The group consists of seven members. Who is playing in the BTS? Names of participants: Kim Nam Joon (aka RM), Kim Sokchin (Chin), Min Young (Suga), Jong Ho Suk (J-Hope), Pak Chi Min (Jimin), Kim Tae Hyun (Wi) and Jung Jongkuk ( Jungkook). The aliases are indicated in parentheses.
Team Information
The BTS group, whose members were changing, although it was formed back in 2010, but due to changes in the composition, the debut was constantly postponed. The line-up is working with BigHit Entertainment. Initially, the debut was planned in 2011, but in the end it took place only in 2013. It was then that the team showed what BTS is capable of.
The biography of the participants will be presented below, but it is interesting that Rap Monster is the only guy who has been in the group since its very formation. That is why he was chosen as a leader.
Before making their debut, the guys released two videos. This was done in order to familiarize the audience with the members of the BTS group. Participants already showed their talents, which were widely appreciated by the public. What is only worth is that they themselves are able to write songs, music for them and always participate in the production of dances.
On June 12, an album and a clip for his title song were released. Thus, the debut took place the next day, when the guys performed for the first time on the stage of one of the muses. show of South Korea.
Jin
Kim Sokjin was born in the city of Anyang on December 4, 1992. He is the oldest member of the team. In combination, he is also the vocalist and face of the BTS group. Participants often say that he is really good. According to the official profile, some facts can be stated: it weighs 60 kg, its height is 179 cm. It has an older brother.
Gene at an earlier age did not think about the career of a musician, he wanted to be a detective. Managed to get a driver’s license. It was quite difficult for him to make his debut and subsequent comeback. Gene constantly kept saying that he needed to work more on himself and lose some weight. Wee is his closest friend in BTS. Band members talk about this all the time.
Jin knows a little Chinese and English. He calls his example to follow from Top from Big Bang. He likes to eat a lot, but he knows how to cook, but he does not succeed. Therefore, his ideal type of girl is the one who makes delicious dishes.
Suga
Jung was born in Daegu on March 9, 1993. The guy weighs 54 kg, and his height is 176 cm. In the group he occupies the position of rapper. The family consists of parents and an older brother.
His favorite color is white. Syuga loves to rhyme, often thinks about what can be written on Twitter, constantly composes songs in his spare time. Shugi has a peculiarity - when he starts to get nervous, he switches to the dialect of his city. The guy is lazy enough when it comes to music and performances. In training, he is able to surrender completely. His complexion is rather pale in comparison with other BTS membranes.
Shuga began to rap thanks to the band Epik High. He communicates quite closely with Jimin. Constantly teases him and makes fun of him. According to a friend, Sugh is the person who is able to answer any question.
J-Hope / J-Hope
Jung Ho Suk was born on February 18, 1994 in Gwangju. According to the official profile, he weighs 65 kg, and his height is 177 cm. He is not the only child in the family, he also has an older sister. In the group takes the position of a dancer, sub-vocalist and rapper. Very fond of green.
Often, Hope says that he does not like various kinds of physical activity, but this did not prevent him from becoming a sports guy. He is quite familiar with the two members of the BAP group. This is due to the fact that he was auditioning with One at one of the Big Three record companies, and he studied at the same academy with Gelo.
Ho Suk loves collecting Lego. He also likes Apple products. Of the habits, one can note a love of order, so he always cleans up after himself, and to dancing. This immediately becomes noticeable as soon as the music is turned on. As an example to follow, Hope chose GD from Big Bang. He loves girls with long hair who are able to think a lot and brainstorm.
Rap Monster
The leader of the group, Kim Nam Joon, was born in the capital of South Korea on September 12, 1994. He also takes the position of the main rapper. His weight is 67 kg and his height is 181 cm. In addition to his parents, he has a younger sister in his family. Rap Monster's favorite color is black. One of his close friends is Ilhun (member of BtoB). Nam Joon is a smart enough person, he constantly needs to replenish his vocabulary. Once, giving an interview, he said that if he does not have an idol girl, then he will certainly devote a song to her. In it, Nam Joon apologizes for his profession and for his constant employment.
For some time the guy lived in New Zealand and the United States. He knows the state language of both states quite well, since he has been teaching it since childhood. Apart from music, his main hobby is basketball.
When Rap Monster just passed the casting at the agency, it was very difficult for him to dance and master choreography. But over time, a feeling of hostility towards them gave way to warm emotions.
Jimin / Jimin
Pak Chi Min is one of the few in the group who did not take a pseudonym. He was born in Busan on October 13, 1995. He is not the only one in the family, his parents also raise his younger brother. Unlike other members of BTS, he is not a rapper, his position in the group is a vocalist. He also dances great. Jimin was the last member to join the BTS.
His favorite colors are blue and black. His dances are so good that he wouldn't mind dancing with EXO's Kai. Being the same age as V, he considers him his best friend. Jimin still has close contact with Syuga. Before the debut, he cared for him, constantly bringing him to eat and drink. Jimin has no particular talent for writing songs. Once he tried, but after reading Sugha's creation, he joked and called poetry a lullaby.
V / vi
Kim Tae Hyun was born in Daegu on December 30, 1995. In the group, he is a vocalist. In the family, besides him, there are younger sisters and brothers. His weight is 58 kg and his height is 176 cm. He has several bad habits. For example, Wi can bite her nails or stick out her tongue. He likes to touch all the cute things.
Friends called him Monkey. This is due to a case from childhood: once in the zoo, a chimpanzee spat on it. Unlike other participants, for him a role model is the father. He wants to be the same caring and interesting person.
Due to the fact that V has a lot of strange thoughts in his head, many do not understand him. For example, after they met, Shugi first had a dislike for him. Tae Hyun is close to everyone in the group, he spoke about this several times in an interview.
Jungkook / Jungkook
Makne Group was born in Busan on September 1, 1997. His weight is 66 kg and his height is 178 cm. His family has parents and an older brother. In the group, he occupies almost all possible positions. In addition to maknae, he is also a rapper, dancer and vocalist.
Jungkook joined the group thanks to RM. McNe (the youngest in the group) is always a mess in the room. His favorite pastime is painting. At first the label wanted to give the guy a pseudonym, but in the end he made his debut without him. As an example to follow, Jungkook chose GD from the group that performs under the wing of the Big Three (YG) record company, Big Bang. His favorite color is black.
Interesting facts about the group
The BTS group, the biography of the participants of which is presented above, was originally supposed to be a duet and consisted of Rap Monster and Iron (now performs solo). But a little later, the concept of the team was changed and a group formed. By the way, Jimin joined her last. Moreover, he trained for a bit - one year, while all the others - three. There are unconfirmed rumors that for the whole time the guys were trainees, they wrote about 100 songs themselves.
When another South Korean group, in fact, 2AM, released one of the albums, it had an advertisement for BTS. Participants even joked about this more than once.
As a rule, songs in this collective are written by Rap Monster, Hope and Suga. The first comes up with music for them. The arrangement is done by Suga.
The record company created the fancafe long before the guys debuted. At the time of the first official appearance, there were only 2 thousand people in it. Four days after the debut, another 3 thousand joined
At first, when the boys were only given their name, they thought it was a joke, and laughed at it for a long time. For three years of internship, everyone managed to get used to it. By the way, the name is translated from English as “bulletproof”.
Chonsok (a former BTS member), Rap Monster and Suga have rewritten the song No More Dream about 22 times (it's debut). The original version appeared in 2012.