BTS members and their ARMY have beforehand expressed their want to guard Kim Taehyung aka V. RM, Jin, Suga, Jimin and Jungkook have usually waxed eloquent about his playful innocence and ‘untainted vibe’, in addition to his childlike behaviour.
Several of V’s iconic trustworthy moments have been caught on digital camera—be it shutting down Ellen DeGeneres on her personal present when she requested about BTS’ affairs with followers, or declaring that he was too excellent to overlook dance steps, or simply speaking earnestly about his goldfish in critical interviews. It’s no shock that ARMY in addition to different BTS members cherish the Maknae (the youngest member in Korean), even when they must reprimand him gently from time to time.
While V celebrates a detailed friendship with all his brothers spawning quite a few ships corresponding to Taekook, Taejin or Taejoon, on his birthday, right here’s his advanced friendship with Jimin, the band member he has recognized since college days.
‘Happy to debut with you’
Both the band members have been shut pals earlier than they turned bandmates. When Jimin and V joined Big Hit earlier than BTS, they have been ultimately transferred to new excessive faculties of their second 12 months. Owing to his Busan accent, a lot of Jimin’s classmates in Seoul mocked him. V supported Jimin all through this time they usually turned shut pals.
During their present Bon Voyage, V learn out a letter to Jimin, which talked about that he praised Jimin in entrance of Big Hit executives, who have been reluctant to pick out him for the band. He wrote, “Before our debut, you once got anxious about it. At the time, I had a meeting with the company and they asked me what I thought of you being on the team. I thought it over and said that you were there for me through the ups and downs. You were the one who laughed and cried with me. So I said that it would be good if such a good friend could debut with me. It felt good to say that and I was happy to be able to debut with you.”
He additionally added within the letter, “When I cry in the bathroom, you’re there to cry with me. You come at dawn to laugh with me. You care about me and have me in your thoughts. I love you buddy.” This letter left Jimin in tears.
Jimin stated, “I don’t know what others might think. I actually learn a lot from him. He makes me feel good and touches my heart often. That’s when I’m grateful to have Taehyung as my friend. So I want to say I’m grateful.”
The infinite squabbles
During the Carpool Karaoke with James Corden, the opposite BTS members revealed that V and Jimin are the 2 members who are likely to squabble probably the most. Their friendship is fraught with many fights, some which the duo has laughed over later. However, issues weren’t notably simple within the early days. In 2019, throughout Bangtan Attic, V revealed Jimin could be extra delicate as he had nervousness points since his trainee days and variations would crop up between the 2. V revealed that Jimin would argue with him loads. Jimin justified it by saying that they have been two completely different people with a unique mindset.
“He was sensitive about the differences we had, so it was hard for me to reach him,” V stated. Jimin added to it saying that he would simply flare up each time and therefore sooner or later, Jungkook and V needed to have a dialog with him about controlling his mood.
Small tensions apart, a number of fights between the 2 have left ARMY amused. One notably well-known battle is after they squabbled for 2 days over dumplings. The incident first got here to mild with the track “Friends” launched as a part of Map of the Soul: 7. The track featured the road – “Our memories are each a movie on its own/The dumpling incident would be a comedy movie yeah yeah.”
In June 2020, the singers revealed that they have been at loggerheads over when they need to eat. While V wished to eat dumplings in between the practise, Jimin advised that they eat as soon as they’re performed because the members too hadn’t eaten at that time.
“We didn’t talk for two weeks. That’s when I was working on that drama (Hwarang) so if I craved something, I had to eat it. I was so young. So I said I want to eat during practice but he said ‘none of the members have eaten yet, it’s not nice if you eat first so let’s eat after we’re finished.’ So I said, ‘Hey! I’m hungry! I have to eat first! It won’t take that long. Just wait.’ It was this. We got touchy over this. We were all touchy back then. All the members,” V stated in an interview shared on BTS’ YouTube deal with.
This acquired the remainder of the members pissed off, they usually informed the 2 to take it exterior as a substitute. Apparently, this battle lasted for 2 weeks.
Their different squabbles embody combating over a bunk mattress, and a packet of chips—which have all been detailed of their V-Lives and different movies.
