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History
Predebut
Bangtan Boys' first members were recruited through Big Hit's "Hit it" auditions in 2010 and 2011. A
nationwide audition, people were recruited from their local provinces, Suga from Gyeongsang and V
from Daegu. Jungkook was casted by Big Hit after leaving the Superstar K3 auditions in 7th grade. Jimin
was recruited through a private audition. Before his audition, Jin had been a film arts student. Rap
Monster was already performing as an underground rapper and had released several tracks informally,
including a collaboration with Zico. J-Hope was part of street dance team Neuron before he was a
trainee.[2]
2013-Present
Bangtan Boys in 2014 performing at Mnet M! Countdown
Their debut single, "2 Cool 4 Skool", was released on June 12, 2013.[3][4] On September 11, Bangtan
Boys released their first mini-album, O!RUL8,2?.
The mini-album Skool Luv Affair was released on February 12, 2014.[5][6] The band's Japanese debut
album was released on June 4; the first single was a Japanese version of "No More Dream".
The group attended KCON in Los Angeles alongside Girls' Generation and other artists on August 10.[7]
BTS performed at the 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards red carpet event and had a collaboration stage
with Block B during the awards show.[8]
Bangtan will hold the concert series "Episode II: The Red Bullet" in New York, Dallas, Chicago and Los
Angeles areas in July 2015.[9]
Members
Jin (Kim Seokjin; )
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Suga (Min Yoongi; )
J-Hope (Jung Hoseok; )
Rap Monster (Kim Namjoon; )
Jimin (Park Jimin; )
V (Kim Taehyung; )
Jungkook (Jeon Jungkook; )[10]
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[11] JPN
[12]
Korean
Dark & Wild
Released: August 20, 2014
Label: Big Hit Entertainment
Format: CD, digital download
2
KOR: 103,314[13]
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Japanese
Wake Up
Released: December 24, 2014
Label: Pony Canyon
Format: CD, CD+DVD
3
JPN: 23,181
Compilation albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
[12]
Japanese
2 Cool 4 Skool / O!RUL8,2?
Released: April 23, 2014
Label: Pony Canyon
Format: CD+DVD
58
JPN: 1,267
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Extended plays
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[11]
Korean
O!RUL8,2?
Released: September 11, 2013
Label: Big Hit Entertainment
Format: CD, digital download
4
KOR: 52,468[14][15]
Skool Luv Affair
Released: February 12, 2014
Label: Big Hit Entertainment
Format: CD, digital download
1
KOR: 87,283[13]
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Skool Luv Affair Special Addition (Repackage)
Released: May 14, 2014
Label: Big Hit Entertainment
Format: CD, digital download
1
KOR: 15,000+[16]
Single albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[11]
Korean
2 Cool 4 Skool
Released: June 12, 2013
Label: Big Hit Entertainment
Format: CD, digital download
5
KOR: 38,516[14][15]