After all, what does ‘BTS’ mean?

Group that debuted for Bighit Music in 2013 with the MV of “No More Dream” and the single album “2 Cool 4 Skool”, BTS is formed by Kim Nam-Joon (RM), Kim Seok-jin (Jin), Min yoon-gi (Suga), Jung Ho-SOK (J-HOPE), Park Ji-Min (Jimin), Kim Tae-Hyung (V) and Jeon Jung-Kook (Jungkook).

Having more than 20 groups released in groups and solo projects of each of the members, BTS has already won survival programs and career documentaries they built on stage due to the absolute success they have gained around the world.

With the support of the fans, they won several awards, established records and even received an honor: the Hwagwan Award, an order of the cultural merit of the Korean government delivered to the septeto for their contribution by spreading the Korean culture and language beyond the country’s borders.

Thanks to this honor, it was even possible to change the South Korean legislation, as in 2020, the Parliament of South Korea approved the bill nicknamed “Law BTS” that allows the idols recommended by the Minister of Culture from Military Enlistment until the age of 30-as happened with Jindespite the deadline for ordinary citizens to start service in the army, it is until the 28th anniversary, he could start after completing three decades of life.

With the name exposed even in the laws of Korea, what is the meaning of BTS? Recreation researched and explains to you below:

Bangtan sonyeondan?

When BTS came up, the name was explained as an acronym of the Korean expression Bangtan Syeowan, a phrase whose translation into Portuguese has the following meaning: “Bullet -proof boys.”

The choice of name was even explained by J-hope In an interview with the US digital magazine Affinity, where he said the idea is to convey the idea that youth is protected from other people’s judgments that could have bad effects on the lives of adolescents.

“BTS has a deep meaning. ‘Bangtan’ means being bulletproof, that is, capable of blocking stereotypes, criticisms and expectations that can affect adolescents such as bullets in order to preserve today’s youth values ​​and ideals,” Idol said.

The meaning even resulted in the choice of how the group’s fandom would be identified. This is because they chose the name Army to represent those who admire and accompany him, a word whose English translation is an army, which would put fans as the army of “bulletproof scouts”, but also acronym for “ADORABLE REPRESENTATIVE MC for youth” [“Adoráveis Representantes M.C (mestre de cerimônias) para a Juventude”]phrase that connects fans with the central idea of ​​the group’s tracks, which is to represent youth.

However, in 2017, as reflected by Portal Disney Brazil, the name ended up gaining a reformulation. From then on, BTS became an abbreviation for Beyond The Scene (“Beyond the Scene”), whose main idea is to promote self-esteem and freedom.