Who don't know about BTS? Even a non Kpop fans ever heard about their name mentioned by their friends, colleague or niece. The 7 members boy group from South Korea has taken not Only South Korea, but also the world! Here are the 100 Facts about BTS that you should know:
1. Many people might know that BTS stands for Behind The Scene, yet for this group BTS actually stands for Bangtan Sonyeondan, which means “Bulletproof Boy Scouts”
2. There are 7 members
3. The youngest member, (maknae in Korean), is Jung Kook who is indisputable as the most popular members in South Korea and outside Korea along with Jimin and V.
4. BTS member produce their own music, mostly, not all. The group has co-written the majority of their songs with Korean producer Pdogg and Slow Rabbit to create their distinct hip-hop-infused dance style.
5. The leader of the group is Rap Monster, or RM
6 The English Speaker of the group is RM and he never studies aboard. He learnt English by watching his favorite US Tv show, Friends.
7. One of their MV “Blood, Sweat & Tears” has been out for less than a month but is closing in on 30 million views. This MV might be the beginning of their journey to the US, where their popularity began to skyrocket like today.
8. BTS is the first group outside the Big Three: South Korea’s largest entertainment agencies (YG Entertainment, SM Entertainment, and JYP Entertainment) who chart on Billboard 200-charting Korean act.
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BTS was extended to the Social 50 on Billboard10. Many of the members have released their own individual solo project, proving their talents and individuality, eg: . Suga’s Agust D mixtape.11. Jin and V are very close with each other, they even have taken bath together in the pass.12. The members of BTS are: JiN, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, Jungkook13. V can speak fluent Japanese14. RM’s IQ is 14815. Jimin said he’s not good at cooking16. V Is Ambidextrous, which means he can write with both his left and right hands17. J-Hope’s Dad Is a Literature Teacher
18. The leader, RM is the tallest out of the group, coming up to 181 cm/5’11
19 Jimin is the shortest of all the members at 175 cm/5’9″ tall. He’s also one of the lightest, weighing around 61 kg/134 lbs.
20. Jimin favorite number is 3
21. J-Hope Is the Only Member of BTS Who Doesn’t Have Pierced Ears
22. Due to their busy schedules and touring, all the members have a light scar on their body.
23. Suga Used to Go by the Name “Gloss”
24. Jin briefly lived in Australia during his elementary days.
25. Namjoon’s underground rapper name was Runch Randa.
26. Hoseok almost left BTS even before debuting and Namjoon had to convince him to stay because Jungkook wouldn’t stop crying.
27. Jungkook becomes a member of BTS because of a fried chicken bribe from the members treat.
28. Namjoon was once a center in a basketball team
29. BTS and BigHit together donated 100million Korean Won to the Sewol Ferry Disaster 416 Family Council. Each of the seven members contributed 10 million won (approximately $8,500) and the agency added 30 million won (approximately $25,500) to the total.
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One of BTS song “Spring Day” was written as a tribute to the passengers who died in the 2014 Sewol Ferry Incident.31. Seokjin plays guitar, jeongguk plays drums, and Taehyung, yoongi, Jimin, Namjoon, and hoseok play piano (to some level)
32.Seokjin has three photo albums filled with Polaroid pictures
33. The uniform jimin wore in their Graduation Song MV was actually Taehyung’s
34. Yoongi went to a catholic school growing up
35. aehyung talks in his sleep and has even told a member to get him a glass of water while asleep
36. When the members shared rooms, Jeongguk was the only one who had a room or himself but often chose to sleep in the others’ rooms
37. They have a rule of “No drunk tweets” but Taehyung broke this rule the first time he went out drinking when he became of age
38. Jeongguk accidentally called Seokjin “mom” once and they agreed never to speak of it again
39. Taehyung is very knowledgable about classical music and listens to it often
40. Yoongi is the one who fixes stuff around the house and is good at cooking
