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'''BTS''' (Korean: 방탄소년단; RR: Bangtan Sonyeondan), also known as the '''Bangtan Boys''', and since 2017 also represented as '''Beyond The Scene''', is a seven-member [[South Korea]]n [[Boy Band]] formed in Seoul in 2013. The septet co-writes and produces much of their output. Initially rooted in [[Hip Hop]], the group’s musical style has evolved to include a wide range of genres. Their lyrics, often focused on personal and social commentary, touch on the themes of mental health, troubles of school-age youth, loss, the journey towards loving oneself, and individualism. Their work features references to literature and psychological concepts and includes an alternative universe storyline. Popular for their live performances, the group
In 2019, their album ''MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA'' has sold more than 3 million copies in South Korea: the highest-selling album ever there. In total, their albums sold more than 14 million copies.
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* ''Wings'' (2016)
* ''Love Yourself: 轉 Tear'' (2018)
* ''Map of the Soul: 7'' (2020)
'''Studio albums in Japanese'''
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'''Other releases'''
* ''2 Cool 4 Skool'' (2013,
* ''O!RUL8,2'' (2013)
* ''Skool Luv Affair'' (2014)
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* ''We On: Be The Shield'', a 2015 [[webtoon]] who portrays the band as a group of superpowered heroes having [[shounen]]esque adventures.
* ''Hip Hop Monster'', a second webtoon, more comedic in tone, where the members of the group are [[Flanderization|Flanderized]] [[Played for Laughs|for laughs]].
* ''The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Pt.0: Save Me'' or just ''Save Me'': a webtoon released on Line Webtoon between January and April 2019, as part of the BU universe. A more linear retelling of the events of the 'verse {{spoiler|or at least, the ones that happen in the real world}}. To date, the only webcomic with an official English release (the other two have fan translations).
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** Suga has experienced this at least twice: once when in ''Rookie King'' he was forced to dress as a maid as a punishment and the other members were surprised at how convincingly he looked, and then again for an episode of ''Run! BTS'' where he had to take the role of an "exchange-student high school girl", where he looked so convincing that pics of him in the role generated interest on "her" on the Internet.
** Jin and Jungkook got also hit for this in ''Rookie King'', when both were forced to wear a sexy red dress and a fairy costume respectively, and both looked quite convincing as females judging for the reactions of the other members and people around.
** For one DVD, the group did a sketch titled "House of ARMY", where RM and J-Hope did the roles of a schoolgirl ARMY and her mother respectively. While the attractiveness of both men as girls can be debated, Mom!J-
* [[Autobiographical Role]] : the main storyline of ''BTS World'' has them portraying a sightly fictionalized version of their career, with scenes all acted by themselves.
* [[Berserk Button]]: you better don't dare to interfere with Suga's precious sleep time. Interrupting his sleep only attracts [https://youtu.be/DSTFYmMWJHo painful] [https://youtu.be/4CMMeDZGP5w retaliation].
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** The video for "Persona" begins with a classroom suspiciously similar to the one used in the teaser for the "No More Dream" MV, features RM in outfits reminiscing to the ones used in the School Trilogy era, includes a scene of him surrounded by mirrors (the main motif of his character in the BU) that reminisces similar scenes en the videos for "Fake Love" and "Reflection", and even features a gigantic CGI version of himself similar to the ones that appear in "IDOL".
* [[Cerebus Syndrome]]: The video clip for "I Need U", with its shocking plot and high angst content, marked a change of direction on the group career. Not that they stopped having silly or light MV and songs, but the video clips for its more serious song became darker and filled with symbology, and their songs became to treat more serious themes. To an extent, the album from where the song came out also counts.
* [[Concept Video]]: "Spring Day", "N.O", all
* [[The Danza]]: In the ''BU'', the characters have the same real name than the group members - and to an extent, similar personality traits and interests.
* [[Dye Hard]]: The members of the band like to dye their hair quite often, from normal colors like blond or red, to more outrageous colors like green and pink. According to [https://twitter.com/yeo_bts/status/1010962058530045952 this chart] (which compiled until mid-2018), all members have had pink hair at some point, and RM and Suga are the ones with more hair color changes.
* [[Fan Community Nicknames]]: Their official fan club is named ARMY. Internal nicknames within the fanclubs involve the Korean side calling the international fans "i-lovelies"
* [[The Fashionista]]: V, who loves all things Gucci and always wears something from the brand every time he's in public.
* [[Fun With Acronyms]]:
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* [[Lighter and Softer]]
** The 2019 track "Boy with Luv", with its soft sound, sweets lyrics and downright fluffy MV where the featured artist, Hasley, is treated as just one more of the group, is this compared to 2014' "Boy in Luv", featuring macho-charged lyrics to a harsh sounding tune and a gritty MV taking place in an even more gritty school where the group members treat the girl character/Love interest as an object and manhandle her.
** ''Love Yourself: Her'' is a subversion, as it was released after the quite heavy and philosophically charged ''WINGS''. The album does begin with soft and sweet-sounding love songs, but when you pay attention
** J-Hope mixtape,
** The first comeback trailer released for ''MOTS: 7'' was "Shadow", interpreted by Suga, which was a song about the negative aspects of fame and whose MV was filled with oppressive imagery and dark colors. It was immediately followed by "Ego", interpreted by J-Hope, which was way much cheerful in sound, themes (it was equally introspective but in a more positive way) and imagery.
* [[Money Song]]: "If I Ruled the World".
* [[Never Trust a Trailer]]: a rare musical version. Every MV release is usually preceded by a short teaser; however, the teaser usually presents fragments of the song or instrumental versions that rarely coincide with the actual released song. For example:
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* [[Pep Talk Song]]: since their stated mission is to give people a respite from their difficult lives with their songs, this is a given. Among their most notorious are "Not Today", "No More Dream", "21st Century Girl" and "A Supplementary Story: You Never Walk Alone".
* [[Pretty Fly for a White Guy]]: due to their heavier hip-hop/rap leanings around their debut era, their initial image treaded towards a "gangsta" line. However, after 2014 and their boot-camp in actual hip-hop culture for ''American Hustle'', they dropped this image like a hot potato, with RM even publicly apologizing for his initial gaffes and putting it under [[Old Shame]].
* [[Protest Song]]: "No More Dream" and "N.O" are protests against the Korean education system. "Baepsae", meanwhile, does so towards the Korean class system and their contradictory bouts of [[Tall Poppy Syndrome]] towards people who want to socially ascend and
* [[Rated "G" for Gangsta]]: Played with. Their styling and sound are notoriously softer than the ones they had around his debut era and early years (just compare the MV of "No More Dream" to the ones for "I Need U" or "DNA"), but the themes they tackle in their songs had become harder and more serious.
* [[Running Gag]]
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** "Magic Shop" was titled and inspired by the memoir ''Into the Magic Shop'' by James R. Doty
** Their song "Anpanman" was inspired by and named after [[Anpanman|the titular Japanese character]]. The choreography they use for this song had the members doing famous poses from superheroes of Marvel and DC (and, of course, Ampanman's too).
** Their
** Their song "Attack on Bangtan" evidently references ''[[Attack on Titan]]''. This one is especially obvious because the Japanese version of the song was titled "Shingeki no Boudan", after the manga's original Japanese title "Shingeki no Kyojin".
* [[Silly Love Songs]]: "Blanket Kick," "Miss Right," "Just One Day" and "Boy in Luv," among others.
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