HYBE treat Kim Taehyung equally! ARMY expresses anger after BTS V's videos get blocked
The hashtag and words HYBE TREAT TAEHYUNG EQUALLY quickly gained traction on X.
Updated : September 05, 2024 04:56 PM ISTThe hashtag and words HYBE TREAT TAEHYUNG EQUALLY quickly gained traction on X.
BTS Kim Taehyung
While issues with ADOR's former CEO Min Hee Jin remain unresolved, HYBE appears to face additional challenges. On August 5, 2024, videos related to BTS singer V, also known as Kim Taehyung, began getting blocked on YouTube. This issue extended beyond YouTube, as fans—known as ARMY—noticed that videos on X (formerly Twitter) were also receiving copyright claims.
Although copyright claims are often understood as a business procedure, fans are disappointed that only videos of V are targeted while videos of the other BTS members remain online. Notably, a video of V's solo fan cam —showing him dancing to BTS' hit song "Pied Piper" from the "To MY DARLING" event, which had nearly 17 million views—has been taken down.
The hashtag and words HYBE TREAT TAEHYUNG EQUALLY quickly gained traction on X, with many fans criticizing the label for the unequal treatment of V, a member of one of the world's biggest bands.
Fancams & Focus cams of Taehyung that had been uploaded years ago are recently removed by Hybe with copyright strikes. While similar videos of other members are not touched. A V focus channel has been terminated because of this
— CHINA Baidu Vbar (@KIMTAEHYUNGBAR_) September 5, 2024
HYBE RESPECT TAEHYUNG
HYBE TREAT TAEHYUNG EQUALLY pic.twitter.com/ghwqY3fb25
Hybe claimed copyright for V's Pied piper fancam from "To MY DARLING V" & terminated "mumu_tae" channel for the same reason while other members' fancams from the same performance are still available
— 🍓 (@l0SBt) September 4, 2024
Bring back V's fancams!
HYBE RESPECT TAEHYUNG
HYBE TREAT TAEHYUNG EQUALLY pic.twitter.com/jwfo97NlkX
deleting my man pied Piper fancam will nvr change that it was legendary where he was gagging up everyone by his smooth dance expression his singing he was hot a GOD OF BEAUTY
— (◍•ᴗ•◍)ʟᴀʏᴏ(ꪜ)ᴇʀʷᶦᵗʰ ᵇᵗˢ ⁷+⁵rpwp (@sseratanck) September 4, 2024
KING OF FANCAMS TAEHYUNG
HYBE RESPECT TAEHYUNG
HYBE TREAT TAEHYUNG EQUALLY pic.twitter.com/3Tn5qomjnw
This is too much! Damn!
— sir (@arjuna_dimple) September 5, 2024
HYBE RESPECT TAEHYUNG
HYBE TREAT TAEHYUNG EQUALLY
BORAHAE TAEHYUNG
ALWAYS WITH TAEHYUNG pic.twitter.com/NUKLpuTSUR
This isn’t the first time HYBE has come under fire for its treatment of V. In the past, fans noticed that during the solo activities of BTS members, Big Hit Music, the group's entertainment agency, did not promote V's endeavours as prominently on social media.
This issue became especially noticeable when Taehyung was named Cartier's new brand ambassador. Fans feel that Big Hit did not invest the same level of effort in promoting V's new role as it did for the other members.
"I really want our members to smile and be happy. Regardless of the relationship with the agency, I signed my contract to see them smile."
— 𝐍𝐢𝐀𝐠𝐀𝐫𝐀 𝐩𝐇𝐨 𝐏𝐡𝐎ᵇᵗˢ (@TAE12356237) September 4, 2024
Taehyung already told us before.
HYBE RESPECT TAEHYUNG
HYBE TREAT TAEHYUNG EQUALLY
TAEHYUNG IS BTS TOO
BTS IS SEVEN pic.twitter.com/kxT7nmywCq
Where is BTS V?
Taehyung is currently undergoing rigorous military training as part of the Special Task Force. Recent photos show him training while wearing a 20 kg uniform. V, along with the rest of the members—Suga, RM, Jungkook, and Jimin—will all complete their military service by June 2025. The eldest member, Kim Seokjin, has already been discharged, and J-Hope is expected to be released in a month or two.