BTS‘s Jungkook has joined TikTok! …Or has he?
For years, the BTS members have shared all their social media accounts, including Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram. Finally, in December 2021, each member created an individual Instagram account.
bts arriving on instagram feels like a brand new era omg
— Jung Kirk saw JUNGKOOK (@peachiikoo) December 6, 2021
BigHit: *announce break*
BTS: pic.twitter.com/ueOEmyvCiq— hourly tae ᵕ̈ (@taehourly) December 6, 2021
Jungkook’s Instagram account went through a couple of changes. His handle was originally the unique @abcdefghi__lmnopqrstuvwxyz before changing it to @jungkook.97.
Instagram user @/jungkook.97
When it started When it ended
06/12/2021 28/02/2023 pic.twitter.com/okF2UHi5bH
— BTS Updates, News & Charts ⁷ | #Seven (@_BTSMoments_) February 28, 2023
Jungkook also deleted several pictures and ultimately deleted his entire Instagram account. He told ARMYs via Weverse he deleted the app too.
I deleted Instagram. I didn’t get hacked! : )
I didn’t really end up using it, so I deleted it… Don’t worry!!!— Jungkook
I deleted the app right away. And I don’t think I’m going to use it ever again. Just letting you all know! Heh
— Jungkook
Since Jungkook deleted Instagram, he has continued to use Weverse as his main form of communication. He especially likes to host spontaneous live broadcasts.
Yet, some thought Jungkook might have created his own TikTok account, too, just in time for his solo debut promotions. Over the weekend, he released “Seven (feat. Latto).”
Three days ago, user @jung.kookieofficial began posting videos on the video-sharing app TikTok under the name Jung Kook. Uploads included Jungkook’s “Seven” dance practice, TikTok dance challenge, etc.
@jung.kookieofficial #Bts #jungkook #seven
♬ original sound – Jung Kook
When videos began appearing on ARMYs’ FYPs (For You Pages), they were curious if it was really Jungkook himself…
Many ARMYs were skeptical when they saw the account. They especially couldn’t believe Jungkook would choose the handle @jung.kookieofficial, remembering his previous Instagram handles.
The guy who named his Instagram
abcdefghi__lmnopqrstuvwxyz and later changed it to jungkook.97 would create an account on tiktok named jung.kookieofficial ? Please know better and stop giving clout and attention to random accounts !!— K⁷
(@tksovers) July 17, 2023
guys. do u really think that jungkook would name is tik tok account @/jung.kookieoffical. do u really
— joobs (@sinamonies) July 17, 2023
Yet, the account was verified. Was it really Jungkook?
Still, there were many reasons to be suspicious. Firstly, the official BTS account was not following it, nor was it following BTS. It’s also not that difficult to obtain a verification symbol.
The official BTS TikTok account, the official BTS TikTok account is not even following anyone, you can easily get verified on TikTok tho. pic.twitter.com/0EvXrATjqE
— KristalSnow_MilitaryWifeEra1315⁷ (@kristal_MWE) July 17, 2023
Speaking of the BTS account, the videos posted on the Jungkook account were not original. They were taken from other accounts like BTS’s TikTok or YouTube.
If that was not enough, the verified symbol has now disappeared. So, there is no more reason to believe the account is really Jungkook’s.
All of the account’s videos did go viral, though, obtaining millions of views. It gained 1.2M followers at the time of writing.
