V

Acting · Born December 30, 1995 · Daegu, South Korea

Kim Tae-hyung, known professionally as V, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor under Big Hit Music. He is a member of the boy group BTS. V has released two self-composed digital singles, Scenery and Winter Bear, in 2019. In 2023, he made his official debut as a solo artist with the release of the singles Love Me Again and Rainy Days. His debut solo mini album, Layover, was released on September 8, accompanied by a third single, Slow Dancing. The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, tying V with bandmates Jimin and SUGA as the highest-charting Korean solo artists in chart history. Outside of his music projects, V had his acting debut in 2016 with a supporting role in the television series Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth. In 2018, he was awarded the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit by the President of South Korea, along with the other members of BTS, for his contributions to Korean culture.