The phone contact list is a common feature on everyone’s mobile device, but it can also serve as a “private space” that reflects the depth of one’s social relationships. By looking at how someone saves another person’s name, it is often possible to gauge how close they are. This is especially true among young people, who tend to use nicknames or add sweet, affectionate words to the names of those they hold particularly dear in their contacts.
Naturally, BTS are also young men, and the level of closeness among the members goes without saying. As a result, fans have been extremely curious about what nicknames the members use when saving each other’s phone numbers, or whether there is anything especially unique compared to ordinary people.
Fortunately, BTS have offered a brief glimpse into how they save each other’s names on their phones. While some members are quite creative with their contact names, others opt for a more straightforward approach that reflects the group’s “professional” working relationship.
Starting with RM, while everyone thinks it is necessary to give "special" names to "important" people, he does not follow this trend. He applies a uniform naming convention to every entry in his contact list, including his fellow BTS members. “I save everyone as their first and last name on my phone. It’s the same for the members, so it’s easier on the eyes when you look at the contact list,” he reasoned convincingly. Some fans also noted that it fits perfectly with the BTS leader’s style: simple, on point and scientific.
Meanwhile, despite being the group's eldest, Jin is famous for his signature 'dad jokes,' a sense of humor that naturally extends to the quirky way he labels his fellow BTS members in his phone. He is especially serious when talking about the structure of saving his members as “BIGHIT + member name.” “I saved them like, ‘BIGHIT Kim Namjoon’,” he shared frankly, reinforcing the “business relationship” point he once mentioned about the group. Fans laughed at his humor. Some say he has the CEO vibe of saving his contacts as if he were running BigHit Music.
BTS's hyungs seem to have the same brain cells when it comes to their contact lists. SUGA also keeps things simple. "I saved them under their real names. Is that lacking in sincerity?", he ponders about his мєтнod. Fans are not surprised by his way of saving them because it completely reflects the type of person SUGA is. Not everyone is fussy about naming their contacts and giving them a new nickname doesn't necessarily mean anything big about their friendship.
Moving past the more formal approaches of the previous members, j-hope brings a much-needed touch of warmth and affection to the group's digital circle. Rather than sticking to plain names or corporate prefixes, j-hope opts for a sweet, personalized touch, blending their real names with endearing suffixes that highlight their close-knit bond like: "Kim Namjoon, Seokjinnie Hyung, Min Yoongi Hyung, Park Jiminie, Taehyungie, and Jeon Jungkook".
When it comes to Jimin, the nicknames he sets for each member clearly show his adorable personality. Jimin revealed that he saved the members' names as: "Moni Hyung, Jinnie Hyung, Suga Hyung, Hoseokie Hyung, Kim Taehyung, Maknae Jeon Jungkook". Jimin joined the trend of giving unique names to people who are "important" to him in his contacts like some young people nowadays. Fans also learned his naming style to use for their friends.
V's contact list is the most formal, using the suffix -ssi, a polite term meaning Mr./Ms. in кσяєαn, after each member's name. Fans laughed at his respectful style, further reminding them of the "business relationship" between BTS members. However, you will see a reference to the lyrics of "Serendipity" - "Blue Mold-ssi" for Jimin's name and "Youngest" for Jungkook in the contacts. This marking also made netizens feel excited.
As the youngest, Jungkook's contact list has not changed much. He wrote: "Namjoon Hyung, Seokjin Hyung, Yoongi Hyung, Hoseok Hyung, Jimin Hyung, Taehyung Hyung". What makes it even more interesting is that, beyond contact names, Jungkook also seems to enjoy adding profile photos to the members’ phone numbers.
During a live broadcast last year, Jungkook briefly revealed his phone’s call screen when he called Jin, showing that he had saved Jin’s number under his name along with a photo of his head shaved before enlisting. The group’s maknae even chuckled with delight as he shared this amusing way of saving the contact with fans.
Ultimately, the way the BTS members save each other’s names in their contact lists is a true reflection of their individual personalities. In some instances, it also mirrors the tendency to give those closest to us names that are more distinctive than those used for ordinary relationships. Regardless of how they choose to do it, fans remain thoroughly captivated by this rarely revealed insight into the lives of the superstars.
