{"id":584280,"date":"2026-08-14T07:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/584280\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T07:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:36:12","slug":"fans-revisit-old-bts-clips-after-v-reveals-hearing-difficulties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/584280\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans revisit old BTS clips after V reveals hearing difficulties"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEOUL \u2013 BTS member V\u2019s disclosure that he has been receiving treatment for hearing difficulties<\/a> has prompted fans to revisit old video clips, with some interpreting previous behavior as possible signs of the condition.<\/p>\n

One widely shared clip was taken during the first of the K-pop boy band\u2019s two shows at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough in the United States on Aug 5.<\/p>\n

In the video, V and fellow band member Jimin are seated onstage talking. V, whose real name is Kim Tae-hyung, appears to turn his head to present his right ear to Jimin.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow I understand this interaction,\u201d one viewer wrote.<\/p>\n

Another said: \u201cAs someone who suffers from Meniere\u2019s, I understand how difficult it is for Tae, especially him as a musician.\u201d<\/p>\n

A third wrote: \u201cIt\u2019s crazy to think he is able to sing and perform while having this health issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some fans said the footage appeared to explain behaviour they had previously found curious, while others speculated that the members may have known about V\u2019s hearing difficulties and quietly accommodated him.<\/p>\n

Others, however, cautioned against linking every clip to his condition, noting that V was wearing an in-ear monitor in some of the other videos being re-circulated online.<\/p>\n

The reactions followed V\u2019s remarks during a live stream on Aug 12 that he had experienced hearing difficulties for the past 2\u00bd years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf my hearing on this ear is 100, the other ear can only pick up around 30,\u201d the 30-year-old said, pointing to each ear in turn. \u201cI\u2019m regularly taking prescribed medicine and visiting the doctor often.\u201d<\/p>\n

V also said the problem had worsened during his military service.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis actually started while I was in the military, and after that it got a bit worse,\u2019\u201d he said. V served in the military from Dec 11, 2023, to June 10, 2025.<\/p>\n

V has not disclosed a specific diagnosis. Hearing loss in one ear can have a wide range of causes, including conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss.<\/p>\n

Problems affecting the inner ear can also result in reduced hearing on one side, such as Meniere\u2019s disease, which commonly affects one ear.<\/p>\n

According to the Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, prolonged exposure to loud sound can also lead to hearing loss.<\/p>\n

The association specifically states that exposure to sound at 90 decibels for eight hours a day, or 105 decibels for more than an hour a day, can cause noise-induced hearing loss.<\/p>\n

While hearing may sometimes recover after a period of rest following exposure to loud noise, the association says there is no known treatment that can reverse permanent noise-induced hearing loss.<\/p>\n

Prevention, including limiting noise exposure and undergoing regular hearing tests, is therefore particularly important, it says. THE KOREA HERALD\/ASIA NEWS NETWORK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SEOUL \u2013 BTS member V\u2019s disclosure that he has been receiving treatment for hearing difficulties has prompted fans…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":584281,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,46,409],"class_list":["post-584280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/584281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}