Jung Kook - Former Boyband Member Reacts!

[@ghost.ranger1628]

I think it sounds even better with a live band and his live performance on i heart radio.

[@maryr1905]

I agree. I also liked the choreography video where the M J homage extends to the white socks with black pants and shoes.

[@imme_begin2]

which is impossible to believe because this is so incredible... until you see it. :)

[@evantesseract737]

I agree - when I watched that I realized this song is perfect for JK because it's meant to be performed live and he's a born performer.

[@effieih]

Same here i love the band version and the choreograph version

[@Mideezhanti]

Agree!

[@mickieb7417]

JK killed this song on Jimmy Fallon. Frankly the entire interview and other bits were pretty fun too, but the vocals and dancing by Jungkook were epic. I am still surprised when US radio doesn't play BTS music. The entire Golden album is in English so that can't be the reason. I know, payola etc. My idealistic mind wants people to honor good music when they hear it.

[@7Flowers1Dream]

Right?!? Wouldn’t that be nice? **sigh**

[@curtcurmudgeon2980]

59 years here. My daughter got me interested in BTS in 2013. I loved Michael Jackson, grew up with his music and saw him in concert a few times. i was devastated when he died.......and I've never been one for fangirling. She thought they would appeal to me because they embraced their uniqueness, much like Michael. So here I am, all these years later, an Army. Since I had MJ throughout my formidable years, nothing will replace the King of Pop for me. But he is definitely throwing out the vibes that I can see as him being the Prince of Pop and he made his homage to Michael respectfully, as well as throwing his own style in with it. I love all their music, and love them. And it pisses me off my daughter has seen them, I am scared to death I'm going to kick the bucket before I get the chance.

[@jadinemyhappiness1808]

A new fan now after watching Standing next to u in TikTok , as in obsession now with that audio and JK.

[@Erly887]

​@@jadinemyhappiness1808iam anew fans, and 57 years old, jung kook ❤

[@surgato]

@@jadinemyhappiness1808welcome 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️

[@azoreana86]

I'm new enter 2o24 Oct..I'm 56

[@KatIves721]

Yes Jungkook was doing an homage to Michael. His company tweeted about it as well. I love this song best from his new album it’s so catchy and so easy to see Jungkook’s crazy talent and why the other members praise him so much.

[@cherryshlash5845]

Jungkook is naturally gifted artist who doesn't need autotune i hope you will know him more because his vocals is amazing.

[@shirleyrasmussen7414]

Loved this song. He has a tremendous voice and dance. Kudos to him for his performance. He knocked it out of this world. Congrats to him and everyone involved.❤😊

[@z0feya]

There’s a lot to love about jungkook! He’s BTS’s golden boy-their much loved and doted-upon youngest member, who is their main singer as well as the official center of their act. He was just 13 when he signed with BigHit and moved to Seoul to live and train with the other group members. He was 15 when they debuted. Imagine the pressure… all that on his shoulders, and he was a literal child! Like, his band members actually were at his middle school graduation. That’s crazy. But he’s just really gifted. Not just musically, but in EVERYTHING from art to athletics. RM started calling him their “golden maknae” (maknae meaning youngest) very early on, and the nickname stuck. Hence his first album being called Golden. 😊 And producers (Andrew Watt included) all describe what a dream he is to work with. He reportedly has perfect pitch. He comes prepared, rapidly churns out flawless takes, is super receptive to producer feedback and will just keep doing takes until everything is perfect. Plus, he’s humble-shy even. Not a hint of diva in him. Watch a live performance if you get a chance, even if you don’t post the reaction. The Jimmy Fallon one from last night was incredible-he somehow sounds better than the recording, and that was while dancing!

[@amberpearce710]

To clarify we don’t know for sure he has perfect pitch. Charlie Puth suspects it but it still isn’t confirmed…

[@esmeopura9036]

@@amberpearce710 Charlie Puth said Jungkook low key prodigy perfect pitch...you can check that one in youtube

[@bee12117]

​@@amberpearce710There are several pro music articles saying that and He is on the list of musicians with perfect pitch. I say it's pretty confirmed.

[@esminbaker4586]

13is not bad ,DDragan start with 10:years old I feel sorry for him every one can see how he is now ,jk get the best of everything bigger room bigger bad why should the teams keep pretending to ack as if all ok just alter festa jhope cry on live said he ok then after he’s not ok jm always say I can’t tell us everything

[@amberpearce710]

@@bee12117 well I wouldn’t full of believe those because a lot of times they goes based on rumors. If it isn’t confirmed by BTS themselves or the company then I won’t believe it. Their is a very good chance he has very very good relative pitch, so who knows.

[@LS13.]

This guy genuinely has the most steady voice in the industry during dance. I mean he does run on treadmills and sings to train 😅 and his pitch is actually perfect, he’ll match anyone and anything

[@PurpleBias7]

Loved the reaction! JK was on Suchwita with Suga ( V also showed up) to discuss his new album. During that time JK mentioned how he recorded 5 songs in 5 days, he spent 3 1/2 hours each day (only) he is extremely talented. Looking forward to seeing more reactions.

[@celticgirl8882]

Jks voice has always been like that and we know it ... PERFECTION

[@lindseyward6421]

He really showcased why he is the main vocalist of BTS. This is my favorite jk solo. I can't stop listening to it.

[@alicesworld1]

Andrew Watt and Cirkut also wrote and produced "Seven Feat Latto" and it just went Platinum. It is the all-time fastest song to reach 1 billion streams, 108 days. There are two live performances, iHeart Radio and Jimmy Fallon Show. Today they released an Official "Standing Next to You Choreo Version". According to the director, she was influenced by a Romeo and Juliet movie. The fighting scene is between the two family's limo drivers. Jung Kook is wearing the dark angel wings since since he is portrayed as not being good enough for "her".

[@embersandlilies]

Did you just conveniently forget to mention that it's Jungkook's song?

[@silviamunoz6863]

​@prettytigerlily Why the aggressive tone? It's not the way an Amy has to speak. Everyone who's here knows it's a Jungkook's song, she's giving more details. Aggressive comments like this have made a lot of reactors avoiding Army, not reacting to BTS' videos anymore.

[@jamesrawlins735]

Cirkut is just a great producer - he also produced Starboy for The Weekend.

[@donnasweet3198]

I always admire ARMYs who provide details in the comments. Thanks!💜💜

[@alicesworld1]

@@embersandlilies I'm sorry, I thought it was obvious.

[@shami1675]

Our Jk is inspired by MJ but he has his own individuality… which I adore…. I Respect hard work of Jk

[@alenepreston9609]

The crazy part is that Jungkook is the main vocalist for the group, so if you love BTS, you definitely already love Jungkook!😂

[@esmeopura9036]

He is the main vocalist of BTS for a reason..he can pull off any genre of music above it all he can rap

[@melbellTexas]

JK is golden! His whole album is 🔥. Been playing his album non stop since it came out. 💜

[@carolyn5857]

I have thought the same for awhile. I loved MJ and love JK. This is something JK should be proud of. He has so much talent and watching him perform makes my day.

[@Mideezhanti]

I'm obsessed with everything about this song. The bass, the disco-funk vibe, and Jungkook's vocals are at their peak. It's a great song for him. I'm also a huge MJ fan so when I heard this my heart lit up!! And I kinda like that there isn't an obvious chorus, it just kinda dissolves into an ethereal groove before heading into another verse. My only complaint is that I wish the 2nd verse would have been fleshed out a little more.

[@JeonJungkook-wr4yr]

Jungkooks Golden album can't wait till you listen to all his 11 tracks it's absolutely beautiful and an emotional journey as well with a wide range of genre's and vocals an performances as well.

[@nikaywright]

Every song was awsome!

[@kristel4287]

he's the youngest in the group and the main vocalist, he has perfect pitch also😊

[@kristel4287]

jk is listed in 200 rolling stone singers of all time alongside with MJ and other well known great singers

[@laurenm.6320]

There are no words for how insanely good this is, in my opinion. He is a performance genius and he killed this.

[@EyeHeartJimin]

Welcome back! ☺️ jk has it all. He also dropped his first album and every song is *chefs kiss* 💜

[@NINAANININA]

I love what they do with music...honestly, omitting a stereotypical chorus is refreshing to me. For them music is a journey of exploration...they don't limit themselves to a specific genre or specific way of doing things...I've been a fan since 2018...and their discography never gets boring to me

[@Myles_0824]

His vocal is amazing on live. Especially the iHeartRadio.

[@cynthiaverjovskymarcotte1379]

I was *just* telling my daughter that he's definitely MJ's musical heir. 😊

[@johannaerler331]

Me too 😂

[@LPnerd]

he's SO much better than Jackson. I mean, really???

[@nikaywright]

​@LPnerd respect you opinion, but let's be real. MJ WILL ALWAYS BE KING OF POP!

[@LPnerd]

@@nikaywright he was very good for that time. I liked Prince much better. I liked MJ's dance, but now I can't get past his personal life, and he was a very sick, pathetic person. who did so much damage to his kids, and others kids. I have a hard time calling him king of anything, even through I understand his music had nothing to do with other things. To me, he is gross.

[@martasanchez6372]

Nathan: "wait is this a chorus?" ARMYs: "IT'S A DECLARATION!"

[@MandyMoon12]

I'm so proud of him. He recorded an album all in English, which he isn't even fluent in. I can't imagine how hard it would be to make an album in a foreign language. The man Is scared of Microwaves (I love him) and is a vocal genius. 🎉💜

[@mpgisbtsarmybaefighting2838]

JK's album 'Golden' is exactly 💯% that. He nailed every song and even on the track 'Somebody' can't tell its him at first, so good! 💜

[@Joeygirl2024]

I love Jungkook he's so talented! He can sing and dance very well. He was giving me Michael Jackson vibes!

[@carolinaschulz3270]

Please watch his live too in I heart radio and Jimmy Fallon... His Vocals is amazing live.

[@maryr1905]

I was just wondering what you thought of this song. Boracity was also talking about the unusual structure of Standing Next to You so it was fun to see you talk about it as well. I think that is one reason I like it. As for other songs, JK sings Hate You completely different to convey that song’s meaning. I also think you would find Yes and No interesting.

[@maliaboone2879]

Also Yes or No has melody writing credits and guitar credits from Ed Sheeran and Hate You has writing credits with Shawn Mendes

[@kimmyers3389]

JK's new album, GOLDEN, has this song, plus other new tracks you may want to check out!

[@petragrevstad2714]

The quality they bring every time, individually and as a group, always blows my mind. From production to choreography, vocals - everything is top notch 🙌🏻.

[@BrendaHardy-x5v]

JK sounds like JK ! He may MOVE like Jackson, but he has his own voice !

[@jerolynboke8943]

I agree

[@e0n555]

Yes! Let's not overcompare him to MJ. JK is his own artist.

[@pittonia9902]

You love him already, you just didn’t realize that it is Jung Kook. You can rewatch your own reaction on the Tiny Desk 🥰🫶🏻

[@NathanWalters]

Oh my gosh. You are 100% right! Lol

[@monikakrell9251]

Jungkook did a surpised concert at Time Square, the company gave Army the location 30 min before the concert started, and so many Armys showed up

[@tochi111]

as rm said, Jungkook is the dna of BTS, and it would be a lot of damage if he's not part of BTS

[@kookie_mybias4875]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! Jungkook truly stands out as "the ONE" with top-tier talent, poised to become the superstar of this generation, reminiscent of the iconic MJ.

[@ShelKim1991]

🤣

[@kmirandac3947]

THE JIMMY FALLON PERFORMANCE WAS 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Nyuufish]

its funny that you mention the chorus, or anti-chorus kinda, it's something a lot of artists in the Kpop genre are experimenting with, both anti-drops and anti-choruses, as well as song arrangement as well. Many bands and artists are going very non-traditional nowadays. They're all over the place, testing new things and pushing boundaries, which is so interesting and very cool.

[@Bangtanlicious-ev3sn]

You can like all the member's voices, that's normal. You don't have to be like "I know I said I like jimin's voice but", it's okay to like all their voices and praise all their voices. Armys literally love all their voices

[@cherylloper7320]

Thanks Nathan! I wondered if you would react! I know you are a big fan of MJ. The entire BTS group are also big fans. They have quite a few choreographed songs that give a nod to his style. The dance break by Jhope in Dynamite is pretty cool! The coming of age dance piece by Jungkook and Jimin shows some of that! In this Golden album is Hate You, love his lower register in this song. IHeart Radio had him perform Standing Next to You and his backup dancers were not in it. I like seeing him solo, too! When you find time check out some other songs on Golden! As Jimin would say, You nice, keep going......❤

[@kerryalexander831]

I hear a mix of MJ, Bruno, and Bieber in this album and it's so good. Even 70's funk... Earth,Wind,Fire too....vibes of my childhood

[@Koakoa45]

Jungkook was named the new King of Pop, as the lead singer of BTS and voted #65 best vocalist of all time by Billboard, not surprised he put something this amazing out.

[@donnasweet3198]

JK's amazing! It sounds like he did all the ad libs, background harmonies, etc., too!

[@andreamorlote]

I just discoverded your channel and I was bingewatching your BTS reaction videos, and suddenly it appeared a new video released 20 mins ago in the playlist? Cheff's kiss hahaha. I really like that you're getting to know our boys. They are truly a rare gem, hence their success.

[@sweetserendipity1402]

try watching him singing 'on' live, search for bts' 'on' live, he does wonders on that song. also if you listen to spring day, young forever and so on, you could hear his voice singing in the background and its so freaking beautiful. 'Euphoria' sounds freat too, but i prefer the slow version of it. all in all, knowing how they produce lots of their song by themselves show how great the bts members are. to me it's jungkook's voice that hooked me in, the more i listen to his voice the more i'm in love with it, he's so versatile and sounds so freaking beautiful.

[@soniamaghnani107]

Jungkook is the main vocalist of bts he does all vocal guide covers and he has a perfect pitch

[@roanas2]

El lo sabe, el reacciona a BTS, su favorito es Jimin, de JK nunca habla WS como si no existiera en BTS, ahora reacciono porque no le quedó más remedio y tiene que monetizar su canalucho!😂 🤡

[@shannamckay6588]

The GOLDEN album is great, and I am so glad you're reacting to some of it - I was looking forward to what you would think. I think you could cover any of the songs on the album and do them justice. Have fun!

[@titasakala5271]

Omg, you were in Plus One!?? I'm screaming internally. I loved you guys so much. Now I'm happy you're also loving BTS.

[@kitn136]

loved this reaction! it's great to hear your producer knowledge explain how and why the song keeps you so hooked haha. I don't know anything about production but what I think is interesting with these kind of title songs is that they were likely also chosen (if not produced) with the members' focus on dance in mind. maybe that's why the not-quite-chorus works so well here for jungkook and the performance bc it allows him to go all out with the explosive dance moves! I noticed this especially watching jimin's dance practice video for set me free pt 2, you can really notice how the production creates the perfect balance for vocals and space for choreography 👍

[@grimmmunro2279]

I love him singing live! The song that i think shows his beautiful voice to perfection is hate you,absolutely perfection!❤

[@mareviccalera1980]

Of course he does sounds good he's the main vocalist of BTS

[@disalena]

Actually JK sounds like JK. He has always sung like this. He just keeps getting better and better. When he sings different genres he sings the same but his voice naturally fits the song he’s singing. Please stop comparing him to other artists.

[@ericweinman9447]

He's back. I think it is safe to say we all missed you.

[@downtherabbithole9143]

Yeah he does sound like MJ, The whole song is an homage, down to the dance moves & fashion but reviewers aren’t even mentioning it. At least we all know!! 👍💜 Thanks

[@embersandlilies]

You should try reacting to live performances of BTS more. Jungkook is the main vocalist. He has the most stable vocals in the group. He truly shines the best during live performances.

[@mmviray9910]

His adlibs are sooooo❤💜💜💜

[@irishmarie9892]

Best song of his IMO. Love love love. His confidence is off the charts. Charisma oozing from him. ⭐️

[@IAMisLove]

An amazing performance. Great video. 🖖❤

[@devamail1]

Nathan, as another MJ fan, I was so excited to see you reacting to this! The vocal tone, the dance moves… he even threw in a couple of “hoos” in there. Looking at comments on reactions, I was surprised to see so little mention of the of the major MJ influence. Someone mentioned a Bruno Mars vibe, but to me, Bruno Mars has a big MJ influence. Are people today so little aware of the MJ influence on today’s music? Thanks for discussing this!

[@jennylee919]

We needed this Korean guy to come on board to our music industry as a new legend.

[@giancastillo8963]

@NathanWalters, you are only focused on vocal and audio. You never on his choreography. The biggest challenge is how JungKook maintained his vocals despite singing at the same time doing his hyper-intensive dancing.

[@LindaQSunshine]

I knew you’d hear it. Others have commented that it should go higher into a chorus

[@SemanticsofStyle]

I had the exact same reaction to the chorus, it really surprised me but it’s sooo catchy and stays in your ear! the song really grew on me, especially with the live performances

[@aprilforgue]

The live performance on Jimmy fallon even better

[@sitia1145]

I tough I'm the only one thinking this way.. 😂 the sound of music and his voice...❤

[@mrstaebts3727]

Kudos to you, Nathan, for attempting to hit that sun and the moon. JK gets up there.

[@marthagomez8877]

Eso fue espectacular y la canción uff increíble!! La voz el baile la manera de interpretar la canción. Todo es espectacular!!!

[@coffeevanilla2801]

Our GLOBAL POP STAR JUNGKOOKIE🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ОльгаЗайцева-ы3в]

💯💯💯❤❤❤

[@anneking4656]

~ I KNEW you would love this video! The song is so good, and all the MJ references…my goodness. It’s incredible! I was not even remotely prepared for this one. JK has hit a home run with this one…💜💜💜

[@LFNZE]

Btw the producers of this song are Grammy winners lol Andrew Watt won "Producer of the year" at the 2021 Grammy awards and Cirkut who won on the "Best Urban contemporary album - for Starboy" category on the 2018 Grammy awards

[@jebtt2175]

Anything Jon Bellion touches is a musical journey. Was excited to hear he was working on this album.

[@eileencritchley4630]

The song structure, the use of brass instruments and drum and bass and the instrumental break to me speak of British 80's bands that I liked. I hear ABC, Deacon Blue, LightHouse Family, The Communards and of course Spandau Ballet.

[@sandrayoung233]

Have you considered listening to the songs all of the way through and then playing them a second time and commenting on your observations?

[@sandraibanez8957]

Jungkook súper talentoso artista tan completo I love gracias por tu reaccion❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@h.csarih7006]

What an amazing perfomance👏

[@loudrescasiano7407]

Oh my God, that what I was thinking when I saw him performing in the Today Show..!Wow!!

[@kittykat6598]

He dances like MJ too

[@pennyludoc3596]

Jungkook is unique no need to compare to every one I love his voice dance rapp his very unique attractive and handsome

[@jsunshine9181]

You know what? Idc what Jungkook brings us. I love everything about him he brings love, and we all love it!!! We all love you Jungkook forever with💜

[@janettmorales4424]

Gracias por tu reacción, JungKook es nuestro chico dorado y todo ARMY estamos orgullosos de él, conocemos toda su evolución, crecimiento como artista y estamos disfrutando de este maravilloso álbum Golden y muy felices de que sea un reconocimiento mundial... Brilla, brilla, brilla JK mi apoyo por siempre e incondicional...💜 Saludos mamá ARMY desde Chile 🤗

[@김인애-d4e]

JK is my everything ⚘️

[@jenniebarr4298]

That's his own voice and other tones of voices he has

[@sylvieschmitt-morel864]

Thx so much Nathan to react to JK solo, I’m so proud of the youngest of BTS, he is only 25 and he is a pure diamond, dancing, singing he can do all….and I heard him say that he record a song only in one day……amazing….. I miss all the other members, looking forward to 2025 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@daynajacob6312]

When I heard this I thought Nathan Walters would like this. lol. We will never get anything new again from the King of Pop himself (RIP) so I love when artists give huge shout outs to him and help keep his legacy alive. Of course his influence is everywhere but I love things like this. BTS' dynamite also had a good few shout outs and their MMA 2020 Dynamite performance had MJ influences from the outfits to the dance break. I agree with some other posters to check out this live and any of their other live performances (especially in concerts) because the music has an extra added flare to it. Thanks for your reaction!

[@orangetammy]

yeah he does sound like MJ.

[@pratikshnasinghpratap5650]

Some fans in the comments like to always screen JKs songs, mvs in the harshest way possible, even though to the outside world he may have produced a classic, timeless piece of artwork. Its not fair when mediocre performances from his contemporaries and fellow BTS members are brought in for comparisons. He definitely needs that long overdue respect from this fandom. This mv has itself garnered much appreciation from MJ fans who have even called him MJ reincarnated, Son of MJ and so on. For some anything Jungkook does will never be appropriate and praise worthy.

[@e0n555]

mediocre performances....?! Why do you sound desperate, please don't be that embarrassing cringe fan for Jungkook. Just praise our Golden Maknae and not stir up drama.

[@sallyquijano7234]

please do watch the live version..

[@rashenraan9576]

JK IS THE BTS MAIN VOCALIST. Harmony adlibs chorus are his voices n great dancer tooo!!!!!💜7🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 let's go GOLDEN!!! ARMYYYYYYY!

[@oishimondaltina4780]

Please check out his debut album "GOLDEN" & iheart live performance.

[@christelbodin3948]

It is hard not to like/love what Jungkook does💖He is such a gem, and there are a couple of live versions of this song, that I like as well..almost more， esp @iHeartRadio Live. Thank for your reaction and interesting comments❤

[@zotavora]

You should react to Suga’s solo work as Agust D! Super unique

[@spideysawesome]

You should react to the rose! They’re a Korean rock band and they have really great songs!

[@ParallaxHearts]

The chorus does sound like a breakdown. I like that a lot

[@marshzelo4156]

His live is even better. No cap

[@JOELMAMUNIZ97]

My king never disappoints, always killing it. I'm very proud of my boy👑😍💜 this song is a masterpiece ❤❤❤

[@biggie7128]

Jungkook has said Standing Next To You is heavily influenced by MJ. Check out remix with Usher also a MJ devotee. BTW, JK has perfect pitch.

[@jolabz2106]

REACT PLEASE THE LIVE STANDING NEXT TO TO YOU PERFORMANCE OF JUNGKOOK ON iHEARTRADIO LIVE! I WILL ASSURE YOU, YOU WILL REALLY HEAR THE GOLDEN VOICE OF JK 👑

[@tracyblack8870]

Hey where did you go? You deserted us we've missed your reactions, Glad your back. Yeah this song is a shout to MICHAEL JACKSON and BRUNO MARS i honestly see both artists in this including JUNGKOOK's own style 💜🔥💙