BTS' Jungkook becomes first K-pop soloist to headline 2023 Global Citizen Festival
BTS's Jeon Jungkook will be the first K-pop soloist to co-headline the 2023 Global Citizen Festival in New York. The festival seeks to address global issues such as the climate crisis, gender equality, and poverty.
In Short
- BTS Jungkook is all set to co-headline 2023 Global Citizen Festival.
- This festival aims to address climate crisis, gender equity, and poverty.
- The event will be streamed on multiple online platforms.
BTS' Jungkook will join the Global Citizen Festival lineup, making one of his first live solo appearances at the September 23 concert in New York’s Central Park.
JUNGKOOK TO PERFORM IN 2023 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL
BTS' Jeon Jungkook is set to be part of the Global Citizen Festival roster, marking one of his initial solo live performances at the Central Park concert in New York on September 23.
The record-setting K-Pop singer, whose debut solo single 'Seven' hit No. 1 in the United States and around the world this summer, will join Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Anitta and Megan Thee Stallion as headliners of the event designed to encourage supporters, especially those in Gen Z, to take action on extreme poverty, gender inequality, climate change and other issues.
“The festival sheds light on important causes and drives action and I’m happy to take part in it,” Jungkook said in a statement. “I can’t wait to perform in front of many people at the Great Lawn in Central Park.”
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The Global Citizen Festival — which will also include performances from K-pop sensation Stray Kids, singer-songwriter Conan Gray, rapper-DJ D-Nice, and actor-singer Sofia Carson — provides free tickets to the event in exchange for fans taking actions for social change on the group’s app and website.
Global Citizen supporters have been urging governments to take action to address extreme poverty and the system issues that keep millions of people from escaping it.