There are only 2 days left to the biggest football event in the world. The FIFA World Cup is not only for adrenaline-filled matches but also for its groovy soundtracks. This year, Jeon Jungkook, the youngest member of the K-Pop sensational group BTS, will be performing at the opening ceremony for the Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022. Jungkook will also be lending his voice to the soundtrack for the FIFA World Cup 2022.
BTS sensation #JungkookInQatar
On 12th November, the official BTS Twitter account confirmed that the lead singer will be performing at the opening ceremony. BTS’ agency Big Hit tweeted ‘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.’ The news caused him to trend at #1 worldwide on Twitter and sent ARMYs around the world into sheer excitement, even tweeting out with hashtags like #FIFAKOOK and #JungkookInQatar. The tweet currently sits at 622.4k likes and 291.9k retweets.
방탄소년단 ‘정국’이 2022 FIFA 카타르 월드컵 공식 사운드트랙과 월드컵 개막식 공연에 참여합니다. 많은 기대 부탁드립니다!
— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) November 12, 2022
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
The FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony will be his biggest solo international stage yet. Since it had been revealed that the vocalist had been in Qatar in October, rumours about his appearance at FIFA had been circulating for some time. Jungkook was clicked at the Gimpo Airport in Seoul on the 15th of November, spreading the football fever while pretending to kick a football in his all-black ensemble looking super comfy.
Since then, the golden maknae (trans: youngest) has already been seen interacting and snapping photos with ARMYs in Qatar. BTS has been on a group hiatus focusing on their solo activities and their upcoming mandatory military enlistment since their last album Proof earlier this year. Members J-Hope and RM are set to release their solo albums soon.
Other performers at the opening ceremony include the English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, the 6-time Grammy award-winning band The Black Eyed Peas, the Moroccan-Canadian Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi, and many more.
Sunday is the start of the biggest football season yet
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will be running from 20th November 2022 to 18th December 2022 and a total of 32 teams will be participating. The opening ceremony is set to be around 30 minutes long, starting at 7:00 PM UAE time at the 60,000-person capacity, Al Bayt stadium. The first match starts at 8:00 PM UAE time between Ecuador and the home team Qatar, who are part of Group A. The final match will be played on the 18th of December 2022.
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