BTS Jungkook's influence and popularity around the world is fantastic. He's one of the most influential and popular celebrities Worldwide. With the rise of Hallyu in India His, his popularity is growing rapidly in the country as he's on the verge of becoming a household name in India.
Even locals and those who are not interested in Kpop reply with Jungkook's name when asked anything about Kpop. Despite his name being difficult to pronounce, he's also well-known by nonfans due to his talents and widespread popularity worldwide. He has already become a household name in the U.S as one of the most popular Kpop Idols in the country by appearing in famous dramas, movies, and prestigious American magazines with just his name, not only as a BTS member.
Feature on India's shops and coaching centers banners:
Jungkook's popularity in India is soaring even higher as his photos are being used for promotions of local shops, coachings, and hairstyles in India. Recently, his photo on the ad for IELT English-speaking coaching was featured in Sonipat, Haryana, which went viral.
Jungkook was the first Kpop Idol to have a Bus Shelter Advertisement in India, which was arranged by his Indian fanbase on his birthday.
Jungkook's pictures are also often seen as the hair model on India's Local barbershops and salons. Fans refer to Jungkook as the new model for barbershops in India, joining Zayn Malik.
Appearance in numerous India's Local and Largest Newspapers:
Jungkook is no stranger to appearing in Indian Newspapers as he has appeared numerous times in local newspapers, surprising Indian fans due to his popularity in the country.
Times Of India, which is the leading English newspaper in India, featured a special report on Jungkook's Euphoria becoming the First Kpop Male Idol solo to sell over 500K units in the U.S.
Jungkook also appeared in 'Times Life,' a Sunday lifestyle supplement for 'Times of India,' which is one of the biggest newspaper outlets in India. The section titled "GUYS GO GLAM" mentioned, “Jungkook, along with his BTS bandmates, is known for his smokey eye makeup."
Indian newspaper 'The Aizawl Post' featured Jungkookfollowing the release of his popular self-produced song 'Still With You.' Despite being just a Soundcloud release, the beautiful ballad made headlines worldwide, praising Jungkook's genius production, songwriting, and vocals. The fact that Jungkook released solo music was featured in an Indian local newspaper shows his huge individual presence as an acknowledged artist among locals in the country.
Indian newspapers 'U Nongsain Hima' ( Khasi) and 'Vanglaini' (based in Mizoram) featured Jungkook reporting about his win for the title of Sexiest International man 2020.
Indian Newspapers also wished Jungkook happy birthday by adding him in their birthday columns along with the popular movie and TV drama actors like Padma Lakshmi, Ram Kapoor, Aamir Ali, etc.
Favorite of popular Indian actors, singers, and influencers:
Jungkook is also popular among famous Indian movie actors and singers as they keep sharing his solo songs on their social media accounts.
Famous Indian Actor Ayushmann Khurrana was seen liking Jungkook's pictures on Instagram and also posted his video listening to Euphoria.
Popular Bollywood singer Armaan Malik mentioned that he likes Jungkook's vocals the most in BTS.
Famous Bollywood actress Disha Patani is a big fan of Jungkook's voice. She has shared multiple stories of herself listening to Jungkook's solo songs Euphoria and Still With You. She has also used Euphoria in her video tweet on Women's day.
Indian TV actress Ashnoor Kaur is also a fan of BTS Jungkook's Euphoria, as she also shared it on her IG story.
Model and Popular actress Anushka Sen also used Jungkook's Euphoria in her video reel on Instagram.
Indian Model and Actress 'Rashmika Mandanna' with more than 20M followers on IG, posted a video featuring Jungkook’s Euphoria.
The outfit worn by Jungkook at the airport for attending UNGA was done by Popular Indian Fashion Designer 'Manish Malhotra', Bollywood Singer/Rapper 'Badshah,' and Bollywood Filmmaker/ producer 'Karan Johar.'
His solo songs achievements on India's Top Music Streaming platforms:
Jungkook's solo songs are reigning top music platforms in India. Euphoria by Jungkook is the Most streamed Kpop solo song by a male idol on India's first and second biggest music platforms, Gaana and Saavn. It is the only Kpop solo song by a Korean idol to chart two years consecutively on India's top 10 most streamed kpop songs on Spotify, the Most popular BTS solo song on Amazon Prime Music, and iTunes India's Top Kpop Song Chart.
According to Rolling Stone India, Jungkook's Euphoria was the only Korean Solo song in the list of Top 10 most-streamed Korean songs in India in 2020. It is also the most liked bts solo, and Most Liked male idol solo on the music streaming platform Resso.
Euphoria by Jungkook was played at one of India’s biggest annual music festivals, Vh1 Supersonic 2020, where award-winning artists performed in front of thousands of people.
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