V is back!
The BTS superstars surprised fans on Tuesday (June 25) by announcing a new music project called TYPE 1, though it wasn't immediately clear whether the announcement was for a song or an album. The new release is set to drop on July 9.
The announcement, shared on social media, also includes a sexy cover photo of a shirtless V leaning against a wall with his hands gripping the waistband of his trousers. The photo features the words “Still Wondering, Beautiful Story/Still Wondering, The Best Part/Still Wondering, The Next Story/I Want You To Be Mine” written in white letters.
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In March, V released his first single since enlisting, “FRI(END)S,” an all-English song. The song follows his September 2023 EP “Layover,” which the K-pop star released just months before he began his mandatory military service in the South Korean military alongside bandmates RM, Jimin, Jungkook, Jin, J-Hope, and Suga, who have also enlisted.
V previously acknowledged that he had several projects ready to release over the past 18 months, writing in a December statement that he'd “prepared a lot for the next 18 months.” “I will truly miss you,” he wrote at the time, which translated into English as “Indeed, I am really sad that I won't be able to make fun memories with ARMY for the time being.” […] The hardest part is not seeing ARMY.”
As a solo artist, V has had four songs chart on the Billboard Hot 100, including “FRI(END)S.” In 2023, he achieved his highest chart position to date with “Slow Dancing,” which debuted at No. 51 on the chart.