BTS

Bangtan Boys (방탄소년단), also known as BTS, is a seven member boy group under HYBE labels. The debuted on June 13, 2013, with their single 2 Cool 4 Skool, and it's title track "No more Dream".

Pre-debut
BTS established their line-up in 2012 through BigHit's "Hit It" auditions in 2010 and 2011. Before debuting, the members started to engage with fans through social media outlets such as Twitter and video blogs, as well as posting their released songs via YouTube.

RM, who had released multiple tracks, was an established underground dancer prior to BTS's formation. Jin was a university student, and Suga was an established underground rapper. J-Hope was an active member of a street dance team called NEURON. Jimin had attended Busan High School of Arts, but later transferred to Korea Arts High School preceding his addition to BTS. After seeing RM perform, Jungkook joined BTS despite being in high demand by several agencies.

2013: Debut with "2 Cool 4 Skool", O!RUL8,2?
On June 13, 2013, BTS made their debut with their debut-single 2 Cool 4 Skool and it's title track "No more Dream". Later in July, they released the music video for another track in the album, "We are Bulletproof Pt. 2".

BTS released their first mini-album "O!RUL8,2?" on September 11, and it's title track "N.O"

2014: Skool Luv Affair, Dark & Wild, Debut in Japan
On February 14, BTS released their second mini-album Skool Luv Affair, with "Boy in Luv" serving as the title track. Later, on May 14, they released a repackaged version of the album and used "Miss Right" as a follow-up for promotions.

BTS debuted in Japan with 2 Cool 4 Skool / O!RUL8,2?, which contained the Japanese versions of all their songs. On August 20, BTS released their first full-length album Dark & Wild, with "Danger" serving as the album's title track.