K-Pop Idol Reaches Master in LoL: Who Is He and Why Does It Matter?

Do you like K-pop? Video games? Idols, and BTS in particular? Get ready, because today you're going to see something unprecedented: V has reached Master in League of Legends!

    

But first, as tradition dictates:

Who is V?

Kim Tae-hyung, known worldwide as "V", is a 30-year-old South Korean idol and actor who works in the entertainment industry. He is part of the world-famous group BTS, where he is recognized as a visual and one of the group's main vocalists.

What is the difference between the servers?

To better understand why this news is so impactful, we first need to understand how difficult it is to reach Master on a Korean server. League of Legends has a ranking system where the better you perform in the game, the higher you climb. This is nothing unusual, but the important part is where V reached Master.

Master is a rank that not many players reach, and achieving it is an incredible feat, as it requires a strong understanding of the game and its mechanics. Now, the big question: what's the difference?

South Korean servers have a long history of fostering competition in LoL, making the region one of the most recognized for its competitive level and for the number of professional players it has produced. One example is "Faker," who is considered by many to be the best player in the world.

Why is this important?

What makes this achievement so impressive is that he accomplished it while currently being on a world tour called "ARIRANG" with his group. Not only is he carrying out a world tour, but he also has time to climb the ranked ladder on one of the most competitive LoL servers.

Now, let's move on to the trivia section:

Did you know...

• Did you know that V has a solo career and released "Layover" in 2023 as his first solo album?

• Did you know that BTS has 7 members: RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook?

• Did you know that the news about V reaching his rank was revealed accidentally?

That's all for today. Thanks for reading!

See you next time, ARMY!