Jung Kook Takes Over New York City
BTS' Jungkook delivered an electrifying surprise impromptu performance in New York City's Times Square.
Jung Kook took over New York City with his surprise performance!
The BTS member surprised fans in New York City with an impromptu performance on the TSX Stage in Times Square on Thursday evening.
After a New Year’s Eve-esque countdown on a large building, Jung Kook took the stage surrounded by dancers on the TSX Stage.
Surprise! Jung Kook @bts_bighit pop-up concert on the @tsxent billboard in #TimesSquare 💜🐰 #정국 #Jungkook #Jungkook_GOLDEN #BTS #ARMY #JungkookNYC #JK pic.twitter.com/BJYrt3ilbD
— Times Square (@TimesSquareNYC) November 10, 2023
Fans were given a 30-minute heads-up and ended up packing a large area next to the stage.
“Let’s have fun,” he said before opening his performance with the track “Standing Next to You” as fans could be heard yelling from the crowd.
Jung Kook told the massive crowd gathered at Times Square, before playing “Yes Or No,” that “This place is amazing. It’s an honor to perform in New York’s Times Square.”
Jungkook live at TSX, Times Square pic.twitter.com/bU1vVkk1dT
— sir__freddy (@f_r_e_d_d_y_1) November 10, 2023
As reported, combining BTS’ YouTube and an Xbox livestream at one point during the performance, had more than 280,000 viewers watching the performance from their homes.
BTS‘ Jungkook’s electrifying surprise performance in New York City’s Times Square has taken over social media.
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👤 the crowd is growing for the mystery performer ✨🔮
👤 headed for a front row view of the tsx stage 🤩 thank you @.hilton
👤 and tonight's secret performer is….. jungkook!! pic.twitter.com/kv7m3Kdxiv— BTS LINK ⁷ fanacc (@btslinkita) November 10, 2023
Fastest jungkook karma ive seen! Yesterday they was lying about the crowd just for him to pull a huge crowd on Times Square with 30mn notice and armys singing his songs word for word bar for bar #Jungkook #TimesSquare pic.twitter.com/yB9riLB8QB
— yoncé⁷ (@lylacandes_) November 9, 2023
STANDING NEXT TO YOU OH MY GOD pic.twitter.com/lplw4GqgFK
— jungkook vids 🎥 (slow) (@jjklve) November 9, 2023
THE DANCE BREAK OMG??!! pic.twitter.com/FvqPy85Dma
— jungkook pics (@kookpiics) November 9, 2023
Jungkook: ARMY PLEASE DON'T CHANGE pic.twitter.com/qExNQBn4o5
— hope⁷ (@winnttaebear) November 9, 2023
Jungkook karma is so crazy just yesterday they were lying about his crowd and now you have crowd yelling word for word even for his bside 😭 pic.twitter.com/J3j6S6vszT
— ⁷ (@zonequaIbts) November 9, 2023
This Times Square Impromptu Performance comes a day after the singer performed on the Today Show. And BTS fans aka ARMY can’t keep calm!
Jungkook is an absolute powerhouse, those vocals while moving like that cannot be real. His voice is so stable and strong. He blows my mind. pic.twitter.com/aj1ahEhqDK
— Golden JK Universe (@GoldenJKUnivers) November 10, 2023
LISTEN TO THE CROWD SINGING YES OR NO WITH JUNGKOOK, THIS IS INSANE!!! pic.twitter.com/MITuYgdUYW
— moni⁷ 𖠌 (@taeisthv) November 9, 2023
SPEECHLESS!!! These crowd gathered for JUNGKOOK!!! 😭🔥👏🏼
— JK DAILYʲᵏ (@Daily_JKUpdate) November 10, 2023
jungkook letting us sing while hanging over the barricade he is my baby pic.twitter.com/BLKMynnPjN
— rayna⁷ 🪻 (@nycnamjoon) November 9, 2023
Jung Kook keeps smashing records as well!
Jung Kook became the first Asian Act to take over the full top 5 on the iTunes USA albums chart’s history.
He is also the first and only artist to dominate 5/5 first spots on the iTunes USA albums chart simultaneously in 2023!
He also reached a new all-time peak of 38,295,911 monthly listeners on Spotify, the 1ST K-pop soloist in history to reach this milestone.
Jung Kook’s Seven ft. Latto holds at No.2 on this week’s United World chart, scoring another 228.000 points after 11 weeks at No.1, the second-longest run atop the chart this year.
It’s also the 1st K-Pop and debut song to top the chart for 11 weeks in history and the 1st to hold in the United World Top 3 for 16 weeks.
While, Seven also scored the biggest K-Pop debut of all time with massive points of 630,000, marking the Top Solo debut since Ed Sheeran‘s Perfect which landed at No.1 spot in December 2017 with 631,000 points.
