Rejoice, ARMYs! Member V of K-pop legend BTS is confirmed to be working on his debut solo album.
BIGHIT Music confirmed to Korean media on Tuesday, August 2, that V’s upcoming solo album is in collaboration with Min Hee Jin, the creative director behind rising rookie group NewJeans.
Min will reportedly be leading the overall production of the album including the music, choreography, design, and promotion.
As of writing, the agency has yet to release final details about V’s album title and release date.
Min Hee Jin, the executive producer of NewJeans, will lead the production of BTS V’s upcoming solo album
She shared that she hesitated to take the offer at first due to her schedules but V’s attitude, passion, and voice are what drive her to finally agree to it pic.twitter.com/3M8zVLNcMe
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) August 2, 2023
Soloist V
However, the idol couldn’t help but give some teasers on his upcoming solo release, adding that he’s “nervous but happy” about it.
“It’s an album that captures my tastes. There will be abundant spectacles,” he said.
V also promised ARMYs that the upcoming album will “see a new side of solo artist V that is different from BTS’ V.”
[INFO] V on his solo album
V shared his thoughts on the release of his solo album, "I'm nervous but happy. This album is full of my tastes. There will be plenty to see. I prepared it thinking that ARMYs would be happy, so please look forward to it. You will be able to see a… pic.twitter.com/1yXqT7Xnu8
— TAE GUIDE (@taeguide) August 2, 2023
For her part, Min also agreed that they made an “interesting production.”
She shared that while she initially hesitated to accept the offer of working with V due to schedule conflicts, she got really interested with the BTS member’s “attitude and passion” and “voice tone.”
KTH1 IS COMING
BTS V and Min Hee-jin hold hands to release a solo album
According to SPOTV News coverage on the 2nd, V is preparing a solo album with Min Hee-jin, executive producer of the group New Jeans.
KTH1 IS GOING TO BE THE ALBUM OF THE YEAR, OH MY GOD TAEHYUNG 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/mcHbmddgfb
— taehyung pics (@taehyvngpics) August 1, 2023
“We prepared music that reflects V’s preferences,.” she added. “Rather than a familiar style, we placed focus on music that we want to make and music that we can pull off well.”
Min is the CEO of ADOR, the HYBE subsidiary label that houses NewJeans. She also previously worked with SM Entertainment artists such as SHINee, f(x), EXO, and Red Velvet.
Busy year for BTS
Since BTS announced in June 2022 that they’ll be taking a break, the members have been busy working on solo releases, with V being the last member to do so.
Member j-hope released the Jack In The Box album, RM with Indigo, Suga with D-Day, and Jimin with Face.
Meanwhile, Jin released his debut solo single “The Astronaut” and Jungkook with “Seven.”
Currently, Jin and j-hope are serving in the military.
BTS made their debut in June 2013 with the single “2 COOL 4 SKOOL.” The septet has since established world records and even entered the Guinness World Records Hall of Fame.
The group celebrated their 10th debut anniversary with the release of the memoir “Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS” and digital single “Take Two.”
Featured image: BTS V posing for FESTA 2022 photos. Credit: Facebook/BTS