Kim Taehyung (V)
REAL NAME:
Kim Tae-hyung (Hangul: 김태형)
NICKNAMES:
TaeTae, Tae, BlankTae (because of his blank expression).
STAGE NAME:
V
BIRTHDAY:
Dec. 30, 1995
BIRTHPLACE:
Daegu, South Korea
HEIGHT:
178 cm (5'10")
WEIGHT:
62 kg (137 lbs.)
ROLE:
Vocalist, visual, part of dance line
x x x
BACKGROUND:
Kim Taehyung grew up with two younger siblings, a sister named Kim Eon Jin, and a brother named Kim Jeong Gyu.
Kim Taehyung grew up in Daegu on a farm, where his family made little money and it was hard to get by. He never thought he would become famous. It was first thought that he would become a farmer.
Taehyung's childhood dream was to pursue music, so his father urged him to play the saxophone in high school. He played it for three years.
He went to Big Hit Entertainment auditions to support his friend, but someone from the rookie development team saw him and suggested that he auditioned. Taehyung called his father and got permission, and then the auditioned there that day. Kim Taehyung was the only one to make it through in the auditions.
Taehyung was hidden by Big Hit for two years until their debut.
x x x
LIKES:
INTERESTING FACTS:
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
V's Spotify List:
V's Join Me
https://open.spotify.com/user/bighitktm/playlist/2nKFSE6yJw9Xh2uDKzwmZb
Kim Tae-hyung (Hangul: 김태형)
NICKNAMES:
TaeTae, Tae, BlankTae (because of his blank expression).
STAGE NAME:
V
BIRTHDAY:
Dec. 30, 1995
BIRTHPLACE:
Daegu, South Korea
HEIGHT:
178 cm (5'10")
WEIGHT:
62 kg (137 lbs.)
ROLE:
Vocalist, visual, part of dance line
x x x
BACKGROUND:
Kim Taehyung grew up with two younger siblings, a sister named Kim Eon Jin, and a brother named Kim Jeong Gyu.
Kim Taehyung grew up in Daegu on a farm, where his family made little money and it was hard to get by. He never thought he would become famous. It was first thought that he would become a farmer.
Taehyung's childhood dream was to pursue music, so his father urged him to play the saxophone in high school. He played it for three years.
He went to Big Hit Entertainment auditions to support his friend, but someone from the rookie development team saw him and suggested that he auditioned. Taehyung called his father and got permission, and then the auditioned there that day. Kim Taehyung was the only one to make it through in the auditions.
Taehyung was hidden by Big Hit for two years until their debut.
x x x
LIKES:
- unique things
- hot chocolate
- collecting ties
- classical music
- art
- photography
- Gucci
- coconut
- wine
- coffee
- drawing
- playing basketball
- scuba diving
- photography
- making coffee for his hyungs
INTERESTING FACTS:
- longest trainee in the group
- talks and screams in his sleep
- Jungkook and him are closest, but Taehyung feels close to all the members
- he's ambidextrous. He was first left-handed, but learned to write with his right hand
- he likes The Beatles
- he rapped in his audition for BigHit.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Taehyung debuted as an actor in 2016 in the Korean drama "Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth"
- He's the second best English speaker, says Kim Namjoon, his fellow BTS member and translator for the group.
- Ranked 1st place in the "Top 100 Handsome Faces of 2017"
- Ranked 5th place on TC Candler "The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2018"
- Composed the songs 'Scenery', '4 o'clock', 'Hold Me Tight', 'Run', 'Stigma', 'Spring Day' V vers., 'Boyz With Fun', 'Love is Not Over', etc.
V's Spotify List:
V's Join Me
https://open.spotify.com/user/bighitktm/playlist/2nKFSE6yJw9Xh2uDKzwmZb
