6 Years Of BTS’s April Fool’s Day Pranks From 2014 To 2019
BTS loves surprising ARMY on April Fool’s Day, just as much as ARMY loves to surprise them. Here’s how the members celebrated international prank day from 2014 until 2019.
1. 2014 – Princes, Pups, and Pranksters
On BTS’s first April Fool’s Day, their Twitter profile underwent a lot of changes. First, Jin‘s dog Jjanggu took over.
Then, J-Hope changed BTS’s Twitter profile photo to his photo…
…and tweeted, “Hello, this is J-Hope’s official Twitter account.”
안녕하세요 제이홉 공식 트위터입니다
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) March 31, 2014
The profile picture was then changed to this photo of Jin…
…this drawing of Suga…
…and this photo of V.
Speaking of V, he pretended he was a prince hiding his true identity in Seoul! He wrote, “I’m actually a prince in that big house, and the fruits behind me are from my house, and I’m a little hiding my identity when I come to Seoul, but I miss it.”
사실 저 거창에서 왕자였어요 뒤에있는 과일들 저희집에서 따온거구요 서울오면서 제 신분을 좀 숨겼는데 저 때 보니 좀 그립긴하네요 pic.twitter.com/Jb7SaSR7vy
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) April 1, 2014
Jimin wasn’t about to let “Prince V” have all the fun. He changed the profile photo yet again to his own photo…
…then wrote this: “Tae-Tae is still taking over Twitter! Let’s push ~~ it away!!”
아직까지 태태가 트위터를 점령하고 있다니!! 밀어내자~~!! pic.twitter.com/4hfoz2hqFz
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) April 1, 2014
2. 2015 – Bangtan Girls and Kingsmen
On April Fool’s Day, BTS’s fan cafe changed its layout to this composite photo of the members dressed as girls. Gorgeous, aren’t they?
The name of BTS’s official Twitter account changed several times throughout the day. @bts_twt became Super Mario, Kim Jin, Jimin Mon, It’s Hope, Mini Moni, Tae Designer, and Tae Design.
At one point, BTS’s Twitter page looked like this…
…and Jin changed the profile photo to Mario’s!
Big Hit Entertainment also got into the April Fool’s Day spirit by giving their Twitter account a Kingsmen makeover.
3. 2016 – Twitter Takeover
In 2016, BTS messed with their Twitter account more than ever before! The members were constantly changing the account’s handle and layout, and each change was funnier than the last.
In addition to changing their name every five minutes, BTS tweeted out a whole herd of alpacas. It’s no wonder why Jin’s BT21 character RJ, an alpaca, was born a year later!
🗣️ Sabes sobre…April Fools’ Day 🇰🇷
📅 01/04 /2016#RM y #JIN se enfrentaron a una dura pelea entre llamas y zorros 🤭🤣🤣🤣🤣
-🦄@BTS_twt
Cr aninor_anyahttps://t.co/GSPTwlm4o9
— Fan Account ARMY SPAIN D 484🪖 (@BTS_inSpain2) March 31, 2019
In addition to all of this, J-Hope and Suga posted a “SOPE” lip sync…
#솝므#혼이담긴#립싱크
옴므형들 노래 나왔어요
맥쌈 노이즈~~ pic.twitter.com/dalvA6JXfe— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) March 31, 2016
…that Jimin and Jungkook made fun of 20 minutes later.
노래 넘 좋아#JIMIN#JK#너_내게로_와라#옴므 pic.twitter.com/xIi7bxUfFr
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) March 31, 2016
4. 2017 – Tipsy Twins
Pranksters Jin and Jimin kicked off the celebrations by changing BTS’s Twitter layout to something a little more green. The profile name became “Not true, true (Previously BTS)”, referencing a Bangtan Bomb video, and the description says, “You don’t know who’s who, right?”.
They also posted these twinning photos.
😎😎 #아닌데맞는데 pic.twitter.com/NnI2cVolOf
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) April 1, 2017
V wasn’t about to miss out on the fun. He uploaded this photo of himself, changing BTS’s Twitter handle to “Music” and the profile description to “Music is my life”.
The best part might be this “tipsy” tweet!
i'm tipsy pic.twitter.com/drNND2BRkY
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) April 1, 2017
5. 2018 – Beardtan Sonyeondan and Bang PD
2018 is perhaps BTS’s most iconic Apri Fool’s Day so far. It’s the year that I-ARMY created “Beardtan” by Photoshopping facial hair onto the members.
K-ARMY, on the other hand, flooded Twitter with ARMY Bombs.
What was BTS up to? They paid tribute to Bang Si Hyuk aka Bang PD on Twitter by changing their layout to his photo…
…and tweeting as him several times. “Hello, I’m Bang Si Hyuk.”
안녕하세요 방시혁 입니다 pic.twitter.com/HwBlT64BY4
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) April 1, 2018
“I took a picture of myself playing Rock, Paper, Scissors. How is it..^^ The bottom photo won because I chose paper.”
셀프 가위바위보 사진 찍어봤는데 어떠신가요..^^ 보자기를 내서 밑에 사진이 이겼습니다 pic.twitter.com/qbpaQCn7T5
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) April 1, 2018
“Because paper won, I brought out scissors..^^ I prepared paper just in case ..^^”
보자기로 이겼길래 이번엔 가위를 들고 왔습니다..^^ 혹시 몰라 뒤에 보자기도 준비했습니다..^^ pic.twitter.com/4cCTgS9I8J
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) April 1, 2018
Suga also jumped on Twitter to troll ARMY with wordplay. He said that he misses his hometown…a sugarcane field.
그리운 나의 고향.. pic.twitter.com/6XCHA9v08H
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) April 1, 2018
Let’s not forget how Jimin became president of the “NamJin” fan club by posting a link to a fake article about Jin and RM dating. Hashtags: #JIMIN #Hyungs_ILoveYouguys.
https://t.co/WmmlsupDR3#JIMIN#형들_사랑해요
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) April 1, 2018
In reply, Jin took the best course of action. “I’m mad at Park Jimin, so I will write an acrostic poem about Bang Si Hyuk”.
박지민때문에 화나서 방시혁 삼행시 갑니다
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) April 1, 2018
“Bang: tansonyeondan creator. Shi: Hyuk is the best. Hyuk: hyung, thank you.”
방: 탄소년단이 탄생시킨
시: 혁짱
혁: 기형 고마워요— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) April 1, 2018
6. 2019 – Seafood, anyone?
Last year, Jin starred in BTS’s Twitter profile layout with a tiger prawn.
He held the prawn like a telephone, and changed the Twitter account’s description to match: “Hello?”
Soon after, SOPE took over. “DM us for questions regarding events! We’re available to go anywhere within Korea!” the new layout says, “Korea is number one! We’re SOPE.”
