

V, or Kim Tae-hyung, was born in Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province and dreamed of becoming a singer when he was an elementary student. The singer picked Big Hit after hearing RM's rap at the company. Seven agencies including Big Hit, Woollim and Cube were interested in the boy after a second preliminary round of the audition show.

The vocalist was then only 14 years old in Korean age. Jungkook decided to take part in the third season of the audition program "Superstar K" in 2011, after being inspired by K-pop act G-dragon from BIGBANG. SM Entertainment had tried to recruit him when he was in middle school, but he declined because he thought the offer was a fake.īTS main vocalist Jungkook. He studied film and animation with the aim of becoming an actor, but Big Hit Entertainment employee chose him in 2011. Jin, or Kim Seok-jin, who was born in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, was a student at Konkuk University. In fact, these first three trained together for three years while waiting for other performers to be chosen for BTS. He belonged to an underground dance group called "Neuron" before making his debut as a member of BTS. He was born in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province. J-hope, or Jung Ho-seok, is one of three rappers in the group and the best dancer at the same time. However, he debuted as a member of idol group BTS in the end, becoming its second member. He also was an underground rapper named Gloss and eventually joined Big Hit as a music producer. He found a position as a part-timer at a record shop when he was 17, and is known to have learned music while working there. Suga, whose real name is Min Yoon-gi, was born in Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province. With his fluent English, he has been conveying the messages of BTS in English even at United Nations Headquarters in New York in September. In fact, he was a top student at his middle and high school with an IQ of 148. The leader, who was born in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, used to be a recognized as an underground rapper with the stage name "Runch Randa," before joining Big Hit Entertainment in 2010. RM, or Kim Nam-joon, can be regarded as the "beginning" of the group's history, since Bang Si-hyuk, founder and CEO of the group's agency, decided to give birth to a hip-hop idol group after bumping into RM. All pictures captured from online communityĪs K-pop superstar BTS makes its name in the world, many people began wondering what BTS members looked like before their 2013 debut with "No More Dream." Clockwise from top left are Jin, Suga, j-hope and RM from BTS before and after debut.
