What company created the K-Pop group BTS?

Big Hit Entertainment created BTS, forming the group in South Korea before its debut in June 2013. The company was founded in 2005 by music producer Bang Si-hyuk, also known as “Hitman” Bang.

BTS began as a hip-hop-oriented project built around RM, then known as Rap Monster. The final seven-member lineup—RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook—debuted with the single album 2 Cool 4 Skool. Their early music addressed youth, education, ambition, and social pressure.

A common mix-up is the company’s modern name. Big Hit Entertainment later reorganized under HYBE, while the label that manages BTS became known as Big Hit Music. HYBE is the broader entertainment company; Big Hit Entertainment is the historically correct name for the company that created and debuted BTS.

Another related fact readers often ask about is BTS’s debut date: the group made its official stage debut on June 13, 2013. The group’s rapid international success eventually transformed its once-small agency into one of South Korea’s largest entertainment companies.