Who Is Elizabeth? Here's Everything We Know About BTS V's Muse

BTS fans around the world are all asking the same question; who is Elizabeth (and why isn’t she me)?

It all started on October 24, when BTS released a new video from behind the scenes of their “Black Swan” MV. In it, the members transform into musical actors at the Los Angeles Theatre.

V completely immersed himself in roleplay as he sang “This is the Moment” from Jekyll & Hyde and an aria called “Nessun Dorma” from Turandot…

…to a mysterious muse. “Elizabeth,” he said. “We shall meet again.”

Neither Jekyll & Hyde nor Turandot have a character named Elizabeth, so who is she? Some fans think she could be the titular character from Elisabeth, a Viennese, German-language musical about the life and death of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I.

Ok Joo Hyun and Kim So Hyun played Elisabeth in a 2018 South Korean production of the musical, while VIXX‘s Leo, JYJ’s Kim Junsu, and V’s close friend Park Hyung Sik starred as Der Tod, also known as “The Death”.