JK's heading to Qatar!
Based on reports, Jung-Kook of South Korean boy band BTS, has been announced to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The announcement came from a tweet by the group's official Twitter account.
방탄소년단 정국이 2022 FIFA 카타르 월드컵 공식 사운드트랙과 월드컵 개막식 공연에 참여합니다. 많은 기대 부탁드립니다!Proud to announce that Jung Kook is part of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Soundtrack & will perform at the World Cup opening ceremony. Stay tuned!#FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/MwJ2kdNRBp
— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) November 12, 2022
BTS stated a hiatus on October 17th this year, to fulfil their mandatory military service, whilst working on solo projects (read here).
Since then, other members like J-Hope and Jin have dropped solos, with RM's album 'Indigo' being next in line (December 2nd).
On November 20th the tournament will launch with Qatar against Ecuador. A total of 32 teams from different countries would participate, with the winning team crowned on December 18th.
