Foreign media also paid attention to Jungkook’s performance, a “global pop star” that heated up New York’s weekend nights.
Jungkook appeared as the first Korean solo artist to headliner at the 2023 Global Citizen Festival held at Central Park in New York on the 24th (Korea time).He showed perfect live and performance that day and released a spoiler video for his new song “3D,” which received an explosive response.As a result, favorable reviews from leading foreign media who watched the performance showed the hot popularity of Jungkook.
The Guardian, a British daily newspaper, said, “While the rain was thinning, Jungkook dominated the stage with charisma and a vibrant setlist,” adding, “Jungkook, who boasted detailed choreography and soft vocals, performed a solo single ‘Seven’ with rapper Latto.”
The U.S. music magazine Billboard reported, “As the end of the performance approaches, Jungkook introduced ‘I’m going to end with BTS’ hit songs,’ adding, “The highlights of BTS medley were songs that topped Billboard’s main song chart ‘Hot 100’ such as ‘Permission to Dance’, ‘Dynamite’, and ‘Butter.'”
Billboard continued, “Even after Jung Kook left the stage, his performance was not completely over.Jungkook’s name and a mysterious teaser video called ‘3D’ were played on the big screen, highlighting the new song spoiler and highlighting Jungkook’s second solo single ‘3D (feat. Jack Harlow)’ ahead of the release.
Meanwhile, Jung Kook, who showed off his ability as a solo artist at the “2023 Global Citizen Festival,” will make his comeback in about two months with “3D (feat. Jack Harlow)” on the 29th.”3D” is an R&B pop genre song that wittily unravels the mind of an unreachable other person with the subject of a first, second, and three-dimensional gaze, and you can see Jung Kook, a solo artist who has matured more since “Seven.”