If many fans paid close attention, they probably already knew that speculation about V having another tattoo besides the BTS friendship tattoo began circulating right after the second night of the Stanford concert. The topic spread rapidly after a video capturing the moment Jimin playfully lifted V’s shirt during the intro of “Body To Body” was shared online. In that brief moment, fans quickly noticed a clear mark near V’s waist that looked very much like a tattoo.

The shape of the mark immediately reminded many people of a photo V had posted on Instagram last August while he was in Los Angeles — an illustration of The Little Prince featuring a “V” symbol on the knee. At the time, the idol uploaded the image with the mysterious caption: “I hope you like it.”

However, despite the many theories that emerged, fans still were not 100% certain whether it was truly a new tattoo or not, and they continued waiting for official confirmation from V himself. Finally, the answer was personally revealed by V after the final concert ended!

During the post-concert livestream, V brought up the viral moment that had been circulating on social media for days. The idol said to Jimin, “Jimin pulled my shirt up, so…” leaving Jimin completely confused and unable to remember what had happened. “I did?” Jimin asked blankly. V then laughed while reenacting the motion to help him remember the situation.

As soon as Jimin realized that his actions had α¢¢ι∂єитally exposed V’s “secret,” he seemed to feel guilty and said, “Ah, I’m sorry.” However, V quickly reαѕѕured him: “That’s okay,” because the real reason he brought the moment up was to confess the thing that had apparently frustrated him the most for a long time. He continued, “But you know I’ve posted it on Instagram before.” Hearing that, Jimin immediately reacted as though soмєтнing had suddenly clicked in his mind: “You said they didn’t know it was a tattoo?” And that was exactly what V wanted to talk about!

In a slightly sulky tone, he casually replied, “I posted like this, but no one realized it’s a tattoo. They just thought soмєтнing was stuck on me,” causing all the members to burst into laughter and clap loudly.

At that point, fans suddenly remembered why V had said that. Back in October — two months after sharing the cartoon sketch that inspired the tattoo — V had uploaded a shirtless photo taken from behind. At the time, some fans genuinely noticed a mark on his back, but because the image was blurry and the angle unclear, most people αѕѕumed it was either dirt or just lighting confusion.

Meanwhile, during the livestream, j-hope also confirmed previous fan theories regarding when V got the tattoo, saying, “Taehyung went to get the tattoo with me,” while V added, “It needs some retouching now.” This revelation logically explained why both V and j-hope had previously been seen taking photos with Dr. Woo — the famous tattoo artist who created j-hope’s “hope” tattoo last August.

V’s tattoo reflects his personality and inner world very clearly, showing a deep personal connection to him. It was inspired by the poem “If I Were King” by A. A. Milne — the author of the beloved Winnie-the-Pooh stories. The tattoo and poem are not truly about becoming a king, but rather about the feeling that the world still belongs to one’s imagination: free, innocent, sometimes humorous, and filled with childlike logic. At the same time, it can also be interpreted as a desire to build one’s own “kingdom” — a place where a person is free to truly be themselves.

In the end, V had clearly tried to “spoil” his meaningful tattoo early on in a very artistic way — yet not a single fan realized it. No wonder he ended up feeling a little sulky about it! Fans could not help but laugh at how adorable his reaction was, commenting:

- So we not clown? Nice to know and good for you tae! You got us good there

- Sorry but he needs to post a clear pic. We even we thought it was a scar

- I knew it and said it here back in october but non one wanted to believe me

- This is so funny we all thought it was soмєтнing like stain or scar. Gives us HD photo next time Taetae

- Cause v doesn’t like to get inked so it’s hard for me to believe it’s tattoo and that big...

- So he knew we were just losing our sнιтs over his naked body nd didn’t understand it was a tattoo but my point is how did he know 

- Sorry babe but you should have covered your back you back was so distracting

- We were blind af to notice the tattoo and thought of It as some bruise, and they knew It and might laugh very much about it

- I'm sorry taehyung but maybe showing us your bare back while announcing your tattoo wasn't the best idea.....we were too distracted

- He knows every fawking thing going on. We were there thinking it was some hint about kings and crowns for the comeback LMAODSSADSAOKFL