BTS’ Jungkook went viral for doing a surprise livestream on fandom communication platform Weverse on Wednesday, December 18. At the time, he also broke the record for the most-watched person on the site with 20.2 million real-time viewers.

During his broadcast, the global icon became the talk of the town for mentioning various stories, such as his military life and his great love for G-Dragon.

He also held a mini singing session with ARMY (BTS fandom) and performed various songs, such as “APT” feat. Bruno Mars.

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At the time, viewers suggested he sing the song but Jungkook initially hesitated.

“APT? Should I? But I don’t think I should. Bruno Mars-sunbaenim did a great job, (and) he’s so tall. I don’t think I should,” the idol said.

At first the idol was wary of singing it due to its high notes. Compared to his voice, the international singer has a rather higher range.

However, when Jungkook’s video spread on X, his words were distorted and interpreted with malicious intent by some netizens. It’s unclear if they were BLINKs (BLACKPINK fans), but many attacked the idol for not mentioning Rosé since she is the lead singer of the hit.

This also caused a backlash against the female idol, with some fans creating the narrative that he only acknowledges Mars’ contribution because of her abilities.

On the other hand, Jungkook not mentioning Rosé earned approval from some ARMYs and BLINKs. They think both fandoms would be even more chaotic if Rosé was mentioned in the broadcast.

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