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You might sometimes see giant signboards featuring congratulatory messages to mark stars' birthdays. Fans of BTS member "V" generated buzz by holding a special event to celebrate his birthday. Here's more.

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A Korean aquarium is fully decorated with the photos of BTS member "V" and his real name Kim Tae-hyung. On December 30th, Chinese fans rented the aquarium and turned it into a theme park for "V" in celebration of his 24th birthday. The fans also offered discounts on aquarium admission fees for general viewers to celebrate together. A series of photos proving contributions to the World Wide Fund for Nature have been posted on social media over recent days. It is another birthday celebration with fans making the contributions in order to save tigers that are on the verge of extinction, as tigers are the star's favorite animal and he is said to look like a tiger. These special celebrations are drawing positive public responses, since they are more meaningful than giving expensive birthday gifts. The nation's oldest TV show host Song Hae has generated a lot of buzz online for his joint performance with a girl group. In a special year-end edition of KBS' National Singing Contest on Sunday, project girl group "Celeb Five" began the show. Song Hae praised the girl group for its splendid performance and hard practice. Despite his old age, Song even presented a surprise dance with the girl group's members, including Shin Bong-sun. Following the show, he ranked high on lists of trending issues on the nation's major online portals, as lots of people began to search for his age. They hoped that Song will be able to work as long as possible, saying he looks young and healthy for his age of 92.