Kim Taehyung aka V Net Worth, Wiki, Bio, and Family. Find All Facts
Net Worth: what is Kim Taehyung income?
Kim Taehyung aka V from the famous Korean boys’ band BTS raised his net worth just in a brief time up to $23 million. As all fans may declare, he is worth even more! Indeed, the Korean entertainment industry promotes pretty boys’ bands in a day and gets them involved in many advertisement campaigns to shoot for more stars.
His earnings mainly come from tour revenues and album sales. In 2019, BTS made almost $200 million from their touring. That’s a pretty incredible sum. According to the released information, out of the total tour revenue, each band member gets up to $7 million.
V also was cast in the historical K-drama Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth and earned not only an income but a precious acting experience.
The K-star lives in Gangnam and owns a $4.55 million apartment. As it was reported, he has many rooms for different hobbies: singing, arts, and dancing. His apartment is decorated in the minimalist style with many portraits.
Who is Kim Taehyung Girlfriend / Wife?
When it comes to a celebrity, especially an idol in the Korean entertainment industry, there are too many speculations about dating girls from the same circles and making a mess on social media. Let’s find out whom exactly V dated before or dates now.
V was rumored to date Jennie from BLACKPINK based on the mutual photos, where they were hanging out together. Still, their relationship status hangs in the air and hasn’t been confirmed by any of the parties.
In many interviews, V told he isn’t going to date anyone for the time being and would keep his innocence on camera. Before becoming a celebrity, he confirmed had a love crush, but not a relationship.
Kim Taehyung Family, Parents, Siblings
Sister | Kim Eon Jin |
Brother | Kim Jeong Gyu |
Kim Taehyung was born to a family of farmers. His parents’ names have not been disclosed to the public. He grew up along with his brother Kim Jong Gyu and sister Kim Eun Jin. While parents were taking on daily work activities, kids were raised by their grandmother.
Before becoming an idol, he was an ordinary countryside boy that one day could work in farming as well. But his skills in singing and music playing made him dream about a stage.
As he revealed, he got great support from his family to step on the entertainment way. His father helped him to pay for all music classes, saxophone lessons, and preparations for auditions.
Kim Taehyung Wiki / Bio
Birth Place | Seo District, Daegu, South Korea |
Currently Live In | Hannam Hill, South Korea |
Profession | Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Dancer and Actor |
Debut | TV Series: Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016 – 2017) Music Video: Outro: Circle Room Cypher (2013) |
Years Active | 2013 – Present |
Nationality | Korean-South Korean |
Religion | Christian |
Ethnicity | Korean Descent |
Hometown | Seo District, Daegu |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
School/High School | Changnam Elementary School Korean Arts School, Hongik-dong, Seoul |
College/University | Global Cyber University, Cheonan, South Korea Hanyang Cyber University, South Korea |
Education Qualification | Graduate in Broadcasting and Entertainment Pursuing Master of Business Administration in Advertising and Media |
V was born on December 30, 1995, in Daegu and grew up in South Gyeongsang. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He states himself as a Christian. He was studying at Changnam Elementary School and later changed to the Korean Arts School. From a young age, he had a nice personality and attractive appearance that brought him on the path of entertainment.
In 2014, he entered Global Cyber University and after successful graduation, he got a diploma in Broadcasting and Entertainment. The BTS star follows the rule “the more – the better” and in 2021 enrolled at the Media and Hanyang Cyber University to pursue a Master’s degree in Business administration.
As V recall, he always dreamt of a Hallyu star career and took music lessons whenever he could spare time.
When he passed an audition for Big Hit Entertainment, he officially stepped out of his childhood dreams and became a trainee.
Career stats / records
V got a BTS debut in 2013 on Mnet’s Countdown. That was his first appearance to a large audience officially as a band member. When his music swirl began, he co-wrote and produced a song Hold Me Tight that brought him new career credits.
In 2018, he released a solo track Singularity together with the new video teasers for a third BTs album.
He became one of the most searched Korean celebrities on the internet. As V is the second-youngest “oppa” in the boy band, many female fans would like to know more about him. The same year his song was played in the UK on the BBC radio channel. The swirl went on and the single was chosen by The Guardian for the June month in the fifty track list.
He and J-Hope had a chance to work with Zara Larsson for their BTS World soundtrack album. The song title is A Brand New Day. The song was released on June 14, 2019.
When he released the new solo single Scenery, it was uploaded to the SoundCloud website and got up to 100 million streams.
Fun facts
V joined the BTS band in 2011, but he was hidden from the audience and his presence was revealed only in 2013.
Taehyung’s popularity has no bounds, thus, he got more than ten nicknames from his friends, colleagues, and fans: Visual King, Tae Bear, Winter Bear, CGV, Baby B, Gucci Boy, TaeTae, Vante, Taehyungie, and just V.
He has a large fanbase NUNA V that regularly sends him presents and cheers for his success.
When he was cast to film in the K-drama Hwarang: The Poet Warrior, he wrote a soundtrack named It’s Definitely You.
V wrote a special credit song to the Itaewon Class drama under the title Sweet Night. The song was written entirely in English.
TaeTae loves pets a lot and is a careful owner of three dogs and a cat names Kkanji.