BTS members' languages: V speaks Japanese and coined the K-pop phrase 'I Purple You', while Jungkook created 'AFOBANGFO' as part of the Army's fan code – but who speaks English the best?
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BTS did it again in late November when they topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with their single
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BTS members' languages: V speaks Japanese and coined the K-pop
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ᨦ̥..ꪔˬ𖦹៹ ꉔꫝʾ⸃᥅ ͎, Kim Taehyung
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BTS members' languages: V speaks Japanese and coined the K-pop
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BTS' Jungkook ignoring fans? V aka Kim Taehyung talks to ARMY
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Can the BTS members speak and understand English? How well? - Quora
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BTS members' languages: V speaks Japanese and coined the K-pop
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ᨦ̥..ꪔˬ𖦹៹ ꉔꫝʾ⸃᥅ ͎, Kim Taehyung
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BTS members' languages: V speaks Japanese and coined the K-pop