"True Golden Being" BTS Jungkook selected 50 "Stylish Male Musicians" this BTS.

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BTS (BTS) Jungkook was selected as one of the 50 "Stylish Male Musicians" and shone as a global fashion icon.

Jungkook was ranked 11th on the list of 50 "most stylish men in music" released by Esquire magazine in the United States.

Regarding Jungkook, the media introduced, "He was very successful with his first solo debut album 'GOLDEN' (Golden) in 2023 and differentiated himself from his peers."

"It's not just his musical activities that made him stand out in the K-pop world," he said. "He shows a bold style that is far from existing idols, ranging from lips to various piercings and tattoos covering his entire right arm." Jung-kook expresses and pursues Jung Kook-pyo's style, which is clearly self-directed.

"His fashion sense has a unique attitude and freewheeling mind, such as boldly mixing and matching Western Haute Couture and Asian street fashion," the media explained.

"He has also been an ambassador for Calvin Klein since 2023 and with this activity, he has gained a huge international fandom," he continued. "All of his fashion, posts and pictorials have a huge impact on his more than 50 million Instagram followers. He even got the nickname "Sold Out King" due to the fact that all the items he wore were sold out in an instant, he said, citing Jungkook's powerful influence as the reason for the selection.

The media also praised, "Jungkook is literally like Golden."

In September last year, Jung Kook made a big splash by attending the 2026 S/S season of "New York Fashion Week." He created $825,000 (about 1.15 billion won at the time) in media exposure with just an Instagram post showing his arrival at the venue on his first fashion week.

According to an analysis of 150 influencer and celebrities who attended New York Fashion Week, Jungkook was the most mentioned person on social media with 55.09 percent of the comments. This was more than double the second place (24.60 percent).

In addition, more than 1.3 million posts were generated on social media "X" (X, Sue Twitter) during the day of September 13, when Jung Kook attended. He showed explosive buzz and ripple effects by becoming the "most mentioned musician."

The costumes and fashion items worn by Jungkook in his personal live broadcasts, selfies, pictorials, advertisements, and concerts are attracting attention as the "blue chip of the fashion world," leading to a flood of orders and out of stock.

In particular, when Jungkook wore a "daily hanbok" as airport fashion, the online shopping mall site server of the product went down, and sales increased 10 times more than usual. This led to the daily hanbok's rise in overseas orders and purchases by the younger generation, creating a global craze.

Jungkook once again showed his presence as a global artist, proving his enormous influence in both fashion and music.

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