Recently, BIG HIT Music announced the participation of BTS' Jungkook in the music performance of the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This is something that has been predicted by the press before, but ARMY is still very excited for Jungkook's performance.
However, a number of issues escalated tensions in this country causing ARMY to be concerned about his safety. In addition, ARMY is also worried about the purpose of the authorities when inviting Jungkook to perform here.
In October, Jungkook went to Qatar to film for an upcoming project of his. Many people believe that Jungkook filmed the MV of the World Cup. Jungkook's trip to Qatar has caused an explosion of domestic and international media.
Then, earlier this month, Big Hit Music officially confirmed that Jungkook will be performing for the 2022 World Cup opening ceremony later this year. Big Hit Music's announcement mentions that: “We are proud to announce that Jungkook is participating in the theme song for the 2022 World Cup Qatar, which he will perform during the opening ceremony“.
Although no further information has been revealed about the title song that will be released, his presence has made the event more interesting than ever. However, with the excitement about Jungkook's return to the stadium with over 60,000 spectators and a grand opening, ARMYs are expressing concerns about security and political issues happening in this country.
Some concerns about the safety when Jungkook set foot in this country - where the law and political situation are unstable. Not only that, the dangerous evils happening around crowded events like the World Cup make ARMYs worry about Jungkook's safety when performing alone here. It requires Big Hit Music and the World Cup to tighten up security to protect him.
Not only that, Qatar is also said to have received many objections from the UN and Unicef in the process of preparing to host the 2022 World Cup final. Qatar is accused of serious human rights violations when it has more than 6,500 workers. Immigrants from South Asian countries have died since arriving in Qatar to work on World Cup constructions. This number may be even higher when excluding dead workers of other nationalities, as well as the statistics from the end of 2020 to the present.
Qatar in the eyes of football fans is also described as the host country of the World Cup less friendly, not hospitable with harsh laws. Meanwhile, Jungkook is currently serving as a Unicef ambassador and has been invited to speak at the United Nations, many fear that Qatar's event will affect Jungkook.
Not only that, others expressed concern that the agencies had pressured Jungkook to appear at the event for financial gain. Finally, many still hope that Jungkook will have a safer performance here than ever!