BTS Jungkook almost became the first Asian soloist to attend the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Unfortunately, he had to reject the offer
In the music scene, one of the most coveted invitations among artists is from the Super Bowl. It is not just about the game, but it is also considered a cultural event in the US.
Aside from being the best stage to potentially attract more fans, appearance in the Super Bowl can also strengthen an artist's entry into the US market, the heart of pop culture.
The New Yorker Magazine reports that Usher invited Jungkook to perform ‘Standing Next To You’ at the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show, but Jungkook had to reject due to mandatory military service. pic.twitter.com/OFCpdTRDgE
— Pop Base (@PopBase) October 7, 2024
Thus, when the news that Jungkook almost made a new record by being the first K-pop idol to attend this, ARMYs felt a bit of regret, yet a sense of pride for the male icon.
In a recent article released by The New Yorker, HYBE's Chairman Bang Si Hyuk sat down for an interview with the press and talked about its current groups such as BTS and KATSEYE.
Here, the media mentioned:
"...Usher, who joined Jungkook on a remix of 'Standing Next to You' — and invited him to perform it with him at the Super Bowl."
Sadly, Jungkook had no choice but to reject the offer since the 2024 Super Bowl Halftime was scheduled in February. In December 2023, he had to take a temporary hiatus to serve in the military.
For all the “armys” that begrudge his success and don’t support his work because you think if he is too successful as a soloist he will break up the group. Jungkook made the biggest sacrifices of all of them for the good of the group. You should all worship at his feet. https://t.co/gR283Dbops
— kookiekrumbs is happy (@umbrellaella23) October 7, 2024
Rational ppl will blame the SK government for forcing BTS to enlist.
— v⁷ (@itsajooniverse) October 7, 2024
Not Jungkook for wanting to enlist early so that he can come back together with his members.
Not BTS as a group for always prioritizing the team first cos they love e/o.
And, akgaes can anyway fck off. https://t.co/r2ObpwQA24
South Korea would of genuinely gotten more money in tourism and etc if they just pardoned these guys from military service. They already contributed to the country a lot. https://t.co/XQWDRgoiOl
— kerry Washiongton Teeth.🇨🇩🇧🇷 (@KerryZika) October 7, 2024
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Based on the news, the soloist was originally going to make an appearance with Usher to perform his multi-hit, "Standing Next to You."
On Dec. 1st last year, the two had a collab and dropped USHER's remix of the same song that made it to the 2nd spot of the Billboard 200.
Jungkook is only 27 years old and due to the so-called "BTS law," he can hold his military enlistment until he becomes 30 years old. If he decided to enlist three years later, he could have accepted the offer to appear at the Super Bowl.
With this, ARMYs felt emotional knowing that Jungkook sacrificed his budding solo career in the US in the meantime to enlist with his fellow BTS members and to shorten the gap of their group hiatus.
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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz
