On February 23, V posted several photos on Instagram with the caption, "Sergeant Kim, I'm here to report that I'm alive! This is D-107." This post was one of the posts from 2025.
The photo recorded 15 million likes in the shortest time possible, drawing a passionate response. In the photo, fans were drawn to the location of the bench where V was sitting wearing his military uniform.
The location was Chuncheon Folk Flea Market, located under the Gyeongchun Line railway bridge, a 5-day market built along the space under the Gyeongchun Line double-track railway, stretching for about 500m.
At the 14th bridge of the railway that runs above the market, murals of Kim You Jung, a former member of Chuncheon, have been created. V is depicted in the murals of Kim You Jung's novel "
The photo was taken with the bridge pier painted with "Camellia Flowers" in the background. As soon as the location of the photo was confirmed, the market became a "holy place that BTS fans must visit."
The day after V uploaded the photo on Instagram, fans from Korea and abroad visited Chuncheon. Fans took photos on the bench under the bridge, with flowers in the background, and with V and his successors.
V shared photos of the various places he visited, including the restaurants he visited with his friend. Recently, Chuncheon city announced that it would develop the folklore market, which became a hot topic due to V's visit, into a local attraction.
Chuncheon city, which was selected as a location for the Specialized Market Development Project by the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups, plans to invest 1 billion won (approximately 100 million yen) by 2026 to turn the pungentong market into a tourist attraction.
It's a plan to develop it.
By chunchun 2025/03/06 00:10 KST
