How V From BTS Earned His ‘Good Boy’ Nickname
Heās an award-winning singer, dancer, and songwriter. Whether fans believe him or not, V often refers to himself as āGood Boy.ā How did this BTS member earn his nickname? What other nicknames do fans call him? Hereās what we know about Kim Taehyung.Ā
V often introduces himself as a āgood boyā
Together, these seven artists make up the biggest boy band in the world. Real name Kim Taehyung, V is one of the singers and dancers in BTS, appearing on award-winning songs like āBoy With Luvā and āDynamite.ā
Whether they perform under their stage name or their real names, these BTS members earned a few nicknames since their debut. Some of the BTS members even use a tagline while introducing themselves overseas.Ā
For J-Hope, thatās saying āIām your hope, youāre my hope.ā For Jin, thatās mentioning that heās āWorldwide Handsome,ā (which he is.) For V, oftentimes when heās introducing himself, he says āIām a good boy.ā Although āGood Boyā has nothing to do with his stage name, some fans still refer to him by this nickname.
Why is Vās nickname āgood boy?ā
Heās a singer and a dancer but V earned this nickname, and since refers to himself as āGood Boy,ā because of his love for the BTS ARMY. Of course, some fans disagree with this nickname, because sometimes heās dark and mysterious.Ā
āHe is a good boy, that is just a nickname ARMY gave him. But we all know he is not one since he plays with our feelings over his looks,ā one Quora user joked.
During April 2020, a Tiktok challenge spurred, inspired by this iconic tagline. According to All K-pop, hundreds of users would attach an audio clip of Kim Taehyungās voice saying, āMy name is Vā¦ Iām good boyā to their posts.
V earned a few other nicknames from BTS fans
āGood Boyā wouldnāt be the only nickname for this BTS singer and dancer. Because of his visuals, some fans gave him the nickname CGV, which is a combination of the words āComputer Graphicsā and āV,ā meaning that heās so handsome heās unreal. Others refer to him as āGucci Boyā due to this love for the brand.Ā
Aside from his work with the BTS members, V sometimes releases solo music under the same stage name. That includes his all-English song and music video titled āWinter Bear.ā Since its release, the video earned over 60 million plays on the platform Spotify.Ā
In 2020, just in time for Christmas, V released a solo song featuring Peakboy, titled āSnow Flower.ā The āLife Goes Onā music video by BTS, as well as the songs āWinter Bearā and āSnow Flowerā are now available on YouTube.Ā