Wednesday, May 27, 2020
BTS Jungkook
PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME : Jeon Jeong-guk
HANGUL : 전정국
OTHER NAMES : Jungkookie, Kookie, JK, Golden Maknae, Justin Seagull, Jeon Seagull, Jungoo
BIRTHDATE : September 1, 1997 (age 22)[2]
BIRTH PLACE : Busan, South Korea
HEIGHT : 179 cm (1.79 m)
WEIGHT : 70 kg
BLOOD TYPE : A
JOB : Singer, rapper, dancer, songwriter, record producer
GENRE : Dance, Ballad, Hip-Hop
AWARDS : Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (2018)
YEARS ACTIVE : 2013–present
LABELS : iriver Inc
AGENCY : Big Hit Entertainment
ASSOCIATED ACTS : BTS
SIGNATURE :
2013–present : BTS
On June 12, 2013, Jungkook made his debut as a member of BTS with the release of the single 2 Cool 4 Skool. Under BTS, he has sung two solo tracks; the first, pop track "Begin" from the 2016 album Wings, told his story of moving to Seoul at a young age to become an idol and expresses his gratitude towards his fellow members for taking care of him during that time. The second track, a future bass song titled "Euphoria", was released with an accompanying nine-minute short film on April 5, 2018 as the introduction to the third part of BTS' "Love Yourself" series.
The full studio track was included on their album Love Yourself: Answer on August 24, 2018. Euphoria was produced by DJ Swivel and charted at number five on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. It charted for 13 weeks on the World Digital Song Sales.
Jungkook has been credited as the main producer for two of BTS' songs: "Love is Not Over" and "Magic Shop". On October 25, 2018, Jungkook (together with the rest of the BTS members) was ordained with the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit by the President of South Korea.
2015–present: Solo activities
Jungkook performing "Idol" at the 2018 Melon Music Awards, December 1, 2018.
In September 2015, Jungkook participated in the "One Dream, One Korea" campaign, taking part in a song collaboration alongside numerous Korean artists in memory of the Korean War. The song was released September 24 and presented at the One K Concert in Seoul on October 15.
In 2016, Jungkook was cast in the pilot episode of Flower Crew. He also appeared on Celebrity Bromance, and competed in King of Mask Singerunder the name "Fencing Man," appearing in episode 72.
On November 6, 2018, Jungkook performed "We Don't Talk Anymore" with original singer Charlie Puthin a special collaboration stage during the MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards. The song was one he had previously covered twice, solo and with fellow BTS member Jimin.