How was BTS’s Suga found by Big Hit Entertainment?

One of the biggest curiosities of every fan is knowing what their favorite artist’s journey was like until he stood out in the music industry. With this in mind, RECREIO researched the path taken by the South Korean rapper, composer and music producer, Min Yoon-gibetter known as Sugaworked his way up until he was discovered by Big Hit Entertainment and became a member of BTS.

The beginning

The career of Suga He started out in high school as a rapper, where he performed under the stage name Gloss. It didn’t take long for him to stand out, not only for his rapping skills, but also for his technical skills with music.

So much so that he soon became a music producer, being responsible for monitoring the recording processes of singles and albums by the group D-TOWN, which emerged in 2006, having Suga as one of the seven members. The training is no longer active.

In addition to D-TOWN, the idol also produced tracks for Reflow, a group widely known in the underground rap scene, as explained by the Koreaboo portal. The most successful track credited with Suga is “Who am I”, released in 2011. Listen!

Next chapter: Big Hit Entertainment

Even if Suga was building a relevant name in the underground scene, the idol wanted to expand his skills and show his talent to more people. For this reason, he decided to participate in a Big Hit Entertainment audition.

The rapper found out about the event when he found a flyer promoting a rap competition called “Hit It” — and he wasted no time! Suga He arrived at the reported location wearing a shirt with blue and green stripes, mohawk hair and earrings in both ears, and of course, with sharp diction to do his rap that told how much he fought to achieve his dreams. Remember!

As a result, Suga came in 2nd place in the competition. The position was enough for, in 2010, when he was just 18 years old, to join Big Hit Entertainment as a producer/trainee.

As a trainee, as well as Jimin, Jungkook It is J-Hope, Suga participated in the live performances of GLAM’s “Glamorous” as a dancer. Additionally, he has been in performances of If I and in the MV for “I’m Da One”, by Jo Kwon.

There is a rumor that Suga wanted to just be a producer, but was convinced to join BTS in 2010 by Bang Si Hyuk, the CEO of Big Hit Entertainment. True or not, what is known is that the idol faced the challenge and became one of the best-known artists of his generation.