There has been huge spurge on the popularity of a Korean pop music culture boy band, known as Bangtan Sonyeondan, widely called and adored as BTS. A few years ago, Korean music wasn’t even an internationally recognized music genre, it was after 2016 that BTS has established their mark of the journey to help youth through their music and lyrics.

It all started in the year 2013. A small entertainment agency with a limited budget and a group of seven boys with high hopes and dreams. Back then, they indulged in making hip hop music, which was mocked and ridiculed. They were a tremendous rate of hatred and discouragement from the whole Korean industry. They usually describe BTS initial songs as mediocre and love songs. Time flew by, and there was a change in their songs and their meaning of lyrics.

Through fame and success, BTS grew with music and practising choreography. But did you know these facts about BTS? let’s check them out.

V of BTS is ambidextrous!

Yes, you’ve read it right! V of BTS can actually write with both his left and right hands. Most of the new fans don’t know this about V, and this trait of his makes him super unique.

RM of BTS watched F.R.I.E.N.D.S to learn how to talk in English

The leader of the band, Kim Namjoon, who is known by his stage name, RM is the spokesperson of the group. But did you know how RM learnt how to talk in english? He repeatedly binge-watched F.R.I.E.N,D.S, approximately 10 times. BTS also featured during the F.R.I.E.N.D.S reunion and talked about how this sticom helped them.

J-hope of BTS is the odd one out of the band because of no piercings

J-hope and his parents have strong beliefs and morals that contradict with having piercings. J-hope is the only member with zero piercings while Jungkook of BTS has more than 11 piercings, ranking him with the highest number of piercings among his band members.

BTS composes and produces their own music and lyrics

BTS is one of the only fewer boybands who actually produce their own music and put efforts to compose meaningful lyrics. Most of the BTS songs are interlinked and inspired by books. One of their albums, Wings inspired from the book, Demian written by Hermann Hesse. Other songs like magic shop were drawn from the book Into the Magic Shop, a neurosurgeon's journey into mysteries and human mind and brain. Hugo award winner for the best short story, Ones who walk away from Omelas written by Ursula K. Le Guin was taken account for the song Spring Day.

BTS has won many awards, including fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit at the 2018 Korean Popular Culture & Arts Awards. They were the youngest recipients to receive this highly acclaimed award, each age being in between 21 to 25 years.

As per now, there are a countless number of K-pop bands that are hugely appreciated and loved. BTS has played an everlasting role in uplifting and spreading knowledge about Korean culture and music. They have helped the youth throughout the world to fight against depression and other mental health issues with their songs and music. They collaborated with UNICEF, with the project named LOVE YOURSELF campaign to promote self–love and prevent destructive measures taken by the youth to cope up with the world. If you haven’t listened to their songs or known their journey of inspiration and success, what are you waiting for? Dive into their world of magic and music.