At the 2022 Grammy Awards, V once attracted major attention when photos of him smoking backstage at the ceremony were leaked on social media. At the time, fans were quite surprised to learn that the BTS superstar had this habit, as V had kept it mostly private for years and much of the public had αѕѕociated him with a clean and innocent image.

Although the photos were taken and circulated by paparazzi, and genuine fans understand that V has every right to do whatever he wants with his own body, the idol clearly could not escape the strict standards that the public imposes on K-pop idols. When the images spread online, V faced considerable criticism, and the incident even led to multiple hate campaigns targeting him.

Having learned from that incident, V became even more careful about his actions and rarely let moments that might reveal this habit slip out in public to avoid unnecessary trouble. However, once soмєтнing becomes a habit, unconscious gestures can sometimes be difficult to control. That may be why fans recently got to witness V’s υиєχρє¢тє∂ly charming “smoking” mannerism!

Specifically, during a livestream following yesterday’s concert in Chicago, a clip taken from the broadcast immediately went viral on social media. In the clip, V can be seen putting a supplement pill in his mouth. Instead of swallowing it right away, the idol held the pill between his lips for a few seconds before continuing.

This seemingly ordinary gesture immediately reminded many people of the way smokers hold a cigarette between their lips before lighting it. That υиєχρє¢тє∂ similarity quickly caught fans’ attention. Some ARMYs jokingly suggested, “This must be his muscle memory,” implying that it could be a reflex formed from the idol’s long-standing smoking habit.

Notably, unlike the public reaction the last time, fans emphasized that they were not trying to encourage smoking and were well aware of its harmful effects. However, they could not help admitting that V’s expression and aura in that moment unintentionally gave him an incredibly attractive look that was enough to send them into a frenzy. On social media, the clip racked up millions of views and sparked a flood of enthusiastic comments:

- The gesture, I can spot a smoker when I see one. But actually why was this attractive???

- Taehyung getting canceled for smoking will forever be the ѕєχiest cancellation in kpop history

- He looks so hot. Everyone else was gagging how hot he is while smoking

- I SWEAR, when he's messing with soмєтнing off-cam, it literally looks like he's crumbling his tobacco. Holy sh1t, that's so fcking hot, d*mn

- im legit so attracted towards him rn omg. it’s so unfair, how does he do simple things so casually and still serve looks?? 

- Just like Jungkook ashing that lollipop in his deleted live where he talked about how hard he worked to quit smoking

- When he did this I was like bro are you finding water or lighter. He is so s3xy

- I need him so bad ohhhhhhh I feel dizzy. This is so attractive and too hot lmao

- Ugh i mad now that i never got to see taehyung smoke…i need a vid where he puffs it out

- Tae put that pill like a gangsta. It looks like yk. That was my first thought. Effortlessly attractive

- I've watched this dozens of times and keep coming back to watch it again