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The current biggest Asian band in the world and the Kings of the Modern Era, BTS turns 13 as of 13 June 2026.
Debuted with No More Dream with the formerly named BigHit Entertainment, BTS is the reason BigHit became one of the most valuable and powerful entertainment companies in the world with the majority of the economy from entertainment coming from BTS.
Over the 13 years, BTS secured several Billboard Hot 100 #1 spots, numerous international awards, several American awards, a Grammy nomination, platinum album certifications, Guinness world record achievements, and several more accolades that are too big to fit. BTS was also compared to the legendary rock band, The Beatles.
BTS is one of the rarest groups to have remain a fully active seven member group for this long, with the ARMY fandom ensuring the world knows that itโs โ7-1=0โ. Even during their 3 year hiatus, the fans stayed committed, attending every tour that members performed solo during their military hiatus.
BTS is also one of the rare only groups to have consistently sold out every single overseas tour they have hosted since Episode II: The Red Bullet, credited to being the Sold Out Kings. With their newest tour, ARIRANG, this will become the biggest Asian tour of all time with over 5 million tickets sold in less than a year. They were the first group ever to hold worldwide stadium tours to counties such as Europe.
BTS are the Kings of the Modern Era because they are the sole reason, K-Pop was able to thrive and break through the Western market during the 2010s, getting U.S. labels more interested in investing with K-pop artists, and hit mainstream stream on radio stations, thus being credited for paving the way, as before this period, it was still a niche genre, being more difficult for K-artists without global reach to break into the western market against competing western stars. BTS made this possible, finally breaking the glass, making it little easier for K-pop stars to thrive in the market.
BTS celebrates their 13th anniversary with ARMYs at the sold out Busan Asiad Main Stadium.
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Happy 13th Debut Anniversary, BTS!
From those 34 first-day sales to sold-out stadium tours and billions of streams!
On June 13, 2013, seven young trainees took the stage under the name BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan, or Bulletproof Boy Scouts). Few could have predicted that this group, debuting on a struggling independent label, would go on to be one of the most influential and successful musical acts in the world.
Over the next 10 years, BTS broke records, broke down cultural barriers, and redefined what a โK-pop groupโ could do. They made history as the first Korean act to top the Billboard 200 with more than one album, performed at the United Nations, spoke to world leaders and cultivated a devoted global fan base that transcends language and borders.
Their impact is felt far beyond the world of music. BTS has aided South Koreaโs economy with tourism, exports and cultural soft power. They advocated messages of self-love, mental health and social justice, and popularised Korean culture all over the world.
BTSโs journey reminds us that greatness can emerge from the most unexpected of sources. No one could have predicted that these โbroke rookiesโ would become the Biggest Band in the World.
As they celebrate 13 years, ARMY around the world celebrates not just the music but the resilience, growth and unbreakable bond that transformed an underdog story into a global phenomenon. To many, many more years of BTS. ๐
#BTS made their debut 13 years ago today.
They are the best selling Korean act in US history and the first all-Korean act to reach #1 on the Hot 100 and Billboard 200.