On September 2, 2010, Bang Si Hyuk, CEO and producer of Big Hit Entertainment, announced that he would hold a nationwide audition to recruit new members for the hip-hop group BTS. This audition was conducted under the name "Hit It" in collaboration with the portal site Daum. In the time leading up to their debut album, the group members began engaging with fans through social media outlets like Twitter, video blogs as well as releasing songs via their YouTube page.
Prior to joining the group, RM was an established underground artist having released several tracks. Suga was also an established underground rapper, and Jin was a university student. J-Hope had been a member of a street dance team called NEURON and was an active participant in the underground dance scene.
Preceding his addition to BTS, Jimin was a student at Busan High School of Arts, but later transferred to Korea Arts High School. Although Jung Kook was in high demand by several talent agencies, he decided to join after hearing RM perform. On May 20, ahead of their debut, BTS abruptly shut down their blog and launched an official website.
On May 27, 2013, they announced their official debut by releasing a concept trailer. Concept photo for "[[2 Cool 4 Skool". ]] On June 2, V was introduced as the group's first member, followed by Jin, Jimin and Jung Kook on June 3, and RM (then known as Rap Monster), Suga and J-Hope on June 4.
The group debuted on June 13, 2013 with the release of their debut single album "2 Cool 4 Skool", with "No More Dream" as the title track and simultaneously held a debut showcase at Ilchi Art Hall in Seoul. A music video for the track "We Are Bulletproof Pt. 2" was released in July.
On September 11, they released their first mini-album O! RUL8,2? with "N.
O" as the title track. left|Concept photo for [[Dark & Wild. ]] Their second mini-album Skool Luv Affair was released on February 14 with "Boy in Luv" as the title track.
A repackage was later released on May 14 and the group used "Miss Right" for their follow-up promotions. BTS released their first Japanese best album 2 Cool 4 Skool / O! RUL8,2?
on April 23, which consists of songs from their first two releases in Korea. Later, they made their Japanese debut by releasing their first Japanese single "No More Dream" on June 4. Dark & Wild, their first full-length album, was released on August 20.
BTS The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Pt. 1 group concept photo 1. png|Concept photo for The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Pt.
1. BTS 3rd mini part 2 concept photo 1. png|Concept photo for The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Pt.
2. BTS Young Forever Day group photo. png|Concept photo for The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever.
The group released their third mini-album The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Pt. 1 on April 29, 2015. Their title track "I Need U" was performed on various music shows, finally winning first place on SBS's The Show on May 5, their first music show award since their debut.
"Dope" was used for follow-up promotions in June. On March 17, 2015, the group's leader RM (then known as Rap Monster) released his first solo mixtape, the eponymous RM, for free on the streaming service SoundCloud. The mixtape was ranked 48th on the "50 Best Hip Hop Albums of 2015" list published by Spin Magazine.
Their fourth mini-album The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Pt. 2 was released on November 30, 2015. The group completed their trilogy with the release of the special album The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever on May 2, 2016.
The group has an extremely large social media presence and was noted by Forbes magazine as the most retweeted artist in March 2016. Following this, Twitter released a K-pop themed emoji featuring the group ahead of their Asia tour. On August 16, 2016, Suga released his first solo mixtape titled Agust D for free on SoundCloud.
The mixtape was listed among the "Top 20 Mixtapes of the Year" by Fuse TV. left|Con...
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