Read on to meet BTS’ pets, who’ve risen to fame just like their owners.

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V’s Pomeranian, Yeontan

When most of us get a new dog, the news doesn’t usually end up trending on Twitter, as much as we’d like it to. But that’s because we aren’t V. When V introduced his new Pomeranian to the world, the announcement was met with a massive response, taking 15th place on Twitter’s trending topics.

Meet Yeontan – which means coal briquette in Korean – or Tannie for short. V can’t seem to stop himself from taking videos and pictures of Tannie and uploading them to his social media, and now Tannie has a fan base, as well.

On September 7, Tannie’s birthday, the hashtag #3YearsWithYeotan trended worldwide. Fan base BTS V Union donated to the organisation Feeding Pets of the Homeless, and other fan groups around the world such as KTH Philippines and KTH Nepal made similar efforts in their local communities.

RM’s Spitz, Rap Mon

RM’s white Spitz – named Rap Mon, after himself – has kept his family company since 2013. But unfortunately, what with RM’s busy schedule keeping him from home, Rap Mon no longer recognises him when he visits. RM has expressed his sadness on social media, commenting that now Rap Mon only approaches him when he can ploy his pet with a dog treat. The technique clearly seems to work, though, since the rapper has also posted pictures of him taking the dog for walks and playing with it.

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Suga’s poodle, Holly

Suga also has a family dog named Holly, who he first introduced in September 2016 by posting a photo with the caption, “Holly only likes the person giving food”. Suga is famously known for his love for his pup, even being nicknamed “Holly’s dad” by fans. However, he actually revealed that before Holly, he wasn’t really a dog lover – the poodle was just too irresistible.

Jin’s sugar glider, Gukmool

Jin’s pet is a little more exotic – he has a sugar glider named Gukmool, which means soup in Korean. Gukmool was previously joined by two other sugar gliders, Odeng and Eomuk – both words for fish cake, coming to “fish cake soup”, if you put all three together. Unfortunately, Odeng and Eomuk have since passed away from falls from their cages.

In a V Live session on March 20, 2019, Jin got quite emotional over the deaths of his pets, saying, “small animals can get into a lot of accidents, so I hope people who have small animals as pets take good care of them and have more information on them”.

He also once had a rescue white Maltese dog, Jjangu, who passed away as well.

The song Tonight, which Jin wrote and released in 2019, was dedicated to his pets, with the lyrics,

“You’re in my every passing day, I’m in your every passing day If I close my eyes, it feels like those times we spent together will be brought back.”

J-hope’s shih-tzu, Mickey

J-Hope showed his love for his dog and his bandmates’ pets in his June 27, 2019, performance on music TV programme Show! Music Core, in which he changed the lyrics of his rap section in the song Dope to include the names of BTS members’ pets: Soonshim, V’s family dog that lives with his grandmother; Gureum, Jungkook’s dog; Ddosun, Jimin’s childhood dog; and Rap Mon, of course.

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Jungkook’s Maltese, Gureum

Jungkook’s pet Maltese, Gureum – which means cloud in Korean – is a rescue dog that lives with his family back in Busan. In Bring the Soul: The Movie, Jungkook drew Gureum after saying, “Creative block, I need inspiration.” Even though he has impressive drawing skills, he added a humble note saying, “My Gureum is much prettier. This one looks like a different dog.”

In a 2014 interview with Ize magazine, Jungkook said that he misses Gureum a lot and asked the hyungs, or older members, of BTS if he could bring Gureum to their shared house. Unfortunately they all disagreed, saying that the house wasn’t a good environment for a dog, considering that the members would rarely be at home to keep it company.

Jimin’s dog, Ddosun

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