‘Stage Genius’ BTS V, ‘the male idol who destroyed the awards ceremony stage’ 1st

[Star News | [Reporter Moon Wan-sik]

BTS’s V said, “The male idol who destroyed the awards ceremony stage.”It rose to first place and gained popularity.

V was held on the fan community ‘Favorite Idol’ from January 10th to January 17th. ‘Which male idol destroyed the awards ceremony stage?’ Ranked first in the survey.

V creates the best scenes at large awards ceremonies such as the ‘Grammy Awards’ and maintains the reputation of a ‘stage genius’ by holding the record for the most views of a fancam that has not been broken for nearly 5 years..

‘Butter’ with BTS members at the 64th Grammy Awards in 2022. On stage, he perfectly performed difficult choreography through fluid body movements from his long limbs and powerful yet flexible control of strength and weakness, properly earning the title of ‘stage genius’ and ‘stage master’. Proven.

Especially ‘butter’ Before the choreography began, the performance in which V transformed into a spy and whispered to pop star Olivia Rodrigo as if seducing her was broadcast by the BBC, LA Times, CBS, E! It was also selected as the ‘Grammy’s Best Moment’ by leading media such as NEWS.

Additionally, V will perform ‘Dynamite’ at the ’63rd Grammy Awards’ in 2021. A brief moment of the singer winking at the camera while singing became a hot topic on social media. American actress Ally MacKay also saw V’s performance and confessed her fandom, saying, “When she was young, she liked New Kids on the Block’s Joey McIntyre, but now V is my Joey.”

V holds the record for the highest number of K-pop idol fancam views. V’s Mnet fancam ‘Boy With Luv’, uploaded in April 2019, currently has 143 million views, the highest record in K-pop history, reaching 100 million views in 318 days. It broke through and set the shortest record in K-pop history.

V is also called a ‘role model’ by many idol juniors due to his stage performance.

Jake from the group Enhyphen said in a Weverse interview, “I get a lot of inspiration from V to create cool and confident characters in music videos.”WEi Kim Yohan said, “After my debut, I often watch senior V’s fancams. He also answered, “When I watch (V’s fancam) before going on stage, I get adrenaline.”

In addition, Tomorrow by Together’s Beomgyu, Treasure’s Haruto, Park Jihoon, The Boyz’s Younghoon, Victon, Enhyphen’s Sunghoon, Sunwoo, Jay, ATEEZ’s Yeosang and Minki, 1the9’s Taekhyun, New Kid’s Yoonmin, and Cravity’s Koo Jungmo. Many juniors refer to V’s stage performance and consider him a role model.

Reporter Moon Wan-sik munwansik@mt.co.kr