BTS Name Meaning and Origin

From Bulletproof Boy Scouts to Beyond the Scene

WEB BTS stands for the Korean phrase Bangtan Sonyeondan (Korean: 방탄소년단), which translates literally to "Bulletproof Boy Scouts." WEB Bangtan Sonyeondan is commonly translated as Bulletproof Boyscouts.

WEB K-pop supergroup BTS changed the meaning of their name, which originally stood for the Korean term Bangtan Sonyeondan, to Beyond the Scene in July 2017.

Here's what the band's name means:

• WEB Bang-Tan (방탄) translates to "bulletproof."
• WEB So-Nyeon-Dan (소년단) translates to "a group of boys."