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K media videos of Jungkook’s arrival at Seoul
• “BTS Jungkook - The national treasure has come back. Korea returns to the state of enjoying KooKoo’s presence again”
youtu.be/Q9iAnZQjMZI
• "So proud. The Whole World fall in love with JK"
youtu.be/6uT2PSj4AEg
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정국 (Jung Kook) 'Dreamers' @ FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Opening Ceremony (BANGTANTV) #Jungkook
youtu.be/jEdfjuG0Fx4
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“though the reason has not been specified.”
The newspaper goes on to offer their evaluation of the reason by writing that
(1) It’s because the motto of the World Cup Qatar is “multiculturalism, diversity and peace” and it matches the path taken by BTS and its fandom ARMY
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but also globally encompassing North America.
Member Jungkook has been called by K-pop fandoms in US as the “household name”, a term referring to a person that is well known by the public. He listed his name on Billboard Hot 100 for 17 consecutive weeks with “Left and Right”
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who have spoken out for topics like multiculturalism, respect for diversity, and environmental friendliness.
(2) In terms of the success of the show, BTS and Jungkook’s names are a good card to gain popularity not only in the host country and the Middle East region
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It’s from their online article titled “Jungkook stood on the opening ceremony stage of the first World Cup in Middle East. Why did FIFA open its door with K-pop? - Is it for real Jungkook performed there?”
n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/…