eMates eMates 4th Issue May 2017 | Page 41

Bangtan Boys is South Korean boy band formed by Big Hit Entertaintment. Bangtan Boys has seven members; Rap Monster, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook . They debuted on June 13, 2013 with the song " No More Dream". They won several " New Artist of the Year" awards. They charted at #1 on iTunes in over 27 countries with their second full album, Wings. The album also debuted at #26 on the Billboard 200, which marked the highest chart ranking for a K-Pop album ever. In South Korea, Wings sold 681,924 in its first month, breaking the record for the highest first month sale for an album in Gaon (a music chart in South Korea) history. Wings sold 1.5 million copies and made BTS "million seller”. In October 2016, Billboard placed BTS as #1 on their Social 50 chart, making them to top the chart. To date, they have spent 23 weeks as #1 on the Social 50 chart. They have Blood Sweat & Tears, I Need You, Fire, Run, Dope, Young Forever, Not Today and Spring Day. Here is a link for BTS in MAMA 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILaZHAJaSlQ Food of our souls: Music Here are some interesting information about music:  Learning to play piano may help us to be more successful in math.  Playing an instrument can increase your IQ more than 5 point. 41