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BTS' V's Hair Evolution Is Such An Electrifying Journey
V may be one of the youngest members of BTS, but he is also one of the most fashionable. He's got a knack for pulling off some killer ~lewks~ during photo shoots and stage performances. He's pretty much obsessed with Gucci everything — from shirts and jackets to phone cases and rings. And he def knows his way around a pair of statement earrings (he's got five piercings in his ears, after all!). But one of the things that fans love most about V's epic style is that he changes his hair almost as often as he changes clothes. BTS' V's hair evolution has been an amazing thing to watch. I mean, he's dyed his locks brown, red, silver, blue, blonde, apricot, and a cool pink/orange mix — you name it. And he legit rocked the hell out of every single ~lewk~.
But V doesn't just change the color of his 'do, y'all — he changes the style, too. His hair has been straight, wavy, tousled, and crimped. He's even rocked a mullet or two and somehow managed to make the usually dated look look all types of stunning. How one person can look so good in so many different hairstyles, I'll never know. But V's hair needs some proper respect, so let's take a look at some of his best styles through the years.
June 2013: Light Brown & Wavy
BTS first debuted in June 2013 with "No More Dream," the lead single off 2 Cool 4 Skool, the boys' first album. V was only 17 at the time, and he sported a head full of wavy, light-brown hair with major bangs. Such a cute little fetus!
July 2013: Sandy Blonde & Wavy
The music video for "We Are Bulletproof Pt.2" — another track off 2 Cool 4 Skool — was released on July 16, 2013. V's hairstyle pretty much stayed the same, but his locks lost their orange tint and transformed to almost-blonde.
October 2013: Dark Purple & Wavy
BTS came out with their own version of Mariah Carey's "Beautiful" featuring Miguel in October 2013. The cover was performed by J-Hope, Jungkook, Jimin, and V, and in the video, V debuted a head full of gorgeous, purpley-brunette waves.
February 2014: Blood Orange
"Boy In Luv" was the lead single off Skool Luv Affair, BTS' sophomore EP. And V — who was dressed up as an edgy student like the rest of the boys — was rocking some seriously cool Blood Orange hair that was swept to the side and looked much less wavy than we'd ever seen before.
April 2014: Apricot
The music video for "Just One Day" — another track on Skool Luv Affair — was released on Apr. 6, 2014, and was much lighter than "Boy in Luv." So was V's hair, BTW, which was still parted on the side, but was lightened into a gorgeous shade of apricot.
August 2014: Dark Brown & Straight
On Aug. 19, 2014, BTS dropped the music video for "Danger," the title track off Dark & Wild. The boys were all dressed in black as they danced in a subway tunnel and in a warehouse with burning shopping carts. V's hair was suitably dark and straight with sharp bangs to match the mood.
October 2014: Lavender Gray
When the music video for "War of Hormone" — the third track on Dark & Wild — dropped on Oct. 21, 2014, V was sporting longer, flirtier locks in a cool grayish-lavender shade.
June 2015: Auburn & Tousled
Bye, bye side part! When BTS released the music video for "Dope," a single off their third mini-album, The Most Beautiful Moment In Life Pt.1, V took on the role of private detective with his bow tie, round specs, magnifying glass, and full head of tousled auburn hair and full bangs.
November 2015: Brown With Green Highlights
Not only did V film a really cool underwater scene for BTS' "Run" music video — which was released on Nov. 30, 2015 — but his bowl cut, dip-dyed, brown-to-green hair is pure rockstar.
May 2016: Peachey Pink
The light pink, peachy hair V sported in "Fire" — a song off BTS' first compilation album, The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever — is one of his best looks, IMHO. It's just so pretty and fluffy, you know?
October 2016: Blonde
"Blood Sweat & Tears" is a song from BTS' second studio album, Wings. The original Korean version was released on Oct. 10, 2016, in South Korea — and in it, V was a full-on blonde.
May 2017: Straight & Brown
The Japanese single version of "Blood Sweat & Tears" was released on May 10, 2017. And this time, V was rocking a completely different style — stick-straight black hair with long, wispy bangs.
November 2017: Shaggy Brown
V was rocking shaggy, soft-brown hair at the 2017 American Music Awards. As much as fans adore V's vibrant hair colors, they also love a good soft and natural turn.
May 2018: Black Mullet
V rocked a black mulled on the Billboard Music Awards red carpet back in 2018, and he looked stunning for every second of it.
June 2018: Blonde Shaggy Mullet
V surprised fans at the Lotte Family Concert on June 28, 2018, with a crimped blonde mullet. I already liked him in the straight, black version of this look, but OMG the blonde mullet he had goin' on here was everything.
August 2018: Half Pink/Half Orange
The half-pink/half-orangy blonde head of fluffy waves that V wore during the "Idol" era is perhaps his most iconic look. The two-tone style was shorter than his previous two mullets, but still had long, wavy bangs in front. Only V could wear a style like this and somehow manage to make it look amazing. It's even featured on his BTS Barbie doll.
December 2018: Bright Red
Fans went crazy when V turned up with bright red hair in a bowl cut for The Melon Music Awards. The look was literally fire. He rocked a slightly lighter shade later that month at the Mnet Asian Music Awards.
January 2018: Turquoise
V debuted electric blue hair at the Love Yourself tour stop in Nagoya, Japan on Jan. 12. The world was not ready, but they were happy nonetheless.
February 2019: Seafoam Green
BTS made music history at the 2019 Grammys when they became the first K-Pop act to present an award during the ceremony. And V made ARMY swoon when he rolled up to the show with a gorgeous head of straight blonde hair tinted seafoam green.
March 2019: Messy Blonde
The selfie heard round the world! When V tweeted out a shot of himself rocking tousled, wet blonde locks and bare shoulders just a month after the Grammys, ARMYs lost its collective minds.
April 19, 2019: Back To Blue
V crushed the blue-hair-and-bright-pink-button-down game in BTS' "Boy With Luv" music video. The waves are dope, the blue is just so bold and beautiful, and the whole look is a major vibe.
April 24, 2019: Jet Black
V brought things full circle on April 24, 2019, when he showed up on the red carpet at The Fact Music Awards rocking simple and sleek jet black hair — his own natural color! — that made him look so mature. "I think now I like black," he explained the next day at BTS’s M2U fan sign. "It’s because I did too many colorful styles, so I thought I should calm down a bit now." He's been rocking the dark locks ever sense.
Awww, looks like, V will be sticking with this natural look for a while. You won't hear me complaining!
