BTS's V Almost Couldn't Debut as the World's No. 1 Handsome Man... "I Was Convinced by Kang Dong-won's Looks" (Fairy Jaehyung)

March 30, 2026 1155 views Updated: Aug 20, 2026 Source: 뉴스엔 Translated and reviewed by the KOTourLive Editorial Team
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BTS member V shared an anecdote about a banner featuring actor Kang Dong-won.

On March 29, a video titled "Hello, I'm V of BTS (V). Please take care of me!" was released on the YouTube channel "Yojung Jae-hyung." In the video, V talked with Jeong Jae-hyung about various topics.

The "Yojung Jae-hyung" shoot took place in January this year, and V said, "There are still two months left. It feels like time hasn't passed yet. I started preparing the album around July to August last year. I have more to prepare because I need to live up to expectations. There's practice, and next week we'll go to film the music video."

He also mentioned the comeback commemorative "BTS Comeback Live: ARIRANG" that BTS held on March 21 at Gwanghwamun Square, Jongno-gu, Seoul. Jeong Jae-hyung asked about permission for the Gwanghwamun performance, and V explained, "It was something we talked about before," adding, "It's a representative place of Korea, so people who want to see it can come and watch."

When Jeong Jae-hyung asked, "What prompted you to decide to become a singer?", V recalled his elementary school days, saying that when he was being encouraged to choose a 'sa'-type profession, he alone insisted he would be a singer, and his grandmother said, "Singers or actors are people like that."

V added, "Kang Dong-won was on the banner. My grandmother pointed at him and said, 'That's the kind of person you become.' So I was convinced."

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