The Hallyu (Korean culture) wave was more than just music and entertainment. Currently, this is considered the most powerful but soft diplomatic tool of this country in the negotiations and contacts of the heads of state.
In particular, the case of BTS seems to have become a topic that seems to be mentioned in any recent diplomatic meeting by Korean and foreign government officials. Most recently, Minister Park Bo Kyun and Qatar's Culture Minister Abdulrahman Al Thani also mentioned BTS and especially Jungkook in their latest meeting.
Not only that, but both ministers praised Jungkook for his outstanding performance and highlighted the role it plays in the relationship between the two countries:
On November 23 (local time), Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Kyun under President Yoon was present in Doha, Qatar on the occasion of Qatar hosting the 2022 World Cup. Along with that , Minister Park and Qatar's Culture Minister also met to expand cultural and sports exchanges between the two countries.
At this meeting, Minister Park mentioned the event that has become the focus of world media in recent days. That was Jungkook's successful performance at the opening ceremony of the last 2022 World Cup.
Minister Park commented that, “Just like the lyrics of ‘Dreamers’, the official song sung by Jungkook at World Cup opening ceremony, the Qatar World Cup is a festival of dreams that combines sports, culture, architecture & information technology (IT)."
At the same time, he also emphasized, "The horizon of exchange and cooperation between the K-culture that people around the world are very enthusiastic about and the Qatari culture, which combines tradition with present and future, is very huge and has significant potential for expansion."
Along with the Korean minister's opinion statement, Qatar's Culture Minister Abdulrahman Al Thani also gave praise for Jungkook's dedication in the last performance. He said that Jungkook's appearance on the Qatar 2022 World Cup stage showed the brilliant connection between Korea and Qatar.
Specifically, he shared: “The joint performance of BTS Jungkook and Qatari singer Fahad Al-Qubaisi at the World Cup Opening ceremony is a lively scene of cultural and artistic exchanges between Korea and Qatar".
Besides, with the success and significance of this performance, Qatar's culture minister also asked the Korean minister to maintain the peaceful, friendly, cooperative and developmental relationship between the two countries. He said: "Let's come up with a plan to utilize it and have detailed discussions between officials from the two countries."
It can be seen that, through Jungkook's excellent performance, not only brings pride to the country but also strengthens diplomatic relations. Not only the ministers praised Jungkook for this performance, but even before that, the princes of the Middle East countries also gave him a lot of praise: What Princes Of Middle East Countries Say About Jungkook At FIFA World Cup 2022
ARMYs are also excited and proud of him:
- Whoever isn’t posting about this clearly is jealous lmaooo anyways JUNGKOOK PAVED THE WAY ON EACH LEVEL! OUR BIGGEST PRIDE!
- BTS’s impact is unquestionable
- Our baby rewrote a new future full of hope and happiness thank u for being warm-hearted and for sharing hope with everyone kook
- The impact JK has is huge +will be about more than just his stunning performance. It will be about how he was in Qatar, how he behaved towards others, that will have spoken about him as a person LIVING the words about dreams, POTENTIAL, RESPECT…+
- So many, from all walks of life, tourists, locals to royalty, have said how impressed they were with him. WELL DONE JK your inherent traits of compassion, kindness, inclusivity shine through as does your undeniable talent - SO PROUD OF YOU
- This song has so much energy....i just listen nonstop....nd its amazing that music and sports took different cultures and countries together.... Jungkook done great job....
- Jungkook paved the way
- The handshake “heard” around the world.
- THE POWER OUR GOLDEN MAKNAE HOLDS
It can be said that, Jungkook's impact and power is insane!