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BIGHIT MUSIC (now HYBE) opened BTS' Jungkook's solo exhibition, GOLDEN: The Moments, on August 30, 2024. The event was held in the Le Meridien Moxy Hotel and will last till September 22. Fans shared several pictures from the exhibition on social media starting August 30, which showed the event displaying the idol's various awards, unseen pictures, MV outfits, and more.
On September 2, a video of the singer's acapella version of the song, Hate You, went viral online. The rendition along with an MV was reportedly played at the exhibition at Le Meridien Moxy Hotel. Hate You is a track from Jungkook's debut solo album, GOLDEN, released on November 3, 2023.
The latest exhibition highlights the BTS idol's solo journey while working on his album and promoting it in North America. Outfits worn by him in MVs of Standing Next To You, SEVEN (feat. Latto), and 3D (feat. Jack Harlow), were all displayed at the exhibition alongside his MTV Video Music Award, MTV Europe Music Award, and Billboard Music Award, among others.
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Fans were stunned to hear the acapella version of the ballad song and praised his vocals. One fan wrote on X,
"New unreleased version of 'Hate you' jungkook acapella vocals from “GOLDEN THE MOMENTS” exhibition, omg this is so beautiful"
ARMYs (BTS fans) lauded the BTS maknae for adding this track to his debut solo album and also recording a new version of it.
"Hate you is already my favorite track in Golden and now it has elevated my love for it. Such a beautiful rendition," one fan wrote on X.
"If I were the one at that exhibition, listening to this in that room, I would cry like a baby. Just imagining it gives me goosebumps! That angelic voice as clear as if he were there singing, please, it would be impossible not to cry. I want to hear him live SO BAD, one day?!!" another fan said.
"I mean if this isn’t the closest you get to vocal perfection idk what is. He sings circles around all these other vocalists. Literal voice of an angel," one other fan wrote.
acapellaOthers praised his vocal range and stated that his baritones added "emotions" to the song.
"They know what the audience wants I need them to do this with all his songs," one fan added.
"There won't be any singer like jungkook. His voice alone is so beautiful and he sings sings with so much emotions," another fan commented.
"The way he brings in the emotions naturally shows why people love his vocals and singing so much. His Acapella is better than the studio version," one other fan wrote.
More about Jungkook's debut album GOLDEN
BIGHIT MUSIC opened the GOLDEN: The Moments exhibition a day ahead of Jungkook's 27th birthday (September 1). The official X account of Global Citizen wished the BTS singer on his birthday by posting pictures from his performance at the Golden Citizen Festival in September 2023. They also expressed their gratitude towards him for his contribution to their mission of ending world poverty.
BTS' youngest member Jeon Jungkook released his debut solo album, GOLDEN, with 11 tracks. All the songs were in English and were written and produced by Hollywood heavyweights like Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Andrew Watt, Cirkut Bellion, and more.
The album took home the Album Bonsang at the 38th Golden Disc Awards and the Artist of the Year award at the 13th Circle Chart Music Awards in 2023. Furthermore, the album consisted of two pre-released singles, SEVEN (feat. Latto) and 3D (feat. Jack Harlow), released on July 14 and September 29, 2023, respectively.
Currently, SEVEN (feat. Latto) has surpassed over 1.8 billion streams on Spotify, and 3D (feat. Jack Harlow) has crossed over 644 million streams. SEVEN was also Jungkook's first solo hit to top the Billboard Hot 100 and stay at No. 1 for seven consecutive weeks. He was the first and the only K-pop soloist to achieve this feat.
Here is the full tracklist of GOLDEN:
- Standing Next To You
- SEVEN (feat. Latto)
- 3D (feat. Jack Harlow)
- Hate You
- Closer To You (feat. Major Lazer)
- Yes or No
- Please Don't Change (feat. DJ Snake)
- Somebody
- Too Sad To Dance
- Shot Glass Full of Tears
- Seven (feat. Latto) (clean version)
In other news, BTS' Jungkook was reportedly promoted to Corporal in the military. He enlisted for his mandatory service on December 12, 2023, and will return in June 2025.
