Bangtan Boys (Hangul: 방탄소년단; RR: Bangtan Sonyeondan), also known as BTS, is a seven-member South Korean boy group formed byBig Hit Entertainment. The name of the band, Bangtan Sonyeondan, is a combination of "방탄" which means bulletproof and "소년단" which means boy scouts.[2] They debuted on June 13, 2013 with the song "No More Dream" from their first album, 2 Cool 2 Skool.
BTS has won several "New Artist of the Year" awards, including those at the 2013 MelOn Music Awards and Golden Disk Awards, and the 2014Seoul Music Awards. A year after their debut, they received majorbonsang awards for Dark & Wild and The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 1.