Tuesday Trivia: When BTS' Jungkook Became The Knight In Shining Armour By Saving An Anchor From Dying During Concert | Watch

When BTS' Jungkook Saved An Anchor's Life: South Korean TV presenter Kim Sung-joo had shared an incident where BTS member Jungkook played a life-saving role during a show in 2016. Kim, recounting the incident on a variety show in 2018, disclosed that he had fallen off the stage at the 2016 DMC Festival just moments before BTS was scheduled to perform.

In 2016, the popular K-pop group BTS performed their well-known song "Fire." As part of their performance, the members of BTS, including RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, were scheduled to make their entrances onto the stage individually through an underground lift.

According to a report by Koreaboo, during his appearance on the show Visiting Teacher, Kim Sung-Joo disclosed that he had no knowledge that the stage lifts had descended. As he took a step backward, he unexpectedly tumbled into the lowered lift area. Recounting the incident, he mentioned, "I was walking backwards and I just fell inside the lift. I fell inside the lift but fell on top of someone. Jungkook was right there."

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"Jungkook actually saved my life once. I almost died," he added. Kim Sung-Joo thanks Jungkook for his heroic act every time he meets BTS. 

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As Jungkook approaches his 26th birthday on September 1, plans by ARMY are underway to make his special day a memorable celebration.

On the work front, Jungkook marked his debut as a solo artist with an album in July 2023. The official teaser of the music video was released on July 12 at 11 am ET (8:30 pm IST), creating a wave of excitement among ARMY fans. The complete music video for the song was revealed on July 14, followed by the official performance video for 'Seven' on the following day.

The recording was unveiled on July 25 and it quickly captured the hearts of his fans. The song 'Seven', featuring Latto, rapidly climbed to the top position on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. This achievement marked Jungkook as the second BTS member to attain a Hot 100 number one, following Jimin's success with ‘Like Crazy’ in April.