Jeon Jung-kook was born on September 1, 1997, and also known mononymously as Jungkook (stylized as Jung Kook), is a South Korean singer. He is a member and vocalist of the South Korean boy band BTS.
Jungkook has released three solo tracks as part of BTS discography: “Begin” in 2016, “Euphoria” in 2018, and “My Time” in 2020, all of which have charted on South Korea’s Gaon Digital Chart.
He also sang the soundtrack for the BTS-based webtoon 7Fates: Chakho, titled “Stay Alive”. In 2022, he was featured on the single “Left and Right” by American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth, which peaked at number 22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Later that year, he became the first South Korean singer to release a song for the FIFA World Cup soundtrack, with “Dreamers”, which he subsequently performed at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony. Jungkook’s tracks as a soloist have also seen success on Spotify charts, with “Dreamers”, “Stay Alive”, and “Left and Right” all breaking records as the highest-debuting songs by a Korean soloist on the Spotify Global chart.
What age did JK start?
Jungkook joined BTS when he was only 15 years old, he is the main vocalist, sub-rapper, and lead dancer of the group. Before BTS’ debut, Jungkook went to the US to do some dance training, he actually considered being a professional dancer but another member of the group (Jimin) convinced him to return to BTS.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
