It's officially V Day, and the world feels a little more purple. BTS member Kim Taehyung, lovingly known as V, turns 30 on December 30, and ARMY has transformed his birthday into a global celebration.
From massive light displays to extravagant fan projects, the festivities prove once again that when it comes to Taehyung, fans never think small.
Birthday projects fit for a global star
Leading the celebrations, V's Chinese fanbase went all out, quite literally, by sponsoring an entire airplane project in China for his birthday. The celebrations didn't stop in the sky; they spilled across massive city screens and busy landmarks.
In Shanghai, a striking 3D display took over the Century Square mega screen on Nanjing East Road, an area that sees hundreds of thousands of visitors daily. Another huge visual installation illuminated Changsha's Pozi Street Impression City screen, spreading birthday cheers through the city.
Meanwhile in Seoul, every station along Subway Line 2 carried digital lightbox messages dedicated to V, wrapping the entire line in birthday wishes. Meanwhile, other Korean fanbases joined in with outdoor billboards running round-the-clock in Seongsu through the week.
A royal-level tribute in France
Perhaps the most surreal gift of all was fans dedicating a corner to Taehyung at the historic Palace of Versailles. Recognised as the first such honour for an international figure at Trianon, the tribute marks a rare cultural milestone, and a place V has personally visited and filmed at.
Elsewhere, celebrations stretched from Moscow, where Europe's tallest Ferris wheel glowed purple and green, to enormous digital screens worldwide lighting up with birthday messages.
