BTS' V Delights Fans With Painfully Direct Response About His Friend Who Didn't Make the Group

During BTS' visit to The Tonight Show on July 14, V responded to Jimmy Fallon's question about whether he initially just attended the group's audition to support his friend.

By Ryan Gajewski Jul 14, 2021 7:36 AMTags
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The members of BTS appear to embrace that everything happens for a reason. 

During the group's The Tonight Show appearance on Tuesday, July 13, the members of the globally beloved singing sensation participated in a segment during which host Jimmy Fallon asked them to clear up fan rumors. One question centered on whether V, also known as Kim Taehyung, had indeed attended the BTS audition solely to support his friend who was hoping to join the group. 

Jimmy asked, "V, is it true that you never actually intended on auditioning for BTS, you just went to the audition to support your friend?"

"True, yes," the "Butter" singer replied. When Jimmy followed up with, "What happened to your friend?," V responded in Korean, "He failed," according to subtitles. V then added in English, "Only me!"

This not only spurred Jimmy to crack up but immediately led the phrase, "He failed," to start trending on Twitter, as fans clearly appreciated the unfiltered honesty.

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One supporter wrote, "WHEN ASKED ABT THE FRIEND TAE ACCOMPANIED WHEN AUDITIONING TAE STRAIGHT UP SAID 'HE FAILED' I'M SCREAMING." Another fan tweeted, "HE'S EFFORTLESSLY FUNNY."

A third individual posted, "Tae's deadpanned 'he failed' had me on the floor. He is so effortlessly hilarious."

At a different point during the appearance, Jimmy asked the group how it felt to receive their first Grammy nomination ahead of the 2021 ceremony that took place earlier this year.

"Sorry for the cliché, but it's really an honor," RM shared. "I was so happy—so crazy and so thankful for all the fans all over the world."

Check out the full fan-rumor segment in the above video.

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