BTS's V Ends The "Bear VS Tiger" Debate Once And For All On Instagram

Many K-Pop fans associate their favorite idols with animals. When it comes to BTS‘s V, however, ARMY can’t decide which he resembles more: a tiger or a bear!

From 2013 to 2019, fans used a tiger emoji to represent V. After V released his 2019 English song, “Winter Bear,” the Tiger vs Bear debate began!

A random thought came across me that new ARMYs might not know BTS’s animal emojis so here you go

🐨 (koala) RM/Namjoon
🐹 (hamster) Jin
🐱 (cat) Suga/Yoongi
🐿 (squirrel) J-Hope/Hobi
🐥 (Baby chick) Jimin
🐯 (tiger) V/ Taehyung
🐰 (bunny)Jungkook

Useful for decoding trans ! :)

— sunki⁷ ᴱᴺ⁻ (@babykoofoof) July 12, 2020

Even V himself can’t decide if he is more tiger-like or bear-like. For instance, for BTS’s Deco Kit, he designed a tiger-bear hybrid rather than choosing one or the other for his sticker.

During a recent livestream, V mentioned the ongoing debate to his members. RM advised him to set up a poll on Instagram to find the answer once and for all.

Today, V took RM’s advice and launched a poll during his Instagram Q&A. ARMYs flooded the poll with votes, but in the end, there could only be one winner.