Jungkook

Jeon Jung-kook (born September 1, 1997), also known mononymously as Jungkook (stylized as Jung Kook), is a South Korean singer and songwriter.

He rose to prominence as a member and vocalist of the South Korean boy band BTS.

Jeon Jung-kook was born on September 1, 1997, in Busan, South Korea.

His family consists of his parents and an elder brother.

He attended Baekyang Elementary and Middle School in Busan.

When he became a trainee, he transferred to Singu Middle School in Seoul.

In 2011, Jungkook auditioned for the South Korean talent show Superstar K during its auditions in Daegu.

Though he was not selected, he received casting offers from seven entertainment companies.

He eventually chose to become a trainee under Big Hit Entertainment after seeing RM, now his fellow band member and leader in BTS, perform.

To work on his dance skills in preparation for his debut, he went to Los Angeles during the summer of 2012 to receive dance training from Movement Lifestyle.

In June 2012, he appeared in Jo Kwon's "I'm Da One" music video and was a backup dancer for Glam before his debut.

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 three solo songs.

Aside from singing, Jungkook has also helped produce two songs for BTS: "Love is Not Over", from the band's 2015 extended play (EP) The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1, and "Magic Shop", from the band's 2018 album Love Yourself: Tear—he is credited as the main producer for both tracks.

In September 2015, Jungkook participated in the "One Dream, One Korea" campaign, taking part in a song collaboration alongside various Korean artists in memory of the Korean War.

The song was released on September 24 and presented at the One K Concert in Seoul on October 15.

The following year, Jungkook was cast in the pilot episode of Flower Crew.

He also appeared on Celebrity Bromance, and competed on King of Mask Singer under the name "Fencing Man", appearing in episode 72.

He 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 also recorded the soundtrack song "Stay Alive" for the BTS-based webtoon 7Fates: Chakho.

In 2022, Jungkook featured on American singer 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, Jungkook released his debut solo single "Seven" featuring Latto, which broke numerous chart and streaming records.

It debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, the Global 200, and the Global Excl. U.S. charts, making him the first Korean solo artist to do so, and eventually became the fastest song in history to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify.

His follow-up single "3D", featuring Jack Harlow, debuted at number five on both the Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, making Jungkook the first South Korean solo artist to achieve two consecutive top-five entries on the latter.

In November 2016, he decided to forgo taking the CSATs, Korea's nationwide university entrance exam.

In March 2022, he received his degree from Global Cyber University's Department of Broadcasting and Entertainment.

He was awarded the President's Award, the school's highest honor.

The first, a pop track titled "Begin", from the 2016 album Wings, tells his story of moving to Seoul at a young age to become an idol and expresses his gratitude towards his bandmates for taking care of him during that time.

He graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul, an arts high school, in 2017.

The second, 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.

Produced by DJ Swivel, the song charted at number five on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100.

Its full studio version was included on BTS' Love Yourself: Answer compilation album, released on August 24.

In October 2018, Jungkook was ordained alongside his bandmates with the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit by the President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in.

He was appointed Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture, again alongside his bandmates, by Moon in July 2021, to help "lead the global agenda for future generations" and "expand South Korea's diplomatic efforts and global standing" in the international community.

On November 6, 2018, Jungkook collaborated with American singer Charlie Puth for a special duet performance of the latter's "We Don't Talk Anymore" single at the MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards.

The third solo, "My Time", off the band's 2020 studio album Map of the Soul: 7, is an R&B song about forgoing teenage experiences because of his career and charted at number 84 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

"Euphoria" and "My Time" are the first and second longest-charting solo tracks among K-pop singers on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, having spent a record 90 and 85 weeks respectively on the ranking.

He released the self-produced song "Still With You" for free on SoundCloud on June 4, 2020, as part of BTS' annual debut anniversary celebrations.

In February 2022, Jungkook sang the soundtrack for 7Fates: Chakho, a new BTS-based webtoon.