BTS V stunned non-fans with his impressive visuals on the upcoming cover of Variety Magazine.
According to a report by All Kpop, the post made by Variety quickly became viral and received over 6,000 comments, over 273,000 likes over 100,000 retweets in a short amount of time.
What made the phenomenon more interesting was the fact that most of the comments and reactions from non-fans. They shared how they were stunned by V's looks and his mesmerizing visuals.
ARMYs have gotten used to this reaction from people whose attention is captured by V or Kim Taehyung, who is also known among the fandom as a "stan attractor."
It can be recalled that V trended on Twitter last January after Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve Countdown when netizens wanted to know who "the guy with the long black coat" was. He also became viral for being "the guy next to Ariana Grande', "the guy with the curly hair," and "the guy with the blue hair" on different occasions, Koreaboo reported.
He also trended during BTS' first concert in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after locals watched his performance of Singularity. V earned the nickname "the one with the green mic" on Twitter because of his Shinigami-like visuals and explosive performance on the show.
Recently, V became a viral topic on social media after he posted a mirror selfie sporting a suit. The tweet broke records on Twitter because of the curiosity of the fans on why he was getting dressed up.
Some fans theorized that V was preparing for the cover of his first solo mixtape, which will be released before the end of the year. Meanwhile, some fans believed that his suit was his costume for BTS' the performance of "Blood, Sweat, and Tears" on the Jimmy Fallon show.
2020 was a big year for V and the rest of the BTS members. After they dropped their summer hit "Dynamite" last August, RM, J-Hope, Jin, Suga, Jimin, V, and Jungkook became the first Kpop artists to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
BTS also spoke before the United Nations General Assembly to share a message of encouragement amid the global health pandemic.
The group is currently preparing for their upcoming comeback album BE, which will be released on November 20. According to the members, the album will feature their most BTS-esque music yet.
Fans are speculating the meaning of the album title and theorized that it could carry BTS' message of hope for fans to encourage them to keep living life and dreaming. This will be in line with the previous themes of their albums pertaining to self-love and self-reflection, Variety reported.
