-Thank you for coming back to the show.
-Yeah.
-You have so many accomplishments.
I want to run through them
so right now we understand what's happening here.
First of all, since the last time you were on our show,
BTS has been nominated for five Grammys.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Your single "Seven" made history
by being the fastest song in history
to reach 1 billion streams. 1 billion.
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A few weeks ago, you replaced yourself on Spotify's list
of most streamed songs in the world.
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And now your debut solo album "Golden" is out
and it's already breaking all sorts of records.
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
I have news for you.
I have news for you that I don't even know if you know this yet.
This just happened an hour ago.
Your single "Seven" just became platinum right now.
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Come on now!
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Congratulations. -Thank you.
-How does it all feel?
Are these things that you imagined were possible?
-You...
You really make it sound like I'm a huge global pop star.
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-Well, yeah. This helps.
Yes, yes, I think you are. I think you are, yeah.
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Yeah. [ Crowd cheers ]
The best fans.
Before we get into the album, I want to learn more about you.
When you're not breaking records and being a global pop star,
what do you like doing?
Outside of music, what do you do for fun?
-I think...
uh, it's -- hmm.
Pretty ordinary, like many people.
Like, sometimes I spend my whole day in bed.
[ Laughter ]
Or cooking. -Ooh, cooking?
-Working out. -Yeah.
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What do you cook? What do you like to cook?
-Do you know...
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-No. -Noodle.
-Yes! [ Laughter ]
I love noodles, yes.
Yes, I know that. You slurp?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's the way to do it.
[ Crowd cheers ]
Alright. Yes, I will do that.
But also I heard that you like making your own pizza.
-Pizza. Ah. Yeah.
-Yeah? -I like pizza, but...
I didn't like leftovers, so...
-So like cold pizza, no good? -Yeah.
-Well, have you ever had New York City pizza?
-Not yet.
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Oh! -I got you...
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I got you. It's not cold.
-New York pizza!
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-This is one of my favorite --
This is one of my favorite -- -Your favorite?
-Yeah. This is what I like. This is Joe's Pizza.
-Let's cheers. -Cheers, bud.
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That's good, right?
-Yum! -Yeah. I'm talking about!
I have more questions for you. I have more questions for you.
I was looking through some interviews with you,
and this question made me laugh.
It said, what is the scariest thing in the world?
The scariest thing in the world for you,
and your answer was...
Does anyone know? -Microwave!
-Yes, a microwave. [ Laughter ]
A microwave.
"I always worry that it will explode."
What are you talking about?
-Well, when I was young...
-Yeah. -I used to be afraid, but...
Still afraid.
[ Laughter ]
-Why? Why are you afraid?
-I don't know.
-I guess it's a little frightening,
because I don't really understand it.
-I don't know, like... -Yeah.
-Boom. -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
No, nothing is going to happen.
No, nothing's going to happen. Nothing is going to happen.
You'll be fine with the microwave, but I understand.
I don't understand how it does get warmer,
but maybe I'll research that and I'll learn.
I was looking that you go on this livestream sometimes
and I'm going to -- [ Crowd cheers ]
Is it called Weverse? -Yeah, Weverse.
-Weverse, yeah, is the livestream.
And sometimes you do karaoke.
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Sometimes you're cooking.
This thing that made me laugh,
this is my favorite thing you did.
You fell asleep.
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You fell asleep.
And you fell asleep and just slept for 45 minutes.
And everyone, 6 million people tuned in to watch you sleep.
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Did you -- What did you --
Did you feel sleepy going in? What happened?
-I think my fans, ARMY, liked it because...
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It was something very unexpected, but...
[ Laughter ]
-Yes, yes.
I want to do this too. [ Laughter ]
I think it's so funny.
I think it's great. I'm going to try this.
Yeah, I know, and we'll see how many people tune in
to watch me sleep, but I snore, so it's going to be rough.
-I'll see you. -Okay. You'll watch? Thanks.
I appreciate it. Since you've been with the band,
this is the 10-year anniversary of BTS.
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And you guys have been so nice to come on our show.
And thank you very much for always coming on our show.
We appreciate it.
I was going to ask you what's one thing
that you're most proud of?
-Yes. [ Cheers and applause ]
-That's cool that you stay humble.
I want to talk "Golden." Congrats on this.
I want to know about the album title.
Now, a lot of "Golden" -- Is that a nickname for you, right?
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Golden Maknae. What does that mean, Golden Maknae?
-It means "golden youngest." -Okay, yeah.
-Of the group in Korean.
-Yeah. And so you -- That stuck with you, Golden?
And you knew that was going to be
the title of the album always if you went solo?
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Yeah.
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And it's a great cover.
Great cover. By the way, look at those abs. Yeah.
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Never, never. I'll never -- I'll never achieve that, ever.
I love the album. It's fun.
I will say the first half is very kind of fun.
It's, you know, it's Jack Harlow.
Major Lazer. It's kind of poppy and fun.
Second half gets kind of more serious.
Some are sad, sadder than others.
Is that what you wanted?
Do you want to be that versatile?
Yeah, I think you did it. I think you did it.
-Did it! -Do you --
Do you run any of the songs by your bandmates?
The rest of BTS?
Because we had Jimin on the show,
and he told me that -- [ Crowd cheers ]
He told me that he runs his songs by you guys
before he releases them.
[ Laughter ]
Yeah. They're nice. Yeah. You're family. Yeah.
Can we say that there may be a Golden world tour in the future?
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Yeah. If you need an opening act,
I can do two or three songs.
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-Please. -Yeah.
Let's talk about the song you're performing,
"Standing Next to You," later in the show.
What does that song mean to you?
[ Crowd cheers ]
Is there a little choreography
from "Standing Next to You" that you could teach me?
-Yeah, of course. -You could teach me?
-Let's do it. Let's do it.
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-What do I do? -Okay.
So simple. -Okay.
-One. Two. Three. Four.
Oh, yeah.
Bam, bam.
♪ Standing next to you ♪
Bam!
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-I don't know if -- No, yeah, alright.
-One, two, three, four.
Bam, bam.
♪ Standing next to you ♪
[ Grunts ]
[ Crowd cheers ]
-I can't do that. I can't.
Can I get a beat maybe? -You can do it.
♪♪
-One, two, three, four, five, six.
♪ Standing next to you ♪
♪ Bah ♪
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Jungkook, everybody!
"Golden" is out now.
And later Jungkook will be performing
"Standing Next to You."
Stick around, everybody!