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On September 23, 2024, BTS' Kim Taehyung posted his latest pictures with IU on his Instagram story. A day earlier, he attended IU's encore concert for her HEREH World Tour at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.
After concluding the final show of her world tour, which began in March 2024, IU was seen clicking pictures backstage with BTS' Taehyung and j-hope.
Meanwhile, Taehyung's latest Instagram story included the word "Jihye," which was the character name of IU from their Love wins all MV. For the unversed, IU released the track on January 24, 2024, which starred Taehyung aka V as the male lead of the short-film-based music video.
The duo played as star-crossed lovers in a dystopian world, where they spend their final time together.
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Fans were touched to see the BTS idol mentioning Jihye on his Instagram story. Additionally, in the Love wins all official MV, Taehyung's character name was Taejun.
Astute admirers believed that the BTS idol gave a shoutout to their MV characters. One fan wrote on X:
"Taejun and Jihye reunited"
Others mentioned how the BTS singer posed for the cameras alongside IU, displaying a unique style of wearing a hoodie.
"Military can't take the babygirl out of him. He's still my gorgeous babie," a fan wrote on X.
"Wait till this style of wearing sweatshirts becomes the new trend," another fan joked.
"‘love wins all’ mv and this duo is forever gonna remain iconic and unmatched," another fan said.
Several fans also mentioned their eager anticipation of the BTS idol's military discharge and future collaboration with IU.
"The duo I never knew I needed! I can't wait to see them collaborate on more projects in the future," one fan said.
"One of the best day of my life... Taejun and jihye never dies," another fan noted.
"Two best friends met after a long time, see how cute they look," one other fan wrote.
BTS' Taehyung and IU's Love wins all VCR share a potential happy ending
In the Love wins all plot, the BTS idol's character's name is Taejun, who is also blind in his right eye. The video showed the duo being chased by an alien cube in a dystopian background.
They then come across a desolate shopping mall and decide to dress up in wedding attire in their final moments.
Aware of their impending deaths, Taejun and Jihye pretend to have a wedding, sing together, and take their final pictures in a ragged photobooth. Their few moments of bliss cease as the alien cube locate them and hunt them down.
The ending of the official MV showed Taejun and Jihye embracing each other for the last time.
However, the extended VCR of the MV showed Taejun and Jihye driving off in a car into the sunset together, implying a happy ending. It is important to note that IU never confirmed if Taejun and Jihye were alive or if the VCR meant their safe passage to heaven.
The clip was first played at the KSPO DOME, on March 2, 2024, where she kicked off her world tour.
The VCR was played again at IU's Seoul encore show on September 22, as she performed live on Love wins all, before concluding her world tour.
In other news, BTS' Taehyung enlisted in the military on December 11, 2023. He will be discharged in June 2025 and return alongside his bandmates Namjoon, Jungkook, Jimin, and SUGA.
