As expected, BTS Jungkook.
New York Times Square heated up with a surprise performance by BTS member Jungkook, a ‘global pop star.’
On the 10th (Korean time), BTS’s Jungkook successfully concluded a surprise guerrilla performance at TSX Entertainment in Manhattan, New York’s Times Square.”
On that day, Jungkook performed the title track ‘Standing Next to You’ from his solo album ‘GOLDEN.
Following that, he performed his solo singles ‘Seven’ (feat. Latto) and ‘3D’ (feat. Jack Harlow), and even gave the first-ever live performances of the included tracks ‘Yes or No’ and ‘Please Don’t Change’ (feat. DJ Snake). The atmosphere at the venue was electrifying.
The guerrilla concert on that day was not announced in advance and was a surprise notice just 30 minutes before. However, a large crowd gathered, once again proving the global pop star’s status.
Jungkook greeted, “It’s an honor to perform at New York Times Square.
And he performed ‘Yes or No,’ ‘3D,’ and ‘Please Don’t Change.’ During the performance, Jungkook shouted, ‘New York City, you’re crazy,’ especially while singing ‘Yes or No.’ At that moment, despite it being an included track, the crowd sang along, reaffirming the popularity of ‘GOLDEN.
TSX is an outdoor permanent performance venue located in the heart of Times Square Broadway in Manhattan.
It was created last July. When the massive LED screen opens, the stage emerges in the center. Jungkook dominated the stage with perfect live singing and dancing amidst loud cheers.
Earlier, on the 8th (Korean time), Jungkook appeared on the US NBC’s flagship morning show ‘TODAY’ for a solo outdoor performance.
However, Jungkook, who had performed the title track ‘Standing Next to You’ from his solo album ‘GOLDEN’ and solo singles ‘3D (feat. Jack Harlow)’ and ‘Seven (feat. Latto),’ considered the performance disappointing due to the cold weather and sound issues. He later expressed to the global fan platform Weverse, ‘ARMY… I’m sorry. I couldn’t perform live. There are no excuses. I’ll try to do better on the next stage!’
Jungkook, who delivered a perfect live performance at the surprise guerrilla concert in New York afterward. With a crowd that was unbelievably large for a surprise guerrilla concert, the event sparked intense buzz.
Jungkook once again proved his ‘global pop star’ status in this way.
Jungkook’s solo album ‘GOLDEN,’ which was released just three days ago, recorded first-week sales of 2,438,483 copies, instantly securing the top spot in solo artist first-week sales. The album’s title track ‘Standing Next to You’ also demonstrated its popularity by topping the Spotify ‘Daily Top Songs Global’ chart for three consecutive days.
