"KTH1 is coming": Fans speculate that BTS' Kim Tae-hyung is filming the music video for his upcoming album in Paris

On May 22, 2023, BTS' Kim Tae-hyung posted an Instagram story with a text overlay that read "Tae Crew." The idol was seemingly surrounded by his staff members and was in a bejewled Celine jacket that he was spotted wearing a day before, in Paris. In the picture, the idol seemed to be enjoying with other crew members. However, he later deleted the aforementioned Instagram story due to unknown reasons.

After fans saw V's Instagram story, many speculated that the idol was occupied with the filming of his music video for his first-ever upcoming solo album. They could not contain their excitement and took to Twitter to express it and started trending KTH1 on the aforementioned social media platform.

Fans can't wait for BTS' Kim Tae-hyung's upcoming album

In the deleted Instagram story, Kim Tae-hyung was decked-up in Celine's encrusted leather jacket with a black t-shirt underneath. He completed his look with conique black crocodile-stamped boots.

On the same day as the aforementioned story, Tae-hyung also posted an invitation from the Cannes Film Festival to Celine, confirming his attendance. V has been announced as the global ambassador for the French luxury brand and is currently occupied with the promotional activities for the same.

While some fans think that V is in Paris solely for filming the music video for his first debut solo album, others are of the opinion that he is in Paris for the Celine pictorial event and for attending Cannes Film Festival 2023.

Needless to say, the deletion of Kim Tae-hyung's Instagram story led to much fan speculation. Here's how the internet reacted:

The idol departed for Paris from Incheon International Airport on May 15, 2023, for his overseas schedule.

It has been also reported by French journalist and photographer Taoualit Amar that he saw BTS' Kim Tae-hyung and BLACKPINK's Jennie strolling down the streets of Paris. He uploaded images of the two of them, sparking a frenzy on social media.

More about BTS' Kim Tae-hyung

Kim Tae-hyung was seen at the VIP premiere of The Dream recently, where he was accompanied by fellow BTS member Jungkook. The idol was invited by his best friend Park Seo-joon who is the leading actor in the movie.

V later posted a video of himself and Jungkook hanging out with the Wooga Squad.

SimInvest is also organizing the first-ever solo meeting for Tae-hyung, where he is going to be accompanied by the girl K-pop group SECRET NUMBER, who will deliver a performance.

The idol has recently become the international brand for the aforementioned platform and is involved in the promotional activities for the same. He is scheduled to attend the event in June.

About the author

Kirti holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism & Mass Communication and has been a Kpop writer at SK POP since 2022. She has been following Kpop and Kdramas since the last 6 years and but has worked in the genre only in the last 3-4 years donning several several caps - social media intern, copywriter, article writer and academic writer.

Kirti likes to pen down insightful features based on Korean dramas, especially the 'Ending Explained' categories. It gives her the satisfaction of creating the most authentic content rather than simply replicating what media outlets generally do.

Her process of creating content is time-consuming, yet methodical; she prefers to use original sources of information, which in her case are Korean outlets. She watches entire episodes, writes them down, cross-checks/fact-checks the details/event timelines off the web and eventually creates her copy.

Kirti likes Lee Je-hoon, IU, and Kim Seon-ho since she feels that their dramas are inspiring and have good plotlines. When she is not writing about K-dramas, she can be found watching them.

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