{"id":5394,"date":"2026-02-26T20:15:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/?p=5394"},"modified":"2026-02-26T20:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:15:50","slug":"btss-jungkook-expresses-frustration-with-agency-hybe-remains-silent-on-controversial-live-broadcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/?p=5394","title":{"rendered":"BTS&#8217;s Jungkook Expresses Frustration with Agency, HYBE Remains Silent on Controversial Live Broadcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt='\ubc29\ud0c4\uc18c\ub144\ub2e8 \uc815\uad6d ' height='374' src='https:\/\/image.xportsnews.com\/contents\/images\/upload\/article\/2026\/0226\/1772073512519097.jpg' width='550' \/><\/p>\n<p>The repercussions of BTS member Jungkook&#8217;s late-night live broadcast are spreading.<\/p>\n<p>Early on the 26th, Jungkook held a personal live broadcast, interacting with fans for approximately 90 minutes, beginning around 3:30 AM.<\/p>\n<p>During the broadcast, he was drinking with friends and his older brother, with whom he currently lives, and displayed a more candid demeanor than usual.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Jungkook revealed he is in the process of quitting smoking. He stated, &#8216;I smoked a lot, but I truly made an effort to quit,&#8217; adding, &#8216;Now that I\u2019m talking about this, the company will be all over it again,&#8217; referring to his agency Big Hit Music.<\/p>\n<p><img alt='' height='400' src='https:\/\/image.xportsnews.com\/contents\/images\/upload\/article\/2026\/0226\/1772073552976141.jpg' width='550' \/><\/p>\n<p>Jungkook continued, &#8216;I don\u2019t even know what I&#8217;m talking about. I\u2019m frustrated. It\u2019s annoying. I want to live my life the way I want. I don\u2019t care about the company,&#8217; expressing his dissatisfaction with the agency. He added, &#8216;I just want to be happy. It won\u2019t work, but how many people can be honest with the world? I wanted to be honest with ARMYs, but if it weren\u2019t for the company, I would have said everything.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He also made daring offensive gestures, stating, &#8216;I couldn\u2019t even make such gestures in front of ARMYs,&#8217; and even used explicit language.<\/p>\n<p>Some fans expressed concern regarding Jungkook&#8217;s excessively free-spirited demeanor. In response to comments urging him to end the live broadcast, Jungkook retorted, &#8216;Why would I turn off the live? I wish people would stop telling me what to do.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Jungkook\u2019s late-night drinking live broadcast quickly spread among the general public, primarily through online communities. HYBE has not yet issued a statement regarding the incident. Attention is now focused on what stance HYBE will take regarding Jungkook&#8217;s candid behavior, especially amidst potential pressure related to his comeback.<\/p>\n<p>Image source: Xportsnews DB, Jungkook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The repercussions of BTS member Jungkook&#8217;s late-night live broadcast are spreading. Early on the 26th, Jungkook held a personal live broadcast, interacting with fans for approximately 90 minutes, beginning around 3:30 AM. During the broadcast, he was drinking with friends and his older brother, with whom he currently lives, and displayed a more candid demeanor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5395,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5394","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-issue"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-184.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5394"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5396,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5394\/revisions\/5396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bongonakpop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}