{"id":309581,"date":"2026-03-02T16:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/309581\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T16:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:03:15","slug":"jung-kook-promises-to-work-really-hard-on-comeback-after-viral-livestream-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/309581\/","title":{"rendered":"Jung Kook promises to \u2018work really hard&#8217; on comeback after viral livestream controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b1edb74a-f6bb-4b90-a039-0ad7bafc383a.jpg\" style=\"height: auto; aspect-ratio: 1200 \/ 1348; width: 100%\" alt=\"BTS' Jung Kook \/ Xportsnews\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BTS&#8217; Jung Kook \/ Xportsnews<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">BTS member Jung Kook has reassured fans about his upcoming album and group comeback while addressing a controversy from a late-night livestream that spread widely online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">On Feb. 26, Jung Kook posted a selfie on fan platform Weverse and wrote, \u201cThe album is really not far away. Please wait just a little longer,\u201d adding, \u201cWhen I come back, I\u2019ll really work hard,\u201d followed by heart emojis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The message heightened anticipation for BTS\u2019 full-group return, while also signaling his own renewed focus after recent dating rumors and backlash from a personal broadcast earlier that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Around 3:30 a.m., Jung Kook went live for about 90 minutes while drinking with his older brother and acquaintances. During the livestream, he said he had smoked heavily but quit, and joked that mentioning it would cause trouble with his agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">As he spoke candidly about wanting to be honest with fans, he used profanity and made an obscene hand gesture, which some viewers criticized. When fans asked him to end the broadcast, he replied, \u201cWhy would I turn it off? Please don\u2019t tell me what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Clips spread rapidly across social media and online communities. HYBE did not issue an official response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Despite the controversy, Jung Kook\u2019s affectionate Weverse post and selfie drew supportive reactions, with many fans expressing excitement for BTS\u2019 long-awaited comeback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">This article from Xportsnews is adapted by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BTS&#8217; Jung Kook \/ Xportsnews BTS member Jung Kook has reassured fans about his upcoming album and group&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":309582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,157,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-309581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}