Kim TaeHyung

“Don’t be trapped in someone else’s dream.”

• Twitter
• Facebook
• Instagram

• HIMSELF
• BTS
• ARMY

• PERSONAL INFORMATION
• HIS JOURNEY

The Beginning

V was born Kim Tae-hyung on December 30, 1995 in Daegu, South Korea, and grew up in Geochang County. He is the eldest of three children, with a younger brother and sister.

V first aspired to be a professional singer in elementary school and eventually began taking saxophone lessons in early middle school as a means of pursuing the career. V initially became a trainee for Big Hit Entertainment after passing an audition in Daegu.

After graduating from Korean Arts High School in 2014, V enrolled in Global Cyber University.

2015 ~ Present: BTS

On June 13, 2013, he made his debut as a member of BTS on Mnet's M Countdown with the track "No More Dream" from their debut single album, 2 Cool 4 Skool. He was first credited for music composition in The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1 when he co-wrote and co-produced the song "Hold Me Tight".

For a song "Run", V's melody was used with Jungkook's original lyrics for the next album The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2. He then did the same for a solo single called "Stigma" from the album Wings, which charted at 26 on the Gaon Music Chart and 10 on the Billboard World Digital Singles Chart.

In May 2018, his second solo song, "Singularity" was released as the trailer for BTS' then upcoming third LP, Love Yourself: Tear. A month after its release, The Guardian added "Singularity" to its "Top 50 songs for the month of June 2018" playlist.

On October 24, 2018, V became one of the youngest recipients of the prestigious fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit medal, awarded to him by the President of South Korea along with the other members of BTS for their role in the spread of Korean culture.

On June 14, 2019, V, together with fellow BTS member J-Hope, collaborated with Swedish singer Zara Larsson on a song called A Brand New Day for soundtrack album of their mobile game: BTS World.

2016 ~ Present: Solo Career / Activities

In 2016, V made his acting debut with a supporting role in KBS2's historical drama Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth as Seok Han-sung.

He also collaborated with fellow BTS member, Jin, for Hwarang soundtrack entitled "It's Definitely You".

On June 8, 2017, he released "4 O'CLOCK", a song he co-produced with fellow BTS member RM, to celebrate BTS’ fourth anniversary.

V released his first full solo track outside of BTS, "Scenery", on January 30, 2019 through BTS' SoundCloud page. The song was first teased at the 2019 Seoul Music Awards, and later on BTS' Twitter page. The ballad song was written and composed by V (who also photographed the cover artwork), produced by Big Hit Entertainment producer Docskim, and featured additional contributions from Big Hit producers Pdogg and Hiss Noise.

7 months later, he released his second solo and first English song entitled "Winter Bear", through Soundcloud. It accompanied by a self-directed music video via BTS' YouTube channel on August 9, 2019.

BTS is a South Korean boy group consisting of 7 men. They are also known as Bangtan Sonyeondan (방탄소년단); Bulletproof Boy Scouts; and Beyond The Scene. The leader is Kim Namjoon, better known as RM. Their members consist of Kim Seokjin (Jin), Min Yoongi (Suga), Jung Hoseok (J-Hope), Park Jimin (Jimin), Kim Taehyung (V) and Jeon Jungkook.

They debuted on June 13, 2013 with their song ‘No More Dream’. Their first album was 2 Cool for 4 Skool and their most recent album is Map of The Soul: Persona.

Members

• RM

• Birth name: Kim Nam-joon (김남준)

• September 12, 1994

• Leader, main rapper

• Jin (진)

• Birth name: Kim Seok-jin (김석진)

• Birthdate: December 4, 1992

• Vocalist, visual

• Suga (슈가)

• Birth name: Min Yoon-gi (민윤기)

• Birthdate: March 9, 1993

• Lead rapper

• J-Hope (제이홉)

• Birth name: Jung Ho-seok (정호석)

• February 18, 1994

• Main dancer, lead rapper, sub vocal

• Jimin (지민)

• Birth name: Park Ji-min (박지민)

• October 13, 1995

• Main dancer, lead vocalist

• V (뷔)

• Birth name: Kim Tae-hyung (김태형)

• December 30, 1995

• Vocalist, lead dancer, visual

• Jungkook (정국)

• Birth name: Jeon Jung-kook (전정국)

• September 1, 1997

• Main vocalist, center, lead dancer, sub-rapper, maknae

ARMY or A.R.M.Y (아미) is BTS' official fandom name. It was officially established on July 9, 2013, after the first recruitment closed.

"A.R.M.Y" stands for "Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth" and it carries quite some meaning behind it; given that "Army" is associated with the military, body armor, and how those two things are always together. The fandom name basically means that fans will always be together with BTS.

In 2017, BTS added another name to their group, related to their achievements in the international realm. They also changed their logo and their fandom logo.

BTS and A.R.M.Y are almost mirror images of each other and they have a relationship that is affected by each other. The symbol of A.R.M.Y is expressed as a door on their viewpoint who is waiting and welcoming BTS on the opposite door when BTS opens a new door.