In a new interview for GQ Korea magazine, BTS’s Jungkook answered questions about himself as a person and an artist. Here are 10 facts we learned from his interview!
1. Measurements?
Jungkook’s right index finger is 7 centimeters. “We are 7,” he said: 1 cm for each BTS member. In 2016, Jungkook told GQ Korea that his foot size is 270.1, but now he wears 275 and 280 shoes.
2. Instruments?
When asked which instrument he would most like to learn, Jungkook said piano.
3. How have music preferences changed since the age of 15?
Back then, Jungkook used to listen to songs where he could practice b-boy in the dance room of his school. He would sing along while practicing. Now, he listens to music similar to the type of music he wants to create.
4. The right song for the right mood.
Jungkook told GQ Korea that he chose music based on how he felt at the time. If he’s feeling bad, he likes sad music. If he is driving at night, he wants calm music. He likes exciting melodies throughout the day. He listens to songs he didn’t like over and over again to see if his mind has changed.
5. Songwriter JK
Recently, Jungkook has been working on songwriting. He writes down his melodies and lyrics in a notebook, then records the lyrics to listen to how his voice and pronunciation sounds, he. He’s jealous of songwriters who can make up stories from their imaginations for their songs.
6. Early bird or night owl?
Jungkook’s bedtime is much later than most. He usually goes to bed around 4 am!
7. Working style
Jungkook’s working style can be compared to jumping a stone over a lake instead of diving into water. Whether it’s exercising, recording a tune or writing lyrics, he always has to do something. Even though Jungkook is very talented, he wishes to delve deeper into his interests instead of trying a little bit of everything.
8. How does he see himself?
When asked to do a hypothetical self-portrait, Jungkook described himself as a gray, “torn, cracked, hexagonal”.
I always want to be perfect and I always want to fly higher and I think I have these great talents but I also have “lazy” thoughts. This is so contradictory. I want to keep rising to the top, but I also don’t want to. They say the hexagon is the perfect shape. But then you add a crack and the perfect shape isn’t that perfect anymore. I want to be perfect but there will always be cracks.
— Jungkook
9. New Year’s goals?
This year, Jungkook wants to say goodbye to laziness and petty thoughts and hello to a sense of patience.
10. Memorization ability
Many people remember songs by their title or artist name, but Jungkook knows many songs only by their melody.
