BTS‘s Jungkook did a surprise 4-part Weverse livestream on March 14, KST, much to the delight of ARMYs. During the two-and-a-half hour he spent hanging out with fans, the singer talked about his love for whiskey, played songs, sang a few on request, and had random conversations with ARMYs.
During the third livestream, Jungkook was playing ambient music in his room and jokingly started to do guided mediation narration, supposedly on a mission to make his viewers fall asleep.
— Pals⁷
| SMOKE SPRITE | FACE🪞 (@luvvvvvyourself) March 14, 2023
But by the end, he went quiet and sat there looking at the screen, presumably reading ARMYs’ comments. That’s when some fans noticed that Jungkook appeared to be tearing up and started posting comments consoling him. When Jungkook saw that people were asking him not to cry, he quickly clarified that he was not crying but reading the comments. He then added that because of his rhinitis, he gets a runny nose when he drinks alcohol, which is why he appeared to be crying.
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why am I crying all of a sudden??
Oh no..
#BTS #방탄소년단 #BANGTAN #ARMY #BTSARMY #JUNGKOOK #JK #Weverse #LIVE #Jungkooklive #jungkookie pic.twitter.com/6zzc2sW8qH
— 『𝕃𝕚𝕟𝕒
』•리나⁷ ツ (@Lina_7B) March 14, 2023
“its because i get a runny nose when i get drunk. because i have rhinitis” and that’s how 87124571 armys put their weapons down.
— dumb⁷ (anu)
(@rkivelogist) March 14, 2023
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— 로메달콤뀨
(slow/busy) (@lovemazejikook) March 14, 2023
Right after saying that, he noticed that it was 11:30 PM and ended the livestream…only to come back with a fourth one minutes later. He stayed for only five minutes, saying that he had returned because he ended the previous stream without saying goodbye. He requested fans to spam the comments with “Apobangpo,” which is a fandom slogan meaning “ARMY forever, Bangtan forever.”
— christa⁷
jungkook’s sweet smile when he saw the comments saying “apobangpo” (army forever bangtan forever) after he asked to say it
— jk vids
(slow) (@jjklve_) March 14, 2023
Once he was satisfied with ARMYs’ response, Jungkook left a heartfelt message for them and said goodbye for the night. Before leaving, he also asked fans to look forward to midnight KST for a big announcement, which turned out to be the teaser of Jimin‘s upcoming song “Set Me Free.”
JUNGKOOK SAID SOMETHING BIG IS COMING AT 12 O’CLOCK AND JIMIN DELIVERED pic.twitter.com/MrlgoNgSxe
— busan baes
(@stopkookminpls) March 14, 2023
Initially, ARMYs were concerned after they assumed that Jungkook was actually crying, thanks to his rhinitis and the low lighting in the room. But after he explained the reason, they were reassured. However, some discourses still started circulating on the internet, and some viewers tried to analyze Jungkook’s behavior and come to their own arbitrary conclusions. ARMYs encouraged fellow fans not to read too much into the situation and trust the BTS member’s words.
Army and their mama losing shit over sniffles but it was just baby star candy runny nose
— CIRUS⁷(semi ia) (@innerchilding7) March 14, 2023
Yall please runny nose after some drinks is normal in several people pls dont diagnose stupid shit out of it
— CIRUS⁷(semi ia) (@innerchilding7) March 14, 2023
if jungkook says he has runny nose when he drinks then please take it how it is. don’t over analyze it I BEG PLEASE
— keke⁷ on the street 🪞 (@stallseok) March 14, 2023
Don’t over analyze everyone. It’s super normal to get teary when you have rhinitis. I hope Jungkook have meds cuz for me i can’t literally breathe when i have one.
— ◡̈ (@taebokkiii) March 14, 2023