“The mystery is finally solved”- Fans decipher BTS' Taehyung's 'Winter Ahead' MV teaser, unravelling his black & white Instagram post

On November 24, 2024, BTS' Taehyung revealed the first MV teaser of his upcoming digital track Winter Ahead. Its official music video is slated for release on November 29, 2024, at 2 pm KST.

The recently released teaser was closely observed by BTS' Taehyung followers, who noticed parallels between the video and his mysterious black and white Instagram post from 2023.

Previously, on February 27, 2023, BTS' Taehyung posted a series of black-and-white photos on his Instagram account. The idol offered no details related to these pictures, and thus they remained a mystery to Taehyung's fans.

His admirers were shocked after it became apparent that the photos were actually part of the Winter Ahead filming set. As a result, BTS' Taehyung supporters took to the internet to express their amazement. Echoing this sentiment, one X user commented:

“Taehyung posted some pictures on 27 Feb 2023 on his Instagram account and today the mystery is finally solved.”

Several other BTS' Taehyung fans seemed amazed at the spoilers which the idol gave almost two years ago. While many wondered about how much unreleased content Taehyung had with him, others appreciated the amount of pre-planned work he had done for his fans.

“He posted these so long ago omg, just how many unreleased content do they have?,” a fan stated.

“this really puts into perspective how much they’re always working when we don’t even realize,” commented another admirer.

“when you realize it was almost two years ago when tae story dropped these spoilers sometimes i just wonder how much contents they have stored for us,” commented a fan.

One netizen referred to BTS' Taehyung as "a mastermind," while another felt pleased to learn about the mystery underlying the idol's months-old Instagram post.

“this feels like when we finally found out what this photoshoot was for. who remembers? he loves to keep us on our toes,” wrote a fan.

“tae filming something in 2023 with plans for it to come out nearly two years later while he’s enlisted???? that man is a mastermind,” stated an admirer.

“there's no one who's more happy about this more than i am, i've literally been thinking about these photos for every single day since he posted them.. these were my version of the blue train from run mv,” commented another fan.

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BTS' Taehyung and Park Hyo-shin’s collaborative single Winter Ahead becomes most viewed MV teaser

BTS' Taehyung has already broken records with the inaugural teaser for his upcoming single, Winter Ahead. The video, which was released on November 25, 2024, quickly gained traction on YouTube.

It rapidly rose to the most-watched MV teaser by a K-pop artist in 2024, overtaking BLACKPINK Lisa's ROCKSTAR. Taehyung’s song teaser fetched over 2.2 million views on YouTube within 24 hours.

Currently, Kim Taehyung is serving his military duties as he got enlisted in December 2023 alongside RM, aka Namjoon. The two BTS members are anticipated to reunite with the group sometime in June 2025 following the completion of their military service.