BTS' Jungkook delivers a knockout punch with his latest Instagram boxing video

The BTS member surprised fans with new video. (Image via Big Hit)
The BTS member surprised fans with new video. (Image via Big Hit)

BTS' Jungkook’s vocal skills might be public knowledge, but the Golden maknae has been hiding a secret talent - boxing.

All BTS members Suga, Jimin, V, RM, Jin, Jungkook and J-Hope joined Instagram at the beginning of their break, to let millions of ARMY members get a closer look into their lives. Along with others, Jungkook aka JK too has been posting several images and videos, including those of dogs, vacations, and now, his boxing skills.

Jungkook’s recent Instagram post, showing off his intense workout routine, has taken BTS fans around the world by storm.


BTS' Jungkook was boxing with Coach Tommy

On January 2, the BTS member had a surprise in store for his fans. On his Instagram account, Jungkook posted a short clip of his incense gym session, where the artist can be seen engaged in a sparring session with a freelance trainer, who goes by the name Coach Tommy. JK's undeniably skillful punches took the internet by storm, with many in awe of his skills.

In the 16-second video, the youngest BTS member, dressed in a black t-shirt and a mask, holds his own, landing some impressive punches. While Jungkook’s face is not visible, his tattoos peeking through his gloves has ARMY swooning.

Captioned, “Let’s box”, the video has already raked in almost 20 million views and 10 million likes, with the numbers showing no signs of slowing down.

BTS fans across the world had a field day with the clip, and in no time, most social media forums were flooded with discussions about Jungkook’s hidden talent. JEON JUNGKOOK started trending worldwide almost instantly at 31, while 'Jungkook' trended at #9 Worldwide and #2 in the U.S. Millions of tweets about exclaiming 'omg Jungkook' also took over Twitter. South Korea also saw a spurt of “복싱하쟈,” which translates into ‘Let's box.’

The charming maknae’s post was loved not only by fans, but also by several other idols and celebrities worldwide. Fellow BTS member, V, commented on the video, sharing his surprise and awe in a series of ‘shocked’ emojis.

Not long after, the trainer Tommy too shared the video, along with other images on his Instagram handle. Such is Jungkook’s impact that the trainer’s Instagram followers increased well over 10x in just a few hours after JK’s shout out.

Meanwhile, Jungkook was the first person to cross one million likes in just two minutes on their Instagram post

Recently, the BTS singer surprised fans by sharing pictures of his new pet dogs, Song and Paeng. Captioned “Bam’s Hyungs”, the picture shows the idol, dressed in a white T-shirt and black pants, lying down on his back with the two dogs sitting on his chest.

Edited by Danyal Arabi
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