BTS go all out with their beauty and fashion [1] looks, but one thing this K-pop group doesn't do a lot of is tattoos — except for Jungkook. The boy band has seven members, but only two of them have tattoos. Jin, J-Hope, RM, V, and Suga are all tattoo-free at this point, but we never know when Jimin and Jungkook's influence might rub off on them. Jimin only has a few tattoos so far, but Jungkook has quite a few. He actually has so many, we're not sure we can even ID them all! The BTS ARMY definitely can, though, so with their help, we nailed down as many of the BTS tattoos as we could ahead.
Does J-Hope Have Tattoos?
J-Hope doesn't have any tattoos yet.
Does V Have Tattoos?
As of now, V doesn't have any tattoos.
Does Jungkook Have Tattoos?
Jungkook keeps getting more and more tattoos and we're not even sure we know of all of them! He has several hand tattoos, including the word "ARMY" across his knuckles for the BTS fanbase. He also has a "J" over the "M" of "ARMY" and fans have gathered that this tattoo has more than one meaning. The "A" in "ARMY" is an upside down "V," making all these letters add up to the names of the members of the group. "V" for V, "RM" for RM, "Y" for Yoongi (Suga), and the "J" for Jin, J-Hope, and Jimin. He also has plus signs between the letters and a heart on the same hand. All together, these seem like a lovely tribute to the band [3].
This hand also has the ARMY logo, which is similar to the BTS logo, and a crown tattoo on another finger. On his thumb, he has a 0613, which fans think means June 13, when BTS debuted in 2013. And lastly, that hand also has a face emoji on it.
Jungkook's other tattoos are a little more of a mystery because they're up his arms and shoulders. He has a crossed word tattoo that reportedly says, "Rather be dead than cool" and a skeleton hand tattoo on his right arm, as well as another tattoo on his shoulder that was peeking out in the "ON" video [4]. The "ON" video also revealed three black stripes on that arm, as well as a Tiger Lily. The Tiger Lily looks to have letters with it, but it's up for debate what they might be.
Jungkook also has more words tattooed on this arm, though they're hard to decipher in the small glimpses we've seen. He also seems to have recently gotten an eye tattooed on this arm as well as the phrase "The Most Beautiful Moment in Life" in Chinese characters [5].
Does Suga Have Tattoos?
Suga doesn't have any tattoos yet.
Does RM Have Tattoos?
Right now, RM doesn't have any tattoos.
Does Jin Have Tattoos?
Jin doesn't have any tattoos yet.
Does Jimin Have Tattoos?
Jimin has a few tattoos that we know of but because they're largely hidden, we haven't seen much of them. He has "NEVERMIND" tattooed on his right side that was once a temporary tattoo that he apparently liked enough to get inked permanently [6]. He also has a number 13 on the inside of his wrist [7] spotted in this video, which fans think is a nod to when BTS debuted on June 13, 2013, and also his birthday of Oct. 13. He also has "Young" and "Forever" on his elbows, seemingly for their song of the same name.