Ahead of BTS V’s discharge from military service, Japanese fans have announced large-scale congratulatory support in both Korea and Japan.
V’s Japanese fan club ‘TaeTae Universe’ (BTSV_JPN)announced that they will be supporting V with large-scale video displays in Seoul and 9 cities in Japan to express their gratitude to him who is about to be discharged from the military after serving 1 year and 6 months.

● ‘Taehyung LED’ popping up in Hongdae, Seoul
In Korea, a video celebrating V’s discharge from military service will be shown on two large billboards near Hongik University Station in Seoul.First, the billboard on the building located at Exit 2 is large, measuring 16m wide and 14m tall, and is located on a street corner with a lot of foot traffic, giving it excellent visibility and accessibility.

The electronic board on the building near Exit 9 is 13.2m wide and 17.2m high.Both are located so that people passing through Hongdae can naturally come across V’s congratulatory video, and fans plan to send their praise to V through the LED on the day of his discharge.

● From Tokyo to Okinawa… Celebrations spread across Japan
In Japan, a video celebrating V’s discharge from military service will be shown on large screens in nine cities: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Hokkaido, Akita, Hiroshima, Tokushima, Fukuoka, and Okinawa.

Celebratory videos will be played simultaneously at major spots across Japan, including Tokyo’s Shinjuku landmark “Unika Vision,” LED at Susukino Intersection, Sapporo’s busiest district, Hiroshima’s Hatchobori C - Vision, five electronic screens at Osaka’s Lynx Umeda, and 24 Eimori Chika Vision screens in Nagoya.

TaeTae Universe said, “We would like to convey the sincere congratulations of fans to V who has safely completed his military service and is returning.”

Japanese fans ‘affection for V continues in various ways every year.He received a lot of attention in Japan as the first Korean celebrity to have a birthday celebration ad cruise on the Dotonbori River in Osaka for two consecutive years.

As V’s birthday approaches, major Japanese media outlets have also shown interest.In 2024, NHK variety show “Dokoro-san Incident!” came to Korea to cover V’s birthday in person, and in 2021, MTV Japan broadcast a birthday special, and TV Tokyo highlighted V’s birthday event as an example of the economic impact of K-pop through the news program “WBS.” In 2022, TBS’ “THE TIME” introduced a global event, including an advertisement in New York’s Times Square.

The support from fans all over the world is as strong as V’s presence.The scoreboard is just a momentary brilliance, but the real light is the fans’ unchanging love.


Reporter Yang com -mo hmyang0307@donga

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