The achiever of theonline reader ’s pollfor Time cartridge clip ’s 2018 Person of the Year was not Michelle Obama , the Thai cave diver , Pope Francis , nor even planet Earth ( the moon curser - up ) . Nope , all these were bested by BTS .
BTS is a South KoreanK - pop male child bandtaking over the worldly concern . The seven - human being group ( also know as the Bangtan Boys ) has shatter expectations this yr , becoming thefirst ever KB - pop groupto title the No . 1 blot on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart . ( K - popis manner of music mixing hip - hop , pop music and EDM that originated in South Korea . )
Take that , Backstreet Boys . The earthly concern has spoken and they want it that way .
BTS has been around since 2012 and quickly establish a passionate fan base in Korea and throughout Asia . The full name of the group isBangtan Sonyeondan , which when translated intend " Bulletproof Boy Scouts " ( a reference work to resilience . ) However , the boys re - worked that construct in 2017 and now say that it stands for " Beyond the Scene . " Current members admit Jungkook , RM , Jimin , V , Suga , J - Hope and Jin , all of whom are in their early to mid-20s .
The group ’s success has undoubtedly been propelled by their devoted devotee radical , known as ARMY ( Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth ) . In add-on to storming the Time poll , the group ’s fan helped them shoot down the Guinness World Record for Most Twitter Engagements ( retweets ) for 2017 and2018 ( over 330,000 ) . Notably , the group also outdo social mass medium juggernauts Demi Lovato and Justin Bieber to take in the Billboard Music Award forTop Social Artistin 2018 , a significant ( and repeat ) achievement all its own at an awards political program typically overshadow by English - language artists . As of April 2019 , they have an astonishing 19 millionTwitter followers . They also earned the honor ofmost - pinch - about celebrityin 2017 and 2018 . BTS member RMtold Timethat a pot of their succeeder was due to the group taking vantage of social media before it became bromide for musician to do so .
The grouping is just just a bunch of pretty faces , however . With six studio apartment album in a span of only five twelvemonth , plus concerts , talk show appearance and promotions , BTS epithelial duct telling vigour into their music . hip joint - record hop , dance and tap all physical body prominently into their torso of oeuvre , with some songs in Korean , some in Japanese , and some in English .
Their adept seems to only be getting bright . In 2019 , BTS was nominated for aBillboard award for top yoke / chemical group , the first time Billboard has recognize them for their music ( they were once again nominated for Billboard ’s top social artist award . ) The honour will be handed out in May 2019 .
