BTS V Attends Catholic Church During Military Service to Receive Baptismal Name

BTS’s V shared a surprising story about his military service involving the Catholic Church—and a bit of bribery.

During a recent Weverse Live, V revealed that while in basic training, some soldiers attend religious services on weekends. He wanted to try them all, including Catholic mass and Buddhist temple services.

In Korea, attendees at their first Catholic mass receive a baptismal name, a tradition not common in places like Europe or the US. Curious, V researched baptismal names and invited some military friends to join him at mass. When they asked what they’d get, he promised bread from the service.

V ended up convincing eight friends to attend with him. They all wanted baptismal names—some even joked about names like Mordekaiser, a character from League of Legends. V quickly shut that down, explaining that you can’t just pick any name.

Taehyung sharing how he visited the Catholic Church in Military to get baptized
: In boot camp you can try out all religious services; Church, Catholic Church and Buddhist temple
: I wanted to try them all
: In boot camp the Catholic Church gives you your baptismal name…
— TG (@taeguide) May 20, 2026

It’s unclear if V actually got baptized, but some fans think they’ve found his baptismal name: Dionysius, after the saint—not the BTS song.

Some Korean Taehyung fans believe that Taehyung’s Baptismal name is “Dionysius” since that’s the name Taehyung used on Goondori and in Korea, Catholics often choose a saint’s name at baptism, and “Dionysius” refers to Saint Dionysius. If someone is born or baptized around October…
— TG (@taeguide) May 21, 2026

V’s story gave fans a rare glimpse into his military life and sparked curiosity about his baptismal name and religious experience.