Kim Taehyung

Kim Taehyung or V was born on 30 December 1995 in Daegu, South Korea. He was raised there along with his two younger siblings, his sister Kim Eon Jin and his brother Kim Jeong Gyu. He is very close to his family, and always states that his dad is his biggest role model. His parents are traditionally farmers, and he is from a not-so-privileged background. His family has always provided him with all the support he needs for his career in the entertainment world. Although he is currently single, he says that he is a very romantic person. He has been into music ever since he was in school, and is said to be a perfume fanatic. As of now, his top priority is career and that’s what he is focusing on at the moment.

Kim’s journey began when he and his current band mate Jimin made a remix of ‘Old School Love ft. Ed Sheeran’ and uploaded it on Soundcloud, to celebrate their graduation. He went on to join Bangtan Boys in 2011, but wasn’t revealed to be an official member of the band until 2013. He co-wrote and co-produced songs such as ‘Hold Me Tight’ and co-composed ‘Fun Boyz’. His melody, combined with Jungkook’s original lyrics, placed their song ‘Stigma’ on the 26th position on the Gaon Music Chart and 10th on the Billboard World Digital Singles Chart. Kim is well-known for his cover of ‘Someone Like You’ by Adele, which gained him a lot of popularity. His band BTS has won multiple Melon Music Awards, Gaon Chart K-pop Awards, Golden Disk Awards and the Seoul Music Awards. In 2016, V entered into yet another field of the entertainment industry, which is acting. He made his debut in KBS2’s historical drama, ‘Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth’. He was also responsible for the popular soundtrack from the movie.

Kim Taehyung is one of those people who come out of nowhere, only to take the internet by storm, almost overnight. Not only is he an incredible vocalist, songwriter, and keyboardist, he is also a budding actor. Being his multi-talented self, he shows the prospect of a bright future. Besides being so skilled, he is also the face of his band, and is easily considered one of the most popular K-pop artists of all time.