Jungkook Tattoo Ultimate Guide

Jeon Jung-kook and Jungkook Tattoo

The famous BTS Army’s youngest vocalist Jung-kook (전정국) renown as Jungkook is reputed for his talent in singing and lyrics writing. He has accomplished his career success by making a musical fascination to the world as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS Army. His fans are madly in love with his attributes and fashion, especially the Jungkook tattoo styles. Recently, on an episode of RUN BTS, he revealed his tattoo sleeve. Over time, he has added more and more tattoos to his arm and his fans are curious to know the story behind each of them. This article is a tribute to all his fans who are inquisitive to know the meaning of the Jungkook-tattoo collection.

Jungkook Tattoo Selection 

The very first Jungkook tattoos were minimal hand tattoos. Fans could notice on his knuckles, the tattoo spelt out “ARMY” referring to the BTS Army fan name. Afterwards, at a South Korean live video streaming service named V Live, fans could see another new Jungkook tattoo. This revelation happened in 2021 and his fans were overjoyed by his grown confidence in working with the team.

1. ARMY 
2. Microphone
3. Hand Sign
4. The most beautiful moment in life
5. Purple heart
6. Bulletproof
7. The interlocking “X” of words
8. 0613
9. The eye
10. Tiger lily
11. Please love me

Jungkook Tattoo and Meaning

ARMY tattoo 

ARMY tattoo is a famous knuckle tattoo Jungkook has. It refers to the BTS Army fandom name. 

Microphone tattoo 

Microphone Jungkook tattoo is on the top of his forearm. Unlike the ARMY tattoo visible to anyone, the microphone tattoo is mixed in with the sleeve. It is surrounded by many other tattoos that Jung Kook has touched up from time to time. He has dedicated this tattoo to his job and passion. 

Hand Sign Jungkook tattoo 

The hand sign tattoo is a symbol for the “Boy in Love” song dedicated to fans by BTS in 2014. Jungkook has the signature ending pose for “Boy in Luv” tattooed near his wrist. He has gotten the retouches done recently by POLYC.

The most beautiful moment in life

Jungkook has tattooed the hanja characters for Hwayang Yeonhwa (화양연화), referring to the most beautiful moment in life. This song is the third extended play by BTS to appear in an album released by Big Hit Entertainment on April 29, 2015.

Purple heart

This Jungkook tattoo stands to represent the iconic borahae line. Even though Jungkook himself has not confirmed the symbolic meaning of Junkook tattoos, his fans believe the purple heart represents Jungkook’s everlasting love for his members and fans. 

Bulletproof

This Jungkook tattoo connects to BTS’s first bulletproof official logo between 2013 and 2016. The original design of the bulletproof was quite cluttered. But this bulletproof vest contains plenty of useful details as well as the lettering “BTS” on the chest. Apart from that, there was a lightning bolt on each side of the logo.

The interlocking “X” of words

These two Jungkook tattoo styles contain two phrases. They are in the shape of an X on his sleeve. One phrase, “rather be dead than cool” refers to his motto since debut. The other phrase reads, “make hay while the sun shines” which nudges him to stick to the ha work during the ideal time and make use of the time wisely.

0613

This Jungkook tattoo is self-explanatory because it refers to the stated date of BTS -June 13, 2013. They have completed 9 years together as a band.

The eye

This eye tattoo is one of the drawings that Jungkook has once drawn. His passion for drawing and tattooing has a fine blend here. With a nod to the BTS song, “We Are Bulletproof PT. 2.”, Jungkook has got this eye tattoo and has covered it up by POLYC.

Tiger lily

Tattoo lovers who get floral designs often choose flowers related to their birth month. Similarly, the tiger lily is the Jungkook tattoo resembling Jungkook’s birth flower. It is also explained in an episode of Run BTS! With a floral arrangement session.

Please love me

If you are a keen observer of the Jungkook tattoo collection, you can hardly miss the ‘please love me’ Jungkook tattoo. It is the meaning reflected by the tiger lily. So, the tiger lily tattoo inspired him to have this Jungkook tattoo matching the previous one.

7

Behind the ear, Jungkook has got a tattoo and this number ‘7’ may refer to the lucky number 7 beside he dedicated this Jungkook tattoo to the seven members of BTS.

1. Rap Monster – Kim Namjoon
2. Jin – Kim Seokjin
3. Suga – Min Yoongi 
4. J-Hope – Jung hoseok
5. Jimin – Park Jimin
6. V – Kim Taehyung
7. Jungkook – Jeon Jungkook

Emoji Tat

This is evidence of Jungkook’s fondness towards emojis. He has painted one onto his finger.

Jungkook Tattoo and Reputation for Tattoos in South Korea

The common practice in South Korea is not to expose tattoos in public as the majority of people do not accept having tattoos. Even though there is no rule or regulation banning the tattoo industry, this majority of unacceptance has compelled people not to display their tattoos to the public. Therefore, celebrities also have taken care not to expose their tattoos to the public. However, the Jungkook tattoo is another story. Unlike other artists or celebrities, Jungkook became an icon within the country. So his fans accepted his fashion and attitude with a welcome to Jungkook tattoos.

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