Selected BTS Quotes
BTS- also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010. The band is made up by Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook. They co-write or co-produce much of their material. They were originally a hip hop group, but have expanded their musical style to incorporate a wide range of genres. Their songs have focused on subjects including mental health, the troubles of school-age youth & coming of age, loss, the journey towards self-love, individualism, and the consequences of fame & recognition. Their discography and adjacent work has also been referenced in literature, philosophy and psychology, and includes an alternate universe storyline.
They debuted in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment with the single album "2 Cool 4 Skool". in 2014, they released their first Korean and Japanese-language albums, "Dark & Wild" and "Wake Up" respectively. The group's second Korean studio album, "Wings" (2016), was their first to sell one million copies in South Korea. By 2017, BTS had crossed into the global music market and led the Korean Wave into the United States, becoming the first Korean ensemble to receive a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for their single "Mic Drop", as well as the first act from South Korea to top the Billboard 200 with their studio album "Love Yourself: Tear" (2018). In 2020, they became one of a few groups since the Beatles (in 1966–1968) to chart four US number-one albums in less than two years, "with Love Yourself: Answer" (2018) becoming the first Korean album certified Platinum by the RIAA; in the same year, they also became the first all-South Korean band to reach number one on both of the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Global 200 with their Grammy-nominated single "Dynamite". Follow-up releases "Savage Love", "Life Goes On", "Butter", and "Permission to Dance" made them the fastest act to earn four US number-one singles since Justin Timberlake in 2006.
As of 2023, BTS is the best-selling artist in South Korean history according to the Circle Chart, having sold in excess of 40 million albums. Their album "Map of the Soul: 7" (2020) is the best-selling album of all time in South Korea, as well as the first in the country to surpass both four and five million registered sales. They are the first non-English-speaking and Asian act to sell out concerts at Wembley Stadium and the Rose Bowl (Love Yourself World Tour, 2019). They were named by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's (IFPI) as Global Recording Artist of the Year for both 2020 and 2021.
The group's other awards also include multiple American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Golden Disc Awards, and nominations for five Grammy Awards. Outside of music, they have addressed three sessions of the United Nations General Assembly and partnered with UNICEF in 2017 to establish the Love Myself anti-violence campaign. They got featured on Time's international cover as "Next Generation Leaders&apos"; and dubbed the "Princes of Pop", they has also appeared on Time's lists of the 25 most influential people on the internet (2017–2019) and the 100 most influential people in the world (2019). In 2018, they became the youngest recipients of the South Korean Order of Cultural Merit for their contributions in spreading the Korean culture and language. On June 14, 2022, the group announced a scheduled pause in group activities to enable the members to complete their mandatory South Korean military service, with a reunion planned for 2025. Jin, the oldest member, became the first to enlist, on December 13, 2022, with J-Hope enlisting on April 18, 2023 (Source: Wikipedia).
Selected BTS Quotes:
J-Hope
"When things get tough, look at the people who love you! You will get energy from them."
BTS: J-Hope, Goals, Love, Life
"The music helped me sympathize with our young generation and also empathize with them. I'd like to create and write more music that represents them."
BTS: J-Hope, Goals, Music
"Even when this rain stops, when clouds go away, I stand here, just the same."
BTS: J-Hope, Goals
Jimin
"Once your heart is moved, it will develop to something better and positive."
BTS: Jimin, Life
"I hope you will never give up. Remember there is a person here in Korea, in the city of Seoul, who understands you."
BTS: Jimin, Goals, Life
"Go on your path, even if you live for a day.”
BTS: Jimin, Goals
Jin
"When something is delicious. It's zero calories."
BTS: Jin, Life
"Those who keep trying without giving up are the ones who succeed."
BTS: Jin, Success, Goals
"If we all gather our embarrassment together, it’ll become confidence."
BTS: Jin, Life, Goals
"Those who want to look more youthful should live life with a young heart."
BTS: Jin, Life, Goals
"Your presence can give happiness. I hope you remember that."
BTS: Jin, Happiness, Goals
Jungkook
"Living without passion is like being dead."
BTS: Jungkook, Life, Death
"Effort makes you. You will regret someday if you don’t do your best now. Don’t think it’s too late but keep working on it. It takes time, but there’s nothing that gets worse due to practicing. So practice. You may get depressed, but it’s evidence that you are doing good."
BTS: Jungkook, Goals
RM
"If you want to love others, I think you should love yourself first."
BTS: RM, Love
"Popularity is a bubble. It's a mountain: you can go up really hard but walk down really fast."
BTS: RM, Success
"We’re on some path that’s set since we’re born, but I still believe we can change some things. So I believe in my faith but I still don’t believe in my fate."
BTS: RM, Belief
"I’m like a surfer, first you just paddle and fall off the board but as time goes by you can stand up on the bigger waves."
BTS: RM, Goals, Life
"I've had to accept that - that everyone cannot love me. Because when there's love, there's hate. When there's light, there's dark. But it was really hard to accept as an artist that there's a lot of people that hate me, but on the other side, there are many more people who love me. I think everyone goes through that."
BTS: RM, Love, Art
"Humans seem to be programmed to think of ambivalent feelings at the same time. That is the driving force behind human beings: to be the warrant of all things and to control other worlds."
BTS: RM, Goals
Suga
"Life is tough, and things don't always work out well, but we should be brave and go on with our lives.
BTS: Suga, Goals, Life
"Emotions are so different in every situation and every moment, so I think to agonize every moment is what life is."
BTS: Suga, Goals, Life
"Please don’t be afraid, don’t worry yourself. The end and beginning, beginning and end are connected."
BTS: Suga, Life
V
" I have a big heart full of love, so please take it all."
BTS: V, Love, Goals
"Purple is the last color of the rainbow. Purple means I will trust and love you for a long time."
BTS: V, Love, Goals
"Don't be trapped in someone else's dream."