KB News Desk
BTS member V said after the group performed in Baltimore on Tuesday that he has been receiving treatment for hearing difficulties for more than two years.
“I’ve never told ARMY this before, but my hearing hasn’t been good for the past two and a half years,” V said, referring to the group’s fan base by its official name.
V made the disclosure during a livestream on the fan platform Weverse with bandmate Jungkook as the two shared a meal after the show.
“If the hearing in my left ear is at 100, it’s only about 30 in my right,” he said. “So I’ve been taking medication regularly and seeing doctors for treatment.”
Jungkook also disclosed a shin injury that has restricted his movement during the group’s North American tour.
“I’m on the verge of developing a stress fracture in my shin,” Jungkook said, explaining that the pain had kept him from performing at full intensity.
“I really wanted to run around onstage today, but there were moments when it hurt too much for me to do so,” he said. “I hope the fans understand.”
Jungkook said he did not have a stress fracture, but that his shin was badly inflamed and the bone may have sustained minor damage.
“I’ll manage the injury as carefully as I can so that I can keep performing,” he said. “I’ll run when I absolutely need to, but at other times I’ll have to force myself to hold back if I’m going to make it through this tour.”
BTS is on the North American leg of its new “ARIRANG” world tour. The group is scheduled to perform at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Aug. 15 and 16, followed by concerts at Rogers Stadium in Toronto on Aug. 22 and 23.
The North American leg follows a series of European concerts in cities including London, Paris and Munich.
