V is part of BTS’ “Vocal Line,” he’s sometimes the fourth member of the “Dance Line,” and he’s one of the main visuals of the group. This is a given fact as of now. But during their pre-debut days, it was a completely different story.
Before BTS officially debuted, RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, and Jungkook often go online to film their vlogs. But since V was the group’s “secret weapon,” he had to be hidden from the camera.
“When all of the members were shooting for their own vlogs, I was the only one who couldn’t, so I was very sad,” V shared. “When the hyungs were shooting their logs in the studio, I would follow them and shoot my own, but I couldn’t upload it.”
V wanted so much to be a part of the pre-debut vlogs, but he had no choice but to do it alone (despite knowing that he won’t be able to release it) while watching the rest of the members excitedly updating the fans about their progress online.
“Shooting alone, I would say, ‘Today is this day of this month in 2013. I did this. This probably won’t get released, right? I’m sad,’” V said. “Even when we shot as a complete group, I wouldn’t be seen on screen, but I was sitting next to the trash can.”
As BTS’ “secret weapon,” V missed a lot of special events like Jungkook’s middle school graduation. But when the time has finally come that he was introduced to the world, V was overjoyed to finally be a part of what RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, and Jungkook were doing.
The BTS star then shared that he received one single fan letter at the time, and it made him very happy that he couldn’t stop bragging about it.
“When I was revealed as a member of BTS, I received one letter,” V recalled. “I was so happy. I couldn’t sleep until 4 am. I read the letter about 15 times and bragged about it a lot to the hyungs.”
Fast forward to 2020, V, along with the rest of the BTS boys, have millions of fans. The Big Hit Entertainment group is currently the biggest boyband, not only in Korea but in the whole world.
Fortunately, fame and fortune didn’t go to their heads. Despite their superstardom status, RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook are considered to be some of the most humble artists in the entertainment industry.
Watch V's first vlog here.
