BTS Timeline

Jin's lead track "Don't Say You Love Me" generated 1 billion streams in about seven months and became the most-streamed K-pop solo single on Spotify last year.

The article states that all BTS members completed their military service 'last year.'

J-Hope joined TikTok.

BTS logged about 892 million on-demand streams in the U.S. in 2025, placing tenth on Luminate's list.

“Don't Say You Love Me” was the first song by an Asian artist to claim No. 1 on Spotify’s Top Songs Global Chart in 2025.

Member V was discharged from military service in 2025.

Member Jimin was discharged from military service in 2025.

Member Suga was discharged from military service in 2025.

Member RM was discharged from military service in 2025.

Jungkook's solo single "Still With You" logged 400 million streams on Spotify; it is his seventh solo song to reach the milestone. The self-written 2020 release was dedicated to fans and achieved high chart placements (No. 1 on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales, No. 6 on Digital Song Sales, No. 62 on the Global 200, No. 33 on iTunes Top Songs in 101 regions).

'Winter Ahead' (with Park Hyoshin) was released while V was enlisted.

'Who' was released in July 2024 as the lead single from Jimin's second solo EP, 'Muse'.

Jimin rolled out his second solo album "Muse" in July 2024.

Member Jin hosted a spinoff series titled "Run Jin" after completing mandatory military service.

Jimin's single "Who" was released in 2024.

Jungkook released his solo single "Standing Next to You" as the main track of his solo album Golden.

V of BTS released his first solo album, Layover, in September 2023.

Jimin's debut solo album 'Face', which features the single 'Like Crazy', was released in March 2023.

The article notes that Jimin has been an active global brand ambassador for Dior since 2023.

'Seven' debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and reached No. 3 on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100. The song was released in 2023.

'Seven' debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and reached No. 3 on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100; the song was released in 2023.

The variety show originally ran from 2015 to 2023.

Jungkook first opened a TikTok account.

BTS received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

Member j-hope completed his mandatory military service in 2023.

Member Jin completed his mandatory military service in 2023.

BTS previously performed at Busan Asiad Main Stadium in October 2022 to support Busan's bid to host the 2030 World Expo; that 2022 show was the group's last full-member performance before their nearly four-year military-service hiatus.

J-Hope became the first Korean artist to headline Lollapalooza's main stage.

J-Hope released his first full-length solo album, 'Jack in the Box.'

Anthology album "Proof" was released in June 2022.

Reference to BTS' prior group release Proof in June 2022.

BTS announced a break in 2022 to focus on solo projects and complete members' military service.

The ARIRANG tour marks BTS's return to large-scale touring roughly four years after wrapping up the 'BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE' tour in April 2022.

RM donated 100 million won in 2022 to the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation to support preservation and restoration of Korean cultural assets abroad.

BTS member Jungkook performed the FIFA World Cup anthem "Dreamers" at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, marking the first FIFA World Cup anthem by a Korean artist.

'The City' project debuted in Las Vegas during the band's 'Permission to Dance on Stage' tour in 2022, featuring purple illumination of landmarks and BTS-themed cultural events.

In 2022, Jin participated in the British rock band Coldplay's world tour concerts in Buenos Aires as a guest.

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka met BTS member Suga at an NBA game and told him she loved the song "Autumn Leaves," which Suga produced.

The Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation said the project was made possible through a donation by RM in 2022.

BTS received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

RM donated 100 million won in 2021 to the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation to support preservation and restoration of Korean cultural assets abroad.

In 2021, BTS made history as the first Asian act to win the American Music Awards' top honor, Artist of the Year, and also won Favorite Duo or Group and Favorite Pop Song for "Butter."

BTS made history by becoming the first Korean act to win Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards in 2021.

BTS first broke into the Grammy Awards with nominations in 2021 (for example, for "Dynamite").

BTS received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

BTS became the first K-pop act to perform at the Grammy Awards and earn a Grammy nomination when their song "Dynamite" was nominated in 2020.

BTS previously became the first South Korean act to headline Wembley Stadium with a full-group solo concert in June 2019.

"Love Yourself: Tear" becomes the first K-pop act to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

BTS releases their third LP "Love Yourself: Tear."

The last time BTS performed with all their members in Taiwan was in 2018.

In 2018 Lee began uploading her cover dance videos to BTS fan communities.

British fan Maxine Wilson discovered the group BTS in 2018 while struggling with severe depression and a rare form of epilepsy; she encountered them when a BTS song began to play after she threw her phone during an argument.

BTS becomes the first K-pop group to perform at the American Music Awards, performing "DNA."

Lee Chae-hyun encountered BTS in 2017, which she says changed the course of her life and inspired her studio name Dancing Bora.

The most expensive ticket for BTS' THE WINGS TOUR in Seoul in 2017 was 110,000 won.

Host Jung Jae-hyung referenced BTS's 2016 song "Fire" as a turning point in the group's popularity.

BTS releases "The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1," beginning the influential "HYYH" series and gaining international momentum.

"Autumn Leaves" is from BTS's 2015 album "The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2."

BTS performed during a media showcase marking the release of their full-length album 'Dark & Wild' at Blue Square in Seoul.