The musical evolution of BTS’ V aka Kim Taehyung: The baritone of Kpop who rules the world

One of the most iconic songs from BTS, one that is still the first song to introduce BTS by and one that is still loved by ARMYs dearly, ‘Boyz With Fun’ was written in part by Taehyung.

Another one of BTS’ evergreen songs that still brings goosebumps to every single ARMY whenever it plays, ‘Run’, had its melody created by Kim Taehyung. This fact hits different when you think about the fate of V’s character in BTS’ Universe, especially in the music video for ‘Run’.

Another one of BTS’ evergreen songs that still brings goosebumps to every single ARMY whenever it plays, ‘Run’, had its melody created by Kim Taehyung. This fact hits different when you think about the fate of V’s character in BTS’ Universe, especially in the music video for ‘Run’.

Perhaps the most popular solo work of Kim Taehyung was and still is ‘Intro: Singularity’ and the reason is that it is so incredibly unique that there hasn’t been anything like it in the K-Pop industry. ‘Singularity’ took notes from ‘Stigma’ and amplified its haunting beauty with influences from R&B.

Inspired adorably by Jimin and V’s infamous “dumpling incident”, V’s prowess as a lyricist and composer truly shines in his duet with RM, ‘4 ‘O'Clock’. Backed fittingly by an acoustic Spanish guitar and an accompanying soft melody, V’s voice is the sole focus of the first part of the song and he allows RM’s deep-voiced, hard-hitting rap to take over the latter half.

'Scenery' was Taehyung’s first solo release outside of BTS and he allowed his artistic faculties to freely reign on his musical canvas to create the soundscape of ‘Scenery’. The song is a beautiful slow ballad which places the focus entirely on Taehyung’s gorgeous voice.

‘Winter Bear’ feels like a natural extension of ‘Scenery’, albeit with a feeling of “lost and found”. What was melancholic in ‘Scenery’ is rediscovered with a tinge of sunshine in ‘Winter Bear’. It is a call to inaction, an allowance to rest, to take a break, a much-needed repose.

If the stars in the sky could sing the world to sleep after a long hard day, it would sound like V’s ‘Inner Child’. What starts off with a sweet, medium-paced first verse transforms into the loveliest prelude to a sincere promise made to oneself.

It’s no news that this year has been quite a difficult one for the world and although the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of winter is coldness, sharp gusts of wind and unpleasant weather, for V, winter brings with it an inherent warmth and cosiness that one can find in the things and people one loves.