BTS star V reveals hearing loss battle during livestream

V, a subordinate of popular sensation BTS, says helium has been receiving attraction for proceeding nonaccomplishment successful 1 ear, an announcement that comes midway done the band's highly-anticipated satellite tour.

In a livestream connected Wednesday, the 30-year-old said that helium has dealt with the occupation for astir 2 and a fractional years. This was the archetypal clip helium was revealing it to the band's fans, helium said.

"If the proceeding successful my near receptor is astatine 100, it's lone astir 30 successful my right," said V, whose existent sanction is Kim Tae-hyung.

The set is presently connected its archetypal satellite circuit successful years, marking the reunion of each 7 members since they went connected a hiatus for mandatory subject service.

During the livestream, V said his proceeding became worse erstwhile helium was serving successful the military.

But helium said helium did not instrumentality it earnestly astatine first, believing it to beryllium "a substance of intelligence strength".

He added helium was present taking medicine and going to infirmary regularly.

With uncommon exceptions, each able-bodied men are required to service 18 months of subject work successful South Korea.

This included BTS members, who were astatine the tallness of their fame successful 2022 erstwhile they started taking vocation breaks to enlist successful the military.

V joined the subject successful 2023 and was discharged successful June 2025.

The Arirang World Tour, which kicked disconnected successful April successful South Korea, marked the highly-anticipated reunion of the band's 7 members.

The livestream connected Wednesday came aft the set wrapped its concerts successful Baltimore, Maryland.

V was joined by his bandmate Jungkook, who talked astir a shin wounded helium has been dealing with during the tour, saying helium was "on the verge of processing a accent fracture".

Jungkook added that helium would person to negociate his wounded good successful bid to support performing.

In the coming months, the performance circuit volition instrumentality BTS to cities astir the world, including Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Bangkok, Sydney and Hong Kong.