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artrKim Tae-hyung (Korean: 김태형; born December 30, 1995), also known professionally as V (Korean: 뷔), is a South Korean singer and a member of the boy band BTS.Since his debut with the group in 2013

V has released three solo tracks under their name—"Stigma" in 2016, "Singularity" in 2018, and "Inner Child" in 2020—all of which charted on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart.

He appeared on the soundtrack for the television series Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth in 2016
and released his first independent song, the
self-composed "Scenery", in 2019.

• Born Kim Tae-hyung
• December 30, 1995 (age 27)
• Daegu, South Korea
• Education
Korean Arts High School
Global Cyber University
• Occupations Singer
song writer
• Awards
Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (2018)

Musical career
• Genres R&Bneo soulindie popK-pop
• Instrument(s) Vocals
• Years active 2013–present
• Labels Big Hit Member of BTS
• Korean name HANGUL 김태형 Hanja. 金泰亨
• Revised Romanization Gim Tae(-)hyeong
• McCune–Reischauer Kim T'aehyŏng
• Stage name Hangul 뷔
• Revised Romanization Bwi
• McCune–Reischauer Pwi


he was the "secret member" of BTS. Fans were unaware of his existence as his agency wished to keep him a surprise.

He stated the concept had made him feel uneasy and lonely as he thought it was because he might get cut from the lineup.

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 as a co-writer and producer of the song "Hold Me Tight".

He also contributed to writing lyrics for the song "Fun Boyz", co-composed by bandmate Suga.

On the song "Run", from the album The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2, V's melody was used with Jungkook's original lyrics.

V contributed as a songwriter and composer on his solo track "Stigma" from BTS' studio album Wings (2016).

V also released, unofficially, a cover of "Hug Me" with bandmate J-Hope, as well as a cover of "Someone Like You" by Adele.

In May 2018, V's second solo song, "Singularity" was released as a trailer for BTS' then-upcoming third studio album, Love Yourself: Tear.

The track made its UK radio debut on BBC Radio on October 25.

One month after its release, The Guardian added "Singularity" to its "Top 50 songs for the month of June 2018" playlist, and Billboard included it in their critics' list of the "Top 50 BTS songs" at number 28.Overall, "Singularity" was generally well received by critics and mentioned on several year-end critic's lists.

The New York Times ranked it twentieth on its list of "The 65 Best Songs of 2018" alongside "Fake Love",Los Angeles Times critic Mikael Wood named it the fourth "best and most replay worthy song of 2018", and Guardian critic Laura Snapes included it as one of her favourite tracks in her "Best Music of 2018: Albums and Tracks" list.

On October 24, V became one of the youngest recipients of the 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 culture.

V, together with bandmate J-Hope, collaborated with Swedish singer Zara Larsson on the song "A Brand New Day" for the soundtrack album of their mobile game BTS World.

It was released on June 14, 2019 and debuted at number one on the World Digital Song Sales chart.

Eight months later, he collaborated with bandmate Jimin on the song "Friends" and helped compose and write his solo song "Inner Child" on BTS' studio album Map of the Soul: 7.

In July 2021, V was appointed Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture by South Korean President Moon Jae-in, along with the other members of BTS, to help "lead the global agenda for future generations" and "expand South Korea's diplomatic efforts and global standing" in the international community.