{"id":143652,"date":"2025-06-13T13:47:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T20:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=143652"},"modified":"2025-06-13T13:47:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T20:47:26","slug":"bts-jungkook-issues-apology-after-wearing-a-controversial-cap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/bts-jungkook-issues-apology-after-wearing-a-controversial-cap\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS\u2019 Jungkook issues apology after wearing a controversial cap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While <strong>BTS\u2019 Jungkook<\/strong> made a splash with his surprise appearance at<strong> J-Hope\u2019s HOPE ON THE STAGE<\/strong> concert, he also found himself addressing unexpected controversy. During rehearsals on June 13, fans noticed he was wearing a cap with the phrase \u201cMake Tokyo Great Again,\u201d which sparked criticism online due to its political undertones.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_rapperjk_\/status\/1933572664838238226\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jungkook wrote an apology for the cap he wore earlier today! He didn\u2019t need to do this but that\u2019s the kind of person he is \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHello, this is Jung Kook.<\/p>\n<p>I feel heavy to write this after meeting you after a long time.<br \/>I sincerely apologize for the disappointment and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MfsUU4mWnJ\">pic.twitter.com\/MfsUU4mWnJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udde3\ud835\udde3\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde5 \ud835\udddd\ud835\uddde (@_rapperjk_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_rapperjk_\/status\/1933572664838238226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following the controversy, Jungkook addressed the situation directly on <strong>Weverse<\/strong> in the early hours of June 14. In a heartfelt message, he apologized for his lack of awareness, writing, \u201cIt weighs heavily on my heart&#8230; I sincerely apologize for the disappointment and discomfort caused.\u201d He admitted he didn\u2019t fully grasp the historical and political implications before wearing the cap and assured fans it had been immediately disposed of.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the hiccup, Jungkook\u2019s return to the stage was a powerful moment. He reunited with Jin, RM, V, Jimin, SUGA, and J-Hope for J-Hope\u2019s HOPE ON THE STAGE concerts. The members vibed together while Jungkook performed hits like I Wonder and Seven, joined by Hobi. The final show will take place on June 14, marking an unforgettable BTS reunion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While BTS\u2019 Jungkook made a splash with his surprise appearance at J-Hope\u2019s HOPE ON THE STAGE concert, he also found himself addressing unexpected controversy. During rehearsals on June 13, fans noticed he was wearing a cap with the phrase \u201cMake Tokyo Great Again,\u201d which sparked criticism online due to its political undertones. Following the controversy, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":143659,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,16],"tags":[49,933],"class_list":{"0":"post-143652","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-kpop","9":"tag-bts","10":"tag-jungkook"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}