# BTS Member Jungkook Turns 29, Recalls Failed First Audition at 14

Jungkook of BTS turns 29, celebrating a career that began after he was rejected in a 2011 Superstar K audition.

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At age 14 in 2011, Jungkook auditioned for the third season of the South Korean talent show Superstar K while a student at Singu Middle School in Seoul, but the judges rejected him. [^1]

Jungkook accepted a contract offer from Big Hit Entertainment, where he met RM, who later became his bandmate in BTS. [^2]

Jungkook, a member of the South Korean boy band BTS, celebrated his 29th birthday on September 1, 2026. [^3]

Lee Changmin, a member of the South Korean boy band 2AM, said he lost 9 kg while competing on MBN's trot singing contest 'Unknown Legend' (무명전설). [^4]

MBN's reality TV program 'Jeon Hyun-moo Plan 4' will air on September 4, 2026 at 9:10 PM an episode in which boy band 2AM appears in full and goes on an eating trip between Pohang and Yeongdeok. [^5]

During that audition, Jungkook performed 'This song' by the K-pop group 2AM. [^6]

Lee Changmin said he worried that if he were eliminated in the preliminary round of 'Unknown Legend', he would no longer have the face to meet his 2AM members and that his long-built vocalist image would collapse. [^7]

The report says that Jung Jinwoon, the youngest member (maknae) of 2AM, mixes honorifics with his older bandmates despite being in his 18th year since debut. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. At age 14 in 2011, Jungkook auditioned for the third season of the South Korean talent show Superstar K while a student at Singu Middle School in Seoul, but the judges rejected him. (El Universal, News)
2. Jungkook accepted a contract offer from Big Hit Entertainment, where he met RM, who later became his bandmate in BTS. (El Universal, News)
3. Jungkook, a member of the South Korean boy band BTS, celebrated his 29th birthday on September 1, 2026. (El Universal, News)
4. Lee Changmin, a member of the South Korean boy band 2AM, said he lost 9 kg while competing on MBN's trot singing contest 'Unknown Legend' (무명전설). (매일경제, News)
5. MBN's reality TV program 'Jeon Hyun-moo Plan 4' will air on September 4, 2026 at 9:10 PM an episode in which boy band 2AM appears in full and goes on an eating trip between Pohang and Yeongdeok. (매일경제, News)
6. During that audition, Jungkook performed 'This song' by the K-pop group 2AM. (El Universal, News)
7. Lee Changmin said he worried that if he were eliminated in the preliminary round of 'Unknown Legend', he would no longer have the face to meet his 2AM members and that his long-built vocalist image would collapse. (매일경제, News)
8. The report says that Jung Jinwoon, the youngest member (maknae) of 2AM, mixes honorifics with his older bandmates despite being in his 18th year since debut. (매일경제, News)

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