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'KTH1 is coming': BTS' V working on solo album with NewJeans boss

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="BTS member V. Photo from BTS" official="" Facebook="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/08/02/20230802-bts-taehyung.jpg"/><figcaption>BTS member V. <em>Photo from BTS&#x27; official Facebook page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>BTS member V is preparing to release a solo album in collaboration with star producer Min Hee-jin, who&#x27;s behind up-and-coming K-pop act NewJeans, according to reports.</p><p>Responding to an earlier story from a Korean media outlet, BTS&#x27; label Big Hit Music confirmed Wednesday that V is working on his solo debut album with Min, K-pop news portal Soompi reported.</p><p>&quot;It’s an album that captures my tastes. There will be abundant spectacles. I prepared while thinking that ARMY (BTS fans) will be happy, so I hope you can anticipate it,&quot; V said in a statement, as per the Soompi article.</p><p>&quot;I think you will be able to see a new side of solo artist V that is different from BTS’s V,&quot; he added.</p><p>According to the Soompi article, Min, who heads the label ADOR that houses NewJeans, shared that she was offered to produce V&#x27;s album &quot;at the end of last year.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I hesitated at first due to the schedule, but I was intrigued by V’s attitude and passion as well as his voice tone, which I wasn’t familiar with,&quot; Min said.</p><p>&quot;We prepared music that reflects V’s preferences while simultaneously is music that I want to recommend. Rather than a familiar style, we placed focus on music that we want to make and music that we can pull off well,&quot; she added.</p><p>Both Big Hit Music and ADOR are labels under K-pop giant Hybe Corp.</p><p>Fans took to social media to express excitement for the release with &quot;KTH1 IS COMING&quot; and &quot;V IS COMING&quot; landing on the list of trending topics on X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>While the upcoming album marks his official solo debut, V has previously recorded solo tracks for BTS, including &quot;Stigma,&quot; &quot;Singularity,&quot; and &quot;Inner Child.&quot;</p><p>V, whose real name is Kim Taehyung, is the last BTS member to debut as a soloist after the K-pop sensation decided to take a break from group activities in June 2022. Two members — Jin and J-Hope — are also currently fulfilling their mandatory military service.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/14/22/bts-to-go-on-break-members-to-focus-on-solo-careers">BTS announces break as members focus on solo releases</a></li></ul><p>Meanwhile, Min was a former creative director at SM Entertainment, where she was responsible for the branding of popular acts such as Girls&#x27; Generation, SHINee, f(x), EXO and Red Velvet.</p><p>In 2019, Min moved to Hybe to become its chief brand officer before becoming CEO of subsidiary ADOR, which debuted NewJeans.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/21/23/newjeans-releases-new-ep-with-eta-music-video">NewJeans releases 2nd EP &#x27;Get Up&#x27; with music video for &#x27;ETA&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2721407" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

BTS' V is preparing to release a solo album in collaboration with star producer Min Hee-jin, according to reports.