Hello, r/bangtan!
For many years now, since /u/dorkprincess started in 2015, r/bangtan has had a time capsule to document BTS’ growth. The tradition continued with /u/whyohwhy115 and now it’s my turn. I hope I can do them both justice! You can see all the old time capsules on this wiki page!
Without further ado, here’s BTS’ 2025 time capsule, enclosed December 29, 2025 at 9 AM KST to be opened sometime between December 21, 2026 and December 31, 2026 (Ideally at approx this same time again ;)).
BTS
- There are seven members.
- BTS is under Big Hit Music, a subsidiary of HYBE Corp (Formerly BigHit Entertainment)
- All seven members are now released from military service! RM and V on June 11, 2025, Jimin and Jung Kook on June 12, 2025, and Yoongi on July 21, 2025.
- The group announced their next comeback will be Spring 2026.
Music
Most recent work: BTS as a group: As of writing this, none for 2025
Solo albums/releases:
- Jin – ECHO
- j-hope – Sweet Dreams ft Miguel, Mona Lisa, Killin’ It Girl ft Glorilla
- j-hope – featured on Don Toliver & Speedy’s LV Bag with Pharrell Williams
- Tablo x RM – Stop The Rain
- j-hope – featured on LeSserafim's 'Spaghetti'
- Jung Kook – The Christmas Song
Music Show Wins
- j-hope for ‘Mona Lisa’ at M Countdown (2 wins)
- Jin for ‘Don’t Say You Love Me’ at M Countdown (1 win)
- j-hope for ‘Killin’ It Girl (ft Glorilla)’ at M Countdown (1 win)
Achievements:
- Dynamite surpassed 2 billion views on YouTube
- j-hope sets Weverse record with 12-hour live broadcast
- j-hope debuted two songs on the Billboard Hot 100: ‘Sweet Dreams (ft Miguel) at #66, ‘Mona Lisa’ at #65
- Jin’s ‘Don’t Say You Love Me’ debuted at #90 on Billboard Hot 100
- RM’s ‘LOST’ sold over 100,000 units in the US
- Jung Kook was named 5th hottest man in Grindr's 2025 Unwrapped
- Jin (#7) and j-hope (#3) were on Billboard's Top Tours of 2025
- Because BTS are such overachievers, despite most of them not being able to actively promote, it’s impossible to list all of their achievements. You can find more HERE!
Certifications:
-
RIAJ (Japan)
- Jimin’s ‘Who’ certified Gold for 50 million streams
- BTS’s ‘DNA’ certified Double Platinum
- IU & SUGA’s ‘eight’ certified Gold
- 'The Truth Untold' certified Gold
-
SNEP (France)
- BTS’ ‘Mic Drop’ certified Gold
- Jung Kook’s ‘Standing Next To You’ certified Gold
- Jung Kook’s ‘3D (ft Jack Harlow) certified Gold
- Jung Kook's 'Seven (ft Latto) certified Platinum
-
RIAA (US)
- ‘Blood, Sweat, & Tears, DNA, Fake Love, and Run’ certified Platinum
- ‘Spring Day, Black Swan, ON, Permission to Dance, Save Me’ certified Gold
- 'Too Much' by The Kid Laroi ft Jung Kook and Central Cee certified Gold
-
Other
- Jung Kook’s ‘Seven (ft Latto)’ BRIT certified Gold
- BTS ‘Map of the Soul: 7 – The Journey’ BRIT certified Gold
- Jung Kook’s ‘3D (ft Jack Harlow)’ BRIT certified Silver
- Jin’s ‘Happy’ certified 3x Platinum (750,000 units) on Circle Chart
- Jimin’s ‘Who’ certified Platinum in Canada, selling over 80,000 units AND BRIT certified GOLD
Collaborations:
- Stop The Rain – Table x RM
- LV Bag – j-hope, Don Tolliver, Speedy, and Pharrell Williams
- Sweet Dreams – j-hope feat Miguel
- Killin’ It Girl – j-hope feat GloRilla
Charting:
- Jung Kook’s GOLDEN surpassed 5 billion streams on Spotify
- BTS' ‘MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix)’ reached 1.5 billion views on YouTube
- Jimin’s ‘Who’ surpassed 1.5 billion streams on Spotify
- SUGA|Agust D’s ‘Haegeum’ surpassed 600 million streams on Spotify
- ‘The Planet’ surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify
- V’s ‘Winter Ahead (with Park Hyo Shin) surpassed 400 million streams on Spotify
- Jung Kook’s ‘Standing Next to You’ MV surpassed 200 million views on YouTube
- BTS' 'Life Goes On' surpassed 900 million streams on Spotify
- BTS’ ‘Permission To Dance’ MV surpassed 700 million views on YouTube
- ARMY successfully charted several songs in support of BTS this year: HOME, Lights, Anpanman, NUTS
This is not an exhaustive list. You can check out other charting milestones by sorting by the Milestone flair!
Awards
- RM – Best R&B and Hip Hop at 34th Seoul Music Awards
- Jimin – Hallyu Special Reward at 34th Seoul Music Awards
- Jimin – K-pop Song of The Year for ‘Who’ at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards
- RM – Favorite K-Pop Artist at 2025 American Music Awards
- RM’s – Grand Prix Winner for ‘LOST’ at Shark Music Video Awards
- Jin and j-hope – Fans’ Choice Male Top 10 (Bonsang) at Mnet Asia Music Awards
General News
- j-hope completed his solo tour ‘HOPE ON THE STAGE’! He visited 15 cities and performed over 30 shows in North America and Asia, including several live streams and viewings. j-hope ranked #3 in the Billboard Top Tours Monthly chart for April! See here for the sub megathread.
- Jin completed his solo tour ‘#RunSeokjin_Ep. Tour’. He came to nine cities across Asia, the US, and Europe with his unique tour that included interactive games with ARMY. Several of his shows were live streamed or had live viewings in cinemas. See here for the sub megathread.
- Jin became the ambassador and model for Dongwon Tuna.
- RM became the ‘Samsung Art TV’ ambassador and gave a talk at Art Basel in Switzerland.
- V was tapped to be the newest brand ambassador for Coca-Cola Korea.
- Jin lit up the Empire State Building in New York to promote ECHO.
- Tom Cruise appeared on episode 35 of Run Jin!
- SUGA invests in the Oakland Athletics baseball team.
- j-hope was a headliner for Lollapalooza Berlin.
- The members gathered in Los Angeles after discharge to begin working on their next album!
- V threw the ceremonial first pitch at Dodger Stadium in LA.
- Jung Kook opened a new Instagram account, user name /@mnijungkook.
- The leader of a hacker group that tried to steal HYBE shares from Jung Kook worth 8.4 billion won was extradited to Korea from Thailand. After Jung Kook enlisted in 2024, an impersonation attempt was made to gain access to his securities account. HYBE immediately flagged suspicious activity and froze the account. No funds were lost.
- BTS Movie Weeks debuted in cinemas. Included were '2016's HYYH On Stage: Epilogue', '2017's Wings: The Final', '2019's Speak Yourself: London', and '2021's Muster: Sowoozoo'
- Jung Kook was named Global Ambassador for fragrances and beauty for Chanel
- V added Paradise City, TIRTIR and Yunth to his ambassadorship list
- Jimin and Jung Kook delivered 'Are You Sure?! Season 2' after returning from military service
- RM delivered a keynote speech at the APEC CEO Summit in Gyeongju
- j-hope and Jin sent their wildly successful tours to the big screen, releasing 'Hope On The Stage' and '#RunSeokJin_Ep. Tour' concert films
- V posted on Daum Cafe after years! Nostalgia? Comeback clue? We don't know!
- SUGA finally came on Weverse Live on Sunday, December 28 at 19:12 and revealed his cat Seoltang (Tang or Tangie for short). Fandom chaos ensued.
Charity
- Jin donated 100 million won to Seoul Asan Medical Center for Children's Day. The donation will be used to improve treatment for pediatric and adolescent patients.
- j-hope donated 200 million won to Seoul Asan Medical Center for his birthday. He announced his attention to donate each year on his birthday to support improvements to the medical facilities and the research of severe and rare diseases in children.
- Jin donated 100 million won to Korea University Medical Center to help patients that suffer from incurable illnesses in underdeveloped countries.
- SUGA donated 5 billion won to Yonsei University's Severance Hospital to establish a treatment center for children and young adults with autism spectrum disorder. In addition, he helped to develop the program and worked closely with a specialist in child and adolescent psychiatry AND worked with the children to help them communicate and share their emotions through music.
- Several members donated to help to support victims and firefighters after forest fires devastated South Korea. Over 20 separate fires broke out from March to May and were considered the worst in South Korean history.
- V donated 200 million won to the Korea Red Cross
- Jung Kook donated 1 billion won to the Hope Bridge Korea Relief Association
- RM donated 100 million won to the Hope Bridge Korea Relief Association
- j-hope donated 100 million won to the Hope Bridge Korea Relief Association
- SUGA donated 100 million won to the Hope Bridge Korea Relief Association
- RM donated 100 million won each to Seoul Asan Medical Center and Korea University Medical Center on his birthday.
- Jin donated 100 million won to the Namkwang Social Welfare Association in Busan for his birthday
- Jimin donated donated over 100 million won for students in Jeonbuk, Busan, Jeonnam, and Gangwon
- In addition to our Bangtan Boys' generous donations, r/bangtan raised $7,959.37 for World Central Kitchen in honor of all members being released from military service! See here!
Music Videos
(Only using Hybe Labels channel)
In order of most views at the time, all in billions
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOPE: 36.2m views | DOPE: 119.0m | FIRE: 252.9m | DNA: 574.9m | DNA: 892.1m | DNA: 1.1b | BwL: 1.4B | BwL: 1.613B | Dynamite: 1.77B | Dynamite: 1.9B | Dynamite: 2B |
| BiL: 32.0m | FIRE: 90.9m | DOPE: 247.6m | FIRE: 467.9m | BwL: 651.5m | BWL: 1b | DNA: 1.38B | Dynamite: 1.611B | BwL: 1.74B | BwL: 1.82B | BwL: 1.87B |
| Danger: 24.5m | BiL: 81.4m | BST: 231.2m | FL: 406.3m | FIRE: 632.9m | FL: 837m | Dynamite: 1.3B | DNA: 1.4B | DNA: 1.56B | DNA: 1.6B | DNA: 1.64B |
| INU: 23.3m | BST: 72.5m | DNA: 214.9m | DOPE: 405.1m | FL: 629.9m | MDR: 818m | MDR: 1.1B | MDR: 1.2B | MDR: 1.39B | MDR: 1.47B | MDR: 1.54B |
| WoH: 22.5m | Save ME: 58.4m | Not Today: 174.5m | MDR: 399.6m | MDR: 600.7m | IDOL: 816m | IDOL: 1B | IDOL: 1.18B | IDOL: 1.26B | IDOL: 1.31B | IDOL: 1.364B |
| (No Data) | Danger: 54.6m | BiL: 173.4m | BST: 385.6m | IDOL: 592.4m | Dynamite: 725m | FL: 1B | FL: 1.16B | FL: 1.25B | FL: 1.3B | FL: 1.3B |
Social Media
Group Account
| – | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Recent | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Followers | 541.000 | 2.2 million | 7.6 million | 14.7 million | 21.7 million | 35.3 million | 57.4 million | 70.2 million | 74.1 million | 75.6 million | 77.6 million |
Member Accounts
| – | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Recent RM | X | X | X | X | X |
| Most Recent Jin | X | X | X | X | X |
| Most Recent SUGA | X | X | X | – | X |
| Most Recent j-hope | X | X | X | X | X |
| Most Recent Jimin | X | X | X | – | X |
| Most Recent V | X | X | X | X | X |
| Most Recent Jung Kook | deleted | deleted | deleted | – | X |
| Most Recent wootteo | x | X | |||
| Most Recent Jungkook – Bam | X | X | |||
| Average # of Followers | ~24.3 million | ~45.3 million | 51 million* | 46.1 million | 49.1 million |
- Jungkook opened a new Instagram account in July 2025.
- The average number of followers is for all 7 members.
| – | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Recent @BTS_twt | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Most Recent @BTS_bighit | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Followers | 1.6 million | 3.96 million | 11.4 million | 17.4 million | 23.2 million | 31.6 million | 42.4 million | 48 million | 48.6 million | 48.55 million | 46.9 million |
#KimDaily/Namjooning
| – | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most recent #김데일리 (#KimDaily)/ Namjooning | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Note: RM doesn’t really use the #KimDaily hashtag anymore. He has been sharing more pics of art, nature and travel, otherwise known in the fandom as 'Namjooning'. This section used to be under Twitter but for this year RM has been posting this type of content on Instagram.
Soundcloud
| – | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Recent | X | X | X | X* | X | X | X | X | X | – | X |
*Plus some Japanese releases.
Weverse
| – | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Recent Weverse Live(OT7) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | X | X | X | X |
| Members | – | – | – | – | 2.8 million | 8.3 million | 13.7 million | 19.4 million | 24.98 million | 27.1 million | 31.7 million |
Eat JIN
| – | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Recent | X* | X | X | X | X | X | X | – | – | – | – |
*151220 Eat Jin in case it's taken down
Jin Gaming LIVE
| – | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Most Recent | X | – |
Hope on the Street
| – | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Recent | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | – | X | – | – |
Jungkook Noraebang
| – | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Recent | Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 | X | X | X |
Jung Kook Gaming LIVE NEW for 2025
| – | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Most Recent | X |
YouTube
| – | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Recent Bangtan Bomb | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| BANGTANTV Subscribers | 1.1 million | 2.5 million | 5.5 million | 13.8 million | 24.2 million | 42.6 million | 62 million | 72.7 million | 77.1 million | 79.5 million | 81.9 million |
Daum Fancafe
| – | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Members | 195.548 | 405k | 698k | 1.2 million | 1.5 million | 1.5 million | 1.5 million | 1.3 million | 961k | 655k | 538k |
| – | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Recent | – | X | X | X | X | X | – | X | X | X | X |
| Followers | – | 755k | 1.1 million | 3.4 million | 4.7 million | 5.6 million | 5.5 million | 5.5 million | 5.54 million | 5.58 million | 5.63 million |
Spotify
| – | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Listeners | – | – | 8.7 million | 9.8 million | 13.6 million | 31.8 million | 43 million | 43.5 million | 31.05 million | 25.2 million | 24.3 million |
| Followers | – | – | 2.7 million | 8.1 million | 15.2 million | 26.6 million | 43 million | 58.5 million | 71.5 million | 77.2 million | 81.7 million |
TikTok
Official account: \@bts_official
| – | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Followers | – | – | – | – | 6.5 million | 26.3 million | 44.8 million | 55.6 million | 63.7 million | 71 million | 73.7 million |
| Most Recent | – | – | – | – | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Jungkook
| – | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Followers | 16.9 million | 20 million | 23.8 million |
| Most Recent | X | X | X |
j-hope NEW for 2025
| – | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Followers | 13.5 million |
| Most Recent | X |
Subreddit
| – | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscribed | 970 | 5.411 | 17.689 | 44.122 | 93.160 | 178k | 306.490 | 544.321 | 647k | 690.633k | 710.96k |
| Today's 'Hot' Page | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Other r/bangtan projects:
- Books with Luv (ongoing)
- 'We May Not Know Love But We Know Snacks' Snack Exchange
- April Fool's 2025
- 2025: Year of BTS Celebration
- BTS Time Capsule Gift and Postcard Exchange
There will definitely be mistakes and things missing as we are human and our boys did a lot this year! Also, please note that not all milestones, achievements, news, etc. could be included. Nothing was excluded on purpose. Add anything else you want to celebrate in the comments!
See you all in 2026!!
by lisafancypants
2 Comments
Wow, this is amazing! Thank you for taking the time to do this! 🫶🫶🫶
Thanks for the wonderful work.
Is Spaghetti missing from the collaborations?