“Learn how to use Korean.”
Koreaboo
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BTS’s Jungkook has once again caused heated debate after a Weverse live broadcast on April 7.
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The mega-popular idol, who previously stirred controversy for allegedly going on a live stream drunk and using profanities, addressed international fans who asked him to read their comments.
BTS’s Jungkook Directly Addresses His “Drunk” Controversy
Jungkook explained that he mainly reads Korean messages and bluntly asked English-speaking fans to use Korean instead.
I’m not good at English, so I only read the Korean ones. I rarely look at the English ones… So use Korean? Learn how to use Korean.
— BTS’s Jungkook
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Many ARMYs praised Jungkook’s honesty, noting that he was simply setting boundaries and explaining why he can’t respond to every comment.
Someone commented asking him to talk in English he said
“I’m not good at English,y’all learn Korean and comment in Korean”
TELL THEM KINGGG pic.twitter.com/9tA75HAy5v
— Rish⁷ (@cuntfortannies) April 7, 2026
International netizens, however, reacted negatively.
If this came from a female idol, everyone would be labeling her as rude and wishing death upon her, but since it’s one of their oppas…
— Netizen via X
Si esto viniera de una idol femenina, todos la estarian tachando de grosera y le estarían deseando la muerte, pero como es uno de sus oppas… https://t.co/K1I6Kqr7yM
— pompom⁵⁹ (@essencced) April 8, 2026
Many pointed out that Jungkook and BTS have released songs fully in English to increase their global impact and fanbase — including Jungkook’s solo album GOLDEN. Some even claimed the English releases were a move for Western recognition, making his demand feel arrogant.
meanwhile his desperate ass made a full english album for western validation. https://t.co/R2EH4WRf4x
— ۟ (@mndublinkk) April 8, 2026
So why did you release a whole album in English ? https://t.co/KGb85Okbie
— LIKE•VENOM 🌹🎈 (@Venomkatsura) April 8, 2026
They argued that expecting fans to learn Korean while he doesn’t speak English for them seemed contradictory.
The guy has a full album in English (English that he obviously doesn’t know) even though he knows he has Korean fans. Then he didn’t care that many of his fans don’t know English. He can demand that they learn his language, but he can’t learn English for his fans, kinda arrogant, huh?
— Netizen on X
el tipo tiene un álbum completo en inglés (inglés q obviamente no sabe) aun sabiendo q tiene fans coreanos, ahí si no le importó q varias de sus fans no sepan inglés. él sí puede exigir q aprendan su idioma pero él no puede aprender inglés por sus fans, un poquito soberbio eh https://t.co/5F7cxg7coe
— ✽ (@amalthea26061) April 8, 2026
What is your opinion? Is Jungkook’s response simply straightforward, or is he being unfair to English-speaking fans? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section of our social media post.
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