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BTS member V with Yeontan in a promotional photo for the singer's solo album 'Layover.' Photo from Big Hit Music's X account

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BTS star V's dog Yeontan passes away

Jaehwa Bernardo

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1733133679157V Yeontan.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>BTS member V with Yeontan in a promotional photo for the singer&#x27;s solo album &#x27;Layover.&#x27; Photo from Big Hit Music&#x27;s X accountYeontan, the pet dog of BTS member V, has passed away, the K-pop star said Monday.</div>The 28-year-old artist announced Yeontan&#x27;s death through a post on his Instagram Stories, which was written in Korean and <a href="https://www.soompi.com/article/1707703wpp/btss-v-announces-the-passing-of-his-dog-yeontan">translated into English</a> by K-pop news portal Soompi.&quot;Yeontan has embarked on a long journey to the dog stars,&quot; V wrote.&quot;I thought a lot about how to tell you this, but I felt it was right to share this news with ARMY, who have shown so much love for Yeontan,&quot; he said, addressing fans.V added: &quot;I hope you have a warm end of the year where you can tell your loved ones that you love them once more.&quot;The artist, who is currently fulfilling his mandatory military service, concluded his message by wishing fans to &quot;always be healthy until the day we meet again!&quot;.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1733133762954Image.jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Screenshot from V&#x27;s Instagram Stories </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1733133822094Image (1).jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Screenshot from V&#x27;s Instagram StoriesIn separate Instagram Stories, V also posted clips of himself feeding and playing with Yeontan.</div>V, whose real name is Kim Tae-hyung, recently released &quot;Winter Ahead,&quot; a duet with ballad singer Park Hyo-shin.

Yeontan, the pet dog of BTS member V, has passed away, the K-pop star said Monday.

Yeontan, the pet dog of BTS member V, has passed away, the K-pop star said Monday.