Bangtan Boys

Bangtan Boys (Hangul: 방탄소년단; RR: Bangtan Sonyeondan), also known as BTS, is a seven-member South Korean boy group formed by Big Hit Entertainment. The name of the band, Bangtan Sonyeondan, is a combination of "방탄" which means bulletproof and "소년단" which means boy scouts. They debuted on June 13, 2013 with the song "No More Dream" from their first album, 2 Cool 2 Skool.

BTS has won several "New Artist of the Year" awards, including those at the 2013 MelOn Music Awards and Golden Disk Awards, and the 2014 Seoul Music Awards. A year after their debut, they received major bonsang awards for Dark & Wild and The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 1.

History

Pre-debut

Bangtan Boys' first members were recruited through Big Hit's "Hit it" auditions in 2010 and 2011. It was a nationwide audition where people were recruited from their local provinces, like Jimin and Jungkook from Busan and V and Suga from Daegu. Jungkook was casted by Big Hit after leaving the Superstar K3 auditions in 7th grade. He trained with Movement Lifestyle in LA during the summer of 2012. Jimin attended the Busan High School of Arts and studied in the modern dance department. He was recruited through a private audition. Before his audition, Jin had been a film arts student. Rap Monster was already performing as an underground rapper and had released several tracks informally, including a collaboration with Zico. He had previously used the stage name "Runch Randa." J-Hope was part of street dance team Neuron before he was a trainee and won prizes in dance festivals in Gwangju. He later enrolled in the Korea Arts School. J-hope was also featured as a rapper for Jokwon's "Animal". The group's personal Twitter account was created in 2011, which they used to keep in contact with their fans before debut.

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Skool Luv Affair

Skool Luv Affair is the second extended play by South Korean boy group Bangtan Boys. The album was released on February 12, 2014. It contains 10 tracks, with "Boy in Luv" as its title track. In April, the group promoted, "Just One Day", another track from the album. The repackaged version was released on May 14 with two new tracks: "Miss Right" and "I Like It (좋아요)[Slow Jam Remix]". Skool Luv Affair was the 20th bestselling album in South Korea in 2014.

Background

On February 2, 2014, Big Hit Entertainment uploaded a comeback trailer on Youtube in preparations for BTS's upcoming album, Skool Luv Affair and comeback promotions. It featured a colorful array of animations flashing on the screen, accompanied by Rap Monster's rap. Three days later, Big Hit Entertainment released the tracklist for BTS's upcoming album on their official Twitter account. They also released one track, "Just One day", for free pre-streaming ahead of BTS's comeback. They released the album preview a day later, revealing that "Boy in Luv" would be their title track. The group held a comeback showcase, performing, "Boy in Luv" and "Jump".

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