Happy 27th Birthday to TXT's gorgeous, extremely talented award-winning Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Dancer, Actor, Host, Superstar and Fashion & Global K-Pop Icon, the One & Only YEONJUN who rings in his 27th, trending now in the top 7 on X worldwide with #YouAlwaysShineYeonjunon and still rising!👏🎂🥳🎉🎈🌟💥🔝7⃣✖️🌎🐐🔥👑 💙
#YEONJUN is the Main Rapper, of the chart-topping, history-making, top-selling Band #TomorrowXTogether! Often hailed as K-pop's "ultimate 4th-gen It-Boy," Yeonjun is TXT’s true all-rounder, a legendary trainee who excels in rap, vocals, dance, songwriting and composing! He's the group’s most magnetic live force! His voice is sharp and stylish in rap, warm and strong when he sings and he's a powerhouse performer, often stealing the stage with his razor sharp dance moves, fully in command of every formation. He's a huge Solo star in his own right, topping charts with “Ggum,” then 'No Labels Parts 01' and 2, with multiple Billboard 200 hits and music-show wins, and major US stages including Good Morning America and soon Global Citizen. Very few idols can make all this look effortless.
Yeonjun is the eldest member of TXT and has been key to the group's global success, helping achieve multiple million-seller albums, huge success on tour and lots of awards including TXT's first Daesang (Grand Prize) for Best Performance at the 2024 Hanteo Music Awards (HMA), where Yeonjun also won his first solo trophy for Global Artist (North America) for GGUM! Yeonjun's solo work emphasizes his creative versatility, blending high-energy rap, dance-pop, and emotional storytelling. His projects have garnered international acclaim, with 'GGUM' topping Hanteo charts and earning fan-voted wins like the iHeartRadio Favorite K-Pop Dance Challenge! In 2025, Yeonjun renewed his contract with Big Hit Music, ensuring continued group momentum alongside his solo pursuits!
Yeonjun was born in Seongnam, South Korea as an only child and lived in the United States for two years to learn English before returning to Korea. After graduating from Korean Arts High School, he enrolled in Global Cyber University. Before his official debut with TXT, he trained under Big Hit Entertainment for four years! During his training period (2014–2018), he earned the title of Big Hit's "legendary trainee" by consistently topping monthly evaluations in dance, vocals, and rap. He is perfect in every way like a true virgo and MOAS precious healingie! He served as a backup dancer for BTS's V on the solo stage for "Singularity" at the 2018 MAMA Awards! Yeonjun was the first member of TXT to be revealed, through an introductory video posted on the label's official YouTube channel and social media. On March 4, 2019 he officially debuted on TXT's first mini-album 'The Dream Chapter: STAR'.
Yeonjun made his acting debut on January 12, 2021, with a cameo appearance in the JTBC drama series 'Live On' as Kim Jin-woo. In 2021, Yeonjun featured on "Blockbuster" from Enhypen's first studio album 'Dimension: Dilemma'. In February 2022, he featured on US singer-songwriter Salem Ilese's "PS5" with bandmate Taehyun and DJ Alan Walker. In December 2023, he co-hosted the year-end festival SBS Gayo Daejeon and also co-hosted the SBS Gayo Daejeon's Summer Edition in June 2024 with Ive's An Yu-jin and NCT's Doyoung. Yeonjun took part in the OST of the Coupang Play original series Cinderella with "Boyfriend", which was released on September 1, 2024. On September 19 he debuted as a solo Artist with "Ggum", the Pre-Release Single from his mixtape 'GGUM'! The high-energy hip hop track showcased his rap and dance prowess, and topped the Hanteo daily chart upon its release! On October 29, 2024, he released his Debut solo mixtape with multiple tracks! The limited-edition version charted at #1 on Hanteo! On July 25, 2025, Yeonjun released "Ghost Girl", the 1st Solo Track from TXT's 'The Star Chapter: TOGETHER' which highlighted his artistic depth. Yeonjun began his official solo album era in November 2025 with 'No Labels: Part 01', and a spectacular first-week! The album sold over half a million copies on Hanteo, topped Korea’s Circle album chart, debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200, and hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales! In July 2026 he followed it with 'No Labels: Part 02', led by “Ice Cream,” which climbed to No. 16 on the Billboard 200, reached No. 1 on World Albums, and No. 2 on Oricon’s combined albums chart while collecting music-show wins at Music Bank and Show! Music Core. Together the two No Labels projects locked in his solo identity with strong Korean sales, consecutive Billboard 200 entries, and a growing U.S. stage profile after 'Ggum' first put him on the map in 2024.
Yeonjun’s solo awards include a first music-show win on M Countdown with “GGUM” (October 2024), Favorite K-Pop Dance Challenge at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, Global Artist – Oceania at the 2025 Hanteo Music Awards, OST Popularity Award for “Boyfriend” at the 2025 Blue Dragon Series Awards, K-Pop World Choice (Solo) at the 35th Seoul Music Awards (June 2026), Best Popular Solo Male at the 2026 KM Chart Awards, and his first terrestrial #1 on Music Bank with “Ice Cream” (July 2026)!
Yeonjun is a Fashion Icon. With over 18.8 million Instagram followers, he's a sought-after ambassador, mainly focusing streetwear, beauty, and lifestyle brands. His deals often tie into his "It-Boy" status, and he's starred on several top fashion covers including GQ Korea, W Korea, Elle Korea, Dazed Korea, Paper, and SPUR. In 2021, he was a runway model for UL:KIN, stunning at the 2021 Fall/Winter New York Fashion Week, and in July 2022 he was named Global ambassador to streetwear brand, Privé Alliance! In May 2025 he became the brand Ambassador for Beauty brand 'Benefit Cosmetics', promoting products via campaigns targeting Gen Z and on June 9, 2025, he became the Regional face for Asia of the beverage Somersby Cider! Yeonjun has moved from fashion muse to luxury regular, starring on covers for Miu Miu and Jo Malone London. He became UGG’s Asia-Pacific ambassador on September 25, 2025, and continues to model with Moncler. Yeonjin causes a sensation at the Miu Miu shows during Paris Fashion week and Seoul, and was the main star attraction on the brand’s FW26 runway show in March 2026, becoming the first male K-pop idol to do so, then was named Miu Miu’s first Friend of the House in April this year, locking in his status as one of 4th-gen’s sharpest fashion faces.
Yeonjun’s public charity work is focused and quiet. In May 2024 he donated ₩50 million to the Hallym Burn Foundation for firefighters’ medical care and the Firefighter Trauma 119 PTSD program. In March 2025 he gave another ₩50 million (about $37,000) to Good Neighbors for children’s meal support, after reading about a family sharing one pack of ramen, and joined The Neighbors Club of major donors. In September 2026 he is also set to perform at New York’s Global Citizen Festival, both solo and with TXT.
Since 'No Labels: Part 02', Yeonjun has carried a sharper solo identity into the U.S. with his appearance on Good Morning America, his solo festival stages, and the buzz around his upcoming solo set at Global Citizen Festival in NYC. He now has a star presence that holds a crowd even when he's the only name on the bill!
HAPPY YEONJUN DAY
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Happy 29th Birthday to the extremely talented, handsome, sweet, kind, humble, lovable, hardworking, gifted, charming, charismatic, passionate, adorable, playful, genuine and down-to-earth bunny, gamer, biker, dancer, singer, vocalist, songwriter, producer, musician, performer, artist, editor, fashion icon, trendsetter, heartthrob, GOLDEN VOCALIST, brand favorite, in-demand superstar, ACE, ALL ROUNDER, global superstar, pop icon, record breaker, hitmaker and lovable GOLDEN MAKNAE, the one and only, once-in-a-lifetime Jungkook of BTS!
Happy 29th birthday to the iconic Jungkook.
The Grammy-nominated global star has cemented his status as one of pop culture's most prominent artists through a series of critical and commercial achievements. His impact has been recognized by major publications such as Rolling Stone naming him one of the greatest singers of all time, Billboard ranking him as the Top K-Pop Artist of 2024 and Forbes Korea naming him one of the most impactful celebrities of the year. The singer-songwriter launched his solo era with one of 2023’s biggest songs. The release debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and achieved historic streaming milestones on Spotify such as setting the record for the most-streamed track in a single week by a male artist and becoming the fastest song by a male artist to reach both 100 million and 1 billion streams on the platform.
Happy 29th birthday to the gorgeous, mega talented chart-topping, history-making, top-selling, award-winning Singer, Rapper, Songwriter, Dancer, Producer, Director, Top Model, Superstar, Fashion & Global Icon and Pop Legend, the One & Only JUNGKOOK, who rings in his 29th, on top of the world, trending at #1 Worldwide on X with jungkook, at #2 with #AlwaysByYourSideJK, at #3 with #HAPPYJKDAY and #4 Worldwide with #YouAreThatSomebodyJK!👏🎂🥳🎉🌟💥1⃣, 2⃣, 3⃣& 4⃣✖️🌎🐐👑🖤💜
JUNGKOOK became famous as the main vocalist, lead dancer, visual genius, performance center and Golden Maknae of BTS, and was key to the Group becoming the Biggest Boy Band in the World! He is in a league of his own, a once in a lifetime phenomenon and one of Pop's most successful artists of all Time with a Golden tenor voice! Jungkook is the K-Pop Soloist who has broken the most records in history! He's the most streamed K-Pop Soloist of All time on Spotify with 11,43 BILLION streams and scored the Biggest 24-hour debut in Global Spotify history (15.99M) by an Asian and Male Act with "SEVEN"! He's the only K-pop Soloist to score an ALL-KILL on Billboard, debuting at No. 1 on the Hot 100, Billboard Global 200 and the Billboard Global Excl'US simultaneously! "SEVEN" scored the biggest sales debut in Billboard Global 200 chart history by any artist (269K) beating BTS' "Butter", and is the most-streamed song by a K-pop Act in history with 'GOLDEN' still the best-selling and most-streamed album by a K-pop Soloist! Three years on, both "SEVEN" and 'GOLDEN' are still breaking records! Jungkook is one of the best performers and entertainers this Century! Rolling Stone named him a soulful tenor and one of the Greatest Singers of All time! His voice and his electrifying dance skills, often compared to Michael Jackson make him so unique. He's also one of the few artists able to maintain intonation while dancing and one of the very few to have absolute pitch, a rare ability to identify or produce musical notes without a reference. He's the 1st Asian Artist to score 3 Top-10 Songs on the Billboard Global 200 (Excl. U.S.) including "Seven" (#2), "3D" (#7), and "Too Much" with The Kid Laroi and Central Cee (#10)! Jungkook is the 1st K-pop Soloist to chart 7 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and the 1st K-pop Soloist to chart 4 songs simultaneously on the Hot 100 for multiple weeks in November 2023 with "Standing Next to You", "Too Much", "3D" and "Seven"! Jungkook is the 1st and Only Solo Act in the World with 10 songs reaching #1 on iTunes in over 100 countries! Jungkook is the first and only Asian solo artist with 4 songs reaching 1 Billion streams on Spotify, including "Seven," "3D" ft. Jack Harlow, "Left and Right" with Charlie Puth and "Standing Next to You." JUNGKOOK is also the 1st Asian Soloist to have ALL his tracks (18) surpass 100M streams in Spotify history! JUNGKOOK is also the 1st K-Pop Soloist to surpass 11 BILLION streams on Spotify and the FASTEST K-Pop Act to reach this milestone, surpassing his own band BTS! JUNGKOOK has now surpassed 1.2B streams on Spotify in 2026 with no new album since 2023! He's the 1st K-Pop Soloist to reach this Milestone in 5 separate calendar years!
For the 6th consecutive year, Jungkook is the Most Searched K-Pop idol on YouTube Worldwide according to Naver, confirming his enduring global popularity! On Tumblr, he ranked first on the "Top K-Pop Stars" list for 3 consecutive years. On Twitter, his tweets were the most retweeted of 2018 in South Korea and 2019 globally, and the 2nd-most retweeted of 2020 globally. Jung Kook also set all-time records for the most real-time livestream viewers in V Live history twice, the first time in October 2018 with 3.7 million viewers and again in March 2021 with 22 million viewers!
"SEVEN" was a massive commercial success worldwide, cementing Jungkook as a worldwide pop king. "SEVEN" debuted atop Global Spotify, scoring the highest debut (15.99M) for a Male Artist and collaboration in history, and the biggest debut of 2023! It was also the biggest debut on Spotify for a K-Pop Act of All Time, surpassing BTS' "Butter'! Jungkook is the 1st K-Pop Solo Artist to debut atop Global Spotify and the first K-pop Act to top U.S. Spotify! "SEVEN" set the Guinness World record for the Biggest streaming week for a Male Artist in Global Spotify history with 89,748 Million streams, and broke the record for the fastest song to reach 1 Billion streams in Spotify history at the time (108 days)! It's the 1st and only song by an Asian Act to surpass 3 Billion streams (1073 days) and is the 68th Most streamed song in Spotify history (3,073B)! It's the first and only Asian song to spend over a 1,000+ days on Global Spotify! "SEVEN" broke several Billboard Records, landing at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with Jungkook joining Jimin as the only K-Pop Soloists in history to debut atop the chart! Jungkook was the 1st Asian Soloist to score a Billboard ALL KILL, topping the Billboard Hot 100, the Billboard Global 200 and the Billboard Global Excl'US simultaneously! Jungkook was also the 1st Asian Male Soloist to top the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. simultaneously, and broke the record for the longest charting song by an Asian act on the Global 200 (134 weeks)! It became the first song since the Billboard Global Excl. US chart's inception to achieve 4 consecutive weeks of over 100 million streams outside the US! "SEVEN" debuted at #1 on the United World Chart with massive 630,000 points, marking the biggest debut ever for a K-Pop Act in history! It was the Ist K-Pop & Debut song to top the chart for 11 weeks! The song debuted at #1 in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, MENA, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan & Vietnam, scoring the Biggest debut in the history of the MENA chart! "SEVEN" debuted at #3 on the UK Singles Chart, earning the highest debut for a Korean Solo act in the history of the chart! "SEVEN" was the 10th best-selling digital single of 2023 on the IFPI Global chart! "SEVEN" has been certified 4x Platinum in Canada, and Platinum in the US, France, Japan, New Zealand and S. Korea! It has won numerous Awards including "Best Song" at the 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), 'Top Global K-Pop Song" at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards, "Best Collaboration" and "Best Dance Performance - Male Solo" at the MAMA Awards, the Digital Song (Bonsang) category at the Golden Disc Awards and the Global Streaming and Digital categories at the Circle Chart Music Awards! "SEVEN" was a cultural and commercial force that redefined what a K-pop solo song could achieve internationally. Even now in 2026, it's still breaking longevity records and is one of the ultimate powerhouse songs of the 2020s!
Jungkook's Album 'GOLDEN' is the best-selling debut album by a Male Artist this decade with 12 Million equivalent units sold, and is the best-selling Album by a K-Pop Soloist in Circle chart history, and the 1st Album by a Solo Artist to sell over 2M units in its 1st day and 2.438M in its 1st week on Hanteo! It's the Most Streamed K-Pop Album globally and the 1st by a Kpop Soloist and the Fastest by an Asian Soloist to surpass 10 BILLION streams on Spotify! According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)'s Global Music Report for 2023, Golden was the 7th best-selling album worldwide, having sold 2.7M units in less than 2 months! 'Golden' entered music charts in 25 countries and went to #1 Belgium, France, Lithuania, Japan, Poland, Portugal & S. Korea, and is a top-10 hit in 23 countries including Australia, France, and Germany, debuting at #3 in the UK, becoming the highest-charting album by a Korean solo artist. In the US, it debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200. 'GOLDEN' 'has been certified 2x Platinum in Korea, Platinum in Japan and Gold in France, Italy, New Zealand, and Silver in the UK for over 60,000 sales units, the 1ST and ONLY Album by a K-Soloist to reach this Milestone! 'GOLDEN' is the 1st Album by a K-Pop Soloist in history to have multiple Songs SNEP certified in France (4)! Jungkook is the 1st Korean Solo Artist with 2 Top-5 UK Singles with "SEVEN" reaching #3 & "3D" (ft. Jack Harlow) reaching #5, making him the first K-Pop solo Artist with 2 consecutive top-five entries! He is the only K-Pop artist to achieve 3x #1 singles on the MENA Chart with "Seven," "3D," and "Standing Next to You."
JUNGOOK has won over 45 Awards from 95+ nominations including 7 MelOn Awards, 5 MAMA Awards, 4 Asian Pop Awards, 4 BMI Pop Awards, 3 Billboard Music Awards, 3 IHeartRadio Music Awards, 3 Circle Chart Music Awards, 2 MTV Europe Awards, an MTV VMA Award and an MTV Millennial Award, 2 Japan Gold Disc Awards, 2 Golden Disc Awards,
2 People's Choice Awards, 1 Seoul Music Award, 1 Hanteo Award, 1 Asia Artist Award, 1 Asia Star Entertainer Award, 1 Global Award & 1 Tik Tok Thailand Award! Jungkook was the 1st Asian to Win Male Artist of the Year at People’s Choice Awards! In 2024, Jung Kook ranked 9th on Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 and also hit the Gold House A100 list, which recognized him as one of the "100 Asian Pacific leaders" with the most significant impact on American culture and society! He was named the biggest K-Pop musician in America, ranking first on the inaugural Billboard K-Pop Artist 100 list in 2024!
Jungkook is a Live Powerhouse Act and has broken several records, by pioneering major events and festivals! He was the 1st K-Pop Artist to perform at the 2022 FIFA World Cup with "Dreamers" at the opening ceremony in Qatar! In 2023, he became the 1st Kpop Soloist to headline the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York City and the first K-pop soloist to perform at Good Morning America’s annual outdoor concert. Only BTS (as a group) and aespa had played the series before him. In November 2023, he became the second artist ever to use the new permanent outdoor TSX stage in the middle of Times Square after Post Malone!
Jungkook has secured several high-profile endorsement deals, particularly with luxury and global brands, reflecting his status as a global pop star! He was announced as the global ambassador for Calvin Klein Jeans and Underwear in March 2023, and starred in the Spring campaigns since then, showcasing denim and casual styles. His campaigns, photographed by notable figures like Mert Alas and Park Jong Ha, have significantly boosted Calvin Klein’s sales and visibility, with collections selling out quickly in multiple countries. The partnership also led to a reported 20% increase in stock prices for Calvin Klein’s parent company, PVH Corp. Jungkook also elevated Versace’s profile by wearing their glamorous ensembles at major events, such as the FIFA World Cup in Qatar (2022) proving once again his influence in fashion. In December 2025 Jungkook became a Global Ambassador for Chanel Fragrance & Beauty, starring in 2026 fragrance campaigns including Les Extraits/Les Exclusifs, after which “1957” sold out! In February 2026, Swiss watchmaker Hublot named him a Global Ambassador, and in early July 2026, British jeweller Graff appointed him Global Ambassador, launching a Laurence Graff Signature campaign! In May 2026 Calvin Klein released the limited “Jung Kook for Calvin Klein” capsule, his first official fashion collaboration with the brand alongside continued seasonal campaigns such as the 2025 holiday and Spring 2026 denim work. Jungkook’s influence extends beyond formal endorsements. Known as the “sold-out king,” items he wears or uses, such as Nike Dunk Low Halloween sneakers, priced at USD 110 but resold for USD 200–500 after his endorsement, often see massive demand spikes. His casual mentions, like praising the anime Jujutsu Kaisen, also boosted the show’s popularity.
JUNGKOOK is a very active philanthropist! He donated ₩1 billion (US$874,164.08) to the Seoul National University Children's Hospital in April 2023 for treatment expenses of patients from low-income families and the hospital's integrated care center! In March 2025, Jung Kook donated a massive ₩1 Billion (US$874,164.08) to the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association in March 2025, after the wildfires in Ulsan, Gyeongbuk, and Gyeongnam, then the largest individual celebrity donation for that disaster, with 500 million won for emergency aid and supplies for people who lost their homes and 500 million won for firefighter support, awareness, and on-site kits. Jungkook made history, becoming the first member of Hope Bridge’s Honors Legacy program, launched in December 2025 to recognize donors of 1 Billion won or more during national emergencies!
Jungkook is the one the whole world looks for, and once they find him, they never look away...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUNGKOOK
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