BTS‘ V revealed in a livestream on Wednesday (Aug. 12) that he’s coping with vital listening to loss in a single ear within the midst of the Okay-pop supergroup’s ARIRANG world tour. In response to BBC Information, V (born Kim Tae-Hyung), 30, stated in the course of the stream that he’s receiving remedy for listening to loss in his proper ear, a difficulty he’s been coping with for greater than two years.
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Talking concerning the listening to loss for the primary time, the singer stated, “If the listening to in my left ear is at 100, it’s solely about 30 in my proper.” The information comes as BTS is on its first world tour in additional than 4 years, following the group’s reunion this yr in any case its members accomplished their necessary 18-month South Korean navy service or an equal.
V described the listening to problem getting worse throughout his navy hitch — which started in 2023 and ended along with his discharge in June 2025 — saying at first he didn’t take the issue significantly and believed that it was only a “matter of psychological power.” Now, nevertheless, he takes remedy and going to common hospital appointments to handle the unspecified problem.
A spokesperson for the group couldn’t be reached for added data on V’s situation at press time.
Because it seems, he’s not the one one battling a nagging damage. Bandmate Jung Kook additionally popped into the chat and famous that he’s been bothered by a shin damage in the course of the tour, saying he’s on the verge of “creating a stress fracture” and that he might want to handle the damage with a view to maintain performing.
BTS simply wrapped a two-night stand at Baltimore’s M&T Financial institution Stadium and are gearing as much as transfer on to Arlington, Texas’ AT&T Stadium for gigs on Saturday (Aug. 15) and Sunday (Aug. 16). The group’s North American tour will draw to an in depth with a pair of reveals in Toronto (Aug. 22-23) and Chicago (Aug. 27-28) earlier than 4 remaining gigs at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. on Sept. 1, 2, 5 and 6. After that, they may transfer on to South America in October and t hen Asia and Australia in late 2026 and early 2027.
