When Jungkook Broke Twitter, William Shatner Needed Answers...And He Got Them

BTS‘s Jungkook left one veteran star very confused…and intrigued.

On September 1, ARMY launched celebrations all over the world and on social media, in honor of Jungkook’s 22nd birthday. This massive influx in Twitter traffic caused delays on the site.

Canadian actor William Shatner, famous for playing Captain Kirk on Star Trek, wanted to know what was happening.

Little did he know that this tweet would launch him out of planet earth and into the BTS universe!

Over capacity? Where’s the whale graphic? 😳🤷🏼‍♂️ Haven’t seen this error for a very long time. pic.twitter.com/UbTPfJuOCj

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 31, 2019

ARMYs flooded William Shatner’s Twitter with news of Jungkook’s birthday. In response, William Shatner wished Jungkook a happy birthday, but he had some doubts about it causing the crash.

Happy Birthday to Jungkook but I don’t think that was the reason. https://t.co/v9N12wjUS5

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 31, 2019

Fans were quick to inform him that crashing websites is just another day in the life for BTS.

The more ARMY commented, the more interested William Shatner became.

These comments are adorable. I assume Army is a Fan Club? 🐰💜 to you as well! https://t.co/W0c6fJWgEg

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 31, 2019

At first, he was skeptical about the Golden Maknae’s “power”…

Just breathed? Okay…but can he create world peace? End hunger? Those would be most beneficial right now. https://t.co/sLvWlYZM1g

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 31, 2019

…but he started to change his tune when ARMY informed him about the charity projects BTS has inspired them to launch.

I tweeted too soon. Just saw this. Very admirable! https://t.co/0wFbMi6y1b

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 31, 2019

Good.👍🏻 https://t.co/amVoO6xTuC

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 31, 2019

Thanks to Jungkook and ARMY, another celeb may be joining the voyages of the starship BTS. Its continuing mission? To explore strange new worlds, to spread love and positivity, and to boldly go where no one has gone before!

I look forward to listening to BTS’s music and hearing more about the great work the Army is doing around the world. https://t.co/r6zv96hQHm

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 31, 2019

It’s all about learning. I am delighted that so many fans want to share their passion about the group. I promise I will download some of their songs and listen to them. https://t.co/NhOrl8lanY

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) September 1, 2019