BTS Jung-kook, 2022 Qatar to 2026 North America: First Male Artist to Perform More Than Once at the World Cup

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BTS (BTS) Jung-kook is once again drawing attention on the World Cup stage.

BTS will perform as a co-headliner of the halftime show at the '2026 FIFA North America World Cup' final, scheduled for July 19 at New Jersey Stadium in New York, USA.

The 'World Music Awards' (WMA), known as Europe's Billboard, highlighted the achievement on its official account, stating, "Jung-kook was the first Asian artist to headline the 2022 FIFA World Cup and will perform as a co-headliner of the halftime show alongside BTS on July 19." It further noted that Jung-kook is set to become the first male artist and the first Asian artist to perform at multiple FIFA World Cup events.

Jung-kook participated in the opening ceremony performance and the official soundtrack 'Dreamers' of the '2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup.' With this upcoming 2026 FIFA North America World Cup final halftime performance, he will take the World Cup stage for the second time. Jung-kook will join Colombian pop star Shakira as an artist who has performed more than once at FIFA World Cup events.

Previously, Jung-kook presented a live performance of 'Dreamers' at the opening ceremony of the '2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup.' The 'Dreamers' music video, posted on the official FIFA YouTube channel, has surpassed 440 million views. This video was the first on the channel to break the 400th million view milestone and currently holds the record for the highest number of views in the channel's history. 'Dreamers' has recorded cumulative streams of over 529 million on Spotify (Spotify). It also set a record as the first official World Cup soundtrack on the iTunes and US Billboard charts.

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