Layover by BTS’ V: Contemplations on the Sounds of MelancholyYears’ worth of expectations accumulated up to Kim Taehyung’s (aka BTS V) most awaited, career-defining moment for the debut album…Sep 8, 2023Sep 8, 2023
Reading in Between BTS V’s Warm Words & Sounds in “Snow Flower”A coalescence of BTS V’s (Kim Taehyung) musical composition and lyrics with his friend Peakboy makes a fine substitute for warm hot…Dec 29, 20201Dec 29, 20201
What Makes BTS V’s “Blue & Grey” a Song of the Pop SublimeBTS’ Kim Taehyung’s (a.k.a. V) Blue & Grey is the very heart of BTS’ BE album as takes its delight in building and breaking its listeners…Nov 21, 20208Nov 21, 20208
How BTS’ V Wrote a Coming-of-Age Story in “Inner Child” (Analysis)In BTS’ album Map of the Soul: 7, Kim Taehyung, a.k.a. V’s “Inner Child”, takes his listeners to their own emotional journey of nostalgia…Sep 26, 20206Sep 26, 20206
Baritone Pop: Thoughts on BTS’ V in NPR’s Tiny Desk ConcertRight on the center in NPR Music’s BTS: Tiny Desk Concert, V, a.k.a. Kim Taehyung shows everyone how he not only adjusts but exceeds…Sep 22, 20205Sep 22, 20205
The Soundscape of Kim Taehyung’s「Scenery 풍경 」— an Analysis and ReviewThis is how Kim Taehyung painted the unique soundscape of his first solo song outside BTS, Scenery.Aug 14, 20201Aug 14, 20201
Winter Bear: Taehyung’s Literary Devices, Images and Nuances in Lyrics, Music & Visuals (Analysis)In Winter Bear, Taehyung is a traveler not only in matters of space but also of time. We look into the lyrics, music and cinematography of…Jul 28, 20201Jul 28, 20201
Itaewon Class’ Sweet Night: Reading into Kim Taehyung’s SongwritingV, a.k.a. Kim Taehyung’s Sweet Night: a folksy-indie pop OST written in English, with the loveliest use of language mechanisms and touches…Jul 25, 20204Jul 25, 20204
One Roll of Film: the 36 Shots Found in V’s Winter BearBeing also the director of Winter Bear MV, Taehyung incorporated the element and theme of photography in the MV and has been more detailed…Jul 24, 20203Jul 24, 20203
The Soundscape of 4 O’Clock by R&VIn collaboration with RM, Taehyung gives us his internal monologue about the cycle of their every day and inclination with the blue hour…Jul 24, 20202Jul 24, 20202
