What was BTS first successful song?
BTS debuted in South Korea on June 12, 2013, with the single "No More Dream", which peaked at number 124 on the Gaon Digital Chart and sold 50,000 copies. To support their first extended play, O!
On May 5, 2015, they finally had their first music show win for I Need U on SBS MTV's The Show. Despite strong competition from artists such as Block B and EXID, BTS came out on top. This was a breakthrough moment for the group, and the members were rendered speechless.
But, unlike at the Korean big three, Bang would allow his idols to express themselves, both by writing their own music and by interacting directly with their fans. This relative freedom would make BTS the most popular band in the world and turn Bang into a billionaire.
November 13, 2013: BTS wins their first major award when they're recognised as Best New Artist at South Korea's Melon Music Awards.
Soon, the group had a hit: “BTS as a group sort of took off with the success of our 2015 album that had our hit single 'I NEED U,'” RM tells Time. “We didn't realize we were becoming famous until we were invited to KCONs [K-pop music festivals] in the U.S. and Europe in 2014 or 2015.
Rap Monster was the first to join BTS and the only one from the original line up. He said the famous quote, "Jimin, you got no jams." "My name is Rap Monster, not Dance Monster."
They have consecutively won the Billboard Music Award for Top Social Artist since 2017; are the only K-pop group to win Top Duo/Group, at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards; and are the most-awarded group in BBMA history as of 2022, with 12 wins overall.
RM was the first member to release a solo project and shared his self-titled mixtape, RM, on March 20, 2015.
In 2015, BTS made their debut on the Billboard 200, at No. 171 from 'The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2'.
BTS has set numerous records since 2013.
A few years after their debut in 2015, BTS came in first place on a weekly music performance show on one of Korea's three major television broadcast networks with their first single with "I NEED U" from their third mini-album, "The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1."
What was BTS first hit in Korea?
June 13, 2013: Debut with the 2 Cool 4 Skool album, featuring their first single, “No More Dream.”