Overview
- V said during a Weverse livestream that his right ear now hears about 30 percent compared with his left and that he has been under medication and hospital follow-up for roughly two and a half years.
- Jungkook told fans in the same livestream that he is treating a severe shin injury that he described as just before becoming a stress fracture and that the pain has affected some stage movements.
- The disclosures came after BTS's Baltimore concerts and were made public on Wednesday, prompting immediate fan and media attention.
- Neither V nor management has released a specific medical diagnosis, a confirmed cause, or a prognosis, and both members are continuing on the ARIRANG tour while receiving care.
- All seven members completed South Korea's required military service between 2023 and 2025 and V says his hearing worsened during that service, a timeline that may shape fans' concern and what to watch for in upcoming tour stops.