ABOUT JONGKOOK

Jungkook

1. Jungkook real name is  Jeon Jungkook

2. Jungkook Favorite number is 1

3. Jungkook favorite weather is a sunny weather with a cool breeze

4. Jungkook’s family is Dad, Mom, and Older brotherJungkook have older Brother, his name is Jung Hyun who will go to the Army (2014).

5. Jungkook blood type is A

6. In 7th grade Jungkook learned B-boying in a club with his some friends and Hyungs.

7. In 10 years Jungkook want to be an Owner of a duck meat restaurant or a Tattooist.

8. Jungkook went to the Mnet for Superstar K2 auditions and got casted by my current company’s staff. When he danced, Bang Sihyuk PD told him,“No emotion. No emotion while dancing.” So, he went to the U.S.A for dance training.

9. In USA, Jungkook learned Urban Style, Female Dancing Style, Powerful Dances, and many more from famous choreographers.

10. JK Favorite color is Red, Black, and White. He think express color of Hip Hop is Black and Red.

11. Jungkook Ideal Type is Someone who’s at least 168 cm but smaller than him, a good wife, good at cooking, smart, has pretty legs & she nice.

12. Q) Jungkook, I heard that you got casted while auditioning for Superstar K3.

 – Jungkook, “In 7th grade, I had dreams of becoming a singer after listening to G-Dragon sunbaenim’s songs. Then in 8th grade, I got casted by Big Hit after leaving the Superstar K3 auditions and became a part of Bangtan.”

13. Q) I guess you won’t be able to go on Superstar K anymore since you got casted.

– Jungkook, “I got eliminated anyways.(laughs) Even if I hadpassed, I think I would have chosen Big Hit.”

– All,  “Ooh~”

– Rap Monster, “Yeah, you can’t really say anything. You’ve debuted now. (laughs)”

14. Jungkook Favourite song is Zion T Feat Primary ‘See Through’.

15. Jungkook resolution in 2014 —> “In 2014, i want to upgrade my vocal power!”

16. Jungkook birthday is 1 September 1997.

17. Jungkook nicknames is Jeon Jungkookie (Suga calls him a lot), Golden Maknae, and Kookie.

18. Jeongguk about his Satoori, “It’s true that I’m unable to fix it, but it’s also that I’m not trying.”

19. Favourite food is bread, pizza, and anything with flour, pork soup rice, sashimi, sea eel.

20. Favourite item is Shoes, make up.

21. Jungkook is a Golden Maknae but he also like a Devil Maknae.

22. Jungkook habbits is sniffling (he has rhinitis), wriggling his fingers, stomp around.

23. Jungkook role model is G-Dragon.

24. Jungkook hometown is Busan.

25. Jungkook wants Japanesse fans called him Golden Maknae or Kkukie.

26. Artist or song that has influenced is Supreme Team, G-Dragon, and Macklemore.

27. Jungkook dream when he was younger is Badminton Player. In the 1st year of High School he listened to G-Dragon’s song and changed my dream to singer.

28. His motto —> (He searching it on his smartphone) “Living without passion is like being dead.” and “Rather be dead than cool.”

29. Because he didn’t satisfied with his voice when he sing alive, and he always to practice sing a song while he exercise her abs or run.

30. A happening that made he cry is because he sang badly one song and he cried in the practice room.

31. When he in trouble/worried, he will talk to Rap Monster. It because Rap Monster is the first one to notice when something happen to him and will give him advice.

32. Jungkook wants to go on trip with his lover someday.

33. All member said, Jungkook is the member of Bangtan who seems like he’d have a girlfriend older than him. And he admit it.

34. When he has a super power, he wants talking to the animal that live on earth.

35. Q) If you had a compare Jungkook to non human, what would they be?

– Jimin, “A dog without collar.”

– Suga, “A Dog.”

– J-Hope, “A Dog.”

– Rap Monster, “Chikorita (One of character in Pokemon). And maybe a fox that imitates a bear? He turns his head really fast and he’s trained in his conduct of life; on the other hand, he acts like he has no aegyo but, in fact, he’s as lively as a beagle dog and talks a lot.”

36. Jungkook mostly read book, mainly comic books. These days Jungkook reading a book called ‘1 cm’ from his fan and he read it when they don’t have schedules,  before he sleeps

37. Jungkook really like to say annoying things a lot to the Hyungs.

38. About Jungkook.

– Suga, “Jungkook has a good memory so he can imitate us well. And i remember that when Jungkook first came, he was shorter than me. Seeing him grow taller makes me feel like i’ve raised him.””

– Jimin, “I’m 2 years older than him but he keeps making fun of me for my height.”

39. Jungkook height is about 3 cm taller than Jimin and he didn’t think he was growing.

40. Jungkook really like tease Jimin who older 2 years than him, especially about his height.

41. Jungkook has score 92 times on ‘Jump Rope Challenge MBC Music Show’.

42. Jungkook Ideal Date –> “I want walking along the beach in the night.”

43. He said about his image before debut is like a normal student who liked playing games and liked Hip Hop.

– Jungkook,  “In order to become a trainee I came from Busan to Seoul but I was shy and couldn’t make friends, so I was kind of lonely…”

– Jungkook, “When i was younger, i played on the computer from morning until night. I was a bit more hardcore than other kids. I used my parents money to pay for games. I liked really long, single player games.” -Mnet JJANG #63-

44. When Jungkook was a child, he interested a lot in arts.

45. Jungkook, “Bangtan is my life!”

46. Something he really wants to accomplish is Composing. He study it really hard because he wants to be a musician who writes briliant lyrics like his hyungs.

47. His favourite times of the day is resting time, free time, eating time.

48. Things that he wants to steal from other members is Rap Monster’s knowledge, Suga’s diverse knowledge, J-Hope’s positive mind, Jimin’s persistence and his effort, V’s natural talent, and Jin’s wide shoulders.

49. Something he is addicted to these days is music. He has his earphones on all day and listen to music. And he think he’ll be like this forever.

50. Jungkook Favorite Song in 2nd mini album Skool Luv Affair is  BTS Cypher PT.2: Triptych

51. He feels he isn’t good about acting in front of the camera.

52. Q) Which outfit concept do u like in the Simulation Love Game? [Kstar Wonderland]

– Jungkook,  “I haven’t wearing all costumes yet, but a suit style is chic and good, right?” <JungKook determine the pose while he satisfied with the suits>

53. Q) Do you have any expression that hard to try to shoot? Please explain it. [Kstar Wonderland]

– Jungkook : Such a surprised and pained ekspression.

54 . Jungkook choose IU  if he wants invite make duet because IU  have a great Voice he like’s IU Voice. [Park Seo Hyun ‘Love Game’ Radio]

55.  Jungkook started learning to Play Guitar after seeing Justin Bieber. It’s because he can sing, play the drums and guitar.

56. When Jungkook visit in China, he wants to eat Peking Duck and visit Great Wall of China.

57. Jungkook winning Pushing Game as a tough guy at MTV The Show. In the final, he battle with V with just one attack.

58. Rap Monster imagined When God Made Jungkook?

Rap Monster : “Adding a bit of dance skill. Since he’s a singer, so some vocal as well. Also we’ve to add plentiful of handsomeness. Now, a fair balance, with the other member, i couldn’t add, couldn’t balanced them up! “

59. About cross-dressing, Jungkook thinks his Hyungs really gave off a girly feel. They were sexy.

59. Jungkook and Suga sharing underware often. At Mnet JJang #63, when Suga said he got a lot more underware present from fans, but he realized his underware was disappear. And at the moment, Jungkook admit that he wearing them. (I think Jungkook was revenge).

60. Jungkook is the member whose bed is dirtiest than other members. Rap Monster said Jungkook takes up the most space and his the King. -Mnet Jjang #63-

Jungkook, “I only have the one bed. So i have to put all my stuff around it.”

61. Jungkook did cute version of Boy In Luv (His part). – Mnet MCD Backstage Japan 140404-

62. Jungkook being a Showchampion Writer  for ‘One Day Show Champion Mission’. -Show Champion 140416-

63. Jungkook can drawing Bang Shi Hyuk with just 3 strokes. -MTV Show Behind 140425-

64. Jungkook loves palying Games, games is cheers him a lot. If get a day off, Jungkook wants to play games. So, J-Hope comment it’s typical answer from a 17 years old. -MCD Backstage 140425-

65. Jungkook really like to lift up other members.

66. Jungkook failed to show strength physical. He push up with Park Ji Young on his back but he can’t do it. So, his head hit the floor and he was very embarashed.

67. Jungkook has a Maltese and his name is 구름 (Cloud) and he said he misses him a lot. Jungkook said, his parents are always out working and his older brother  is at the Army so Cloud is always alone all the time.

68. Jungkook doesn’t like bugs, but he likes cool bugs like (stag) beetles. He used to have a stage beetle when he was younger, but he didn’t take care of it well, so it died.

68. Jeongguk caught about 3~4 crawfish during the summer and raised them, but he accidentally left them (the crawfish) out in the sun for too long so they turned red and died. About his crawfish, he didn’t even get to name them, so he was really upset.

69. Jungkook jokingly asked the hyungs if he could raise a dog in the dorms but they said NO. (I think other members doubt if his pet will long alive).

70. About school subjects, Jungkook dislike everything except Physical Education, Art, and Music Class.

71. Jungkook likes Physical Education the most when he play Dodgeball or Badminton.

72. For Jungkook, Earth Science is too difficult and that’s why he’s already given up on it.

73. Jungkook, “Last year I only practiced because I had to, but now I do it on my own.”

74. Jungkook said he usually doesn’t exercise a lot but started working out after seeing Taeyang and Jay Park.

75. He believe you have to work out scientifically. He is about 65 kg so he lift 6kgs dumbbells.

76. Jungkook, “I suddenly have a lot of wrinkles near my eyes… Maybe it’s because I smile a lot?”

77. Jungkook good at drawing. Everyone in Jungkook’s family is good at drawing, so since he was little, he followed and drew too.

78. Sometimes, Jungkook will feel uncomfortable if he drawing the members’ faces.  But he think it was the easiest to draw Rap Monster when he wore sunglasses and had wavy hair in the past.

79. Suga about Jungkook entering High School, “Jeongguk was the most handsome one there.”

80. V about Jungkook entering High School, “It’s not that the other students were ugly, but JK was most noticeable because he’s tall.”

81. Jungkook’s team goals, “Getting No.1 through our music.” (Profile written by Jungkook)

82. Jungkook’s words to BTS, “I’ll work hard.” (Profile written by Jungkook)

83. Jungkook’s Greeting: ”Hello. I’m BTS’ Jeongguk.” (Profile written by Jungkook)

84. In charge of : Vocals, maknae, dancing. (Profile written by Jungkook)

85. Favorite Nickname : Jeonjeonggukie. (Profile written by Jungkook)

86. Body size : 178 cm, 69 kg. (Profile written by Jungkook)

87. Hobby : Scribbling drawings, playing guitar, watching movies and animations (Bad Country) (Profile written by Jungkook)

88. Charm point : Thighs, lips. (Profile written by Jungkook)

89. Things he like (3 things) : Exercising, tasty things, just standing there without a thought, being alone. (Profile written by Jungkook)

90. Things he dislike (3 things) : Tasteless things, bugs, getting hurt, studying. (Profile written by Jungkook)

91. His biggest recent interest : Clothes, computer, shoes, games, tasty things, exercising, drawing, guitar. (Profile written by Jungkook)

92. The member who’s most similar to him : “V Hyung. He’s random, our comedic cords match well, and I think our personalities are similar.” (Profile written by Jungkook)

93. He is the best at at least this : Passion. (Profile written by Jungkook)

94. He will at least try to put an effort in this : “Things I’m doing now, and things I’ll have to do.” (Profile written by Jungkook)

95. His life’s best (voice) was IU voice. (1st IU, 2nd Sweden Laundry, 3rd J.Rabbit) (Profile written by Jungkook)

96. A song he want to recommend to you : Sweden Laundry – ‘Voice’ (he like sad songs). (Profile written by Jungkook)

97. What you think about when you can’t sleep : “Thoughts lying on top of a river at night where there’s no one, the moon is up, and cherry blossoms are flying in the air.” (Profile written by Jungkook)

98. Your representative pictures and videos : “My girl group dancing video at Weekly Idols, N.O jacket picture.” (Profile written by Jungkook)

99. The ranking in BTS that he write: “Rap hyung – Jin hyung – Suga hyung – Hope hyung – Jim hyung – V hyung – Jeongguk.” (Profile written by Jungkook)

100. He thinks his looks ranks (0.01) out of 100.” (Profile written by Jungkook)

V BTS

V

1. V real name is   Kim Taehyung

2.He’s favorite number is 10

3. V’s Nickname is TaeTae (friends call him TaeTae~ because it’s easy to say) and Blank Tae (because he always have a blank expression)

4. His birthday is 30 December 1995.

5. V’s Favorite foods is Japchae, any type of meat.

6. Habits : Biting his nails,opening his mouth, touching anything that’s cute, and saying ‘Eomma!” (Mom?) and “It hurts!” a lot.

7. Jimin said V sometimes worse than the maknae (Jungkook).

8. He likes searching for good songs that not many people know about it.

9. V favourite color is Black, white, green

10. V family is Dad, Mom, Younger Sister and Younger Brother

11. V Blood Type is AB.

12. V likes almost all of the cartoons on Tooniverse and he watched most of them.

13. All member choose V as the Strangest Member of BTS because he has 4D.

14. About V.

–  Jimin,  “Sometimes he’s worse than the maknae. (laughs) It’s fascinating.”

 – Suga, “Everyone says this but people with blood type AB are either a complete genius or a complete idiot. He’s both. But sometimes he comes up with really good ideas and surprises us.”

– Suga, “At first, i thought his (unique) behavior was all made up. I mean, how can a man like that exist in the world? I really thought he was acting. I was wrong, though. He exists. He’s a really unusual guy. I’ve never seen someone like him before. (V Who came from the stars). He doesn’t seem normal.” [Skool Luv Affair Keyword Talk]

– Rap Monster, “In my opinion, he’s 10% genius and 90% idiot (laughs).”

– Jungkook,  “V-Hyung wants to do a lot of things, but it seems like he has no patience. Sometimes, I talk about this with Jimin Hyung.”

– Jungkook, “V-Hyung hates losing to others. He used to play the saxophone but started the guitar after seeing me play it.”

– Jimin, “I’ve seen V playing a dual role during his laundry (lifting the weariness of chores with monodrama). He gathers the clothes talking to himself.” [Skool Luv Affair Keyword Talk]
V : Hey Sis, come here! (Man version). Why? (Girl Version). Just come here (Man). Why are you doing this to me? (Girl). Coz i like you (Man). [He acting a laundry master]
V : I was bored. There was nearly no opne in our residence.

15. V played Saxophone for 3 years since 7th grade and then stopped in this fourth year, so he hasn’t improved. He once received an award after playing Desperado (by the Eagles) on the saxophone.

– V, “My dad told me a singer should play at least one instrument. I’ve learnt Saxophone for about 3 years. There was a time i wanted to be a saxophone player rather than a singer. Though it changed again. So i started dreaming to become a singer again.” [SKOOL LUV AFFAIR KEYWORD TALK]

16. Q) V, what song did you sing?

       V, “I hadn’t gotten permission from my parents so I wasn’t planning on doing a private audition. I was only thinking about looking around the Academy. I went to look around but ran into one of the rookie group development Noonas. She told me to try auditioning, called my parents, got permission, and I auditioned. When I checked later, I was the only one from Daegu to pass the auditions. It was a sudden audition but I thought, “Yay. Let’s do it!” and wasn’t nervous at all. (laughs)”

17. V, “My stage name was chosen last. Six, Lex, V. Those three names were suggested but the members and PD all said that V fit me the best and so I picked V to stand for victory.”

18. V, “I didn’t volunteer to dance, it’s just that another trainee hyung told me ‘The eldest Hyung is going to be coming later. Show your charms then. Make a first impression that he’ll remember you.’ As soon as Jin Hyung came, I got embarrassed so I kept dancing while looking down. Hyung kept staring at me with a blank expression and eventually told me, ‘You, go dance in the front over there.'”

So Jin thought, “What is with this kid, really?”

19. V hasn’t been in serious relationship yet.

20. V ideal type is someone who gets more charming everyday, takes care of him, loves him, always chic outdoors, makes hot chocolate, has a lot aegyo and a girl who wears wide pants. [Behind The Show 140928]

– V, “For me, i think it’s really pretty when girls wear wide pants.I like a girl who becomes more charming by the day. I like a kind girl. But because all (BTS) of our ideal types are different, i don’t think we’ll date the same girl.”

21. V resolution in 2014 —-> “I want to upgrade my vocal power a lot and i want to impress a lot of people. If i upgrade my vocal abilities, i also think that BTS level will rise.”

22. He has the same hobbies with Jin.

23. He watch all episode of anime such as Digimon Adventure, Wolf Children, and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, One Pice, Summer Wars, Piano No Mori, and other works of Director Hosada Mamoru.

24. He is the last member  who revealed his existence.

25. He cry when he watch Miracle Insale Number 7.

26. He wants to marry his first love and be with her forever.

27. V Favourite items is Computer, big dolls, clothes, shoes, accessories, and anything unique.

28. He describe him self like a Monkey. When he was younger, he got spit on by Simpanse at the zoo and after that incident his friend saying that he was Simpanse rival and he is Monkey.

29.His role model is his Dad. He wants to be a dad like his dad, someone who takes care of his children, listen to everything they say, encourage and advise the future plans well and get the scolded by their wife a lot.

30. In 10 years, he wants to taking his children Taekwon (Male, 2 years) and Taeguk(Female, 7 months) to the zoo and feeding the pigeon shrimp crackers and being a cool fall guy.

31. Hometown is Daegu -> Kojang -> Daegu -> Seoul

30. Favourite artist is Eric Bannet.

31. When he younger he wants to be a singer.

32. V motto –> “I just came up with it but let’s life coolly to the maximum. Since the life happens only once, waking up at ease in the morning and working doing your best.”

33. V express the color of BTS is black on the stage and white off the stage.

34. Everyday he watchs one Anime episode (without fail) and write something on twitter/fancafe, and he makes the Hyungs angry everyday.

35. When V get a trouble he will sharing to Jimin and Jin. But he easy to talk to Jimin because their have same ages.

36. When V has a lover, he wants to going in Autumn and then going to the park to feed the pigeons with it.

37. If V has a super power he wants to talk to cars.

38. Fans said V look a like Baekhyun EXO and Daehyun B.A.P. And he said, Baekhyun Exo is his Mother, and Daehyun B.A.P is his Father. But there’s fan said he looks like T.O.P Bigbang, and he feels an honour.

39. V is a mysterious member in BTS.

40. He sometimes speak with Alien Language.

41. He really likes doing a weird dance and sing a trot song. So ARMY called him Dance Machine.

42. He likes acting a lot.

43. V is a mood maker in BTS with Suga.

44. He likes doing a Kkumul Kkumul Dance.

45. All member said, V is the most member who has a lot of girl fans.

46. V is most popular in Taiwan (Yahoo Taiwan polling).

47. He will work harder if he get challenge. He loves to wins so much.

48. He has imagination to have Tae Tae Magazine for update about BTS to share to A.R.M.Y

49. He also doing a unique pose in every take a photo.

50. He likes to tease ARMY in fanmeet event.

51. Q) If you had a compare V to non human, what would they be?

 – Jungkook, “Monkey.”

– Jimin, “A pony that deviated from his reins. In V’s case, whatever he does it’s always strange. More than an animal, he’s more like an alien from another planet (laughs)”

Suga, “Monkey.”

J-Hope, “An Alien.”

Rap Monster, “An Alien.”

52. Q: By the way, you held a showcase in Japan for the first time, how were the Japanese fan’s reactions?

– V,  “I said “arigatou gozaimashita~” (thank you~) but I want to talk to all of you more next time!”

52. J-Hope said, if they ever get do a Variety Show, V is the best for it because V has 4D charm.

53. His image before debut is a normal, energetic, and humorous student.

– V, “I was very noisy in school. When it was recess, i was like, ‘AH! IT’S RECESS! LET’S PLAY!!!’. And when i was with my friend at lunch, ‘BASKETBALL! LET’S PLAY!!!’. Everyone knew who i was back then.” -Mnet Jjang #63-

54. For him, his charm is his eyes may seem blank most of the time, but they can also give off a unique feeling.

55. In the dorm, V charge of the washing machine.

56. V favourite song is Lee Juck ‘Rain’ because that song with a painful memory. In the past, he listened to it during the rainy day when he was trying to confess to a girl via phone call. But it was raining that day, so she didn’t pick up the phone. And when he way home on the bus, this song suddenly played.

57. V Favorite Song in 2nd mini album Skool Luv Affair is  BTS Cypher PT.2: Triptych

58. There was a funny moment when ‘Jump Rope Challenge’ on MBC Show Champion, V’s pants was falling down.. But he wasn’t give up to keep jump! But in the end, he got highest score (120 times) than Jimin and Jungkook [But i guess, V could got more score if he pants wasn’t falling down!-Admin-]ㅋㅋㅋ

59. Q) Which outfit concept do you like in the simulation love game? [Kstar Wonderland]

– V, “It’s clerk of cafe that i wearing now. Denim shirt, isn’t this scraft good? (Laugh)”

60. Q) Do you have any expression that hard to try to shoot? Please explain it. [Kstar Wonderland]

– V, “Mmm.. It’s could someday in front of my girlfriend. I want to show a cute expression.” <In the fact, he show it after the interview, V covering his face by hand and embarrassed>

61. V Ideal Date —> “Amusement park. But nearby park is also good. I think that it’ll be nice if holding hands. The ideal is cute dating.”

62. V, “When it was break time I went to take a peek of all the classrooms, I also went to buy something to eat, I was a kid who couldn’t stop for even a second. When I was in elementary school I participated in a Drag Competition (he wore female clothes) and I passed the qualification so it’d became a good memory (laughs).”

63. When V celebrated his Birthday (131230 at MBC Gayo Daejun), he felt very happy because he able to share birthday with K.Will. K.Will’s waiting room was beside BTS’s room. So K.Will came to him and said, “Hey, is it your Birthday today? It’s mine too! Let’s blow the candle together.”

64. When asked to do a self introduction at Hanako Magazine Interview, he said “The moment when I eat chicken, rice, majuu (and a very long list of other foods) is when I feel happiest”.

65. “Since I’m the type who doesn’t really cry, even if I’m deeply moved (while pointing at his eye), it seems like it doesn’t reach here (laughs)”. – V at Hanako Magazine- 

66. Q : Why your hands always shake when you take a selca? (Interview Yin Yuentai 140104)

– V, “Recently i’m improving. Firstly it’s my concept. Actually when my facial features aren’t blur, i will more good looking. That’s why i am choosen as the member who takes the best selca.”

(At the time all member was complain it because they didn’t know who choose V. But in the end, they congratulated him and choose V who is the real selca king.)

67. Q : What if Jin doesn’t give you food? (Interview Yinyuentai 140104)

– V, “Ummm.. Then i’ll cook.”

– Jin, “Really?”

– V, “I can cook. I’ve been making egg rolls recently. I also know how to serve rice.”

– Rap Mon, “You also can cook Ramen, Right?”

– V, “I can even roll seawed sheet to eat, roll it to eat. And recently i have this old receipt from my grandmother; putting rice on top of an Omelet, a spoon of soy sauce, a spoon of sesame oil, not one spoon! it’s a half of spoon (for sesame). Then mix everything together. It’s very delicious.”

68. Rap Mon about V’s cooking, “Honestly, although we’d love try it. But V’s cooking is too great, we might end up crying. That’s why up till now we haven’t tried it. If V can roll the seaweed a little better, we will definitely give it try.”

69. Jimin about V’s cooking, “We’ll try V’s cooking sooner or later. I just hope, V will stop stealing the food when i’m cooking,”

70. V did dance slap to other members at MTV The Show ending. Other members felt surprise because nobody knew he was going to slap them.

71. Suga imagined When God Made V?

– Suga, “I’ll add a bit of diverse hair color, a bit handsomeness too, and APPETITE! He eats the most!”

72. Suga said V and Rap Monster are the twins mountain, because they are really loves eats, they eat the most.

73. V wants to give Bangtan’s Candy to Lyn.

74. V being the leader of BTS  for ‘One Day Show Champion Mission’. And he shows the cruel image of the Leader. So, Rap Monster complain about it, because he think that’s his image. -Show Champion 140416-

75. If get a day off, V wants to see his Parents -MCD Backstage 140425-

76. V’s model friends told him that if moving around a lot becomes a habit, his photos won’t turn out nice.

77. V, “I‘ve watched everything that’s out for One Piece. But none of the other members (except for Jin Hyung) like animations. But really, you can’t help but fall into it after watching it once but they refuse to watch. (About One Piece) Who lives, who dies, what fruits appear.. It’s a truly touching story, so I’m sad that I can’t share it.”

78. V sometimes have racy thoughts too, but he usually think about becoming Iron Man.

79. V, “Looking back at my audition, i was afraid of nothing at the period.’I want to do that.Let’s go through this!’. Now i kind of hesitate.’Can i do this well? Wouldn’t i need practice?’ [SKOOL LUV AFFAIR KEYWORD TALK]

80. V likes Amusement Parks. He especially likes the Gyro Drop, Gyro Swing and Roller Coasters.

81. V is scared of ghosts, can’t touch gross things, can’t go up high places, but rides are bit different. It feels safe yet thrilling.

82. V really wants to write good lyrics that fit the melodies he makes. But so far, his lyrics are just, “I really love you.” and “Because of you.”

83. V really likes the words ‘Gomibako’ (Trash Can) and ‘Guragura’ (Rattling Sound) in Japanese.

84. V, “The fact that I had to dress up as a Lady Bug Fairy is still a big shock to me. I think Sailor Moon was better.”

85. Happiness for V is going on a trip with BTS. [SKOOL LUV AFFAIR KEYWORD TALK]

86. V said he was looking for a new song to play on the Saxophone but got casted by Big Hit, so he decided to quit.

87.V don’t like to wear shoes.

– Staff Message, “Taehyung, please put on your shoes.You are not a Primitive Man.You have nice shoes. Why don’t you wear them? Please wear them.” (BTS FESTA RADIO)

88. Dance Teacher Message, “Be a Human.” (BTS FESTA RADIO)

89. V can climbing a tree but he can’t getting down.

90.Jimin vs V Freestyle (V just dissing Jimin) [MNET America GO!BTS]

ROUND 1

# Jimin to V

– Jimin, “OH No! You tucked your shirt in. That means i’m going to beat you hard!I’m going to punch you hard! And then you’ll roll on the floor!And the you’ll die!” (Rap ryhmes)
– Rap Monster  to V, “Dude, he said he’ll kill you. Come on.“

# V to Jimin

– V, “Yo!”

– Jimin : “If you keep repeating ‘Yo’, i’ll puunch your face!I’m going to hit your face if you keep saying yo!”
– V, “Yo! I’m chewing on Kimbab!Oh, i want to chew your face too!I want to swallow it, but i can’t because of your face!Yo!I just ate my lunch but i can’t digest it.” [With his weird rap ryhmes]
– Jimin, “He’s not even rapping. Don’t beatbox for him.”
– Suga, “You are just talking with accent.”

ROUND 2

# V to Jimin

– V, “Yo, Jay Z! Yo, Kanye West! Yo, Jimin! So much height difference.”
– Jin, “You’re not rapping!”
– Jimin, “You have to rhyme. You’re just dissing me.”
– V, “It’s a different style of rap.Cut the beat off! (When J-Hope started beatboxing). Yo, i was eating but none of you are funny. I was observing—“
– J-Hope (Hits V’s head with paper), “You’re done.”

91. V and Jimin were classmates in High School.

92. V kicked Jimin’s ass first at SBS Inkigayo comeback perform (141026) and after that moment Jimin feels surprised and got mistake in the end of performance.

93. V is number one fans of BTS Cypher (especially Cypher PT.3 Killer).

94. V memorable incident was cuts his bangs during music video shoot Danger. [Arirang Pops in Seoul Ep. 2724]

– V, “There was a scene where i was supposed to cut my own hair.Since i couldn’t actually cut my hair,i had to werar a wig.I had to do it in just one take, so i had to be careful but i actually cut my owb hair and almost ruin my life.”

95. Noisiest members Rank by Jin. [Arirang After School Club After Show 140827]
1st : V
– Jin, “First, there’s V. I’m not kidding.He’ll be sitting in the dorms,then suddenly he’ll run around going ‘HO! HO! HO!’. He’s really weird. He’s like a different species. Do you know what he does alone at our house? ‘Jimin,i love you!! Oppa, i can’t!Jimin, i love you!! (Imitate V’s alone conversation). Seriously..”2nd : Jungkook
3rd : Jimin

96. V and J-Hope did Self PR Time mission at M!Countdown Begins (140918). They sing and dance to the slow version of your part in their song. But V did a funny one like a roar of lion in the Metro Goldwyin Mayer trade mark. In the end, V said ‘Bye’ with his weirdest expression.

97. V won thumb war games against staff at M!Countdown Begins Fall’s Mini Sport Event (141002).

98. Who is the most whimsical person? (All members choose V) [Skool Luv Affair Keyword Talk]
– V, “I went to school properly in a common way. (He claims himself as an ordinary man who received proper education) and you call me whimsical.”

ABOUT BTS

BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean boy band formed by Big Hit Entertainment. They debuted on June 12, 2013 with the song "No More Dream" from their first album 2 Cool 4 Skool. They won several New Artist of the Year awards for the track, including at the 2013 Melon Music Awards and Golden Disc Awards and the 2014 Seoul Music Awards. The band continued to rise to widespread prominence with their subsequent albums Dark & Wild (2014), The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2 (2015) and The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever (2016), with the latter two entering the U.S. Billboard 200.^[3] The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever went on to win the Album of the Year award at the 2016 Melon Music Awards.^[4]

Name

The group's name BTS is an acronym for the Korean expression Bangtan Sonyeondan. (Hangul: 방탄소년단; Hanja: 防彈少年團), literally meaning "Bulletproof Boy Scouts". In Japan, they are known as Bōdan Shōnendan (防弾少年団), which translates to the same. On July 2017, BTS announced that in addition to being known as Bangtan Sonyeondan or Bulletproof Boy Scouts, the acronym would also stand for "Beyond The Scene" as part of their new brand identity.^[28]

History

2010–2014: Debut and moderate success

BTS in 2014 performing at Mnet M! Countdown.

Auditions for a possible boyband were held in 2010 and 2011 by Big Hit Entertainment, and the lineup went through several changes before it was finalized with Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook in 2012. Six months prior to their debut, they began to gain attention for their presence on various social media websites, as well as song covers on YouTube and SoundCloud.^[29][30]

The group's debut single album 2 Cool 4 Skool, the first installment in their "school trilogy" series, was released simultaneously with its lead single "No More Dream" on June 12, 2013.^[31][32] While the album peaked at number five on the Gaon Album Chart and sold over 105,000 copies,^[33][34] "No More Dream" and the subsequent single "We Are Bulletproof Pt. 2" were not major hits.^[35][36]Expanding their endeavors into Japan, "No More Dream" was later re-recorded in Japanese and released on June 4, 2014.^[37]

The second part to the "school trilogy" was the extended play O!RUL8,2?, released on September 11, 2013, which sold over 120,000 copies to date and peaked at number four.^[38][39] Its supporting singles "N.O" and "Attack on Bangtan" (Korean: 진격의 방탄; Revised Romanization: Jingyeogui Bangtan) failed to chart high. That same month, BTS starred in their own variety show, SBS-MTV's Rookie King Channel Bangtan, based on a fake broadcast station, "Channel Bangtan", through which members parodied variety shows such as VJ Special Forces and MasterChef Korea. At the end of the year, BTS was recognized with several New Artist of the Year awards, including the 2013 Melon Music Awards and Golden Disc Awards and the 2014 Seoul Music Awards.

The last act to their "school trilogy", Skool Luv Affair (2014)^[40] topped the Gaon Chart and sold over 200,000 copies.^[41] It also peaked at number three on Billboard's World Albums Chart.^[42] The album was supported by the singles "Boy in Luv" (Korean: 상남자; RR: Sang-namja) and "Just One Day" (Korean: 하루만; RR: Haruman).^[43][44] That June, BTS participated as judges for a K-pop cover dance competition in the Bridge to Korea festival in Russia, an event that aimed to promote tourism between the two countries, where they also performed on stage.^[45] In August, the group also attended KCON in Los Angeles.^[46] That same month, they released their first Korean studio album, Dark & Wild, which peaked at number two on the Gaon Chart and sold over 200,000 copies.^[47][48] It was supported by two singles: "Danger" and "War of Hormone" (Korean: 호르몬 전쟁, RR: Horeumon Jeonjaeng).^[49]

Their Japanese studio album, Wake Up (2014), released that December, peaking at number three on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart and selling 25,000 copies.^[50][51] Along with re-recorded Japanese versions of older songs, it also contained the original tracks "Wake Up" and "The Stars".^[52] Their first concert tour, 2014 BTS Live Trilogy – Episode II: The Red Bullet, was held from October to December.^[53]

2015–2016: Mainstream breakthrough and commercial success

Bangtan Boys at KCON France 2016 in Paris on June 2, 2016.

At the beginning of 2015, BTS toured Japan for the first time with their Wake Up: Open Your Eyes tour.^[54] They also held their second solo concert in Korea, BTS Live Trilogy – Episode 1: BTS Begins.^[55] Their third EP, The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1 (2015), was released that March^[56] and was the only Korean album to be included in Fuse's list of the "27 Best Albums of 2015 So Far" that year.^[57] The lead single "I Need U" was a top five hit on the weekly Gaon Digital Chart in South Korea^[58] and garnered BTS their first ever music show win on SBS MTV's The Show.^[59] Although the second single, "Dope (Korean: 쩔어; RR: Jjeoreo)", peaked at number 44 on the weekly Gaon Digital Chart,^[60] its music video became BTS' first to accrue over 100 million views on YouTube in October.^[61] "Dope" later peaked at number three on Billboard's World Digital Songs Chart.^[62] The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1 have sold over 300,000 copies to date.^[63]

BTS' fourth Japanese single, "For You", was released that June to celebrate the first anniversary of their Japanese debut. The single topped Oricon's daily chart, selling over 42,000 copies within its first day.^[64] They also commenced their 2015 Live Trilogy Episode: The Red Bullet world tour,^[53] and participated in the Summer Sonic Festival tour in Japan.^[65][66]

During their three-day The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: On Stage tour, the group performed the new song "Run",^[67] the lead single for the EP The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2 later released on November 30, 2015. The album topped the weekly Gaon Album and Billboard World Albums charts and remained atop the latter for multiple weeks, making BTS the first K-pop act to achieve that feat.^[68][69] It also peaked at number 171 on the Billboard 200 Chart with over 5,000 copies.^[70] At the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards, they received the Best World Performer in recognition of their international fanbase.

The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1 and Part 2 were later combined into the Young Forever (2016) edition, and was supported by three singles: the top 40 hit "Epilogue: Young Forever", the top 10 hit "Fire" (Korean: 불타오르네; RR: Bultaoreune), and the top 20 hit "Save Me".^[71] A two-day concert at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul was held in May to support the album,^[72] followed by their Asia tour.^[73] The group also headlined both US KCON shows held that year in New Jersey (June) and Los Angeles (July), to sold out audiences.^[74] Young Forever later won Album of the Year at the year-end Melon Music Awards, becoming the group's first major grand prize (daesang).^[4]

On September 7, 2016, BTS released their second Japanese studio album Youth, selling over 44,000 copies on its first day of release and ranking number one in Japan.^[75]Japanese editions of "I Need U" and "Run" were released as singles.^[76][77] Meanwhile, back in their home country, pre-orders for the group's second Korean studio album, Wings, released that October, accumulated over 500,000 copies within the first week.^[78] The lead single "Blood Sweat & Tears" achieved an "all-kill" in South Korea,^[79] becoming their first number one hit on the weekly Gaon Digital Chart.^[80] Its music video gained over 6 million views within 24 hours, breaking the previous record held on YouTube for the highest number of views of a K-pop group music video within 24 hours.^[81] They later won Artist of the Year at the 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards,^[9] becoming the first artist not from a "Big Three" entertainment company (SM, YG and JYP) to do so.^[82]

2017–present: Worldwide recognition

In early 2017, BTS embarked on their Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour. That February, pre-orders for the repackaged edition of Wings, entitled You Never Walk Alone, reached over 700,000 copies.^[83] The lead single "Spring Day" (Korean: 봄날; RR: Bomnal) topped eight of the major South Korean online music charts, as well as Gaon,^[84] and crashed Melon's digital chart due to the high influx of user traffic.^[85] It also entered the US Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number 15 with "zero promotions".^[86]

BTS at the Golden Disc Awards on January 14, 2017.

Their fifth EP, Love Yourself: Her (2017), was released that September^[87] and featured music from The Chainsmokers' Andrew Taggart for the track "Best of Me."^[88] The lead single "DNA" peaked at number two on the weekly Gaon Chart,^[89] while its music video reached over 20 million views on YouTube, breaking the record for most viewed K-pop group music video within the first 24 hours.^[90] "DNA" also became the group's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 85, making BTS the first K-pop boy band to do so and the second Korean act with a Korean-language song.^[91] When "DNA" rose to number 67, it became the highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 for a K-pop group, beating Wonder Girls' previous record at number 76.^[92] A remix for their song, "Mic Drop", by Steve Aoki and Desiigner was released as the second single, peaking at number 23 in South Korea^[93] and number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first top 40 entry for a K-pop group on the chart.^[94][95] "DNA" and "Mic Drop" were later released as a triple-A side single in Japan with the new song "Crystal Snow”^[96] which topped the Oricon Chart,^[97] becoming the highest-selling single from a K-pop artist within a week,^[98] and making BTS the first foreign artist to achieve this.^[99][100]

In November, the group became the first K-pop group to perform at the American Music Awards.^[101] They won their second Artist of the Year at the 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards,^[102] becoming the first act to win the award two years in a row.^[103][104] "Spring Day" later won Best Song of the Year at the Melon Music Awards.^{[105][106][107]} That December, they performed on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve to welcome the new year, making them the first K-pop group to be part of the show's lineup.^[108] They also made their Japanese TV music show debut on TV Asahi's Japan Music Station Super Live on December 22.^[109]

In January 2018, the Recording Industry Association of Japan announced BTS' first ever Double Platinum certification for their "Mic Drop/DNA/Crystal Snow" single,^[110] the only single album by a foreign artist in 2017 to sell over 500,000 copies and receive certification on the Oricon chart for that year.^[111][112] Later that month, BTS became the first artist outside of the "Big Three" to win both Grand Prize Daesang awards at the Golden Disc Awards^[113] and the Seoul Music Awards respectively.^[114] In February, both the "Mic Drop Remix" and "DNA" singles were certified Gold^[13] by the Recording Industry Association of America,^[115] making BTS the first Korean act, and the only K-pop artist ever, to receive this.^[116]