BTS’s Jungkook “Upset” After Performing At Suga’s Concert, But ARMYs Strongly Disagree
On August 4, KST, BTS’s Suga held the first show of his three-day encore concert series, Agust D TOUR ‘D-DAY’ THE FINAL, at the KSPO Dome. Jungkook appeared as a surprise guest on the show and performed two songs, “Burn It” and “Seven.”
YOONGI HOLDING GIGGLES WITH JUNGKOOK pic.twitter.com/H6cSOP1bJS
— yely⁷ ʰ⟡ᵖᵉ ᵉᵈᶦᵗᶦᵒⁿ (@bichwi) August 4, 2023
While the BTS maknae’s performance had the whole arena erupt into loud cheers, the singer himself wasn’t satisfied with his performance. He joined Suga on stage during the last verse of “Burn It,” and they finished the song together. However, Suga left the stage and gave the spotlight to Jungkook for him to perform his solo single by himself.
I'd like to talk about the way Yoongi just left the stage to Jungkook after Burn It without even looking back like he knows his brother got his back, and that they're all amazing performers who can take over the stage any moment.
So proud of my boys 💜
cr.pere_bts pic.twitter.com/z2ZvNRNObL
— 💙 ᴮᴱ바다⁷ 💐 (SLOW) 💙 (@eternalhyyh) August 4, 2023
A few hours after the concert, Jungkook went live on Weverse and immediately expressed his regrets about his performance. Though ARMYs had zero complaints, he pointed out that he messed up the lyrics briefly during “Burn It” due to nervousness and kept apologizing to fans and Suga.
🐰 i think i was nervous because i messed up a bit with the lyrics and i feel really sorry to armys and yoongi hyung.. ah.. i feel upset
— 미니융 🧸 (@miiniyoongs) August 4, 2023
🐰 i really practiced so much but ah.. how could i forget.. my mind went blank
— 미니융 🧸 (@miiniyoongs) August 4, 2023
Funnily though, most ARMYs didn’t even realize that he had made a mistake on stage before he pointed it out during the livestream. When they tried to reassure Jungkook, saying nobody even noticed, he could hardly believe it.
정구기 이때 말투 진짜 웅냥냥.. 졸귀 ㅠㅠ pic.twitter.com/hkHmhWOCjm
— 브리이에 (@BRILLER__613) August 4, 2023
‘We didn’t even notice.’ How would you not have noticed? How would anyone not have noticed? Huh? I completely skipped singing that part. Do you know how upset I got about it? Sigh.
—Jungkook
Jungkook also expressed his disappointment in his “Seven” performance, explaining that he couldn’t hear the instrumental well due to an in-ear glitch and struggled to grasp the correct pitch.
Oh, by the way… About ‘Seven.’ While performing ‘Seven,’ I took off the in-ear. And suddenly, I couldn’t really grasp the pitch. I couldn’t hear the music and… so I didn’t know if I was going a bit flat or a bit sharp. I was like, ‘Oh man, what am I going to do?’ But… I kept singing. Just kept going. I was going off on the beat of the drums. I could only hear the drums. And the sound of my own voice from my microphone was so loud… I just struggled with getting the right pitch. But, I mean, I know how I sing that song. So I kept going to the beat of the drums. It felt like a super-raw live, just me singing to the drums. It wasn’t really about the quality of the sound system, either. Anyway, I was… It was a chaotic moment. Should I look up the performance?
—Jungkook
His perfectionist side came through once he started monitoring his performance through the videos posted online and couldn’t help being upset over the minor mistakes. Jungkook even wanted to have a go at performing the songs once again at the next show, but Suga joined the livestream and told him that it wouldn’t be possible.
🐰 can i go again tomorrow? i dont need to perform 'seven' but i really want to do 'burn it' again tomorrow
— 미니융 🧸 (@miiniyoongs) August 4, 2023
🐰 should i just get a mic tomorrow and just go up on stage?? ah.. im upset ah
— 미니융 🧸 (@miiniyoongs) August 4, 2023
After Jungkook’s broadcast, many fans rewatched his performance videos and found the mistakes negligibly minor. In fact, it was more impressive knowing that he finished his “Seven” performance without even having the aid of the instrumental.
cant believe jungkook thought he didnt do well just because of one tiny mistake nobody noticed… who’s gonna tell him he’s the best and greatest vocalist of our generation? pic.twitter.com/oltGb7NJ8R
— babydoll (@kkyukirby) August 4, 2023
The way none of us noticed that jungkook even made a mistake until he came live and told us he did so well baby is so upset about it he keeps talking about it 😭
— Shru⁷ (@bangtinyboyys) August 4, 2023
i’m really not joking when i say i didn’t notice he made a mistake and i’m being so real when i say no one else did and no one cares, not even yoongi, everyone was just so happy to see him there and he sang so beautifully as always, jungkook please know this 😭
— leti⁷ SEEING EPIK HIGH (@raplinegold) August 4, 2023
The way he can perform well even without in ear is insane https://t.co/N7kTyNZqvU
— 𝟕 (@bunphoria) August 4, 2023
it's so amazing how well he can perform still without his in-ears https://t.co/nXHAot8xDr
— please get me out of here (@RogueAmericana) August 4, 2023
Though the idol eventually settled with his mistake saying it’s all in the past, he still treated it as a learning moment. The fact that despite being one of the biggest stars in the world with a ten-year-long career at the top, Jungkook was this sincere about his performance only speaks to his intense professionalism and high standards as an artist!
🐰 no but i made a mistake, and what's happened is in the past, so let's just learn from it and make sure we dont make the same mistake again
— 미니융 🧸 (@miiniyoongs) August 4, 2023