V (singer)

V
V in May 2022
Born	Kim Tae-hyung (1995-12-30) December 30, 1995 (age 28) Daegu, South Korea
Education	Korean Arts High School Global Cyber University
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Honours	Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (2018)
Musical career
Genres	R&B neo soul indie pop K-pop jazz
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2013 (2013)–present
Labels	Big Hit
Member of	BTS
Musical artist
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
Signature

Kim Tae-hyung (Korean: 김태형; born December 30, 1995),^[1] known professionally as V (뷔), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and a member of the boy band BTS.^[2] Since his debut with the band in 2013, V has performed three solo songs 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.

Outside of his projects with BTS, V appeared in the 2016 television series Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth and contributed the single "It's Definitely You" to its soundtrack. He released his first independent song, the self-composed "Scenery", in 2019. In 2023, V made his official debut as a solo artist with the release of the singles "Love Me Again" and "Rainy Days". His debut solo album Layover was released on September 8, accompanied by a third single, "Slow Dancing".^[3]