in 2022. Jimin released his debut solo album, ''Face'' in 2023, which debuted at number one in South Korea and Japan and number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200, making him the highest-charting Korean solo artist on the latter chart. The album's single "Like Crazy" became the first song by a Korean solo artist to debut at number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin (singer)
Kim Seok-jin (; born December 4, 1992), known professionally as Jin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and member of the South Korean boy band BTS. Jin has released three solo tracks with BTS: "Wings (BTS album), Awake" in 2016, "Epiphany (BTS song), Epiphany" in 2018, and "Moon" in 2020, all of which have charted on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. In 2019, Jin released his first independent song, the digital track "Tonight". He made his official debut as a solo artist in October 2022, with the release of the single "The Astronaut (song), The Astronaut". Apart from singing, Jin appeared as a host on multiple South Korean music programs from 2016 to 2018. In 2018, he was awarded the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (Korea), Order of Cultural Merit by the President of South Korea along with his bandmates for his contributions to Korean culture. Early life and education Kim Seok-jin was born on December 4, 1992, in Anyang, Gyeonggi, Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wings (BTS Album)
''Wings'' (stylized as WINGS) is the second Korean and fourth overall studio album by South Korean boy band BTS. The album was released on October 10, 2016, by Big Hit Entertainment. It is available in four versions and contains fifteen tracks, with " Blood Sweat & Tears" serving as its lead single. Heavily influenced by Hermann Hesse's coming of age novel, '' Demian'', the concept album thematically deals with temptation and growth. It was later reissued as a repackage album, titled ''You Never Walk Alone'', on February 13, 2017, a continuation of the canon for ''Wings''. Three new songs were added to the track listing, with " Spring Day" and " Not Today" promoted as the lead singles. Both albums received positive reviews from critics. They sold a combined 1.8 million physical copies worldwide, the group's highest record sales at the time. This earned BTS the title of "million sellers" due to the outstanding financial reception. According to Gaon Chart, ''Wings'' was the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BTS Albums Discography
South Korean boy band BTS has released nine studio albums (one of which was reissued under a different title), seven compilation albums, and six extended plays. In December 2018, BTS surpassed 10 million albums sold, setting the record for reaching that milestone in the shortest span of time ( years) among all Korean acts to have debuted since 2000, with five million of those albums being sold in South Korea that year alone. By April 2020, the group had sold over 20 million physical albums in South Korea, becoming the best-selling Korean act of all time in less than seven years. As of May 2023, they have sold over 44 million albums domestically. The group debuted in South Korea on June 13, 2013, with the single album ''2 Cool 4 Skool''. They made a comeback in September 2013 with an extended play, '' O!RUL8,2?''. In February 2014, BTS released their second extended play, '' Skool Luv Affair''. This marked the first time their album charted on the ''Billboard'' Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung Kook
Jeon Jung-kook (; born September 1, 1997), better known as Jung Kook, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member and vocalist of South Korean boy band BTS. He has performed three solo songs as part of BTS' discography— "Wings (BTS album), Begin" in 2016, "Euphoria (BTS song), Euphoria" in 2018, and "Map of the Soul: 7, My Time" in 2020—all of which charted on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. He also recorded the soundtrack song "Stay Alive (song), Stay Alive" for the BTS-based webtoon ''7Fates: Chakho''. In 2022, Jung Kook featured on American singer Charlie Puth's single "Left and Right (Charlie Puth song), Left and Right", which peaked at number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Later that year, he became the first South Korean artist to release an official song for the FIFA World Cup soundtrack with "Dreamers (Jungkook song), Dreamers", which he subsequently performed at the 2022 FIFA World Cup 2022 FIFA World Cup op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RM (musician)
Kim Nam-joon (; born September 12, 1994), known professionally as RM (formerly Rap Monster), is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is the leader of South Korean boy band BTS, under Big Hit Entertainment. Born in Seoul and raised in Ilsan, RM began his music career in the underground Korean hip-hop scene as a teenager, going by the name Runch Randa. He joined Big Hit in 2010, and debuted as part of BTS in June 2013. RM released his first solo mixtape, '' RM'', in 2015, followed by his second mixtape, '' Mono'', in 2018. The latter became the highest-charting album by a Korean solo artist in the United States in history when it peaked at number 26 on the ''Billboard'' 200. He made his official solo debut in 2022, with the release of his studio album '' Indigo''. The project featured contributions from various artists including Erykah Badu and Anderson .Paak. It peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200, becoming the highest-charting album by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J-Hope
Jung Ho-seok (; born February 18, 1994), known professionally as J-Hope (; stylized in lower case), is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, and record producer. He made his debut as a member of South Korean boy band BTS in 2013, under Big Hit Music, Big Hit Entertainment. J-Hope released his first solo mixtape, ''Hope World'', in 2018. It was received positively by critics and peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, the highest-charting album by a Korean solo artist at the time. He became the first member of BTS to enter the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as a soloist in 2019, when his single "Chicken Noodle Soup (J-Hope song), Chicken Noodle Soup", featuring singer Becky G, debuted at number 81. In 2022, J-Hope released his debut studio album Jack in the Box (album), ''Jack in the Box''. In 2023, he released his single "On the Street" with J. Cole. Early life and education J-Hope was born Jung Ho-seok on February 18, 1994, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suga
Min Yoon-gi (; born March 9, 1993), known professionally by his stage names Suga (; stylized in all caps) and Agust D, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter and record producer. He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS in June 2013 under Big Hit Music, Big Hit Entertainment. His first solo mixtape, ''Agust D'', was released in 2016 and re-released in 2018 to digital download and streaming platforms, reaching number three on ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard''s Billboard charts#Albums, World Albums Chart. In 2020, he released his second solo mixtape, ''D-2 (mixtape), D-2''; it peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, number seven on the UK Albums Chart, and number two on Australia's ARIA Charts, ARIA Album Chart. Suga released his debut solo album, ''D-Day (album), D-Day'', in 2023. It debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200, tying him with BTS bandmate Jimin as the highest-charting South Korean solo artists of all time. A full me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark & Wild
''Dark & Wild'' (stylized ''DARK&WILD'') is the debut studio album of South Korean boy band BTS. It was released by Big Hit Entertainment on August 20, 2014. The album contains fourteen tracks, with "Danger" as its lead single. The third track on the album, "War of Hormone", was later promoted as a secondary single. Background and release On July 30, 2014, Big Hit Entertainment launched a countdown clock on BTS' official website, and on August 5, they uploaded a comeback trailer on YouTube which featured contrasting scenes. One scene from the trailer featured a forest paradise, while another showed black and white abandoned structures accompanied with lyrics from a Rap Monster verse. On August 7, 2014, the company released the first teaser photos and the concept photo for the new album. BTS also released a B-Side Song titled “Let Me Know” for free streaming, which was composed and produced by Suga. The company later released the album's tracklist on the group's official Facebo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2 Cool 4 Skool
''2 Cool 4 Skool'' is the debut single album released by South Korean boy band BTS on June 12, 2013, through Big Hit Entertainment and distributed by Loen. The album was supported by the singles "No More Dream" and "We Are Bulletproof Pt.2". Commercially, it peaked at number five on the Gaon Album Chart in South Korea, and at number ten on ''Billboard''s World Albums Chart in the United States. The album has sold over 430,000 copies as of January 2022. A 3-disc version of the album was released in Japan through Pony Canyon in 2014. Background and release Prior to BTS' debut, Big Hit Entertainment ran a blog for the group where the members shared mixtapes, diary entries, video logs, and various other content with their fans. The label announced a temporary closure of the blog on May 20, 2013, in preparation for the group's debut. BTS' official website was launched that same day and featured a countdown timer on the homepage—counting down to May 27 (KST)—with the group's officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
