Kim Tae-hyung, better known to ARMY as V, is never far from the spotlight.
With the release of his six-track collection Layover, the BTS star is very much the main man right now.
V marked the occasion by performing one of the first concerts for Tiny Desk Korea, a new series based on the popular NPR spot.
Filmed in Seoul, South Korea last month, with a newly assembled production crew and eight-member session band – many of whom flew from the U.S. for the recording – V unleashed three slinky Layover cuts.
V kicks things off with “Love Me Again,” takes us for a spin of “Slow Dancing,” and ends matters with “For Us.” “These songs evoke a sense of fleeting tranquility, as if they effortlessly pass by and offer a soothing pause,” he remarks in his native tongue.
The 11-minute performance video is part of the newly launched international version of Tiny Desk, a joint venture between NPR and LG U+, the Korean telecommunications and media company. The first few episodes, including performances by the Kim Chang Wan Band, Sunwoo Jung-A and the Yoon Suk Cheol Trio, are available on the Tiny Desk Korea YouTube channel, with new content dropping each Thursday.
Layover has been warmly received since its Sept. 8 release. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Sept. 8) on Billboard, choosing the new solo collection as their favorite music release of the past week – with 96% of the vote.
The K-pop star’s six-track album, which also includes “Rainy Days,” “Blue,” and a piano version of “Slow Dancing,” is eying a top 10 debut in the U.K., where it entered the midweek chart at No. 5.
V is no stranger to the Tiny Desk format. With his BTS bandmates, he performed on the flagship segment back in 2020, and again in 2022.
Watch the latest Tiny Desk below.
