Suffice to say, BTS aren’t just hometown heroes they’re global superstars.
It helps, naturally, that the Seoul natives picked a name that translates perfectly into every language.
Thankfully, they opted for ARMY.
As it turns out, BTS wasn’t their first choice either.
They also considered Young Nation as a possible moniker.
Thankfully, much like ARMY, the guys realized it had to be BTS.
BTS officially formed in 2013.
RM confessed toRolling Stonethat, in the beginning, “we didn’t see positive results.
We didn’t have a lot of fans.
We didn’t have great results.
There were some times when we were mocked.”
He elaborated, “it took some time for that identity to develop and settle itself.”
Would that have happened if they were called Big Kidz or Young Nation?
Sadly, we’ll never know.
