BTS debuted on June 13, 2013. This timeline covers every major comeback, album release, and career milestone in chronological order from debut through their 2026 reunion.
Debut with 2 Cool 4 Skool. Title track: No More Dream. BTS enters the K-pop scene as hip-hop focused underdogs from a small agency.
Skool Luv Affair and Dark & Wild released. Growing domestic fanbase. First concert series.
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life series begins. I NEED U wins first music show trophy. Fandom growth accelerates.
WINGS released with Blood Sweat & Tears. First #1 on Billboard World Albums. MAMA 2016 iconic performance. Named among Time's Most Influential People.
LOVE YOURSELF: Her with DNA breaks into Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. Spring Day released and becomes one of K-pop's longest-charting songs ever. First American Music Awards performance.
LOVE YOURSELF: Tear debuts #1 on Billboard 200 — first K-pop act ever. FAKE LOVE enters Hot 100 top 10. UN General Assembly speech. Stadium world tour begins.
MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA. Boy With Luv ft. Halsey sets YouTube premiere record. Multiple sold-out stadium tours worldwide.
MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 released. Dynamite becomes first #1 on Hot 100. BE released with Life Goes On. Grammy nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
Butter spends 10 weeks at #1 on Hot 100. Permission to Dance released. Extended Grammy nominations.
Proof anthology released with Yet To Come. Members announce focus on solo activities. Individual military enlistments begin.
Solo era. Jimin (FACE, MUSE), Jungkook (GOLDEN), Suga (D-DAY tour), J-Hope (Jack in the Box), V (Layover), RM (Right Place, Wrong Person), Jin (discharged). Members complete military service.
Full group reunion. Swim album released December 2025, achieving 641K first-week units and debuting #1 on Billboard 200. 2.0 MV breaks Spotify Day 1 record with 110M streams. 2026 world tour announced.