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Jung Kook
Actor, Additional CreditsBorn September 1, 1997 (27 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2024 | < JUNG KOOK: I AM STILL > THE ORIGINAL (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Jung Kook: I Am Still · as Self |
| 2024 | Are You Sure?! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | SUGA: Agust D Tour 'D-DAY' the Movie · as Self |
| 2024 | HOPE ON THE STREET (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | TikTok in the Mix · as Self |
| 2023 | Jimin's Production Diary · as Self |
| 2023 | Seotaiji 25 Live Time : Traveler · as Self |
| 2023 | j-hope IN THE BOX · as Self |
| 2023 | BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas · as Self |
| 2022 | SUCHWITA (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA · as Self |
| 2022 | &AUDITION The Howling (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | BTS Permission to Dance On Stage · as Self |
| 2021 | BTS 2021 Muster: Sowoozoo Day 2 · as Self |
| 2021 | BTS 2021 Muster: Sowoozoo Day 1 · as Self |
| 2021 | Friends: The Reunion · as Self |
| 2021 | Let's BTS · as Self |
| 2021 | Let's BTS (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Fifteen Nights on a Business Trip (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | BTS Map of the Soul ON:E Day 2 · as Self |
| 2020 | BTS Map of the Soul ON:E Day 1 · as Self |
| 2020 | Break the Silence: The Movie · as Self |
| 2020 | BTS In the SOOP (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | BTS: Global Takeover · as Self |
| 2020 | I-LAND (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Dear Class of 2020 · as Self (bts) |
| 2020 | Break the Silence: Docu-Series (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2020 | BTS 5th Muster: Magic Shop · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Bring The Soul: Docu-Series (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2019 | Bring the Soul: The Movie · as Himself |
| 2018 | Burn the Stage: The Movie · as Himself |
| 2018 | BTS 4th Muster: Happy Ever After · as Self |
| 2018 | You Quiz On The Block (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Explained (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | BTS: Burn the Stage (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2018 | BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul · as Himself |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | BT21 UNIVERSE (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2017 | BTS: LOVE YOURSELF Highlight Reel '起' · as Self |
| 2016 | Dining Together (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | Men on a Mission (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | BTS GAYO (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Run BTS! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | BTS Live Trilogy Episode II: The Red Bullet · as Himself |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The King of Mask Singer (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2014 | BTS: American Hustle Life (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Rookie King: Channel Bangtan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | BANGTAN BOMB (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | BTS Episode (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Radio Disney Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | After School Club (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Weekly Idol (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Idol Star Athletics Championships (TV Series) · as Self - Athlete |
| 2010 | Running Man (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Show! Music Core (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | M COUNTDOWN (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Music Bank (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | MTV Europe Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Inkigayo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1974 | American Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self [bts] |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |