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2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour
BTS embarks on their world tour, 2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour. They reach dates in Korea, Japan, United States, Australia, and other countries. -
BTS wins first Top Social Artist Award at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards.
BTS wins Top Social Artist at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards for the first time in Las Vegas, Nevada. || Lipshutz, Jason. "BTS Thanks Fans For Top Social Artist Win at Billboard Music Awards 2017: Watch." Billboard, 21 May 2017. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bbma/7801216/bts-video-top-social-artist-win-billboard-music-awards-2017 -
LOVE YOURSELF 承 'Her' Released
BTS releases their fifth mini album, LOVE YOURSELF 承 'Her.' || Weatherby, Taylor and Tamar Herman. "BTS Reveals New Album 'Love Yourself: Her' & September Release Date." Billboard, 24 Aug 2018. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7941803/bts-new-album-love-yourself-her-release-date; Big Hit Entertainment, "Discography." BTS, Big Hit Entertainment, 2019. http://bts.ibighit.com/loveyourself_answer/discography.php -
BTS launches the #ENDviolence - LOVE MYSELF campaign with UNICEF.
With the collaboration of UNICEF and Big Hit Entertainment, BTS launches their campaign to reduce violence against children and teens worldwide. It includes a commitment of a portion of album profit of albums sold in the Love Yourself Trilogy and all profits gained from Love Myself merchandise towards the campaign. || "Introducing 'Love Myself.'" LOVE MYSELF, Big Hit Entertainment, 1 Nov 2017. https://www.love-myself.org/eng/about-lovemyself/ -
BTS makes their television-debut by performing at the 2017 American Music Awards with 'DNA'
BTS travels to Los Angeles, California to perform their new single, DNA, at the 2017 American Music Awards. It is their first television performance, and their official United States debut. || Lynch, Joe. "BTS Brings 'DNA' & Flashy Choreography to 2017 AMAs." Billboard, 19 Nov 2017. https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/amas/8039540/bts-dna-amas-2017 -
YouTube Red Original: Burn the Stage Premieres
BTS: Burn the Stage premieres with episode 1 on YouTube Red. The show is a documentary of their world tour, The Wings Tour, which began in February 2017 and ended in December 2017. || Herman, Tamar. "BTS Documentary Series 'Burn The Stage' to Air on YouTube Red." Billboard, 14 Mar 2018. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8245963/bts-documentary-series-burn-the-stage-youtube-red -
LOVE YOURSELF 轉 'Tear' Released
BTS releases their third full-length studio album, LOVE YOURSELF 轉 'Tear.' || Herman, Tamar. "South Korean Group BTS Has One Of 2018's Bestselling Physical Albums In The U.S." Forbes, 9 Jul 2018. https://www.forbes.com/sites/tamarherman/2018/07/09/south-korean-group-bts-has-one-of-2018s-best-selling-physical-albums-in-the-u-s/#38f52a435e46; Big Hit Entertainment, "Discography." BTS, Big Hit Entertainment, 2019. http://bts.ibighit.com/loveyourself_answer/discography.php -
BTS wins Top Social Artist at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards
BTS wins Top Social Artist at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards for the second time in Las Vegas, Nevada. || Personal experience and background information. -
LOVE YOURSELF 結 'Answer' Released
BTS releases their repackage album of the Love Yourself trilogy, LOVE YOURSELF 結 'Answer.' It hit over 1.5 million Korean pre-orders. || Herman, Tamar. "BTS's 'Love Yourself: Answer' Breaks Act's Own Record With 1.5 Million Korean Preorders." Forbes, Forbes Media, 26 Jul 2018. https://www.forbes.com/sites/tamarherman/2018/07/26/bts-love-yourself-answer-breaks-acts-own-record-with-1-5-million-preorders-in-korea/#18b238c42091 -
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BTS WORLD TOUR: Love Yourself
BTS embarks on their world tour, Love Yourself, which follows the closure of their Love Yourself Trilogy. Their trilogy included Love Yourself: Her, Love Yourself: Tear, and Love Yourself: Answer. || Big Hit Entertainment. "BTS WORLD TOUR." BTS, Big Hit Entertainment, 2019. http://bts.ibighit.com/btsworldtour/ -
BTS becomes first Korean artist to perfom in a U.S Stadium
BTS becomes the first Korean artist to sell-out and perform in a U.S stadium during their Love Yourself Tour leg in the United States. They take over New York's Citi Field as the final show in America on the tour. || Herman, Tamar. "BTS' Historic Citi Field Show Brings Positivity, Promise to Return." Billboard, 8 Oct 2018. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bts/8478619/bts-historic-citi-field-show-brings-positivity-promise-to-return -
BTS wins Favorite Social Artist at the 2018 American Music Awards
Gracie, Bianca. "BTS Wins Favorite Social Artist at 2018 AMAs." Billboard, 9 Oct 2018. https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/amas/8479129/bts-win-favorite-social-artist-2018-amas -
Burn the Stage: The Movie Released
BTS releases concert-documentary, Burn the Stage, documenting their experiences while performing on the Wings Tour throughout 2017 in cinemas worldwide. It grosses to be one of the highest cinema event releases of all time. || "Burn the Stage: The Movie." Trafalgar Releasing, 2019. https://us.burnthestagethemovie.com/home/ -
Love Yourself in Seoul Movie Released
BTS releases a concert movie in theaters worldwide from their concert in Seoul, South Korea. Follow up showings in February appear after their immense popularity and high profits. || "BTS WORLD TOUR LOVE YOURSELF IN SEOUL." Fandango, 2019. https://www.fandango.com/bts-world-tour-love-yourself-in-seoul-216241/movie-times -
2019 GRAMMYs Attendance
BTS attends the GRAMMYs to present Best R&B Album at the 2019 GRAMMY Awards. ||
Grossman, Lena. "Why BTS Is About to Have Their Biggest Month Ever." E! News, E! Online, 22 Mar 2019. https://www.eonline.com/news/1025040/why-bts-is-about-to-have-their-biggest-month-ever. -
PERSONA Comeback Trailer Released
BTS releases the intro song for their upcoming album, MAP OF THE SOUL: Persona. It reached over one million likes in 1 hour, 14 minutes. There is high expectations for their upcoming album, which will be released on April 12. There is even talk of their new album being nominated for a 2020 GRAMMY. ||
ibighit. "BTS (방탄소년단) MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA 'Persona' Comeback Trailer." YouTube, 27 Mar 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Uy0opVF3s
