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[Upper Room @upperroomlabel]

Songs for the future,
Cities of visions,
A room to start,
Upper Room.

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V (#뷔) opens up to Rolling Stone about focusing on his mental and physical health during his break from @bts_bighit.

"For that year and a half, I worked out a whole lot. Read a lot, listened to a lot of music."

Video interview: https://t.co/zbJwvsR5YE

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V on BTS 2.0's improvement from before their break:

"I get the sense that our work is more polished than before."

More: https://t.co/ESfsMKCr9R

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.@bts_bighit's V (#뷔) talks to Rolling Stone about putting out 'Layover.'

"If 'Layover' hadn't come out, I think V, as an artist, would have been stuck as a hardcore dancer and singer..."

Video interview: https://t.co/zbJwvsRDOc

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.@bts_bighit’s V (#뷔) says he really missed his music career while doing mandatory military service:

"I did really yearn to perform. I wanted to release an album, I wanted to sing and dance."
Story: https://t.co/SAl2VVTYUu

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In his new interview with Rolling Stone, V (#뷔) talks about:

» his time in the military
» acting
» mental and physical health
» his favorite authors
» his next solo work
» & more ↓ https://t.co/ESfsMKBTkj

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.@bts_bighit's V (#뷔) talks about making 'Layover' and getting to play around with genre.

"I can make this kind of music, but I also like many other styles. I love jazz, classical music, and even more alternative music."

Video interview: https://t.co/zbJwvsR5YE

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.@bts_bighit's V (#뷔) for Rolling Stone's May 2026 cover. Photo by Pak Bae.

https://t.co/SAl2VVTYUu

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V (#뷔) on @bts_bighit fans saying working out seemed to have improved his confidence:

"I found that after working out, I looked and felt different from when I didn’t work out, both on the outside and inside. So I guess I have a more confident figure."

Read: https://t.co/Ah59Cj7FAM

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V on if he'd want to be a solo pop act:

"If I have zero desire, shouldn’t I stop being an artist?"

Interview: https://t.co/ESfsMKCr9R

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Will @bts_bighit's V (#뷔) ever get to act in a role where he doesn't die? We'll have to wait and see.

"Someday, if I get the chance, I hope I can act in a lot of different parts that I've wanted to try out."

Video interview: https://t.co/zbJwvsRDOc

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V on how BTS handles conflict while making music:

"If the seven of us don’t mesh, we just pass on that song."

Read: https://t.co/ESfsMKBTkj

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V (#뷔) opens up on the making of @bts_bighit's 'Arirang' and how proud he is of each of the songs on the album.

"First and most importantly, there's not a single song in this album that is not my style."

Video interview: https://t.co/zbJwvsRDOc

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.@bts_bighit's V (#뷔) tells Rolling Stone he tried to push his life as V to the back of his mind while in the military:

"I tried very hard to forget about 'V of BTS' for a while, so that I could concentrate on living my life as Kim Taehyung."

Read: https://t.co/ESfsMKCr9R

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V (#뷔) says he can bench press more than anyone in @bts_bighit: "Obviously" 😂

"I bench up to 105 kilos but my army unit considered me a baby for that...but compared to BTS members? Well..."

Video interview: https://t.co/zbJwvsRDOc

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In his cover interview, @bts_bighit's V (#뷔) opens up to Rolling Stone about what he was trying to accomplish with his 2022 EP, 'Layover.'

"I can make this kind of music, but I also like many other styles. I love jazz, classical music, and even more alternative music, so I wanted to share that with ARMY and our listeners."

Read: https://t.co/IjRqlTvCBc

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V (#뷔) on having parts of songs or get cut out of @bts_bighit's discography.

"If I ever have fewer parts or I’m taking a less central part in a song, I don’t feel bad about that. Because another member will take that place."

Cover story: https://t.co/ESfsMKCr9R

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.@bts_bighit's V (#뷔) opens up about what mandatory military service was like and using it as a chance to reset.

"I tried very hard to forget about 'V of BTS' for a while, so that I could concentrate on living my life as Kim Taehyung."

Video interview: https://t.co/zbJwvsRDOc

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V (#뷔) says that all 7 members of @bts_bighit made for a stronger band due to everyone having a "stronger" ego.

"I thought that might change things when we got together again, but we actually amplified each other and ended up making a better album."

Read: https://t.co/IjRqlTv4LE

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.@bts_bighit's V (#뷔) opens up about working on his next solo album (when the time comes) and if he'd ever go a poppier route:

"When the time comes to make my next solo album, I plan to absorb every member's biggest strengths."

Video interview: https://t.co/zbJwvsR5YE