BTS first began its formation in 2010 after Big Hit Entertainment CEO Bang Si-hyuk met with group leader RM and was impressed with his rapping. [8] BTS was originally supposed to be a hip hop group similar to YG Entertainment's 1TYM , [9] but between their initial formation and their debut Bang Si-hyuk decided that the contemporary youth needed instead "a hero who can lend them a shoulder to lean on, even without speaking a single word". [10] The group was meant to debut in 2011 and featured on several tracks by artists such as 2AM and Lee Seung-gi before their debut was postponed and the group was reorganized into a more traditional idol group. [11] The lineup was then finalized with Jin , Suga , J-Hope , RM , Jimin , V , and Jungkook in 2012. Six months prior to their debut, they began to gain attention for their presence on various social media websites, as ...