- Jungkook and Hive Chairman Bang Si-hyuk Meet with Top Producer Andrew Watt: Solo Album in the Works? 목차
Hive Chairman Bang Si-hyuk shared a photo on his official SNS, showing him alongside BTS's Jungkook and renowned American producer Andrew Watt. He captioned the photo, "With BTS Jungkook and Andrew Watt. Thank you Scooter Brown. You did it."
The photo features Jungkook, Bang Si-hyuk, and Andrew Watt standing shoulder to shoulder. Jungkook had departed for Los Angeles, USA, via Incheon International Airport in August last year. Watt is a Grammy-winning producer and singer-songwriter who has worked with global superstars like Maroon 5, Post Malone, Sam Smith, Miley Cyrus, and Ozzy Osbourne.
The meeting between Jungkook, Bang Si-hyuk, and Watt sparked speculation among music fans that the release of Jungkook's first official solo album is imminent. All other BTS members have already debuted solo projects, with Suga's 1st regular album 'D-DAY' due for release on April 21st, and V is also preparing for his solo debut.
In June last year, Jungkook released his solo track 'My You' for free on BTS's official blog and Sound Cloud. He then collaborated with American singer Charlie Puth on the single "Left and Right," which charted for 15 consecutive weeks on the US Billboard's "Hot 100" and became a global hit. Jungkook also participated in the collaborative single 'Bad Decisions' with fellow BTS members and artists Benny Blanco and Snoop Dogg, which reached the top 10 on the Billboard 'Hot 100'.
Jungkook made history as the first K-pop singer to perform the World Cup theme song solo and the first Korean to perform at the opening ceremony of an overseas World Cup. His performance of "Dreamers," the official soundtrack of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, topped the iTunes "Top Song" chart in 102 countries/regions and the Melon TOP 100 chart domestically.
