[Issue Summary] BTS Celebrates 9th Debut Anniversary... Meets Fans with 'Proof'

[Asia Economy PD Yoon Jin-geun] The group BTS, celebrating their 9th anniversary since debut, is kicking off activities for their new album ‘Proof’.

BTS debuted on June 13, 2013. Over the past 9 years, they have consistently been active, releasing 4 full-length albums and 6 mini albums in South Korea. In addition to group activities, they have also pursued individual album projects.

On the 10th, BTS released the anthology album ‘Proof’. According to their agency Big Hit Music, ‘Proof’ reflects on BTS’s 9 years of activities since debut and carries the meaning of reaffirming their new determination.

The first track of ‘Proof’ is ‘Born Singer’, a song that emphasizes the group’s original intention when BTS was formed. The album’s title track ‘Yet To Come’ signals a new beginning with the meaning ‘The best moment has not come yet’.

BTS will showcase their new songs on Korean music shows. You can watch BTS’s new performances on Mnet’s ‘M Countdown’ on the 16th, KBS 2TV’s ‘Music Bank’ on the 17th, and SBS TV’s ‘Inkigayo’ on the 19th.

Online, BTS’s new songs will be available a bit earlier. On the 13th at 9 PM (Korean time), BTS’s official YouTube channel will premiere the live performance of ‘Proof’ and the stage for ‘Yet To Come’ for the first time.

Over 9 years of activity, BTS has received acclaim from both the public and critics. According to Gaon Chart, which provides popular music charts, BTS has sold approximately 33 million albums from their debut until November 2021. They won the Korean Music Awards’ ‘Musician of the Year’ in 2018 and 2019, and have also received the Golden Disc Award every year since 2014, continuing to earn critical praise.

They have also gained popularity worldwide, including in the United States, entering various music charts. BTS achieved five consecutive number-one positions on the US Billboard main album chart ‘Billboard 200’, and six number-one singles on the main singles chart ‘Hot 100’, including collaborations.

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