On December 9, it was reported that BTS' Jimin will be featured in BIGBANG's Taeyang song. Fans of both groups are super excited! It's not a secret that BTS members have always been huge fans of BIGBANG.

Read the interviews and tweets, and see the other moments in chronological order below!

1. Suga's tweet about BIGBANG's song 'Cafe's influence on him and on the Korean general public(29.03.2013)

"When BIGBANG sunbaenims made a comeback with their song 'Cafe', a part of the lyrics were 'Ice coffee Espresso double shot that became a habit' so cool that I ordered Americano at a coffee shop, saying, 'Give me an espresso double shot.' Actually, an Americano is an Espresso double shot.. I was so embarrassed. Then the clerk said, 'It's ok, because so many people are saying it everyday because of BIGBANG.' So, I was less embarrassed."

2. RM's debut showcase speech (12.06.2013)

"All of our members like and want to be like BIGBANG sunbaenims."

"We respect BIGBANG sunbaenims. As a hip-hop idol, they already have a high position, so we really want to be like them. We're learning a lot while watching them." (source)

"Jungkook wants to be like G-Dragon sunbaenim, and Jin wants to be like T.O.P. sunbaenim. I admire Bigbang seniors and want to be like them." (+)

3. Jimin's love for Taeyang (12.06.2013)

"I respect BIGBANG's Taeyang sunbaenim. I want to stand on the same stage together." (+)

4.Suga's role model (12.06.2013)

"Role model? BIGBANG GD." (+)

5.According to the article, all the members during their debut showcase agreed and said, 

"We respect BIGBANG and want to be the 2nd BIGBANG." (+)

6.During the debut showcase, all of the members agreed and said, 

"We want to work with Lim Jeonghee, and we really respect BIGBANG sunbaenims. We want to become a great group like them." (+)

7. RM says their role model is BIGBANG and expresses their admiration for BIGBANG on Super Junior-Kiss the Radio (SuKiRa) (29.06.2013)

"Our role model is BIGBANG sunbaenims. They are inspiring and influential people. As BIGBANG has their unique music style, BTS also wants their unique BTS style. In that sense, we admire BIGBANG."

8. BTS Members sing Taeyang's 'I Need a Girl' at Sukira

9.Jungkook picked G-Dragon as his favorite artist on Sukira (at 38:48)

10.RM explains why BIGBANG is their role model (06.07.2013)

"BIGBANG sunbaenims came out with hip-hop music as the base, and they have wide personal capabilities and their own style. We consider them as a role model in many ways in terms of influence and progress." (+)

11. RM's answer to the question 'Who is your role model?' (24.07.2013)

"It's BIGBANG sunbaenims who made a success with hip-hop first." 

12. Jimin's answer (05.08.2013)..

[Q.Which singer did you respect and admire most before your debut?]

"You all know the answer. Taeyang sunbaenim."

13. Jungkook's answer (05.08.2013)..

14. Jimin imitates the way Taeyang talks (01.10.2013)

15. Jin, Jimin, V and Jungkook covers Taeyang's 'You're My' on ShimShimTaPa (01.10.13)

16. Jin, Jimin, V and Jungkook covers Taeyang's 'You're My' on SBS MTV (15.10.2013)

17. Jimin and Jungkook singing Taeyang's 'Only Look At Me'

18. BTS chooses BIGBANG as the artist they want to meet the most

Jin: "We want to meet BIGBANG sunbaenims. If we can meet them, for example, if BIGBANG were in front before performing, the members cheers.."
RM: "I think we will paralyze."

19.V teases Jungkook who is a huge fan of G-Dragon!

20.Jimin dances to BIGBANG's 'Blue,' 'Fantastic Baby' and 'Bad Boy', and Taeyang's 'Ringa Linga' while Jungkook records and sings (03.01.2014)

21. BTS' 'Ringa Linga by Taeyang' (15.01.2014)

22. Jimin imitates his role model once again! (13.02.2014)

"I really respect Taeyang sunbaenim. While watching him, I tried to copy his tone of talking. I'll try copying it once."

23. BTS members pose next to BIGBANG's signed 'Alive World Tour' poster (15.02.2014)

24. Nothing can stop Jungkook from expressing his love for G-Dragon. Not even another member's birthday! (18.02.2014)

25. RM mention's T.O.P.'s lyrics in his tweet (19.02.2019)

"The picture I just uploaded is actually a fatal shot. Everyone, I'm thinking these days, but a person has to have a sexy mind. My suffering is sexy.~ Ah, I understan the meaning of the lyrics now."
('My suffering is sexy' is a cut from the lyrics of BIGBANG's T.O.P.'s 'Turn It Up'.)

26. J-Hope sings BIGBANG's 'Lies' and says,

"Sunbaenim, I really respect you. In the future, we will become cool singers like you." (27.02.2014)

27. Jungkook's words in Haru Hana Magazine interview.. (12.03.2014)

"I couldn't believe that G-Dragon sunbaenim was talking to me. I was really happy!" 

28. Jungkook built his body after being inspired by Taeyang, along with Jay Park! (01.05.2014)

"One day when I saw Taeyang sunbaenim and Park Jaebeom sunbaenim, I thought that I also wanted to grow my body." (+)

29. And V improved his poses by looking at G-Dragon and Gong Yoo's pictorials! (01.05.2014)

"My model friends said that if I get into the habit of moving a lot, my photos don't come out well. I've been looking at Gong Yoo and GD sunbaenim's pictorials and researching angles that come out well." (+)

30. RM never forgets BIGBANG.. (21.05.2014)

"We are very honored to be featured in ORICON STYLE, which features BIGBANG seniors who we admire, and many other wonderful artists." (+)

31. And Jungkook who doesn't forget G-Dragon even when he's talking about IU.. (22.05.2014)
[Q. The CD you bought?]
"IU senior’s CD. Her voice is beautiful, I am her fan since she debuted. I really want to cooperate with her. For me, her existence is important just like G-Dragon senior." (+)

32. Jungkook says he's influenced by G-Dragon's videos to become an idol (14.05.2014)

"I was searching for dance videos and saw G-Dragon sunbaenim on a music show. He was so cool. Then I thought that I wanted to do something like that, too."

33. J-Hope.. (14.05.2014)

(in the video made by Big Hit, they also stated that J-Hope dreamed of being a singer after watching BIGBANG's stage videos)

34. Jungkook sings Taeyang's 'Eyes, Nose, Lips' and Jimin dances while imitating Taeyang (13.06.2014)

35. Jimin sings Taeyang's 'Eyes, Nose, Lips' at their concert, and the members sing along (14.06.2014)

36. The members dance to BIGBANG's 'Sunset Glow' and 'Fantastic Baby' (20.06.2014)

37. Jungkook explains why G-Dragon is his role model (02.07.2014)

[Q.Your role model?]

"BIGBANG's G-Dragon. As a role model, I admire the fact that he can produce everything himself, from lyrics, composition, music, fashion to stage presence." (+)

38. Not only a role model! G-Dragon is the reason why Jungkook is an idol today! (02.07.2014)

"When I was in elementary school, I saw G-Dragon senior and wanted to be a singer." (+)

39. V's statement.. (02.07.2014)
[Q.What made you aim to be a singer?]
"When I was 10 years old, I saw singers singing happily on the stage on TV, and I also wanted to run around on the big stage and sing, and I wanted to enjoy the stage to the fullest. I was particularly attracted to the performance of BIGBANG seniors." (+)

40. Jimin's influence is.. of course, BIGBANG and Taeyang! (02.07.2014)
[Q.Which artists and music have influenced you?]
"I love BIGBANG sunbaenim, especially Taeyang sunbaenim. He's so cool. I watched a lot of videos and was overwhelmed by the awesomeness of Taeyang sunbaenim." (+)

41. And the reason why J-Hope auditioned is BIGBANG (02.07.2014)
[Q.Which artists and music have influenced you?]
"At first, I was interested in dance and watched various videos, but there was a video of BIGBANG sunbaenims in it, and I wanted to be an artist like them because of the high quality of dance. I auditioned at that time." (+)

42. J-Hope.. (02.07.2014)
"BIGBANG seniors are a really great group and we are greatly influenced." (+)

43. J-Hope's talks about BIGBANG's influence on him (02.07.2014)
"I think I was influenced a lot by hiphop. After all BIGBANG seniors have a big influence. I searched for various videos, observed how they behave, how they dance, how they rap, how they sing, visual aspects, and details, and I imitated and performed a lot." (+)

44. BTS members record their own version of Taeyang's 'Eyes, Nose, Lips' (07.07.2014)

45. Jimin's love for Taeyang came out during the Q-A's with Hanryu Pia magazine (31.08.14)

[Q.What kind of man do you think is the man?]

"Bigbang Taeyang sunbaenim."

46. Jimin's sings Taeyang's 'Eyes, Nose, Lips' while imitating Taeyang (23.10.2014)

47. Jimin sees Taeyang in the sun! (09.11.2014)

[Taeyang=the sun in Korean]

"Did a small tour around Mexico & went to the “Pyramid of the Sun.” If you look up at the pyramid from the bottom, it doesn’t look all that high, but when I went up there I went up there and got some energy from the sun(Taeyang) and even sang Taeyang Sunbaenim’s song." (+)

48. Jungkook loses himself when BIGBANG's Fantastic Baby starts playing (29.12.2014)

49. Jungkook as the GD in Fantastic Baby cosplay

50. Jungkook sings G-Dragon's 'Heartbreaker' while filming for Bangtan Bomb

51. Jungkook loses himself while singing G-Dragon's 'Crooked'

52. BTS members go crazy with G-Dragon's 'Crooked'

53. This tweet..

"Syub and Hob-i are like almond and chocolate"
(GD & TOP's 'Knock Out's lyrics: "TOP & GD are like almond and chocolate")

54. Jungkook's opinion on the overlapping comebacks with BIGBANG (29.04.2015)

"I'm worried a lot, but it's an honor to be with the seniors I respect." (+)

55. Jimin's opinion on the overlapping comeback with BIGBANG (29.04.2015)

"I have a great desire to see them. Well, I'm more excited than worried." (+)

56. V's opinion on the overlapping comeback with BIGBANG (29.04.2015)

"They are seniors we have lot to learn from. When we debuted, we went to the Bigbang concert with the members, and seeing how they overwhelmed the big stage, I felt great." (+)

57. Jin's opinion on the overlapping comeback with BIGBANG (29.04.2015)

Jin: "They are the seniors I respect a lot. It would be an honor to see them perform on stage while promoting this time. There seems to be a lot to learn, and just being on the same stage is an honor." (+)

58. BTS' members' opinion on the overlapping comeback with BIGBANG (29.04.2015)

"We're worried about the overlapping comeback but there's also the excitement of standing on the same stage with them. It's probably because they're the people we like watching since we were young." (+)

59. V shares his playlist that BIGBANG's Bae Bae and Loser are in the top 3:

"These 3 songs are the ones I listen to every day before going to sleep because they’re really good, so it became a habit that the lyrics (of Loser) came out of my mouth upon receiving the trophy..ㅠㅠ I love (BIGBANG), they’re really cool!"

[note: After they won against EXID on M countdown (07.05.2015), V started singing/imitating BIGBANG's 'Loser' which got EXID fans offended. After this incident, V shared this tweet]

60. Another moment that shows BIGBANG's impact on BTS! (11.08.2015)

During the 'Guess the dance move' game, BIGBANG's 'Bang Bang Bang' appears. And then, the members stuck in 'Bang Bang Bang' and every dance move becomes 'Bang Bang Bang!'

61. RM Praises BIGBANG (27.11.2015)

"BIGBANG is really cool and shows us a lot being one 'icon'." (+)

62) RM..

"EXO and BIGBANG seniors are setting phenomenal records, and they are making music with a different feel than us. We have a long way to go." (+)

63) The members can't stay still when it's BIGBANG on the stage! (17.02.2016)

64) Jungkook's song suggestion is no other than G-Dragon's 'Heartbreaker' which made him enter the entertainment world! (16.03.2016)

"Music that made me dream of being a singer. I choose G-Dragon's sunbaenim's Heartbreaker, as a song that made me want to become a singer. It's a song from an artist that I've looked up to since I was young. I hope you will listen to it."

65) Jimin, Jungkook and J-Hope are at BIGBANG's 'MADE' concert (04.03.2016)

66) V and Jungkook sing Taeyang's 'Eyes, Nose, Lips'at karaoke.. but before that, Jungkook says

"We should do 'Bang Bang Bang.'" (16.05.2016)

67) V and Jungkook sing BIGBANG's 'If You' at karaoke.. but before that, Jungkook again:

"We should do 'Bang Bang Bang' now.. It's not a karaoke without 'Bang Bang Bang.' I will give you a tip for karaokes. I'm, of course, in BTS, but the start should be 'Bang Bang Bang.' ... This the song I listen to every night (If You)." (16.05.2016)

68) V and Jungkook sing BIGBANG's 'Bang Bang Bang' at karaoke (16.05.2016)

69) Jimin goes around with the famous 'G-Dragon hat', and the members call him 'G-mindragon.' Then the members start singing GD's 'Crooked' and Jimin dances. (12.06.2016)

70) Jimin's playing Taeyang's Wedding Dress on the piano (14.03.2016)

71) The song Jimin auditioned with for Big Hit is, of course, a Taeyang song! (12.06.2016)

Jimin: "What did I sing for my Big Hit audition?"

RM: "Taeyang sunbaenim's 'Where U At.'"

72) Seems like BIGBANG heard about Jimin's wishes! Jimin appeared at BIGBANG's 'MADE' movie premiere (29.06.2016)

A rep from Big Hit said, "BIGBANG's agency invited the member Jimin. BIGBANG is the seniors BTS members respect." (+)

73) Jungkook talks about how he decided to be a singer (12.08.2016)

"I looked up for video clips. That's when I found BIGBANG sunbaenim on the video. 'These are the most amazing people,' I thought. And I wondered how can I be as amazing as them."

74) Jungkook participates in King of Masked Singer with BIGBANG's 'If You' (14.08.2016)

75) Jin and Taehyung at BIGBANG's 0.TO.10 Seoul concert (07.01.2017)

76) The first concert Jimin and Jin attended? Of course BIGBANG's! (31.05.2017)

(starts at 13:53)

77) You know the artists who influenced them! And all the members sing Daesung's 'Look at Me, Gwisoon' happily!

78) Jimin and Jungkook at Taeyang's White Night Tour concert (26.08.2017)

79) Even though H.O.T.'s Tony Ahn and Sechs Kies' Kim Jaeduk tries to make Jimin say he listened to H.O.T and Sechs Kies' songs when he was young, but Jimin doesn't give up his ultimate favorites! (23.10.2017)

"I was in middle school when I first started listening to songs. At that time, it was the debut period of BIGBANG and Girls' Generation sunbaenims. They are so great seniors." (+)

80) Jimin plays Taeyang's 'Wedding Dress' on the piano for... the millionth time? (19.08.2020)

J-Hope:"Haven't you been playing that song for 8 years now?

Jimin: "Right"

J-Hope: "I've been hearing him play that for 8 years. He always plays that on the piano."

81) J-Hope and Jungkook is getting ready for Jin's birthday. They are about the light a candle.. What song comes to their mind? G-Dragon's 'Light It Up'! (23.01.2021)

They again prove they are harcore V.I.P.s since what comes to their mind when someone says 'Light it up!' is a non-promoted b-side song from 2012 that is familiar only to hardcore V.I.P.s!

82) 2 of Taeyang's songs are in J-Hope's playlist! (09.07.2021)

And finally! Those photos were taken in 2022!

GD and J-Hope were spotted together twice

RM and Taeyang were spotted together twice

BTS' are huge fanboys of BIGBANG. And how about their creator, Bang Si-hyuk? Read some of what Bang Si-Hyuk said about BIGBANG and G-Dragon!

- "Kwon Jiyong (G-Dragon) is a composer and producer with a tremendous talent that even I who work in the same field always envy. When I listened to BIGBANG's 'Lies' and 'Haru Haru' (composed by G-Dragon), I was greatly surprised that I felt as I were Salieri looking at Mozart.I assure you that Kwon Jiyong is the best composer of our time and a talented singer who will lead the music industry in the future." (+)

-"G-Dragon is a real genius. He made 3 BIGBANG albums and then immediately released a solo album. I write a few songs in a year but this friend wrote dozens of songs. If you are so out of ideas, you can't help but wonder if there is anything you can do more than follow the trend of the time. In fact, I think G-Dragon has the energy succees even if he does music that didn't exist at the time like in the 'Lies' era. He has already improved, so he has the ability to mix certain codes in his own colours to make them more pleasing to the public but I don't have that energy.. But G-Dragon's solo album is not like 'Lies' in the past. 'How did he do it?' He's a talented friend." (+)

-"In my opinion, there hasn't been another group that is so handsome and good at singing throughout the history of the world as TVXQ or BIGBANG. The Korean music market can only progress properly when their contributions are recognized." (+)

-"Let's admit what they are good at. To say that G-Dragon is not a composer is an insult to his talent." (+)

-"Since BIGBANG came out, the standarts of idol fandoms have risen, and they have begun to demand that idols have skills of an artist." (+)

Watch the video below!