BTS HISTORY

2010:

At this time BTS was a duo with only Namjoon (Rap Monster) and Hunchul (Iron), then after a while Big Hit had stated that BTS was going to be a group. This led to the Hit It auditions.

Ikje (i11evn), Yoongi (Suga), and Hoseok (J-Hope) had all auditioned and had become rookies under Big Hit. Yoongi had initially failed the competition against Ikje, when they had a Rap Battle to see who was going to become a part of BTS, but in the end, they were both casted. Donghyuk (Supreme Boi/Suprema) was then added, it was hypothesized that Rap Monster had asked him to join since they were in another band (more on this below) together and were friend since middle school.

2011:

Ikje quits BTS, supposedly because he found out it would become an idol group (no real confirmation), and Hyosang (Kidoh) had joined after passing the auditions. Now the band was Rap Monster, Iron (leader), i11evn, Suga, Hoseok, and Kidoh.

At the end of the year, however, Iron and Supreme Boi left. They left one day apart, it is not sure why Iron left but Supreme Boi left to become a producer of Big Hit. He felt that the idol life was not for him and is now helping BTS produce songs (which is why his name is on most albums). Rap Monster becomes leader.

Jungkook and Taehyung (V) enter the scene. Jungkook is casted after auditioning at SuperStarK2 and V passes his auditions and become a part of BTS (Note: V was not revealed until debut and Jungkook was not revealed until final members were chosen).

2012:

Seokjin (Jin) is recruited by Big Hit at his school, despite his initial desire to act (Again Jin was not revealed until final members were chosen). Jimin is also recruited into the team. Jimin and J-Hope goes on to take dance lessons at academies to improve on their dance. Final Auditions happened and Kidoh, unfortunately could not make it to the auditions because he was taking his college entrance exams, taking him off the team.

2013:

The seven members: Rap Monster, Suga, J-Hope, Jungkook, V, Jin, and Jimin debut on June 13. Making Rap Monster the longest Trainee at 4 years and Jimin the shortest at a little under 1 year.

Note: Beenzino, Suwoong were also going to be in BTS however they both refused. Suwoong left Big Hit and is now in Boy’s Republic. Iron signed up with Polaris Ent. and was supposed to be in the band Hive, however the arrest of Polaris’ CEO stopped it from happening and he went solo. Kidoh went on to join Topp Dogg in Stardom Ent. (however he leaves and becomes a producer)

DaeNamJoseonHipHopHyupDongjohap (Great Southern Joseon Hip-Hop Cooperative) shorten as DaeNamHyup or DNH.

This band was created when Rap Monster was in in Middle School (9th grade). All members at this time (Marvel J, Supreme Boi, Rap Monster and Kyum2) were of the same age (94 liners) hence why some of their songs have a 94 next to them, indicating that it was them. They had named themselves after the Nations Agricultural Cooperation Federations when they had happened to pass by the building. After a while they had decided to recruit more people based on their “feels.” This was how DJ Snatch, Marvel J, Samsoon, i11evn, Kidoh joined. The group decided, after all the members were there, to not accept any more members so it officially became DJ Snatch, Kyum2, Rap Monster, Marvel J, Samsoon, Supreme Boy, Iron, i11evn, Kidoh. Rap Monster is the maknae of this group.

They STILL are a group, however members such as Iron and Rap Monster have become “inactive members” due to their busy schedule.

The members DO NOT despise Idols, but most do not want to become Idols themselves. This is because they believe Idols have a cuter image than a rapper and they believe they do not fit the image. While Kidoh did become an Idol, he said that he would cringe every time he had to do something cute, and that he didn’t feel like he should be an idol.

Fun Fact: i11ven got his name because he ate 11 California rolls at the time he was thinking his name, he added “ill” in front because it meant cool.

Lesser Known BTS songs that should be checked out:

A Typical Trainee’s Christmas – This was made 4 years ago, please check out the full version and the version that BTS edited (you’ll die laughing at how Rap Mon edited it…yes he edited it not the staffs, however this version is missing the first part of the song). This song is literally an emotional rollercoaster that makes you question your sanity because you’ll be crying and laughing at the same time. The reason this song is so unique is that it shows how different Big Hit was from other companies. I mean what other company lets you deliberately insult the CEO and the company? (Sorry J-Hope isn’t in this one)

A Typical Idol’s Christmas – Yes you read it right, it’s almost the same title as the one above. This song is touching and reminds me of a dedicated song to the fans. This song is about their life as they debuted and finally reaching their dreams. (Sorry Jungkook and Rap Monster isn’t in this one)

Perfect Christmas – You must be wondering, what’s up with all the Christmas song? I don’t know XD This one is by Rap Monster and Jungkook and other trainees including GLAM members. It’s a very sweet love song and I promise you, you won’t be disappointed because you’ll be blasted away by fetus Kookie and a Sexy RapMonster.

Vote – This song is based off the beat of Kanye West’s “Power” and is written and performed by Rap Monster only, but it’s impactful and soothing. He raps about teens taking the chance to vote and express our opinion.

The Song That Will Make You Smile by Lee Seung Gri- This song is very passionate and deep and is overall amazing. What’s even more amazing is Rap Mon and J-Hope’s rap line in it at the end.

The Stars – Okay, I know, I advertise this song a looooot. Like way too much but it’s one of my favorite song ever and really hits me home. I have yet to meet an ARMY (in real life) who has heard of the song and it’s probably because it’s really hard to find. So here’s a link to the song http://www.nhaccuatui.com/bai-hat/the-stars-bts-bangtan-boys.gWDq8EUyWtA5.html yes I know it’s a Vietnamese Website but you just have to click play! The reason I advertise this song so much is the meaning behind it, it's literally another Tomorrow with its deep meaning. It’s about Never Giving Up on your dreams and how we can achieve anything if we stick together.

518-062 – This song is by Suga, and is also known as D-Town (I’m pretty sure you can guess what D stands for XD) and really portrayed Suga’s potential as a pre-debut rapper. Not only that but it was a song really deep into pride of where one comes from.

There are more songs but most of the songs I have are WAAAYYY back from the old BTS (before J-Hope and Suga came), I will be making a future post that will list ALL songs of BTS members, old and current.