Kim Tae-hung popularly known as V is a member of the South Korean boy band, BTS. He is a singer and also a songwriter. In a recent interview, the singer revealed the stories behind some of his most beloved solo songs.
“Winter Bear”: V’s song, “Winter Bear” released in 2019 begins with “She looks like a blue parrot/Would you come fly to me?” He used a blue parrot as a twist on the bluebird of hope. He stated, “The lyrics originally said ‘blue bird’ instead of ‘blue parrot’ instead of a blue parrot. A bluebird, of course, is a symbol of hope. I twisted the expression slightly and changed it into a parrot. A blue parrot could be a symbol of hope, its background, or the time you have it. I found something hopeful in my mind at the time so that expression kept coming to mind.”
“Singularity”: Podgy revealed how they recorded V’s song “Singularity” in the dark with lights off that making the song sound more “Seductive”. Podgy said, “It’s extremely hard to groove to a song like ‘Singularity’ when the rhythm’s got a sort of lay back and there are so many intricate parts. Most of all, it had to feel seductive, so we even turned off all the lights when we recorded it.”
“Stigma”: His song “Stigma” is his first solo and also one of his most heartbreaking. He said, “…the young person in ‘Stigma’ passed through ‘Singularity’ and ‘Inner Child’ and grew up.”
“Sweet Night”: V said about his song, “I had the title ‘Sweet Night’ before it was ever part of the Itaewon Class soundtrack. I was eating with one of the actors and happened to play the song for them. It was called, ‘Danbam,” [literally, ‘sweet night’], just like the pub in the show. It was pure luck. (laughs) The lyrics were written after the song was chosen for the soundtrack, so I put in some references to the show”.
Source: Koreaboo