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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: BTS' V reveals hearing loss issues.

Aug 14, 2026

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The singer, whose real name is Kim Tae-hyung, discussed the issue publicly for the first time during a Weverse livestream on 12 August. "If the hearing in my left ear is at 100, it's only about 30 in my right," he shared, BBC News reported. He went on to add that he believed the hearing loss had worsened while he was completing his military service in South Korea and he initially tried to dismiss the issue as "a matter of mental strength" before seeking medical help.
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