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V, a member of the South Korean K-pop band BTS, looks on during batting practice before a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)

V of K-pop sensation BTS thrills fans with first pitch at Dodgers game and meets Shohei Ohtani

V of K-pop sensation BTS has thrown the ceremonial first pitch at a Los Angeles Dodgers game. He met with two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani before taking the mound on Monday night. The singer, whose given name is Kim Taehyung, bowed slightly to Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who caught a strike from the left-hander. BTS fans screamed throughout V’s time on the field. V and Ohtani briefly hugged in the team’s dugout before the game. BTS is set to release a new album next spring, following their break due to mandatory military service in South Korea.

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