Group
BTS 방탄소년단
Profile
- Debut
- Single album released June 12, 2013 · first stage June 13, 2013
- Debut release
- 2 Cool 4 Skool (title track: No More Dream)
- Agency
- BigHit Music (a HYBE label)
- Fandom
- ARMY
- Members
- 7
- Honors
- Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (2018)
BTS (Korean: 방탄소년단, Bangtan Sonyeondan) released their single album 2 Cool 4 Skool on June 12, 2013, and gave their first performance the next day, June 13, on Mnet's M Countdown with the title track "No More Dream". Their agency at debut was Big Hit Entertainment; today it is BigHit Music, a label under HYBE.
The members are RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook. Their fans are called ARMY.
1.Members
2.Rise in Korea (2014–2016)
BTS built their early following with The Most Beautiful Moment in Life series. Their studio album WINGS was released in October 2016, and its repackage, YOU NEVER WALK ALONE, followed in February 2017.
3.LOVE YOURSELF and the US breakthrough (2017–2018)
LOVE YOURSELF 承 'Her', released on September 18, 2017, gave BTS their first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 with "DNA".
LOVE YOURSELF 轉 'Tear', released on May 18, 2018, became their first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200.
On their LOVE YOURSELF world tour, BTS played Citi Field in New York on October 6, 2018 — the first stadium concert in the United States by a Korean act. The same month, all seven members received the Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit from the South Korean government, becoming its youngest recipients.
4.MAP OF THE SOUL and "Dynamite" (2019–2020)
BTS released the EP MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA on April 12, 2019, and the studio album MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 on February 21, 2020.
Their first English-language single, "Dynamite", released on August 21, 2020, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making BTS the first all-South Korean act to top the chart. On November 20, 2020, they released BE, whose lead single "Life Goes On" also reached No. 1.
On November 24, 2020, "Dynamite" was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance — the first Grammy nomination for a K-pop act.
5."Butter", Proof and solo projects (2021–2022)
"Butter" (May 21, 2021) debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100, and "Permission to Dance" followed on July 9, 2021.
On June 10, 2022, BTS released the anthology album Proof, led by "Yet To Come". That month, during their ninth-anniversary celebrations, they announced they would focus on solo projects for a time. On October 15, 2022, they held the "Yet To Come" concert in Busan.
6.Military service (2022–2025)
The members fulfilled South Korea's mandatory military service in turn. On September 20, 2023, HYBE confirmed that all seven had renewed their contracts with BigHit Music.
- Jin — enlisted December 13, 2022 · discharged June 12, 2024
- j-hope — enlisted April 18, 2023 · discharged October 17, 2024
- Suga — began alternative service September 22, 2023 · completed June 21, 2025
- RM and V — enlisted December 11, 2023 · discharged June 10, 2025
- Jimin and Jung Kook — enlisted December 12, 2023 · discharged June 11, 2025
7.ARIRANG and the return as seven (2026)
BTS returned as a full group with the studio album ARIRANG on March 20, 2026, and performed a comeback show at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul the next day. ARIRANG became their seventh No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and its title track "SWIM" debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 — their seventh chart-topper there.
The Arirang World Tour began at Goyang Stadium on April 9, 2026, and is scheduled to run until March 2027. On July 19, 2026, BTS performed "Dynamite" in the halftime show of the FIFA World Cup final at New York New Jersey Stadium.
8.Discography
| 2013 | 2 Cool 4 Skool | Single |
| 2016 | WINGS | Studio album |
| 2017 | YOU NEVER WALK ALONE | Special album |
| 2017 | LOVE YOURSELF 承 'Her' | EP |
| 2018 | LOVE YOURSELF 轉 'Tear' | Studio album |
| 2019 | MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA | EP |
| 2020 | MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 | Studio album |
| 2020 | Dynamite | Single |
| 2020 | BE | Special album |
| 2021 | Butter | Single |
| 2021 | Permission to Dance | Single |
| 2022 | Proof | Compilation |
| 2026 | ARIRANG | Studio album |
9.Album pages
10.Related articles
News · September 14, 2026
BTS's Arirang World Tour runs through March 2027
Launched April 9 in Goyang, the tour covers more than 80 shows in 34 cities across 23 countries through March 2027.
Features · September 14, 2026
2026's big comebacks so far: BLACKPINK, BTS and IU
Three long-awaited releases in order of release date — format, number of tracks and title tracks side by side.
Sources
- Wikipedia — BTS
- Wikipedia (Korean) — 방탄소년단
- Wikipedia — 2 Cool 4 Skool
- Wikipedia — Arirang (album)
- Billboard — BTS add date at NYC's Citi Field, first K-pop act to play a US stadium
- The Korea Times — BTS becomes the youngest to receive Order of Cultural Merit
- Rappler — BTS makes history with 'Dynamite' Grammy nomination
- The Korea Times — All BTS members renew contract with BigHit
- Billboard — BTS' 'Swim' debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100
- The Hollywood Reporter — BTS score seventh No. 1 on Hot 100 and Billboard 200
- Billboard — BTS at 2026 World Cup final halftime show
- The Korea Herald — BTS performs at first-ever FIFA World Cup final halftime show
- Rolling Stone — BTS comeback album and tour: everything we know
Checked as of September 14, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Let us know.