The group initially formed as teenagers under Big Hit Entertainment and released their debut single album, 2 Cool 4 Skool (2013). Subsequent work such as their first U.S. Billboard 200 entries The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2 (2015), The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever (2016), and Wings (2016) helped establish BTS' reputation as a socially conscious group. Wings became BTS' first album to sell one million copies in South Korea. By 2017, BTS crossed into the international music market, leading the Korean Wave into the United States and breaking numerous sales records, becoming the first Korean group to receive a certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with their single "Mic Drop". The band is the first Korean act to top the U.S. Billboard 200 with their studio album Love Yourself: Tear (2018) and have since hit the top of the U.S. charts with their albums Love Yourself: Answer (2018) and Map of the Soul: Persona (2019), making BTS the first group since The Beatles to earn three number one albums in less than a year, and the fastest to earn three number one albums since The Monkees in 1967. Love Yourself: Answer also broke South Korea's Gaon Album Chart's all-time monthly record previously set by Love Yourself: Tear and became the first Korean album certified Gold in the United States.
According to Gaon Music Chart, BTS has sold fifteen million albums domestically and is the best-selling artist to debut in the 2010s. They hold the best-selling album in Korean history with Map of the Soul: Persona. BTS were the second best-selling artists of 2018 worldwide according to the IFPI's Global Artist Chart, as well as the only non-English speaking artist to enter the chart. The group has won Top Social Artist three years in a row and Top Duo/Group at the 26th Billboard Music Awards. Featured on Time's international cover as "Next Generation Leaders", BTS has appeared in the magazine's 25 most influential people on the internet (2017–2019) and Time's 100 most influential people in the world (2019), with the outlet giving them the nickname 'Princes of Pop'. Forbes Korea named BTS the most influential celebrities of Korea in 2018, and BTS ranked 43rd in the Forbes Celebrity 100 (2019) as one of the world's top-earning celebrities. During their 2019 Love Yourself World Tour, BTS became the first Asian artist ever to headline and sell out Wembley Stadium and broke the record for the single highest-grossing engagement in Rose Bowl Stadium history. BTS are worth more than $4.65 billion to South Korea's economy each year, attracting one in every 13 foreign tourists that visit the country, and are cited as one of the key acts boosting global music sales to $19 billion in 2018, a figure not seen since 2006 after digital purchases gained momentum.
Following the establishment of their Love Myself anti-violence campaign in partnership with UNICEF, BTS addressed the United Nations 73rd General Assembly and became the youngest ever recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit from the President of South Korea due to their contributions in spreading Korean culture and language.
Skit: Billboard Music Awards Speech
BTS Lyrics
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ARMY, our fandom, thank you very much
And you know we still cannot believe that we're standing here on the stage at Billboard Music Award
Oh my gosh
And it is so great to see all the artists we admire
And feel honored to be in this category with such great artists
You know like, right in front of us
Most importantly this award belongs to the every people all around the world
That shine the love and light on us by the millions and make BTS proud really everywhere
Please, ARMY, remember what we say, love myself, love yourself
정말 사랑하고, 감사합니다
더 멋진 방탄소년단 되겠다
Thank you Billboard for supporting us, thank you
The skit in BTS's "Billboard Music Awards Speech" is a candid conversation among the South Korean group while they received their first Billboard Music Award. The excitement of the group is evident in their voices as they come to terms with the fact that they are being recognized for their music on such a prestigious platform. They express their gratitude to their fans, known as ARMY, for their unwavering support that has helped them reach this new height. As they look around at their fellow artists, they are humbled to be among some of the best in the industry.
The most significant aspect of their speech is the emphasis they put on spreading love and positivity. They emphasize that this award is not just for them but for all the people worldwide who have shown them love and support. BTS is spreading a message of self-love and self-acceptance, urging their fans to love themselves before loving someone else. This particular message is very much a part of the group's ideology, and they convey it in all their music and speeches.
Overall, the skit captures the raw emotions of BTS members as they experience one of the pivotal moments in their career, recognizing that they have a phenomenal responsibility to transmit positivity, spread love and embrace their fans that have propelled them to this height.
Line by Line Meaning
Woooh! And the billboard music award goes to bts!
Excitedly announcing that BTS has won a Billboard Music Award.
ARMY, our fandom, thank you very much
Gratefully acknowledging BTS's fans, known as ARMY, for their support.
And you know we still cannot believe that we're standing here on the stage at Billboard Music Award
Expressing disbelief and awe at being on the stage at the Billboard Music Awards.
Oh my gosh
Slightly overwhelmed and astonished by the situation.
And it is so great to see all the artists we admire
Expressing admiration and appreciation for the other artists in attendance at the event.
And feel honored to be in this category with such great artists
Feeling honored to be recognized alongside other talented and accomplished musicians.
You know like, right in front of us
Commenting on the proximity of the other artists being recognized in the same category.
It's really honored and
Reiterating the feeling of being honored and grateful for the award.
Most importantly this award belongs to the every people all around the world
Stating that the award is not just for BTS, but for all the people who have supported the group all over the world.
That shine the love and light on us by the millions and make BTS proud really everywhere
Recognizing the millions of fans who have shown love and support, and how this makes BTS proud and grateful.
Please, ARMY, remember what we say, love myself, love yourself
Encouraging fans to value and love themselves, which is a message that BTS frequently promotes.
정말 사랑하고, 감사합니다
Expressing love and gratitude in Korean.
더 멋진 방탄소년단 되겠다
Expressing a desire to become an even more amazing BTS in the future.
Thank you billboard for supporting us, thank you
Expressing gratitude to the Billboard organization for their support.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ho Weon Kang
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alex a
this skit in comparison with their older skits is truly moving. the bts in the older skits probably would've never imagined they'd make this BMA speech a skit. and no i'm not crying you arE-
• H O P E •
I don’t know if I’m gonna cry or laugh😂 The speech can make you cry but how you are extra and made color coded lyrics of it makes me laugh🤣
Entropy
That's because this is actually a track in the album "Love yourself Her"
It's in the album lol🤣🤣
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😂🤣🤣
Sonam Oberoi
They are the literally the best band on this planet ....Like they hv completely dedicated this award to us without even thinking how hard they have worked 💜💜Purple you BTS and ARMY forever💜💜💜
Daddy Taehyung
THE AMOUNT OF TEARS IM SHEDDING IN THIS VID IS DANGEROUS
jimbon x
Lmao this is extra I love it, imma go memorize and sing their speech now BYEEE
Sauge
Tbh this should have been the title track x)
Alex Le
Ah yes. The only BTS song I can sing.
Veena Kothari
Lol 🤣