7 BTS Facts you Never Knew
K-pop groups have since made their way into the global mainstream music scene. BTS is one of them. BTS has an amazing fan following known as BTS Army. And the army keeps itself updated with every fact about BTS. Posted On August 16th, 2021
The Band Provides The Boon To South Korea’s Economy
The global success of BTS has been a financial boon for South Korea and Bang and the other seven members of the band. According to a December 2018 report by the Hyundai Research Institute, BTS contributes approximately $3.5 billion to the South Korean economy each year.
Rm Learned English Watching “Friends”
On a chat show, RM, whose real name is Kim Nam-Joon, revealed, "My English teacher was the sitcom Friends. "Back when I was 15, 14, it was almost like a syndrome for all Korean parents to make their children watch Friends."
BTS Originally started around 2010
Bang Si-hyuk, CEO of Big Hit Entertainment, founded the band in 2010 with RM as the rapper and leader. The remaining six members of BTS, Jungkook, V, Jimin, J-Hope, Jin, and Suga, were added to the lineup in 2012. However, there were many trainees in between who came close to making BTS' final lineup.
They write lyrics about Sensitive Topics
Unlike most K-pop groups, BTS does not sing about love, friendship, and partying but rather about socially relevant topics. In an interview with Rolling Stone, RM (short for 'Rap Monster' and the group's leader) stated that he is inspired by Hermann Hesse's Demian and writers/philosophers such as Camus and Murakami. They address issues such as mental health, LGBTQ rights, and women's emancipation.
they banded with UNICEF
They banded together to support #ENDViolence, a UNICEF campaign aimed at making the world a safer place so that children and teenagers can live happy and healthy lives free of fear of violence.
Min Yoongi used to use Stage name Gloss
Some fans may be unaware that Min Yoongi worked as a producer for his hip-hop crew D-Town under the alias Gloss before joining Big Hit. He used the stage name Gloss because it sounded similar to his Korean name, Yoon Gi!. Gloss was his stage name because it sounded similar to his Korean name Yoon Gi.
Korea's Most followed Twitter Account
With approximately 26.8 million followers, the boy band BTS's (@BTS twt) profile was the most popular South Korean profile on Twitter as of July 2020. Following that is another official BTS profile (@bts bighit) and the profile of their talent agency, BigHit Entertainment (@BigHitEnt), in the rankings.
