A timeline graphic from 2013 to 2021 displaying album covers for various music releases, including BTS and solo artists, with each year marked on a purple arrow pointing forward.

BTS History by Album

Each week, we produce a blog post covering one era of BTS history. The weekly posts include insightful commentary along with curated lists of BTS video content to watch. We top it off with ‘fun facts’ to deepen your understanding and ‘Bangtan Bubble’ discussion prompts to engage your brain.

To learn more about a specific era, use the album covers below to find the related blog posts.

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Close-up of a textured black surface with a centered BTS logo in gold, surrounded by tech-themed line art and labeled with '2', 'COOL', '100%', and '4'.

2 COOL 4 SKOOL (2013)

Graphic design with large red and white text reading "O! ARE YOU L8 TE 2?", a logo of BTS, and Japanese characters at the bottom.

O!RUL8,2? (2013)

Pink text on a green chalkboard reads "Skool Luv A Fair" with a BTS logo at the top and a small drawing of a heart with "No school Wed. 12.Feb" written beside it.

SKOOL LUV AFFAIR (2014)

Dark and wild album cover by BTS with a warning message about love, anger, jealousy, obsession, and asking why love is not returned.

DARK & WILD (2014)

Album cover featuring light pink and white colors, with large Korean characters and smaller English and Korean text indicating 'BTS The 3rd Mini Album'.

The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Pt. 1 (2015)

Cover of BTS' 4th mini album, featuring light blue background, butterfly graphics, and Korean text.

The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Pt. 2 (2015)

Colorful hot air balloon with the words "Young Forever" and "BTS" in the background.

The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever (2016)

Black and white graphic featuring four circular shapes with abstract designs, and the word 'WINGS' below.

WINGS (2016)

Empty bus stop shelter on a beach promenade with the ocean in the background and a light blue panel with the text 'You Never Walk Alone' on the side.

You Never Walk Alone (2017)

Digital graphic with the word 'FETI' in bold pink letters and a stylized flag above it, with a light blue pathway leading to the text on a dark background.

BTS Festa History

See our Festa History page for Weeks 21-24

Stylized text 'LY' and a Chinese character on a dark background, with colorful swirling lines.

Love Yourself: Tear (2018)

Abstract digital artwork featuring overlapping colored lines forming a flower-like shape, with the text 'LY' and a Chinese character on a light background.

Love Yourself: Her (2017)

Pastel gradient background with white line art of a heart and Chinese characters and Latin letters "LY" at the top.

Love Yourself: Answer (2018)

Pink background with a large white heart outline and the text 'MAP OF THE SOUL PERSONA' at the top.

Map of the Soul: Persona (2019)

A colorful, stylized number 7 on a white background, titled 'Map of the Soul 7'

Map of the Soul: 7 (2020)

Pink and white gas planet with swirling clouds against a colorful galaxy background, with the text 'BTS WORLD' at the top.

BTS WORLD: Original Soundtrack (2019)

Inspirational quote with the word 'BE' at the top and the Mashable logo at the bottom.

BE (2020)

Abstract geometric pattern with white vertical blades on a black background

Proof (2022)

To continue your journey into Chapter Two:

BTS History by Member