BTS’ youngest lad Jeon Jungkook turns 24 today. Popularly known as the golden maknae of BTS, Jungkook has won hearts with his sweet voice and scintillating dance moves. His shy personality and hesitant nature have also won him millions of fans. 

Born on September 1, 1997, in Busan, South Korea, Jung Kook initially wanted to become a badminton player when he was young. However, after seeing G-Dragon’s performance on television, he decided to become a singer. In 2011, he auditioned for the South Korean talent show ‘Superstar K’. Though he wasn’t selected, he received several casting offers. He eventually chose to become a trainee under Big Hit Entertainment.

“When Jungkook was a trainee, he couldn’t sing when we asked him to. He just twisted his body for 15 minutes and was very shy. He didn’t have much talent, so the company questioned if he could even debut,” Big Hit Entertainment CEO Bang Si-hyuk said in an interview. 

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In order to receive training in dance, the 24-year-old went to Los Angeles during the summer of 2012. In June the same year, he appeared in Jo Kwon’s ‘I’m Da One’ music video. He also worked as a backup dancer for Glam before his debut. 

On June 12, 2013, he made his debut as a member of BTS with ‘2 Cool 4 Skool Under BTS’. He then released two solo tracks – the ‘Begin’ and ‘Euphoria’. In 2016, he was cast in the pilot episode of ‘Flower Crew‘ and also appeared on ‘Celebrity Bromance’.

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In a survey conducted by Gallup Korea in 2019, Jung Kook ranked as the third most-loved celebrity of the year in South Korea. He was also 2019’s most-searched male K-pop idol on Google.

Apart from singer and dancing, the K-pop idol is also a gaming champion. He is trained in Taekwondo and loved painting.