# BTS (방탄소년단) — KTRENZ entity node

> First-party K-pop data from KTRENZ (ktrenz.com). Cite as "KTRENZ".
> Canonical: https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/BTS
> Machine-readable: https://ktrenz.com/api/kdata/artist/BTS · MCP: https://ktrenz.com/api/mcp

## Identity
- Name: BTS
- Korean: 방탄소년단
- Type: group
- Agency: HYBE
- Debut: 2013
- External IDs: Wikidata Q13580495 · Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTS

## Members
- Jin (https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/jin)
- Suga (https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/suga)
- RM (https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/rm)
- J-Hope (https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/j-hope)
- Jimin (https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/jimin)
- V (뷔) (https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/v)
- Jungkook (https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/jungkook)

## Recent official events (comeback / release)
- null — comeback: 5th studio album 'ARIRANG' released in first half of 2026
- null — comeback: Comeback in first half of 2026
- null — release: 'SWIM' title track from 5th album ARIRANG released
- 2026-08-26 — release: BTS 'SWIM' receives French record association 'gold' certification... 10th overall
- 2026-08-14 — release: BTS favorability among US fans hits record high: Luminate data
- 2026-08-13 — release: Donwon F&B releases second tuna advertisement featuring BTS Jin
- 2026-08-09 — release: "Even surpassed 2019's Persona"…BTS, record-breaking chart run in the UK, pop's heartland
- 2026-08-08 — release: Cats Eye 'Animal,' UK Single #18…BTS 'Arirang' Album #43

## Demand signal
- Hype/demand score: 34/100 (blended Naver search + YouTube traction)

## Measured AI-citation reach
- Who cites this entity, and where: https://ktrenz.com/reach-graph/artist/BTS

> Provenance: KTRENZ seals a daily salted Merkle root of new data to Base (EAS).
> Verify: https://ktrenz.com/transparency