Double Standard? BTS’s Jungkook Doesn’t Follow His Own Advice When He Tells ARMYs Not To Curse During Listening Party
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BTS‘s Jungkook hosted another listening part via Stationhead for his new single “Seven,” featuring Latto!
🙋♂️Hey~ it's me, Jung Kook, again!🐰
Join the 'Seven (feat. Latto)' Listening Party on @Stationhead with #JungKook!📆 Jul 20, 9am ET | Jul 20, 10pm KST
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— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) July 20, 2023
During the listening party, Jungkook taught ARMYs the Korean equivalents of popular English words and phrases, including “slay.” Yet, he struggled to think of a Korean word for “dayum (damn).”
today jungkook taught armys how to say
slay = pomichodai
come on = gabojagoyand the one he didn't translate but armys translated themselves
dayum = shibal (everyone knows it means fck that's why he was losing his mind) 😭😭😭
— bts 🪁 SEVEN (@dilijeon) July 19, 2023
As Jungkook attempted to think of a Korean equivalent for “dayum,” ARMYs made suggestions. The most popular choice was “시발, 씨발 – Ssibal, Shibal.”
Jungkook asked, is there anymore korean you want to learn? ARMY said Dayumm but he said it's difficult & he'll think abt it & tell us next time. He asked any other words? That's when things end up with shibal & JK panicking & told us to calm down & asked why are you guys funny😭 pic.twitter.com/zemRGpzuCF
— cestlavie_90⁷💜 (@cestlavie9090) July 19, 2023
Soon enough, the chat was flooded with ARMYs commenting “ssibal” or “shibal.” Instantly, Jungkook went into a panic.
the whole chat: SSIBAL
jungkook: HEY STOP IT STOP STOP CALM DOWN CALM DOWN WHAT THE- pic.twitter.com/aY9V9nyGM9— yely⁷ (@bichwi) July 19, 2023
He was shocked to see ARMYs cursing so much in the chat. Jungkook initially asked why they were doing it. Continually, he shouted at them to “stop it” and “calm down” with no luck.
*asks for a word to teach in Korean*
💜 *spamming with SHIBAL*
🐰 Armys are all cussing in here!! Why are you cussing *laughs*
🐰 Stop!
🐰 Hey.. Hey HEY!!!!!
🐰 Look at them do it more when I ask them not to!!!— 💙 ᴮᴱ바다⁷ 💐 (SLOW) 💙 (@eternalhyyh) July 19, 2023
*comment section SHIBAL*
🐰*NOTICES* ahh 😂😂 they're swearing now
🐰insane
🐰hey stop stop
🐰don't do it
🐰it's a swear word
🐰hey stop it. Calm down calm down
🐰WHAT THE F-
🐰ah the end is a mess let's go— BTS Updates & Translations⁷ ⟭⟬ 꾸피카소 | 그래미 노미 가수 팬 (@Koo_Picasso) July 19, 2023
Jungkook’s reactions to the cursing went viral across social media. ARMYs were especially amused that he nearly exclaimed, “What the f*ck?!” amidst his panic over ARMYs cursing.
“SSI- DONT SWEAR DONT SWEAR STOP STOP” IM IN TEARS pic.twitter.com/X71GgBTOHr
— yely⁷ (@bichwi) July 19, 2023
jungkook's reaction to armys mass commenting 'shibal' after he asked what korean we wanted to learn…😭 pic.twitter.com/tmF5MKDK72
— jungkook admirer₇ (@dreamjeons) July 19, 2023
armys: “shibal teach us shibal”
jungkook: pic.twitter.com/1SVHwSnOam
— skya🐰🎰 (@andfuckvmin) July 19, 2023
yall made him lose his mind with all the SHIBAL 😭 pic.twitter.com/fz1Rba0pBK
— v-luvr (@sanvantes) July 19, 2023
Since ARMYs continued to do it despite Jungkook’s pleas, he finally gave up. He did have a laugh by the end, saying the fandom was funny.
🐰 Hey hey stop stop stop
🐰 Look at you swearing even more when I said not to, hey stop it calm down calm down
🐰 It’s chaos because it’s at the end I see
🐰 Nevermind, go ahead (swear)
🐰 Let’s go!
🐰 I’m going crazy why are ARMYs so funny— 𝓪⁷ (@JlNSONYEONDAN) July 20, 2023
We’re sorry, Jungkook. But we did learn from the best, Suga, a.k.a. Agust D, himself!
Army: SHIBAL SHIBAL SAY SHIBAL
Jungkook: HEY CALM DOWN DONT SWEAR WHAT THE-
Yoongi:
we only learned from the best sorry JK pic.twitter.com/ZiI6e6sobQ
— lea⁷ 🧑🏻🚀 (@seokjinbit) July 19, 2023
sorry jungkook i spent 3 months with yoongi screaming shibal at me multiple times a week 🫡
— 🍯 ⁷ ᴰ² (@kosmicyoon) July 19, 2023
Jungkook trying so hard to get army to stop saying shibal in the chat 😭😭😭😭 "stop saying swear words!! Stoppppp it! calm down calm down" "why are you guys si funny" 😭😭😭 and then at the end "no you don't have to be sorry, it's okay" 😭😭😭🥺💜 you can blame yoongi sir 😂😭 pic.twitter.com/AWm8JNkARn
— Rena⁷∞ (@borahae_4_life) July 19, 2023
@meanyoongi0309_ armys keep saying SHIBAL while jungkook is panicking #bts #bangtan #jungkook #jeonjungkook #minyoongi #yoongi #suga #meanyoongi0309
Besides, was the streaming party not for Jungkook’s new song that is explicitly about f*cking? Where is this line drawn, and why is it so thin?
jungkook singing about actual fucking but as soon as an army says shibal he’s absolutely scandalized IM CRYINGJFKD
— ⁷G (@G0LDEN_CL0SET) July 19, 2023
singing about fucking but shibal is where he draws the line hes so funny https://t.co/lARI8HtOmC
— irma⁷ (@jeoncharts) July 19, 2023
We know you’re not that innocent, Jungkook!
@azzyq7
To be fair, the reason why Jungkook has what appears to be a “double standard” comes to context and definitions. In “Seven,” Jungkook is singing about sex (duh). The definition of “f*ck” is sex, but it is vulgar and henceforth can be used offensively and directed toward people as a curse.
On the other hand, “시발, 씨발 – Ssibal, Shibal” is usually translated as “f*ck” or even “sh*t.” The main difference between it and “f*ck” is that it doesn’t really have another meaning, such as “sex,” besides cursing. And depending on the context, it basically equates to straight-up “f*ck you!” This is why Jungkook was so alarmed because, on the receiving end, it appeared his fans were cussing him out!
Although, interestingly, the origins of “시발, 씨발 – Ssibal, Shibal,” like “f*ck,” does originate from sex!
So, the more you know.
