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* LighterAndSofter: Downplayed compared to the solo albums of the other BTS members. The mix of jazz, pop, and R&B on Layover is lighter than the hip-hop solo albums of rap line (j-hope, Suga, and RM) and especially ''Face'' by Music/{{Jimin}}, but not to the extent of the straight-up pop of ''Golden'' by Music/JungKook.

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* LighterAndSofter: Downplayed compared to the solo albums of the other BTS members. The mix of jazz, pop, and R&B on Layover is lighter than the hip-hop solo albums of rap line (j-hope, (Music/JHope, Suga, and RM) and especially ''Face'' by Music/{{Jimin}}, but not to the extent of the straight-up pop of ''Golden'' by Music/JungKook.

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Kim Tae-hyung (born December 30, 1995), known professionally as V, is a UsefulNotes/{{South Korea}}n singer best known for being a member of the boy band Music/{{BTS}}. From 2019, V had released a handful of solo non-album singles and soundtrack appearances before making his proper solo debut with his 2023 album ''Layover''. V's solo work, especially on ''Layover'', is prominently jazz-influenced and largely in English.

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Kim Tae-hyung (born December 30, 1995), known professionally as V, [[OneLetterName V]], is a UsefulNotes/{{South Korea}}n singer best known for being a member of the boy band Music/{{BTS}}. From 2019, V had released a handful of solo non-album singles and soundtrack appearances before making his proper solo debut with his 2023 album ''Layover''. V's solo work, especially on ''Layover'', is prominently jazz-influenced and largely in English.



* PerformanceVideo: The centerpiece of the ''Layover'' video series is V performing "Love Me Again" in a cave.



* PerformanceVideo: The centerpiece of the ''Layover'' video series is V performing "Love Me Again" in a cave.

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* PerformanceVideo: The centerpiece of RecycledTitle: "FRI(END)S" shares its title with "Friends", his duet with Jimin on the BTS album ''Music/MapOfTheSoul7''.
* RhymingWithItself: "Rainy Days"
--> "Don't tell me it's over, we can start it over"
* SelfTitledAlbum:
''Layover'' video series is V performing "Love Me Again" in a cave.stylized as ''Layo(v)er''.



* RecycledTitle: "FRI(END)S" shares its title with "Friends", his duet with Jimin on the BTS album ''Music/MapOfTheSoul7''.
* RhymingWithItself: "Rainy Days"
--> "Don't tell me it's over, we can start it over"
* SelfTitledAlbum: ''Layover'' is stylized as ''Layo(v)er''.

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* "Scenery"
* "Winter Bear"
* "Snow Flower" (featuring Peakboy)

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*[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3YhK-oZmY8 "Scenery"]]
* "Scenery"
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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk7ESz6vtyA "Winter Bear"
Bear"]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nY0spA5UL4 "Snow Flower" Flower"]] (featuring Peakboy)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62peQdQv4uo "FRI(END)S"]]



* "Sweet Night" (''Series/ItaewonClass'')
* "Christmas Tree" (''Series/OurBelovedSummer'')

!! Acting roles:

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5ShoQimivM "Sweet Night" Night"]] (''Series/ItaewonClass'')
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj8TV9q59P4 "Christmas Tree" Tree"]] (''Series/OurBelovedSummer'')

!! Acting Notable acting roles:



* "Love Wins All" (music video by Music/{{IU}}) as IU's love interest (2024)

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JleoAppaxi0 "Love Wins All" All"]] (music video by Music/{{IU}}) as IU's love interest (2024)



* AloneAmongTheCouples: This is exaggerated in the first part of the "FRI(END)S" video, with ''everyone'' around V being paired up and showing affection. This becomes inverted in the second part of the video: after V gets hit by a car, he wakes up with a girlfriend who is happy with him while everyone around them is fighting.
* BeachEpisode: The "Slow Dancing" video has V take a trip with some friends to a beach in a mountainous area and later spend the evening on a boat at sea.



* CanineCompanion: V's Pomeranian dog Yeontan appears with him in the ''Layover'' videos (albeit played by a different dog) and on the album cover.

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* CanineCompanion: V's Pomeranian dog Yeontan appears with him in the loosely connected AnachronicOrder series of ''Layover'' videos (albeit played by a different dog) and on the album cover.cover. "Blue" ends someone sending him the dog to help him get over an apparent breakup. The dog quickly becomes his best friend, appearing in all but one of the remaining videos ("Love Me Again"), and is the only character besides V in the "Rainy Days" video.


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* ColorfulSong: "Blue"
--> "What if I show you and make it all new?\\
Green, yellow, red, blue\\
Whatever seems good to you"
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The "Blue" video is in black and white.
* GroundhogDayLoop: The "FRI(END)S" video has V repeating the same day with a twist and getting hit by a car. First he is AloneAmongTheCouples, and then he is the only one in a happy relationship while everyone else fights. [[spoiler:The video ends with him waking up with a copy of himself, implying he realizes he only needs himself to be happy.]]


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* LongestSongGoesLast: ''Layover'' ends with "Slow Dancing (Piano Version)" (3:08), though it is only very slightly longer than "Slow Dancing".
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: "FRI(END)S" addresses a friend who gives mixed signals that could be interpreted as wanting something more.


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* RecycledTitle: "FRI(END)S" shares its title with "Friends", his duet with Jimin on the BTS album ''Music/MapOfTheSoul7''.
* RhymingWithItself: "Rainy Days"
--> "Don't tell me it's over, we can start it over"
* SelfTitledAlbum: ''Layover'' is stylized as ''Layo(v)er''.
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[[caption-width-right:330:''I wish you would love me again.'']]

%% This page is for V's solo work. Tropes applying to Taehyung with BTS go on the BTS page.

Kim Tae-hyung (born December 30, 1995), known professionally as V, is a UsefulNotes/{{South Korea}}n singer best known for being a member of the boy band Music/{{BTS}}. From 2019, V had released a handful of solo non-album singles and soundtrack appearances before making his proper solo debut with his 2023 album ''Layover''. V's solo work, especially on ''Layover'', is prominently jazz-influenced and largely in English.

!! Solo discography:
[[AC:Studio Albums]]
* ''Layover'' (2023)

[[AC:Non-Album Singles]]
* "Scenery"
* "Winter Bear"
* "Snow Flower" (featuring Peakboy)

[[AC:Solo Soundtrack Appearances]]
* "Sweet Night" (''Series/ItaewonClass'')
* "Christmas Tree" (''Series/OurBelovedSummer'')

!! Acting roles:
* ''Series/{{Hwarang}}'' as Seok Han-sung (2016-17)
* "Love Wins All" (music video by Music/{{IU}}) as IU's love interest (2024)

!! Maybe we could be slow troping:
* BreakupSong: "Love Me Again"
--> "You left me\\
Took those memories with you\\
But even now, I can't let you go, let you go"\\
([[https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/vbts/lovemeagain.html English translation]])
* CanineCompanion: V's Pomeranian dog Yeontan appears with him in the ''Layover'' videos (albeit played by a different dog) and on the album cover.
* ChristmasSongs:
** Averted with "Christmas Tree" from the K-drama ''Series/OurBelovedSummer''. Despite being released around Christmastime, Christmas trees are only mentioned in passing.
--> "They're singing like Christmas trees for us"
** Played straight with "Snow Flower"
--> "Did you see the snow?\\
Like your eyes\\
Believe in Santa Claus?"
* LighterAndSofter: Downplayed compared to the solo albums of the other BTS members. The mix of jazz, pop, and R&B on Layover is lighter than the hip-hop solo albums of rap line (j-hope, Suga, and RM) and especially ''Face'' by Music/{{Jimin}}, but not to the extent of the straight-up pop of ''Golden'' by Music/JungKook.
* LimitedLyricsSong: "For Us" has just a sped-up intro passage, a middle verse sandwiched between the choruses, and a slightly different reprise of the intro lyrics.
* LongDistanceRelationship: "For Us"
--> "Now I'm in California\\
I'm still waiting for ya\\
Will you change your mind?\\
I would give it all up\\
For us"
* RearrangeTheSong: "Slow Dancing (Piano Version)" has a different intro and replaces the outro flute solo with a piano solo.
* PerformanceVideo: The centerpiece of the ''Layover'' video series is V performing "Love Me Again" in a cave.
* TitleOnlyChorus: "Blue"
--> "Blue, Blue\\
Blue, Blue\\
Bluuuue\\
Bluuuue"
* AWildRapperAppears: Peakboy appears in "Snow Flower", the only song in V's solo discography to have any rapping in it.
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