V lands Rolling Stone cover

V, the BTS singer born Kim Taehyung, is the subject of Rolling Stone’s May 2026 solo cover feature, part of the magazine’s eight-cover BTS package. (rollingstone.com) Rolling Stone said the May issue includes one group cover and seven individual member covers, with the solo stories rolling out over seven days after the group feature published on April 13. The magazine called it its most ambitious cover-story package, with eight print covers tied to BTS’s 2026 comeback. (rollingstone.com) V’s cover story centers on his solo work, especially *Layover*, the 2023 album he told Rolling Stone he made by giving it “my all.” The interview also revisits the years he spent writing songs, scrapping material, and reshaping the project before release. (rollingstone.com, rollingstone.com) The timing sits inside a larger BTS return. Rolling Stone’s group feature, published April 13, says the band reunited in Seoul after completing military service and used the May issue to frame that comeback around a new album, *Arirang*. (rollingstone.com) That broader package helps explain why a V solo cover is landing now instead of as a standalone profile. Rolling Stone built the issue as a group-and-solo set, pairing the reunion narrative with separate interviews and videos for each member. (rollingstone.com, rollingstone.com) For fans, V’s section draws a straight line between his solo identity and BTS’s group dynamic. Rolling Stone’s earlier reporting on *Layover* described a long development process, while its new 2026 package places that work alongside the band’s first full-group cycle after enlistment. (rollingstone.com, rollingstone.com) The cover rollout is also being sold as a collectible. Rolling Stone’s shop listing says the limited-edition May 2026 box set includes all eight covers in one package. (rollingstone.com) By Monday, April 20, V’s cover had become one piece of a weeklong BTS media push: one member, one interview, one cover at a time. That format kept the reunion story moving while giving Taehyung’s solo catalog, stage work, and fan following a dedicated spotlight. (rollingstone.com, rollingstone.com)