Bighit Entertainment is a small agency from South Korea which was founded on February 1 2005 by Bang Si-Hyuk. This agency has made an extraordinary journey in bringing their idol group, BTS to the international stage. The success of the idol group Bngtan Soynyoendan or BTS today was not achieved in the blink of an eye, it did not appear overnight. they also went through a winding road. In 2010, Bang Si-hyuk held a national audition. Kim Namjoon, nicknamed Rap Monster or RM, became the first member of BTS. RM is the initial foundation of BTS.

A year later, joined Min Yoongi or Suga, Jung Ho Seok or J-hope, Kim Taehyung or V, Jeon Jungkook or Jungkook, Kim Seokjin or Jin, Park Jimin. When BTS was formed, Bighit Entertainment could be called a new agency that was unknown to most people. At that time, idols from giant agencies such as SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, and JYP Entertainment. Not only that, when BTS was a trainee, Bighit Entertainment was also reportedly going through difficult times. Bighit Entertainment has no staff at all, an inadequate budget, and limited connections. Despite this, Bighit Entertainment is still trying to make BTS debut.

So BTS consists of 3 rappers, 4 vocals and a dancer who successfully debuted in 2013. At that time BTS finally released their first debut single entitled ‘No More Dream’. This song contains criticism of social pressure in South Korea. BTS’ enthusiasm for working in the South Korean entertainment industry burned even brighter after they released their first clip, We Are Bulletproof pt.2. Bighit plays a very important role in BTS’s success in the international music industry. BTS even released the album Dark and Wild and started their tour. As a result, enthusiasm came and endless support was given by their fans, ARMY.

BTS’s success cannot be separated from the loyalty and sincerity of ARMYs in supporting BTS. In 2015, BTS managed to take home several prestigious Disc Bonsang awards at the Golden Disc Awards and New Artist of the Year at the MelOn Music Awards. Don’t stop there, 2015 is the beginning of BTS’s success. In 2016, BTS managed to win two awards at the same time at the 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards. The two categories, namely Best Dance Performance and Artist of the Year, were moments of emotion and mixed feelings in the minds of BTS personnel, even tears of joy, especially during There are quite a few people who underestimate their abilities as an idol group. even winning for 4 consecutive years at the MTV Video Music Award.

In 2017, BTS achieved a big breakthrough with the album ‘Love Yourself: Her’ which topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts. This shows BTS as the first Korean artist to appear at the American Music Awards in 2017. Likewise in 2018-2020, BTS continues to break records with their albums and tours. BTS became the first Korean artist to appear at the Grammy Awards, and the song ‘Dynamite’ became the first Korean language song to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Behind the small agency Bighit Entertainment which succeeded in bringing BTS to appear on a number of US TV shows such as The Late Late Show with James Cordon and the famous talk show Ellen Show.

BTS’s success in the United States was increasingly recognized after winning several awards, and then collaborating with singer Halsey on the song Boy With Love. In 2020, when the world was hit by COVID-19, BTS actually reached the peak of success, plus the appearance of the songs ‘Permission to Dance’ and Butter. The song Permission to Dance was even performed at the UN General Assembly. On March 19 2021, Bighit Entertainment as the home of BTS officially announced its name change to HYBE Corporation as it is known today. The name change marks a new era for the company and reflects its ambitions for the global entertainment industry, operating as a record label, talent agency, music production, event management, concert producer and as a music publisher. HYBE increases its coverage from HYBE HQ, HYBE America, and HYBE Japan to peacock activities in Korea, Japan, and the US. And Hybe Label with the Hybe Labels, Hybe Solutions, Hybe Platform divisions. HYBE even acquired shares in SM Entertainment, Ithaca Holdings which houses various music labels such as Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, and Taylor Swift, KOZ Ent. which is Zico’s agency, and several subsidiary labels within it.

The great influence BTS has on their fans has given this idol group the opportunity to take part in several campaigns, including representing South Korea for the 2021 UN speech, being invited by Joe Biden to come to the White House to deliver an anti-Asian hate campaign, and even BTS getting a diplomatic passport from the government South Korean.The peak of BTS winning awards so far has reached 392 awards from the 532 nominations they received, not to forget that there is great support from ARMY. Until now, BTS is an influential boyband in the world and has paved the way for Korea and has become the branding of Korea itelf.