BTS' Jungkook Shares Disappointment Over No Cheering Concert Rule: 'Difficult To Watch'

BTS’ youngest member Jungkook got candid about his feelings over the no cheering concert rule as they concluded the first day of “Permission to Dance On Stage” in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday.

Thursday’s event was rather different from other BTS concerts as loyal fans, also known as the ARMY, kept themselves from screaming throughout the event.

As a precaution against COVID-19, screaming in concerts was currently not allowed in the country to prevent the possible spread of the virus. Instead, fans could cheer artists using clappers especially designed for musical events.

Shortly after the end of Thursday’s event, Jungkook took to Instagram to share his thoughts about the new concert rule.

“Finally, after two years, although it felt like 23 years, I got to perform in Korea. Like, wow… Finally. Overall, I felt extremely happy today,” the 24-year-old singer and dancer began his video as translated by Koreaboo. “To be honest, I felt at home. I think that’s the right way to explain it; like I was finally back in my hometown. It was such a great time.”

In the video, Jungkook could not help, but verbalize his sadness on not hearing the ARMY chanting during the event.

“The thing is, especially in Korea, I usually get to hear the fans chant and sing with me. I didn’t get to hear that today though. And that made it really difficult for me today, to perform. I mean, it was still incredible. But I found it difficult,” he said.

He continued,” It’s not that I wasn’t able to concentrate on the performance or that I wasn’t having fun. I’ve done online concerts before and I consider them as, like, video shoots since the audience would be watching online...But today, it was like… I’m looking at ARMYs right in front of my eyes but I wasn’t hearing anything [from the audience]… and they can’t get up and dance or anything. They had to stay seated… Yeah, it was just difficult to watch.”

Similar to the Los Angeles leg of the “Permission to Dance” events, the trailblazing musicians quickly sold-out the tickets to their Seoul concerts, which will continue on Saturday and Sunday.

Meanwhile, a fan’s hilarious request for Jungkook to “button up” has gone viral as supporters recalled a wardrobe malfunction that inevitably led to the singer’s physique showing during BTS’ performance of “Fake Love” at Los Angeles’ SoFi stadium in 2021.

On Thursday, a fan tweeted a snap of Jungkook innocently holding onto his top after his buttons fell apart during one of the group's concerts.