Back in 2013, when BTS had just debuted, they had to face a lot of criticism and disparagement. There are words that perhaps now, when looking back, many people still feel hurt when BTS was criticized in such an unwarranted way.

RM himself once repeated that story and it shows that success with BTS is not easy. But now, RM and BTS have shown everyone how amazing they are and how they can be proud of what they are.

For all of us, the name BTS or Bangtan Sonyeondan is a very meaningful thing because it has made the group unique. The name means that the members will be idols who will fight against prejudices and social oppression to protect their values ​​and music.

Not only that, at the time of their debut, BTS also carried with them the ideal of becoming youth representatives and BTS was created to protect the dreams and ideals of young people. But, at that time Big Hit was not a big company and BTS did not have a strong backing, it was these things that caused them to be strongly criticized.

This is also a sad memory that RM mentioned once before. RM talked about how BTS's group name (Bangtan Sonyeondan, literally Bulletproof Boyscouts) is a painful memory of their pre-debut days.

Specifically, he said,  “For us, we have a painful memory,” he said. “From when we didn’t tell anyone except our family and friends about our name for three years during that time.”

What RM shared surprised many people because usually the name of a group is the pride of idols. But when you read the old comments that netizens said about BTS at the time of their debut, you can see why they did this:

- "Hey guys, don't call it bulletproof helmets or bulletproof vests."

- "Bangtan Sonyeondan hahahaha."

- "It's been a while since I saw another company кιℓℓing their own artists after Coed."

- "The name is right... You should ċüŕṩệ the person who named the group like that. It's not like they're scouts."

- "So, have you guys been shot yet? Hahahaha."

- "Sounds like some 80s ̾j̾a̾p̾a̾nese group."

It took them 3 years to face the criticism because many people thought they were paranoid about their future. Perhaps even at that time, the boys felt that they were not capable or influential enough to use that big name. Guilt and fear of a future they can't even imagine makes them choose to keep their name a secret rather than speak it out.

But now, BTS themselves have shown that they are not paranoid, they have turned the name even further than the original idea. They made the whole world look at them.

Looking back at the comments disparaging BTS at that time, many ARMYs are now surprised by the malice of the netizen that day. Some wonder what those who once criticized BTS think after seeing the group's success at the present time:

- "Looking at those comments, I suddenly realized what era I'm living in. Now I can't help but laugh. Thank you for creating Bangtan."

- "The 700 commenters at that time must be embarrαѕѕed hahaha. It's so good to see this, Bangtan did well beyond their expectations hahaha."

- "BTS proves that they deserve this name"

- "I thought that they will be ashamed because ever giving these comment about BTS"

When they first debuted, BTS received a lot of criticism because people thought they were incompetent. However, with their hard work over the past decade, BTS has proven how brave they are and that makes many people admire!