60 Interesting Facts About K-pop Band BTS - BTS fun fact

Well, you probably have heard about the South Korean band BTS. The only band that has gained so much fame and attention all over the world despite not being from Britain and the USA and despite not singing in English. The band is so successful that even though people do not understand the Korean language but still billions of people listen to them and their popularity is getting huge day by day. So presenting to you:

60 Interesting facts about K-POP Band BTS - BTS fun fact

BTS band illustrator

1)      The full form of BTS is “BANGTAN BOYS”. Sometimes they are also known by the name “Beyond the scene” and “Bulletproof Boy Scouts”.

2)      BTS was formed in the year 2010 in South Korea where there are 7 members (V on vocals, Jin on vocals, JungKook on vocals, RM rapper, Jimin lead Vocalist, J-HOPE rapper, Suga Rapper) but they made their debut in the year 2013.

3)      Soon after they released their first song it became a massive hit and after some months they started to gain popularity in the whole world and the rest is history.

4)      BTS is the most retweeted band on Twitter.

5)      The most important factor about BTS is their lyrics. They usually make songs on sensitive topics such as school bullying, the bad things happening in society, mental health issues, and women Empowerment.

6)      Their first album name was “Dark and Wild” which was released on August 19, 2014.

7)      Till 2021, BTS has released 21 Albums.

8)      They recently released the album ‘BE’ which broke all the records by selling 10 Million albums in less than half an hour.

9)      The song from this album named “Life goes on” got more than 10 Million views on Youtube within 40 minutes of releasing the song and gained more than 120 Million views in 4 days.

10)  BTS fans call themselves “BTS ARMY” and they have the full-form for the ARMY as well:

“ADORABLE REPRESENTATIVE M.C (MASTER OF CEREMONY) FOR YOUTH”

We bet you probably had no idea about this?

12)  They received the “Twitter golden Award” in the year 2016. They are also the first band to have their own emoji on Twitter.

13)  BTS have fan following in every country but apart from South Korea, they have a bigger fan base in Brazil, Turkey, and Russia, Japan, the Philippines, China.

14)  Apart from singing BTS members are professional dancers as well. You can probably see their fascinating dance moves in their music videos and live shows.

15)  Rapper J-Hope from the BTS was also a member of the street dancing group Neuron and he has participated in many dance competitions.

BTS-Rapper J-Hope cartoon character

16)  They changed the phase and face of K-POP history when they released their album “The Wings” in the year 2016. The album debuted in the 26th number of Billboard 200 chart on the third day and later jumped to the first position and then the album became the highest-charting album in the history of K-POP.

17)  They are the first Korean artists to receive two golden certifications. The band has two certified gold singles named "Mic Drop Remix" and "DNA".

18)  Their third album named "Love Yourself: Tear" was able to land on the first position of the Billboard 200 and became the first Asian and Korean group to do so. 

19)  Every BTS army knows about the BTS member Rap Monster but not many fans know his real name. “Rap Monster or RM” real name is ‘KIM NAM-JOON’.

20)  The combined Net-worth of all the BTS members is estimated to be around 500 Million USD.

21)  The band is not making money only for themselves, but they are helping the Korean economy as well. As per Hyundai Research Institute, BTS adds millions of dollars to the GDP of South Korea. The simple reason is they sell their albums worldwide and the profit made from the album sales all comes to South Korea which ultimately helps to increase the GDP of South Korea.

22)  BTS is helping to promote South Korean tourism as well. The band has so many die-hard fans that they tend to visit the places in South Korea where the video shooting and documentaries of the BTS band have been done.

23)  BTS partnered with UNICEF to feed Malnourished children. With the help of their fans, they were able to raise 1 Million USD, which they donated to UNICEF.

24)  BTS donated 8,950-USD to the families affected by the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster.   

25)  As of May 2021, BTS has sold more than 20 million albums since their debut in 2013.

26)  Every member of the BTS is a brand ambassador of the brand PUMA.

27)  But they are fans of the fashion brand GUCCI, WTAPS, and Calvin Klein.

28)  While performing on their debut show, vocalist Jin's pant fell down.

29)  BTS members are also known for their styles and their dress. Every member of the band has their ear pierced except “J-HOPE”.

30)  In an interview when J-Hope was asked why doesn’t he have his ear pierced his reply was “I love my ear so much, I want to keep it natural and pure, just the way they are”.

31)  Main Vocalist JungKook has the most number of ear piercing that is 8 followed by V, Suga, Jimin with 5 piercings, and RN, Jin with 2 piercings.

32)  Everybody knows about the singing and dancing talent that BTS members possess but they also have another talent and that is “Painting”.

Note: Every member of the BTS is good at painting. 

33)  Rap Monster or RM is also a good sports person. He plays Ice-skating and basketball and he has taken training for these sports as well. He considers Ice-skating and Basketball as his hidden talent.

34)  RM stated in an interview that he had learned English by watching the popular American show “FRIENDS”.

35)  He is also the only member in the band who can speak English fluently and can carry the conversation in English.

36)  Rapper Suga is a professional Piano player.

Rapper Suga

37)  Vocalist V is a professional Saxophone player and has played Saxophone for 3 years while he was in school.

38)  They use to charge 1000 WON whenever any band member broke the rules inside the dorm, but later they stopped charging since every member use to break the rules and the amount they had to pay was too much.

39)  The money collected from breaking the rules was used to buy pizza and chicken.

40)  On his birthday Rapper, Suga bought 19,000 USD worth of beef to feed the Orphans. Since beef is expensive in South Korea because of the import price rapper Suga always had a dream to buy beef for fans when he became rich and famous.

41)  You may not believe but Rapper Suga use to only listen to classical music.

Damn!! A rapper listening to classical music is interesting to know!!

BTS cartoon illustrator

42)  Not many fans know about the vocalist Jin's fingers. His fingers are longer and less direct than straightforward, and the reason for this is Hyper-flexibility. Because of this, he can perform complex dance moves very easily.

43)  Every Fan knows Jimin and JungKook's real name but not many fans know the real names of the other band member. They are mostly famous for their stage name.

44)  Many fans think that all the members of BTS are from the South-Korean Capital Seoul but none of the band members are from the capital SEOUL.

45)  The band gave their first-ever live performance in the USA at the 2017 Billboard Music Award.

46)  When the band was in their struggling phase, all the band members use to live inside one small room and because of this reason, every member of the band is attached with each other.

47)  Currently, every member of the BTS lives in the most expensive apartment complex in SEOUL.

48)  Jimin was almost thrown out of the band when the BTS was being formed but vocalist V supported Jimin a lot and because of this Jimin was not thrown out of the band.

49)  Before the debut of BTS, rapper J-Hope had left the band. He thought that not everything was going fine with the band but later, other members suggested J-Hope not to leave the band and he again came back to the band.

50)  The agency of the band “Big Hit” suggested the band name to be “Big Kids’, ‘Young Nation’. But later the band name was finalized to BTS.

51)  Jimin's stage name was meant to be “Baby J” or “ Young Kid”.

52)  Jimin is also the shortest member of the band. His height is 5 feet 67 inches or 173 cm tall.

53)  The Tallest member of the band is Rap Monster or RM, he is 5 feet 93 inches tall or 181 cm tall.

54)  The youngest member of the band is JungKook, he was born on September 1, 1997.

55)  Unlike other members who hire writers or lyricists to write lyrics for their song but the band members of BTS write their own lyrics.

56)  Not only that they choreograph their own song as well.

These two factors are also considered the main reason why they can perform flawlessly in their live shows. 

57)  They are the only band whose second Album was first on the Billboard 200 chart. To date, no band has ever been able to land their second album at the first position in Billboard 200 chart.

58)  Success doesn’t come easy, the same thing applies to BTS members as well. To date, BTS members have to follow a very strict diet and avoid high-calorie food.

59)  In an interview RM said he and V were once eating the ice cream secretly then they saw one black car coming near them they thought that the car belonged to one of their agency staff so they had to hide their ice cream inside their pocket. But fortunately, the staff member didn’t see them eating ice cream.

60)  Back when BTS was being formed, sometimes they only got 3 hours of sleep, the rest of the times they had to train.

Hmm!! Being a member of the biggest band is not that easy at all!!! 

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