<P> BTS ( Hangul : 방탄 소년단 ; RR : Bangtan Sonyeondan ) , also known as the Bangtan Boys , is a seven - member South Korean boy band formed by Big Hit Entertainment . They debuted on June 12 , 2013 with the song `` No More Dream '' from their first album 2 Cool 4 Skool . They won several New Artist of the Year awards for the track , including at the 2013 Melon Music Awards and Golden Disc Awards and the 2014 Seoul Music Awards . The band continued to rise to widespread prominence with their subsequent albums Dark & Wild ( 2014 ) , The Most Beautiful Moment in Life , Part 2 ( 2015 ) and The Most Beautiful Moment in Life : Young Forever ( 2016 ) , with the latter two entering the U.S. Billboard 200 . The Most Beautiful Moment in Life : Young Forever went on to win the Album of the Year award at the 2016 Melon Music Awards . </P>
<P> BTS ( Hangul : 방탄 소년단 ; RR : Bangtan Sonyeondan ) , also known as the Bangtan Boys , is a seven - member South Korean boy band formed by Big Hit Entertainment . They debuted on June 12 , 2013 with the song `` No More Dream '' from their first album 2 Cool 4 Skool . They won several New Artist of the Year awards for the track , including at the 2013 Melon Music Awards and Golden Disc Awards and the 2014 Seoul Music Awards . The band continued to rise to widespread prominence with their subsequent albums Dark & Wild ( 2014 ) , The Most Beautiful Moment in Life , Part 2 ( 2015 ) and The Most Beautiful Moment in Life : Young Forever ( 2016 ) , with the latter two entering the U.S. Billboard 200 . The Most Beautiful Moment in Life : Young Forever went on to win the Album of the Year award at the 2016 Melon Music Awards . </P>
where does the s in bts come from
where does the s in bts come from
Sonyeondan
Sonyeondan