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BTS's V Shares Everyday Moments with the Members — A Witty "Been a While?" Update

BTS's V drew fans' attention by sharing welcome everyday moments spent with the members. With the members appearing in this update after a while, it gave fans a strong sense of delight. An Update Delivered with the Witty "Been a While?" On the 10th, V posted several recent photos on his social media along with the witty line "Been a while?" In the revealed photos, V captivated attention, radiating his signature free-spirited, hip charm. In particular, from a black-and-white close-up selfie making a playful expression toward the camera to a shot exuding overwhelming aura on stage, he packed in a wide range of charm. Even the Close Everyday Moments with the Members Along with this, the members' welcome everyday moments were conveyed just as they are, giving fans deep emotion. In a mirror selfie, the members alongside V were captured, adding to the delight. Also included were Jungkook's natural look as he lay comfortably asleep on a sofa, RM's heartwarming visual caught at a bowling alley, and a mirror selfie taken while working out with j-hope at a gym—showing off an unchanging, close-knit teamwork. Fans who came across the photos showed hot interest with reactions like "I screamed the moment I saw his face," "j-hope, Jungkook, and RM—so heartwarming," "Seeing the members together brings me to tears," and "Counting down the days to the comeback." BTS Carrying on Full-Group Activity Meanwhile, BTS, the group V belongs to, has been carrying on full-group activity—releasing its fifth studio album "ARIRANG" this January, then holding a comeback performance at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul in March. From April, it embarked on the world tour "BTS WORLD TOUR ARIRANG," meeting global fans. As the members' updates are shared, fans' anticipation for their next activities is rising further.

BTS's V Shares Piano Video with Cho Seong-jin — "It's Already Started," a Heartwarming Friendship

BTS's V shared a piano video made together with world-renowned pianist Cho Seong-jin, offering a glimpse of their long-standing friendship. With V — long known as a fan of Cho — sitting down at the piano himself, both the music world and the fandom responded at once. The Two, Documenting Each Other's Playing On July 28, V shared a video on his Instagram Story of himself sitting at a grand piano, playing the jazz standard "Misty." The video is said to have been filmed by Cho Seong-jin himself. The video captured V playing the piano, along with Cho's reflection in a glass window. A scene of Cho playing Chopin's "Ballade No. 4" while V films him was also visible, and the sight of the two documenting each other's playing drew attention. Cho, too, shared a video in the same vein, adding to the meaning. The Meaning Behind "It's Already Started" V attached the caption "It's already started" to the video. It quotes a remark Cho made in a past interview: "We don't start this, it's already started." The idea is that music doesn't begin the moment a performer's fingers touch the keys; rather, the energy of music already flowing through the air is drawn in by the hand and laid onto the keys. Fittingly, V drew his left arm in from a distance and slowly lowered his fingers onto the keys — mimicking Cho's signature motion — as he played "Misty," which caught the eye. A Bond After Seven Years of Admiration V has long been well known as a fan of Cho Seong-jin. On a 2019 V Live broadcast, he said he often watches videos of Cho's playing and would love to see a performance in person if the chance arose. Since then, the two have steadily kept up their connection. Last June, V drew attention by attending Cho's piano recital at the Seoul Arts Center alongside director Park Chan-wook, and a photo taken with footballer Son Heung-min also drew notice as an "unexpected trio." Cho attended V's military-discharge celebration as well, continuing their unwavering friendship. Cho Seong-jin is a world-renowned pianist who in 2015 became the first Korean to win the International Chopin Piano Competition. The sight of two figures on such different stages — a classical performer and a K-pop artist — sharing a friendship through music has drawn an enthusiastic response from fans on both sides.