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V is Kim Taehyung, the South Korean singer and BTS member whose solo music brings together R&B, jazz-pop and a love of warm, unhurried melodies.
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- Full name
- Kim Taehyung
- Born
- December 30, 1995, Daegu, South Korea
- Known as
- V, singer and member of BTS
- Debut
- June 2013 with BTS
- Solo debut album
- Layover, September 8, 2023
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in Daegu and raised in Geochang, Taehyung wanted to sing from childhood and learned saxophone in middle school. He recalled auditioning for Big Hit in summer 2011 after arriving to watch, then showing the team his dancing, singing, beatboxing, rapping and saxophone playing.
Finding his place.
He debuted with BTS in June 2013. Alongside his work with the group, he developed a solo voice through songs and television soundtracks. Christmas Tree, recorded for Our Beloved Summer, entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 79 in January 2022.
His own pace.
Layover arrived in September 2023, bringing his R&B and jazz interests into a full solo project. FRI(END)S followed in 2024, before the winter duets Winter Ahead with Park Hyo Shin and White Christmas with Bing Crosby. In interviews, he connects his music with photography, films and the freedom to show different sides of himself.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026ARIRANGVocalist with BTS
- 2024White ChristmasDuet vocalist with Bing Crosby
- 2024Winter AheadDuet vocalist with Park Hyo Shin
- 2024FRI(END)SSolo vocalist
- 2023LayoverSolo vocalist
- 2021Christmas TreeVocalist, Our Beloved Summer OST Part.5
Screen
- 2026BTS: THE RETURNAppears as himself with BTS
- 2016Hwarang: The Poet Warrior YouthActing debut; soundtrack duet It’s Definitely You with Jin
Awards
Quotes
I just tell myself the next song should be better than the previous one and go make it.V, Weverse Magazine
In his Proof release interview, V discussed judging his own songs and moving forward when a track no longer felt right.
Trivia
- His photography name, Vante, combines V with the first name of Australian photographer Ante Badzim.
- Watching The Greatest Game Ever Played prompted him to buy golf shoes the next day.
- For his staged encounter with Olivia Rodrigo at the 2022 Grammys, he drew inspiration from the Now You See Me films.
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