BTS’s V Seemingly Condemns “GQ Magazine” For Excluding Him In “Shady” Post

BTS’s V is gaining attention after fans believe he subtly responded to GQ Magazine for excluding him in a recent video.

| GQ Magazine

The group recently sat down with GQ for their first full-group interview in years. While several excerpts quickly went viral, controversy followed when fans noticed V was repeatedly out of frame in a vertical behind-the-scenes cut shared by the magazine.

| GQ Magazine

In key group shots at the beginning and end of the clip, he appeared cropped out.

How tf you made the begining and the end excluding one member @GQMagazine ??? https://t.co/liDEbKDzeF pic.twitter.com/omEd7qLC0F

— ᴷᵒᵒ☄️ (@ttuuvvgh) February 13, 2026

we urge you to be professional and repost with all members in viewpic.twitter.com/O3pPcxxXGW https://t.co/idlstXgTvW

— BTS V | PAKISTAN FANBASE | 🇵🇰 (@Taehyung_PakFB) February 13, 2026

In the beginning and ending of the video, aren’t they supposed to show the group together? Why is Taehyung missing here? I’m not talking about the whole video. https://t.co/CfO0znfxQS pic.twitter.com/uBlrvS7cCL

— v (@taepling) February 13, 2026

Fans criticized the edit and demanded a corrected version that properly showed all members. Shortly after, GQ uploaded a horizontal version of the same behind-the-scenes footage, where V was visible in every frame.

A behind the scenes look of our March cover shoot with #RM, #Jin, #Suga, #JHope, #Jimin, #V, and #JungKook, the seven stars of @BTS_twthttps://t.co/O6dadw8Eg5 pic.twitter.com/ZTlDCn0HqQ

— GQ Magazine (@GQMagazine) February 13, 2026

What sparked even more discussion was V’s reaction. On Instagram, he only reposted the horizontal version — and not the original vertical cut that had excluded him.

He reposted the one where he is included ….
Take notes ppl in the back. Never ever question his fans again. pic.twitter.com/yJ43nVPN8f

— 𝓟𝓾𝓻𝓹𝓵𝓮 𝓫𝓮𝓪𝓻 🍀 (@tae_space95) February 14, 2026

Tae reposted the clip of gq, where he is in the frame too…not the one where he was cropped out….but I thought "it's not a big deal" and "he would probably not gaf about it."

He values his individuality as much as he values the grp, like it or not pic.twitter.com/Z45YliAGsj

— ⊙⊝⊜⁷ (@mnivkooo) February 14, 2026

Fans interpreted this as a subtle but intentional move, praising him for what they described as a quiet, “shady” response.

him posting the version where he’s not cropped out… he’s lowkey shading you @ GQ as he should ! pic.twitter.com/8eZ5H8mvjI

— ✣ (@userlesbien) February 14, 2026

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