KEY POINTS

  • Jungkook's Korean and International fans organized over 500 projects for his birthday
  • Fans transformed Seoul into Jungkook’s Disneyland For His Birthday
  • The singer's fans hosted a fireworks display in Busan to celebrate the big day

BTS fans showered their love on Jungkook by celebrating his 23rd birthday in an extremely meaningful and affectionate way with as many as 500 projects across the world.

The 23-year-old singer was born on Sept. 1, 1997, in Busan, South Korea. Jungkook’s fans organized various events to celebrate the singer’s birthday this year and transformed Seoul into Jungkook’s Disneyland.

1) A message for Jungkook at the Everland theme park’s Ferris wheel

The young singer's fans created a birthday project at the Everland theme park in Seoul by displaying a larger than life image of the singer with a "Happy Birthday" message on the park’s Ferris wheel.

According to the ARMY fans, BTS members were recently spotted filming at Everland, and hence concluded that there was a good chance that the singer would see the Ferris wheel in person.

2) The Seoul Tower turns Purple

The Namsan Tower (also known as Seoul Tower) which is located on Namsan Mountain in central Seoul, South Korea turned Purple for Jungkook's Birthday.

3) Firework display

The fans also hosted a firework display in Busan to celebrate his birthday.

4) KTX (Korea Train Express) show birthday messages

KTX (Korea Train Express) train wrapped advertisements with birthday wishes and support messages for Jungkook, according to Koreaboo.

To celebrate the 23-year-old's birthday, his Chinese fans managed to get KTX trains wrapped with slogans and messages for the singer. The train is said to run for the entire month of September starting from Sept. 1. KTX allowed for an outer train wrapping advertisement for the first time in 16 years.

"It is true that we feel a bit of pressure as to how the reaction will be to the advertisement, but with the management situation going through difficult times, hopefully this can open up a new advertisement market for the future and help the Korean wave while doing it," an official from KORAILexplained while talking about the train wrapped promotions for Jungkook.

5) Messages for Jungkook across the globe

Fans sponsored street banners, buses, and more to support the singer on his birthday!

Jungkook has the largest fanbase in China. @Jungkook__China was responsible for many of the projects. They successfully added video messages at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. They even took over The Marquis Theatre in New York.

6) A mural in Brick Lane, London

The fans also painted a mural in Brick Lane, London that features Jungkook’s life motto, which is, "rather be dead than cool."

Here's a list of other projects organized by the fans.

There is absolutely no doubt that the love and support of millions of fans has reached BTS's Maknae, Jungkook, on his birthday!