In December 2023, Kwon Hyeop of rookie boy band WAKER attracted the attention of many online communities after his photos went viral online.

In particular, some images have attracted the audience’s attention, making many people… confused when it was difficult to distinguish whether it was V from the group BTS or Kwon Hyeop.

After the photos of this male idol were released, the online community heatedly debated the similarity between Kwon Hyeop and V. Accordingly, some people judged that it was because of their appearance that they resembled the BTS member. has greatly contributed to helping Kwon Hyeop gain more media coverage and attention from the audience.

However, some others expressed concern because they feared that Kwon Hyeop would be framed as a “copy” of V BTS, making it difficult to develop and break through his career later.

On January 8, 2024 (Korean time), member Kwon Hyeop continued to attract attention when debuting with WAKER.

Kwon Hyeop attracted attention with an appearance that reminded the audience of BTS member V. Photo: AllKpop.

Many comments from Korean netizens are paying attention to Kwon Hyeop’s appearance like: “The photo really looks like V but he looks like actor Choi Sung Hoon.”

Or another comment: “It’s the hair and makeup that make him look like V.”

Others argue that Kwon Hyeop is copying BTS’s image: “He definitely copied V’s style.