Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

August 31, 1997 (27 years old)

Place of Birth

Busan, South Korea

Jung Kook

Biography

Jeon Jung-kook (전정국; born September 1, 1997), known mononymously as Jung Kook (정국), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and record producer under BigHit Music. He is the maknae of the boy group BTS. Jung Kook has performed three solo songs as part of BTS' discography —"Begin" in 2016, "Euphoria" in 2018, and "My Time" in 2020— all of which charted on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. He released two self-produced digital singles, "Still With You" in 2020 and "My You" in 2022. Jung Kook also recorded the soundtrack song "Stay Alive" for the BTS-based webtoon 7Fates: Chakho. In 2022, he featured on American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth's single "Left and Right", which peaked at number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Later that year, he became the first South Korean artist to release an official song for the FIFA World Cup soundtrack with "Dreamers", which he subsequently performed at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony. In 2023, Jung Kook released his debut solo single "Seven" featuring Latto, which simultaneously debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, the Global 200, and the Global Excl. US charts, making him the first Korean solo artist to do so. It also became the fastest song in Spotify history to surpass 100 million streams on the platform. His follow-up single "3D" featuring Jack Harlow reached the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 and made Jung Kook the first South Korean solo artist to achieve two consecutive top-five entries on the UK Singles Chart. In 2024, Jung Kook was promoted to full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association. In 2018, he was awarded the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit by the President of South Korea, along with the other members of BTS, for his contributions to Korean culture.

Known For

Coldplay x BTS Inside ‘My Universe’ Documentary

BTS: LOVE YOURSELF Highlight Reel '起承轉結'

BTS Permission to Dance On Stage - Seoul: Live Viewing

SUGA | Agust D TOUR “D-DAY” The Final: LIVE VIEWING Day 01

BTS Permission to Dance on Stage - Las Vegas

2017 BTS LIVE TRILOGY EPISODE III: THE WINGS TOUR IN SEOUL

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself 2019 #BTSinNAGOYA

BTS Love Yourself : Speak Yourself [The Final]

2021 NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE presented by Weverse

2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III The Wings Tour ～Japan Edition～ in Saitama

2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III The Wings Tour In Japan ～Special Edition～ in Kyocera

BTS 2015 Summer Package in Kota Kinabalu

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in New York

BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself - Speak Yourself' (The Final) Seoul Live Viewing

2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III (Final Chapter): The Wings Tour in Seoul

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself - Japan Edition

BTS World Tour ‘Love Yourself: Speak Yourself’ São Paulo

2015 BTS Live The Most Beautiful Moment in Life (花樣年華) On Stage

BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.5: Magic Shop

2016 BTS LIVE The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage: Epilogue

BTS Live Trilogy Episode II: The Red Bullet

BTS World Tour 'Love Yourself -Speak Yourself' London

BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.4 ~Happy Ever After~

BTS 1st Japan Showcase –Next Stage– in Zepp Tokyo

BTS 1st JAPAN TOUR 2015「WAKE UP:OPEN YOUR EYES」

BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.2: Undercover Mission

BTS Most Beautiful Moment in Life: EPILOGUE -Japan Edition-

BTS Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Epilogue

BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.3: Reaching You

Melon Music Awards 2019 - BTS Live Performance

SIGNAL: The Movie – Cold Case Investigation Unit

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