{"id":247140,"date":"2025-10-29T04:50:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T04:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/247140\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T04:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T04:50:12","slug":"bts-jung-kook-shows-off-his-abs-in-new-calvin-klein-campaign-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/247140\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS&#8217; Jung Kook Shows Off His Abs in New Calvin Klein Campaign: Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/jung-kook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jung Kook<\/a>\u2019s new Calvin Klein campaign is so steamy, it could melt butter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/bts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BTS<\/a> star\u2019s latest campaign with the fashion brand launched Tuesday (Oct. 28), complete with a series of eye-catching photos shared with Billboard as well as new ad spot. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AzN9iisRsKE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In the video<\/a>, Jung Kook zips through city streets on a motorbike before strutting down a red hallway, staring down the camera. He also performs some of his million-dollar dance moves before retiring to a high-rise apartment, in which he hangs out with his shirt unbuttoned to show off his Calvins\u2019 iconic waistband. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The chic, dynamic photos \u2014 which were shot by Mert Alas \u2014 show the K-pop phenom smirking into the lens while modeling a handful of different looks, including a denim set and white T-shirt, the sleeve of which he lifts to show off his tattoo-covered arm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that my fans have been eagerly waiting for this return, and it feels so good to be back in the brand\u2019s iconic denim,\u201d Jung Kook said of the campaign in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jung Kook has been working with CK for a few years now, debuting his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/bts-jung-kook-calvin-klein-campaign-1235292534\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">first collaboration<\/a> with the company in March 2023. A few months later, he once again <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/jung-kook-shirtless-calvin-klein-ad-1235389680\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">posed for the brand<\/a>, sporting shaggy rock-star hair with his washboard abs on full display.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In February 2024, the performer gave ARMY a late Valentine\u2019s Day present by way of another smoldering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/jung-kook-calvin-klein-grand-central-station-photos-behind-the-scenes-exclusive-1235608818\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Calvin Klein shoot<\/a> set at Grand Central Station in New York City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The new campaign comes as Jung Kook and his bandmates are preparing to make an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/bts-reunion-talk-band-members\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">epic comeback<\/a> in 2026. BTS has spent the past couple of years working on solo projects and fulfilling their service requirements to the South Korean military, with Jung Kook releasing single \u201cNever Let Go\u201d in 2024 before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/jimin-jung-kook-bts-discharged-korean-military-service-bts-1235995846\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">he was discharged<\/a> this past June.<\/p>\n<p>Check out photos from Jung Kook\u2019s dynamite 2025 campaign with Calvin Klein below.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/07-jung-kook-x-calvin-klein-2025-cr-mert-atlas-billboard-1200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jung Kook x Calvin Klein\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Mert Atlas\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Jung Kook x Calvin Klein<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14-jung-kook-x-calvin-klein-2025-cr-mert-atlas-billboard-1200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jung Kook x Calvin Klein\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Mert Atlas\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Jung Kook x Calvin Klein<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/06-jung-kook-x-calvin-klein-2025-cr-mert-atlas-billboard-1200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jung Kook x Calvin Klein\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Mert Atlas\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Jung Kook x Calvin Klein<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/13-jung-kook-x-calvin-klein-2025-cr-mert-atlas-billboard-1200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jung Kook x Calvin Klein\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Mert Atlas\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Jung Kook x Calvin Klein<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-jung-kook-x-calvin-klein-2025-cr-mert-atlas-billboard-1200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jung Kook x Calvin Klein\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Mert Atlas\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Jung Kook x Calvin Klein<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-jung-kook-x-calvin-klein-2025-cr-mert-atlas-billboard-1200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jung Kook x Calvin Klein\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Mert Atlas\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Jung Kook x Calvin Klein<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/08-jung-kook-x-calvin-klein-2025-cr-mert-atlas-billboard-1200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jung Kook x Calvin Klein\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Mert Atlas\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Jung Kook x Calvin Klein<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/02-jung-kook-x-calvin-klein-2025-cr-mert-atlas-billboard-1200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jung Kook x Calvin Klein\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Mert Atlas\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Jung Kook x Calvin Klein<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/09-jung-kook-x-calvin-klein-2025-cr-mert-atlas-billboard-1200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jung Kook x Calvin Klein\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Mert Atlas\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Jung Kook x Calvin Klein<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/03-jung-kook-x-calvin-klein-2025-cr-mert-atlas-billboard-1200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jung Kook x Calvin Klein\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Mert Atlas\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Jung Kook x Calvin Klein<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-jung-kook-x-calvin-klein-2025-cr-mert-atlas-billboard-1200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jung Kook x Calvin Klein\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Mert Atlas\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Jung Kook x Calvin Klein<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" 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