BTS’s V Says He Is Receiving Ongoing Care for Hearing Decline

BTS member V has shared that he has experienced a decline in hearing and is receiving ongoing medical care. He discussed the issue during a recent live broadcast with Jungkook, telling viewers that the problem has been present for roughly two and a half years.

V describes uneven hearing

During the conversation, V said his hearing had worsened and compared the two sides using a personal estimate: if one side were at 100 percent, he described the other as being around 30 percent. That comparison was his own account during the broadcast, not a published clinical test result.

Jungkook referred to a recent hospital visit and asked whether the condition had improved or returned. V responded that he was continuing to take medication and later reassured viewers that he was attending the hospital regularly.

The broadcast did not identify a diagnosis, the affected ear, the medication, or the type of specialist overseeing his care. It also did not provide audiology results. Those missing details matter because many conditions can affect hearing, and only the professionals treating him can interpret his symptoms and tests.

The issue predates the public disclosure

V said he had not previously told ARMY about the condition. His reference to approximately two and a half years indicates that the concern was not newly discovered during the live broadcast, even though it was new information for many viewers.

He also said the problem became worse after his time in the military. However, the conversation did not establish a medically confirmed cause linking the change to military service. A timeline can show when someone noticed worsening symptoms without proving what produced them.

V recalled that people around him during that period attributed the issue to mental health, which led him to think about it in those terms. His current hospital visits and medication show that he later sought professional care, but no further clinical explanation was made public.

Because the disclosure was brief and conversational, it should not be expanded into a specific medical claim. The confirmed information is limited to V’s description of reduced hearing, the duration he mentioned, his recent and continuing hospital care, and his statement that he is taking medication.

Fans respond with concern

The revelation surprised fans who said they had not known he was managing a hearing problem. Some connected their concern to the high sound levels associated with concerts and the use of in-ear monitors during performances.

Those reactions reflect understandable worry, but the broadcast did not say that current performances caused the condition or that touring had been prohibited by his medical team. It also did not announce a schedule change, hiatus, or restriction on BTS activities.

Professional performers work with audio teams, monitoring systems, and medical advisers, but individual health decisions depend on private assessments. Without an official update, it would be premature to draw conclusions about how V’s care may affect future concerts or appearances.

Ongoing treatment is the clearest update

V’s reassurance that he is regularly visiting a hospital is the most concrete information about his present situation. Continued follow-up allows clinicians to monitor changes and decide whether treatment or activity recommendations need to be adjusted.

The disclosure also illustrates why hearing concerns should be evaluated rather than dismissed. Changes in hearing can have many possible explanations, and a public conversation cannot substitute for an examination. V did not offer medical advice to viewers; he described his own experience and treatment.

For now, neither V nor his representatives have released a detailed statement naming the condition or outlining a recovery timeline. Respecting that boundary keeps the focus on what he chose to disclose: the issue has lasted for an extended period, he perceived worsening after military service, and he is now receiving continuing care.

Further information should come from V or an authorized statement if they decide to share it. Until then, his ongoing medical follow-up—not speculation about diagnosis or career impact—remains the central update.