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What is Bangtan Boys?

 

Bangtan Boys (Korean: 방탄소년단, Romanized: Bangtan Sonyeondan, Translation: Bulletproof Boy Scouts) is a South Korean hip-hop boy group formed by Big Hit Entertainment. The group consists of 7 members. They debuted on June 12th, 2013 with the title "No More Dream". They are also known as BTS (an abbreviation for Bangtan Sonyeondan).

 

Pre-debut:

 

J-Hope appeared in several music programs due to his feature in 2AM JoKwon's single named Animal. They were originally supposed to debut in 2010; but with members leaving to group, it was postponed. Rap Monster remains the only original member for the line-up of the group.

2013: Debut 2 Cool 4 Skool

The first teaser was released on May 26th. The concept is hip-hop beat with a requisite deep voice over raps while the names of all but one of the seven-member group and what could very well be lyrics or song titles flash by. After that, member V release the first image teaser on June 2, 2013  continue the members Jin, Jimin and Jungkook is the second image teaser on June 3, 2013  and the members J-Hope, Suga and Rap Monster is the last image teaser on June 6, 2013.

On June 6, Bangtan Boys released a tracklist for their debut mini album "2 Cool 4 Skool"  and released of music video with the title "No More Dream" on June 12, 2013 by Bangtan Boys YouTube Official Channel. The promotion debut by M!Countdown on June 13, 2013.