Basic BTS Knowledge
Awards & Milestones
ARIRANG
Album Lyrics & Themes
100

This is the year BTS officially debuted with their single "No More Dream."

2013

100

In 2020, this disco-pop track became BTS's very first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Dynamite

100

Released on March 20, 2026, ARIRANG marks BTS's highly anticipated return following a hiatus due to this mandatory civic duty.

Military service

100

This powerful, water-themed track serves as the official main title track of the ARIRANG album, symbolizing resilience and moving forward.

SWIM

200

This is the official name of BTS’s global fan community

ARMY

200

BTS made history as the first K-pop group to be nominated for this prestigious American music award.

Grammy Award

200

This is the exact number of tracks featured on the standard release of the ARIRANG album

14

200

This energetic opening track is described as a roaring anthem specifically dedicated to celebrating and reuniting with fans at live shows.

Body to body

300

This is the total number of members that make up BTS.

7

300

In 2021, BTS took home the highest honor of "Artist of the Year" at this major American award show, becoming the first Asian act to do so.

AMAs.

300

The album's title is a direct reference to a traditional folk song of this country, symbolizing the group's deep cultural heritage.

South korea

300

Musically split into two halves, the first half of the album is heavily influenced by trap and hip-hop, throwing fans back to this aggressive 2014 era and studio album.

Dark & Wild

400

This is the name of the entertainment agency that formed and manages BTS.

HYBE

400

Acting as a bridge at the exact midpoint of the tracklist, the interlude "No. 29" features the resonant tolling sound of this historic South Korean artifact.

Divine Bell of King Seongdeok

400

According to the album's official themes, this track uses a playground motif to capture the need to endure life's endless, repetitive cycles.

Merry go round

500

He is the leader and main rapper of the group.

RM

500

BTS holds the Guinness World Record for the most weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart, a record they broke with this 2021 summer smash hit.

Butter

500

This famous psych-rock musician behind Tame Impala is credited as a writer and producer on the track "Merry Go Round."

Kevin Parker

500

The final tracks of the album, "Please" and "Into the Sun," lyrically shift away from individual burnout to focus on this collective promise to the fans.

To stand together in any moment

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