Jungkook from BTS just achieved a HUGE milestone in the music world! His new solo song, ‘Standing Next To You’ is now at the top of the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart in the United States.
Jungkook has been making waves as a solo artist since 2023, proving himself to be a major player in the industry. His debut album, “GOLDEN,” dropped on November 3, and the lead track from that album snagged the number one spot on the Billboard chart. It’s a big deal because last week, Taylor Swift was holding the top position with her song “You’re Losing Me.”
Jungkook’s solo success is making headlines as he surpasses well-known artists and establishes himself as a major force in the music industry.
BTS band member Namjoon recently did a livestream with fans on Weverse where he looked quite taken aback when fans asked him about his girlfriend. The rapper responded to rumours saying he did not have a girlfriend, and cheekily added he’s still looking.
“Introduce your girlfriend.’ Oh s**t, I really want to but I have none right now. Can you introduce me to someone?”
: “introduce your girlfriend? oh shit i really want to but i have none…right now ㅋㅋ” pic.twitter.com/SqarWo3z7O
Jungkook recently also addressed rumours during a livestream surrounding his relationship status, responding to a fan’s question by saying he does not have a girlfriend at the moment and asked everyone to respect his privacy.
“Do I have a girlfriend? Why do you keep asking that? I don’t have a girlfriend! So, you don’t need to ask questions like this. I only have ARMY’s..I’m only looking at ARMY’s..ARMY’s be my girlfriend..okay?”
BTS band member Jungkook has unveiled the name and release date of his upcoming solo album ‘Golden’. In a statement released by his management BigHit Entertainment on the South Korean social media platform ‘Weverse’, it was stated that the album’s name was inspired by some of the golden moments of the singer’s career.
Hello. This is BIGHIT MUSIC. We are excited to announce the release of BTS member Jung Kook’s solo album “GOLDEN.” “GOLDEN” is an album inspired by the golden moments of Jung Kook, the golden maknae of BTS and a solo artist.”
The statement further said that the album will consist of 11 tracks, including ‘Seven’ featuring Lattoo and ‘3D’ with Jack Harlow, and will be released on November 3. Jungkook will also be making special appearances and performances ahead of the release.
Fans can start preordering the album from October 4.
Jungkook has so far released two songs from album, including ‘3D’ which was met with acclaim from fans and music critics. The song quickly became a global hit by dominating 30 global iTunes charts in more than 100 countries. The other single ‘Seven’, released on July 14, rose up on the Billboard 200 charts.
It’s time we address the real elephant in the room: who is Jungkook dating?
During a livestream session with fans on Weverse, the BTS band member was taken aback when a fan member asked him about his relationship status. The ‘Seven’ singer quickly shut the question down by responding that he did not have a girlfriend, and instead he said it was the ARMY band whom he considered to be his girlfriends.
“Do I have a girlfriend? Why do you keep asking that? I don’t have a girlfriend! So, you don’t need to ask questions like this. I only have ARMY’s..I’m only looking at ARMY’s..ARMY’s be my girlfriend..okay?”
do i have a girl friend? why do you keep asking that.. i don’t have a girl friend! so don’t need ask questions like this i only have ARMYs.. i’m only looking at ARMYs.. ARMYs be my girl friend… OKAY?? ha it feels refreshing i only look at armys because i’m…
Some BTS fans weren’t happy that the ‘3D’ singer was asked an invasive question about his personal life, and asked for other followers to respect the singer’s privacy because by the end of the day, Jungkook is a human like anyone else who shouldn’t have to justify his life choices to anyone.
i really feel bad for him. the fact that he feels the need to clarify this so that yall stop asking him questions about his private life. whatever it is i’m glad that he’s shutting down the rumors and i hope legal action is on the way for those who tried to defame him https://t.co/BVEStWRVvZ
This actually makes me sad and angry!! First of all it is NONE of our business if he has a girlfriend UNTIL he wants us to know AND second of all I don’t want him to feel like he can’t have one because of ARMY or so called “fans”!! https://t.co/q875tFloL4
Golden maknae Jungkook of BTS is back at it again with another banger single. The K-Pop singer has released the music video for his new single ‘3D’ which features American rapper Jack Harlow, and was described by the singer’s management BigHit Entertainment as a “more mature side of Jungkook.”
Jungkook previously teased the single during his performance at the 2023 Global Citizen Festival. The music video is getting praise from fans and music critics.
The single has broken international records, dominating iTunes charts of more than a 100 countries across the globe, according to BIgHit music, and the music video becoming the number 1 top trending videos on Youtube in USA and UK.
Jungkook has revealed to Audacy that his solo album was set to come out by the end of 2023, ending it with a bang.
Singer and performer Suga from the popular South Korean band BTS has officially begun mandatory military service from September 22.
The singer will not be actually serving in the military, but is working as a social service agent.
The social service branch provides an alternative offer for people who cannot complete military duty because of physical or mental health issues, and revolves around working in welfare centers, community service or post office but it is still a requirement to complete three weeks of basic military service.
Suga gave an update to fans on Weverse, writing: “I’ll faithfully serve and come back … Please stay healthy and let’s meet all again in 2025.”
Suga is the third member of the band to begin mandatory military duty, with Jin and J-Hope already performing active service on army bases.
BTS announced a hiatus in 2022 in a pre-taped special with all seven members of the band, Jin, Jimin, RM, J-Hope, Suga, V, and Jungkook.
Jimin spoke about the group’s “rough patch” as they try to “find our identity, and that’s an exhausting and long process.” Suga said “The hardest thing is writing lyrics… I have to talk about something that I really feel, but right now, I’m just squeezing it out because we have to satisfy people’s wants and the listeners. It’s so painful, but that’s just how this job goes.”
Jungkook said the group was taking some time apart in order to focus on individual music: “We’re each going to take some time to have fun and experience lots of things. We promise we will return someday even more mature than we are now.”
Since then, the group members have released individual music, with Jungkook releasing his new single ‘3D’ which featured Jack Harlow, and ‘Seven’ in 2023 which featured Latto, and went to debut at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2020, Suga had released his mixtape D-2 which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard 200.
October is shaping up to be an exciting month for K-drama fans with projects featuring big names like Cha Eun-Woo, Bae Suzy and Kim Ro-Woon. Scroll through this list to check out what your favorite star’s next show is all about.
A Good Day to be a Dog
If you loved Cha Eun-Woo in ‘True Beauty’ and ‘Rookie Historian’, you will be happy to watch him back in another romantic comedy. Starring Park Gyu-Young, the serial revolves around a woman who is cursed to turn into a dog every midnight, and she must find the man who can help her break this spell, but it turns out that he is also deeply terrified of dogs. The series is set to stream on Netflix from October 11.
The Wedding Battle
K-Drama fans who can’t get enough of Kim Ro-Woon in ‘Destined With You’ are in for a treat with his upcoming rom-com. In this historical drama, the heart throb plays a widow, who teams up with a rival matchmaker to marry off four young maidens. But circumstances change when the two matchmakers realise they’re falling for each other. The series is set to premier from October 30.
Doona!
‘Alchemy of Souls’ actress Bae Suzy is set to come back after a year with ‘Doona!’ where she plays a singer in a band, who shocks audiences by announcing her retirement, and begins living in a shared home with a college student. The nine-episode series will release on Netflix on October 20.
Doctor Slump
Starring Park Hyung Sik (Strong Girl Bong-Soon) and Park Shin-Hye (The Inheritors), the drama is a slice of life focusing on four doctors who are burned out from their profession. The two meet at the time they’re at the lowest point of their lives and are trying to rediscover themselves after quitting their jobs.
BTS fans will continue to go to all lengths to prove that they’re indeed the most wholesome and wonderful people to exist on the planet.
A BTS fan from Gujranwala, Syeda Binte Zainab, moved social media a few days ago when she celebrated the birthday’s of both BTS members Jung Kook and Namjoon’s by donating 125 boxes of food to patients suffering from thalassemia at Sundus Foundation, in an effort to spread awareness about providing blood donations to help children suffering from the disease.
Namjoon aka RM, is a popular rapper and song writer from the South Korean band BTS, which comprises of six other members including Jung Kook, Jin, Suga, Jimin, V and J-Hope. The band, declared by Time Magazine to be the ‘Princes Of Pop’, partnered with UNICEF in 2017 for their campaign to end violence against children, and have received 5 Grammy nominations.
Guyz I need your Prayers because I’m almost going to start Namkook Birthday Project Celebrations with Thalassemia patients and right now I’m packing food for them while streaming “Slow Dancing” Please drop your wishes or Purple heart pic.twitter.com/xkOkkCzpix
— Syeda BinteZainab⁷♥ #HBD_NAMJOON♥| ʟᴀʏᴏ(ꪜ)ᴇʀ ⍤⃝ (@BinteZainab33) September 9, 2023
The viral tweet received praise from fans and non-fans alike on social media, who appreciated the woman for undertaking such an amazing charity project on her own to celebrate her idol’s birthday.
감사합니다 아미 ♀️ You did a really really good Job Our boys will probably be so proud of you, and of course ARMY too… Fightingggg ♀️ https://t.co/GsnSyYMidC
Syeda Zainab also shared a link to her Youtube account which showed how she set up the project. She also included an interview with a doctor who spoke in detail about the disease and encouraged others to donate blood to patients and help save their lives.
Speaking to The Current, Syeda Zainab, who works as a teacher had previously collaborated with Sundas Foundation to organise 180 gifts food boxes, and this year had decided had collaborated with a student to bake a cake and a fellow BTS fan from Twitter, who baked cookies for the occasion.
“This year in collaboration with #BTS_Pk_Streaming , I thought of doing something different, so I texted the Director and asked for his permission to organise a little activity to which he instantly agreed. So I saved my 1 month salary and decided to arrange a special meal for Thalassemia fighters and their families. My student ‘Haider’ who is also BTS ARMY member, prepared the BTS Themed Cake to celebrate Namkook’s (Namjoon & Jungkook of BTS) birthday . A kind ARMY friend *Saira from Twitter specially prepared ‘Namjoon & Jungkook day special cookies’ for patients. I’ve Donated Blood before Starting the celebration because I know the importance of blood donations. My Blood can save 1 life so what’s better then this to celebrate this special month?”
Syeda Zainab told us she had been organising charity efforts for Sundas Foundation since 2021, when she donated blood to the patients and was in touch with the director whom she described as a ‘noble’ man. In 2022, she had celebrated Jung Kooks’ birthday with the rest of the patients by packing more than 180 gifts for the patients, and also brought along a cake to celebrate the occasion as shown from pictures she shared with us.
Speaking on the overwhelming praise her project received from social media, Zainab said she found it “over whelming and heart touching”. Several patients suffering from thalassemia exchanged phone numbers with her in order to see her vlog. “They literally longed for blood and happiness. I’m glad I was the reason behind their smile and happiness.”
“BTS is the reason behind spreading smiles all around the world and we ARMYs simply follow their footsteps. Alhumdulillah I feel incredibly happy to spread happiness around me just like my idols.”
Pakistani BTS fans have gone viral on several occasions for setting up extensive charity projects to celebrate birthdays of the band members, asking for nothing in return. “BTS and the ARMY fandom have been actively involved in social causes and have raised millions for charities. I remember back in June 6th 2020, BTS and Big Hit Entertainment donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter, and the ARMY fandom matched that amount within 24 hours.”
Continuing further, Zainab said “We organize projects like this because our icons inspire us every single day. Jungkook donated millions of won (Korean currency) to hospitals and universities on his birthday. When the severe earthquake disaster happened in turkey, it was BTS band members who donated millions of dollars to help the victims. The list is too extensive to share how many times they have contributed to help others.. We ARMYS do good things on BTS name all around the world so it doesn’t matter for us that our idols live in Korea or anywhere else. The thing which only matter is “THE MESSAGE”. The message BTS gives to ‘LOVE YOURSELF’ & ‘BE HUMAN’.”
Zainab told The Current that Pakistani BTS fans have done several projects in honor of their idols in the past, as last year they had celebrated Namjoon’s birthday by donating wheelchairs to Manawan Hospital Lahore. On September 1, which was Jungkook’s birthday, ARMY members donated 50 notebooks to schools in order to provide educational facilities for students from lower income backgrounds, along with Rs 7000 to Edhi Foundation, just proving how their fandom continues to do good and keep making their icons proud.
Not just a hero on the stage but a hero behind the scenes as well
BTS’s band member Jimin and his father Park Hyun-soo have been playing an important role in providing groceries for low-income families across South Korea. Since September 2020, Hyun-soo has been using the name ‘Ramyeon Fairy’ to deliver donations in Busan, where he provided at least 100 tuna gift sets and 5,250 boxes of ramyeon to struggling families. He has made a total of eight contributions to households across Nam-gu, which can be valued up to 75.95 million Korean won.
On August 5, Hyun-Soo visited the Nam-gu district office to donate five million Korean won under his son Jimin’s name and also personally delivered boxes of ramen to the office. An official source shared with the Korean media organisation SBS:
“[Jimin’s father] asked us to use the items to ensure that no one in need goes hungry. He personally loaded the boxes of instant noodles onto the truck and left them at the district office.”
Jimin himself is also a charitable icon. In 2021, he donated a 100 million won to polio patients, and then another 100 million won to UNICEF Korea to aid children and families struggling from the earthquakes of Syria and Turkey. Among other donations, the ‘Like Crazy’ star pledged 1200 new desks and chairs to the Busan High School of Arts and then gave away 100 million won to the Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education.
Kindness must be a common quality among the Korean pop band because it’s not just Jimin, but also other members like Namjoon, who aren’t afraid to give back to the community with what they earned. In 2019, on September 12, when the icon turned 25 years old, he donated 100 million Korean won to The Seoul Samsung School, a specialised institute for deaf children, for music education. In June 2020, the group won praise when they donated $1 million to the human rights organisation ‘Black Lives Matter’.
The baby of the Korean pop band ‘BTS’ is 26 years old today and fans across the world, including Pakistan, are celebrating in creative ways. The singer released his solo ‘Seven’ feat Lattoo that took the world by storm, including Pakistan.
A fan won hearts in July when she plastered posters promoting ‘Seven’ all over Gulistan-e-Johar in Karachi proving that Pakistani fans are super dedicated to the ‘Golden maknae’.
Last year, BTS fans pulled all stops to make sure that the entire country celebrated Jung Kook’s birthday along with them, including setting up a birthday ad in Bahawalpur and Multan, and then a medical camp in Lahore offering free medication.
This time, the fans have been working hard to ensure that their baby girl’s special day is celebrated with joy, as we take a look at some of the elaborate projects the fan base has organised, and honestly we love how caring and dedicated this fanbase is to their icon.
The BTS Twitter account Pk_bts_land announced a project was set up to raise funds and provide education to children from poor families across Pakistan, along with the account details.
This time we are going to raise donations for education for poor students in Pakistan! Some days left and we are also about to complete our goal if you can donate please do
In Quetta, a medical camp was announced by the page Jungkook_Pakistan to provide free services to people in need.
The Free Medical Camp For Jungkook has started. We chose Quetta as our destination since there are alot of in need people for medical care, we could’ve done it in Karachi if we’ve gotten more funds. But the Karachi helpers went to quetta to help there.+
