BTS's Jungkook accidentally revealed his private TikTok account name, which quickly gained over 4 million followers even without a single post which
.#Jungkook has officially opened a TikTok account. pic.twitter.com/dZHdPDQs2C
— chart data (@chartdata_twt) August 1, 2023
It all started during a Weverse live session where Jungkook shared a TikTok video of ENHYPEN dancing to his song "Seven," praising Jay and Jungwon's impressive dancing skills.
Fans soon realized that the shared link led to his private TikTok account named "Ian."
Jungkook swiftly changed the username to JK after realizing the mistake, but the name "Ian" had already become a trending topic.
bro jungkook changed his name from ian to jk on tiktok 😭🤧 pic.twitter.com/u5cjl3JacH
— 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 - limit dm bjir (@stussytaetae) August 1, 2023
Within the blink of an eye, Jungkook's private TikTok account garnered a million followers as fans flocked to it.
1M !!! pic.twitter.com/s96Qh5E8eq
— JK Updates. (@DailyforJK) August 1, 2023
In response to teasing and roasting from fans for the name "Ian," he updated his bio to humorously read: "Don't make fun of me."
GUYS HAHAHA JUNGKOOK PUT A BIO ON HIS TIKTOK ACCOUNT
— 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶 💜 saw yoongi!! (@chubs__ar) August 1, 2023
"dont make fun of me"
oh jeon ian i love you 😆💞😆💞💞😆 pic.twitter.com/DC5cAFT2Ar
He broke the record of his own group BTS' record of gaining a million followers in just a few hours.
Jungkook(IAN) surpassed BTS’ record of fastest to reach 1M followers on tiktok!!
— IANz BAE⁷ ᵇʸ ʲᵏ (@JeonEsHi97) August 1, 2023
#1. Jungkook— 2 hours 36 min
#2. BTS—3 hours 31 min pic.twitter.com/9ArZmokg8k
The account is growing so rapidly that it continues to gain followers every minute and hour, surpassing 1 million followers.
Despite the situation, Jungkook justified his choice of name and said:
But how could ARMY let it go, so they flooded internet with hilarious memes and jokes.
1. The Indian ARMY
Indians Armys watching Armys all around the world having fun with Jungkook/Ian having fun in tiktok.... pic.twitter.com/tlu3euj8J9
— T⁷ 🔍⍤⃝🔎✨| (Semi IA) (@Dimpzz10) August 1, 2023
Jungkook and Indian
— Mari⁷ is broke af🔍⍤⃝🔎 (@namjooniebby_) August 1, 2023
Armys on tiktok Armys pic.twitter.com/y695aDZbLm
People finding out Jungkook's tiktok account meanwhile Indian Army knowing Tiktok is banned in India pic.twitter.com/999PB2hTrB
— a'RM'y ⟭⟬⁷ ᵇʸ ʲᵏ (@sopebae7) August 1, 2023
2. Jungkook's reaction
jungkook after accidentally sharing his private tiktok account pic.twitter.com/sx9Uo103A4
— 🎧 (@hrryinluv) August 1, 2023
jungkook after accidentally sharing his private tiktok acc with armys 😭pic.twitter.com/hmqp3NyZtb
— IANz BAE⁷ ᵇʸ ʲᵏ (@JeonEsHi97) August 1, 2023
3. Funny social media names
Jungkook has the most witty and funny social media (Instagram and Tiktok) username 😂 pic.twitter.com/hpPMSb5wwX
— aira⁷ 🥢 (@meanyoongi0309) August 1, 2023
4. Enters TikTok and starts a trend
JUNGKOOK just created a new dance trend on Tiktok 😭😂😂#Jungkook #Seven #JungKook_Seven
— DAILY_JK97ʲᵏ (@Daily_JK97) August 1, 2023
pic.twitter.com/Fl7LmSEmSA
Currently, Jungkook's fans are scanning his liked videos and have even created a collection of Jungkook's likes, which is also trending on the internet.
#Jungkook liked videos on tiktok (thread) pic.twitter.com/WKPNcWFSEx
— 𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐀∞⁷🖤 (@_RapperJK) August 1, 2023