BTS’s Singer V, alias Kim Tae-hyung, suffers from severe hearing loss; archive images

Aug 14, 2026

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TirTir Radiate In Red Pop-Up Experience Launch LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - NOVEMBER 14: South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, director, and actor V (Kim Taehyung) of South Korean boy band BTS arrives at the TirTir Radiate In Red Pop-Up Experience Launch held at 8175 Melrose Avenue on November 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Kay Qiao Image Press Agency)
February 4, 2026, Tokyo, Japan: Ad for Paradise City resort featuring BTS s V, who serves as their official ambassador, is being displayed inside Tokyo s Ginza Station from February 2 through February 8. aflo_318454628
BTS V s birthday, Dec 30, 2025 : A birthday advertisement arranged by BTS member V s fans to celebrate his birthday is seen on a LED board of a department store building in central Seoul, South Korea. BTS member V, aka Kim Tae-Hyung, turns 30 on Tuesday. aflo_314774091
V, Sep 22, 2025 : BTS member V leaves after a photo call before a celebrity preview of film No Other Choice in Seoul, South Korea. Director Park Chan-Wook s new film No Other Choice follows a middle-aged man who becomes determined to find a new job and deals with those standing in his way after being suddenly fired from a paper company. aflo_304417778
August 25, 2025, Los Angeles, California, USA: BTS member V (KIM TAEHYUNG) is waiting for Los Angeles Dodgers player SHOHEI OHTANI as they greet each other before the game at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles USA - ZUMA 20250825_mda_h201_327 Copyright: xYichinxHoux
V of the boy band BTS leaves the Céline store during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on July 5, 2025 Julien Sarkissian Bestimage V of the boy band BTS leaves the Céline store during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on July 5, 2025 Julien Sarkissian Bestimage Paris France Copyright: xJulienxSarkissianx xBestimagexJulienxSarkissianx xBestimagex
May 31, 2022, Washington, DC, United States of America: K-Pop band BTS member Kim Tae-hyung, known as V, joins White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, May 31, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Washington United States of America - ZUMAp138 20220531_zaa_p138_040 Copyright: xErinxScott WhitexHousex
Kim Tae-hyung, a member of the Korean Pop band BTS, looks on during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Afterwards, BTS met with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office to discuss Anti-Asian discrimination and Asian inclusion and representation. WAP20220531207 BONNIExCASH
BTS Concert, March 12, 2022 : A large photo of BTS V is seen at a subway exit near the Seoul Olympic Stadium, the venue for the BTS Permission to dance on stage-Seoul concert in Seoul, South Korea. , aflo_183145125.jpg,
BTS member V, Dec 21, 2021 : A signboard of a cafe decorated to celebrate BTS member V s birthday in Seoul, South Korea. BTS member V will turn 26 on December 30, 2021. , aflo_177424063.jpg,