2 Cool 4 Skool

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2 Cool 4 Skool
EP from BTS (band)
Cover

Publication
(s)

13th June 2013

Label (s) Big Hit Entertainment

Format (s)

CD • Stream • Download

Genre (s)

Hip-hop , K-pop

chronology
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Single releases
13th June 2013 No more dream
July 16, 2013 We Are Bulletproof Pt.2

2 Cool 4 Skool is the first EP by the South Korean boy group BTS , which was released on June 13, 2013 via Big Hit Entertainment . There are nine songs on the EP, of which No More Dream and We Are Bulletproof Pt.2 were released as single.

Background and advertising

On May 21, 2013, the BigHit Entertainment group's agency started a countdown on the group's website and on May 26, released a debut trailer on YouTube . The concept pictures of the album and the members were published on Facebook . On June 6th, BigHit shared the album 's track list on Twitter and the teaser for No More Dream was also released.

On June 12, 2013 - before the official debut - the group gave a press conference with performances by No More Dream and We Are Bulletproof Pt.2 . BTS made its official debut on June 13th at Mnets M Countdown . In 2015 the group gave two concerts as part of the Live Trilogy Episode I: BTS Begins , where they presented the songs from the album.

Music videos

The music video for No More Dream came out on June 11 - before the group's official debut. A dance version of the regular music video was later released. On July 16th the video clip for We Are Bulletproof Pt.2 came out .

Commercial win

No More Dream landed at number 14 on Billboard World Digital Songs on June 29, 2013 and spent three weeks on the list. The album reached number 5 on the weekly and number 10 on the monthly Gaon album charts. It was the 65th best-selling album of the year in Korea.

Track list

2 Cool 4 Skool 
No. title text music length
1. Intro: 2 Cool 4 Skool (feat.DJ Friz)   Supreme boi 1:03
2. We Are Bulletproof Pt.2 Bang Si-Hyuk • Supreme Boi • Suga • RM • J-Hope • Jung Kook Pdogg 3:45
3. Skit: Circle Room Talk   Pdogg 2:11
4th No more dream Bang Si-Hyuk • Supreme Boi • RM • Suga • J-Hope • Jung Kook Pdogg 3:42
5. Interlude   Slow rabbit 0:52
6th 좋아요 (I Like It) Suga • RM • J-Hope Slow rabbit 3:51
7th Outro: Circle Room Cypher   Pdogg 3:49
8th. Skit: On The Start Line     2:33
9. 길 (Road / Path)     3:48
Overall length: 25:06

Charts

Weekly charts

Charts (2013) Highest position
Gaon Album Charts 5
Belgian Albums (

Ultratop Flanders)

174

Monthly charts

Charts (2013) Highest position
Gaon Album Charts 10

Annual charts

Charts Highest position
2013 Gaon Album Charts 65
2014 Gaon Album Charts 106
2015 Gaon Album Charts 96
2016 Gaon Album Charts 90
2017 Gaon Album Charts 98
2018 Gaon Album Charts 85

Sales

album
year Copies sold Ref.
2013 24,441
2014 13,040
2015 14,501
2016 25,212
2017 33.008
2018 51,296
2019 22,493
Total 183.991

publication

country date format Label
South Korea 13th June 2013 CD, digital download Big Hit Entertainment
Worldwide Digital download

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ ibighit: BTS (방탄 소년단) Debut Trailer. In: youtube.com. May 26, 2013, accessed March 30, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Bangtan Boys release group photo for '2 Cool 4 Skool'. In: allkpop.com. June 11, 2013, accessed March 30, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Big Hit Entertainment Releases Member Teaser Photos for Upcoming Boy Group. In: soompi.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Bangtan Boys aka BTS come out with '2COOL 4SKOOL' track list. In: allkpop.com. June 6, 2013, accessed March 30, 2018 .
  6. ↑ 1theK (원더 케이): [Teaser] BTS (방탄 소년단) _ No More Dream Trailer 1 (노 모어 드림 트레일러 1). In: youtube.com. June 6, 2013, accessed March 30, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Mnet K-POP: 방탄 소년단 _No More Dream (No More Dream by Bangtan Boys @ Mcountdown 2013.6.13). In: youtube.com. June 13, 2013, accessed March 30, 2018 .
  8. ↑ BTS, will hold their 2nd exclusive concert in March 'BTS Begins'. In: naver.com. February 9, 2015, accessed March 30, 2018 .
  9. ↑ NEWS | Get The Latest News on K-pop & Your Star. Retrieved March 30, 2018 .
  10. ↑ BTS Releases Dance Version Music Video of "No More Dream" | Soompi. Retrieved March 30, 2018 .
  11. ^ BTS Releases Music Video for "We Are Bulletproof Part 2". In: soompi.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018 .
  12. ↑ World Digital Songs: Jun 29, 2013 | Billboard Chart Archive. Retrieved March 30, 2018 .
  13. ↑ a b 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온 차트! Retrieved March 30, 2018 .
  14. ↑ a b 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온 차트! Retrieved March 30, 2018 .
  15. ↑ a b c gaon chart. March 3, 2016, accessed March 30, 2018 .
  16. ↑ BTS - 2 Cool 4 Skool (Tracklist + Album Art) In: genius.com , accessed April 6, 2018.
  17. ↑ Ultratop . Ultratop. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  18. ↑ a b gaon chart. October 8, 2016, accessed March 30, 2018 .
  19. ↑ a b gaon chart. January 11, 2016, accessed March 30, 2018 .
  20. ↑ a b 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온 차트! Retrieved March 30, 2018 .
  21. ↑ a b 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온 차트! Retrieved March 30, 2018 .
  22. ↑ a b 2018 년 Album Chart. Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
  23. ↑ 2019 년 04 월 Album Chart. Retrieved May 11, 2019 .