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방탄소년단 BTS
singer · Dynamite + 7
K-POP Male Artists #3
LATEST KI · Sep 2026
251,723
BTS is a singer. Ranked #3 in K-POP Male Artists (KI 251,723) on KONTENTS INDEX.
Name방탄소년단
Rolesinger
AgencyBig Hit Music (HYBE Labels; formerly Big Hit Entertainment until March 2021)
Debut DateJune 13, 2013 (official debut on Mnet’s ‘M Countdown’; showcase held the previous day, June 12, at Ilji Art Hall in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul)
Debut AlbumSingle Album ‘2 COOL 4 SKOOL’ (2013)
Lineup at DebutRM (leader), Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, Jung Kook (7 members; no lineup changes since debut)
Fandom NameARMY
Meaning of Group Name‘Bangtan Sonyeondan’ (meaning ‘Bulletproof Boy Scouts,’ symbolizing protection against societal prejudice and oppression targeting youth); since 2017, the English acronym ‘BTS’ has been expanded to ‘Beyond The Scene’
Representative Albums‘LOVE YOURSELF 轉 ‘Tear’’ (2018, first Korean artist to top the Billboard 200), ‘MAP OF THE SOUL: 7’ (2020), ‘BE’ (2020), 5th Studio Album ‘ARIRANG’ (2026)
Representative Songs‘I NEED U’ (2015), ‘DNA’ (2017), ‘IDOL’ (2018), ‘Dynamite’ (2020, first Korean artist to top the Billboard Hot 100), ‘Butter’ (2021), ‘SWIM’ (2026)
Major Awards17 MAMA Daesangs (2016–2021, Guinness World Record for most Grand Prizes in history), 2019 MAMA ‘All-Kill’ (sweeping all major categories—first group ever), consecutive Billboard Music Awards for Top Social Artist (2017–), 5 Grammy Award nominations (2021–2023)
Military Service & HiatusGroup activities temporarily suspended from 2022 to 2025 due to sequential military enlistment of members → Jin (discharged June 2024), j-hope (discharged October 2024), RM, V (discharged June 10, 2025), Jimin, Jung Kook (discharged June 11, 2025), SUGA (discharged June 21, 2025); full completion of mandatory service by all members
2026 Full-Group ComebackMarch 20, 2026 release of 5th Studio Album ‘ARIRANG’ (title track ‘SWIM’, 14 tracks total), followed by a world tour
Tracked sinceJul 2026
Latest chartK-POP Male Artists #3
Career KI trajectoryKI LIFESPANK-POP Male Artists
A person's KI peaks with each work and dips between — a career-cumulative lifespan.
Why this rank nowKI ANALYSIS
BTS sits at K-POP Male Artists #3 (KI 251,723) as of Sep 2026. Career peak: #3 (Sep 2026). the biggest lever is Search demand 92%.
Search demand
92%
Domestic streaming
8%
Analysis from normalized latest-month KI signal shares · KONTENTS INDEX
BTS is a singer ranked #3 in K-POP Male Artists (Sep 2026, KI 251,723) on KONTENTS INDEX, with a peak of #3 (Sep 2026). Selected works: Dynamite, Butter, SWIM, 피 땀 눈물, 봄날.
Discography
DynamiteButter
SWIM피 땀 눈물봄날FAKE LOVEIDOL작은 것들을 위한 시 (Boy With Luv) (Feat. Halsey)ONDNAPermission to DanceMy Universe
SWIM피 땀 눈물봄날FAKE LOVEIDOL작은 것들을 위한 시 (Boy With Luv) (Feat. Halsey)ONDNAPermission to DanceMy Universe