BTS
BTS (방탄소년단/Bangtan Sonyeondan), also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010 and debuting in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment. BTS consists of 7 members — Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook. Originally a hip hop group, their musical style has evolved to incorporate a wide range of genres. Their lyrics have often focused on personal and social commentary, touch on the themes of mental health, the troubles of school-age youth and coming of age, loss, the journey towards self-love, and individualism. Their work also frequently references literature, philosophy and psychological concepts, and includes an alternate universe storyline. Popular for their live performances, the group has staged several world tours. As of 2022, BTS is the best-selling artist in South Korean history, having sold in excess of 30 million albums. The group's many accolades include multiple American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Golden Disc Awards, and nominations for two Grammy Awards. Apart from music, BTS has also been actively participating in their anti-violence campaign with UNICEF. Through the BTS Love Myself campaign, the band joins UNICEF Korea to #EndViolence against children and teenagers, with the hope of making the world a better place through their music.
ALBUMS
Be
Be is the fifth Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy band BTS. It was released on November 20, 2020, through Big Hit Entertainment. Created in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Be was inspired by BTS' perspective of life during the pandemic. As a sense of helplessness looms in every corner of the world, BTS opens themselves up to express their mixed feelings about this situation through this album —fear and anxiety mingled with the determination to overcome all this. Described by BTS as "a letter of hope", the lyrics are about comfort, loneliness, anxiety, sadness, hope, connection, and joy.
Map of the Soul: 7
Map of the Soul: 7 is the fourth Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy band BTS. The album was released on February 21, 2020, by Big Hit Entertainment. Described by BTS as "deeply personal", the album is influenced by their journey and growth of seven years since their debut. In other words, this album displays the heartfelt story of BTS and their search for their “real selves”. Lyrically, it touches upon themes of reflection, introspection, and self-acceptance. This album looks back on the past seven years of BTS since their debut as seven members of one team. The journey was not always smooth sailing, and there were special travails that they had to endure in their rise as global superstars. Now, understanding that the scars left by those hardships is a part of their real selves, BTS accepts both “the self I want to show” and the “self I want to scorn” to at last tell their own story of finding their “real and complete selves”..
Love Yourself 轉 Tear
Love Yourself 轉 Tear is the third Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy band BTS. The album was released on May 18, 2018, by Big Hit Entertainment. This album explores themes relating to the pains and sorrows of separation. In other words, it embodies the pain of boys faced with parting. With lyrics that "clearly represent the theme of the album by realizing that a love that was thought to be fated was actually a lie", fake love can inevitably leads to loss and separation. Thus, true love can only begin when you learn to love yourself.
Wings
Wings is the second Korean studio album by South Korean boy band BTS. The album was released on October 10, 2016, by Big Hit Entertainment. Heavily influenced by Hermann Hesse's coming of age novel, Demian, this album thematically deals with temptation and growth. Having met their most beautiful moment in life, BTS now stands before a new door. This album contains songs about boys who encounter temptation for the first time and must ponder and agonize in the face of it. As the seven boys experience pain and bliss, they bring forth the image of birds that break out of their shells and try to take flight for the first time.
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