The winner of the BTS‘s Jungkook lookalike contest has been announced!
Recently, a new trend has popped up in the United States involving celebrity lookalikes.
The first occurred in New York, where there was a contest to find the closest lookalike of actor Timothee Chalamet. The actor showed up during this contest, and more contests involving other celebrities have popped up.
I was behind the Timothee Chalamet lookalike competition. Thanks my #1 fan (timothee) for showing up. pic.twitter.com/ZfYkOBuTNB
— Anthony Po (@anthpo) October 27, 2024
It was recently reported that a lookalike contest for BTS‘s Jungkook will be held on November 24 at Ping Tom Park in Chicago. As stated on the distributed posters, the winner would receive a “$ 20 CASH PRIZE + A BOTTLE OF SOJU.”
ARMYs jokingly guessed who would win the contest, making it go viral.
ARMYs Predict Who Will Win BTS’s Jungkook Lookalike Contest
The contest took place on November 24, gathering a decent-sized crowd as competitors showed off their resemblances to the idol. Netizens reported on the contest, giving those who could not attend a look at the festivities.
the crowd for a jungkook lookalike registration 😅 ooh jungkook babe, you’re another level.
pic.twitter.com/0P4XQbRMpV
— jungkook pics (@kookpiics) November 24, 2024
At the jungkook lookalike contest will update soon 🫡 pic.twitter.com/J4vGWOUvTU
— ✨Ash⁷ ✨ (@WAP4JOON) November 24, 2024
Ultimately, it was narrowed down to three individuals, with the winner being announced as a man named Andrew Alexander.
winners of the jungkook lookalike competition ! 🏆💛 pic.twitter.com/41vyZKE21y
— ajk⋆ (@archiveforJK) November 24, 2024
Winner of the #Jungkook lookalike competition in New York. pic.twitter.com/QFDPTaYIjA
— ⁷ (@Pk_bts_land) November 24, 2024
Andrew Alexander is a YouTuber and content creator on multiple platforms, who actually flew into the city for the contest. A TikTok shared by his sister, another content creator, shows the process of helping his resemblance by drawing on Jungkook’s hand tattoos.
@aaashleyk prepping @Andrew
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According to his YouTube account, Andrew is a third year university student living in California. He often appears in his sister, Ashley’s, YouTube videos including one from around four years ago, where she transformed him into Jungkook.
Before the contest began, Ashley shared a final look at Alexander’s Jungkook-ification and many commenters stated that they saw the resemblance.
@aaashleyk @Andrew @Amber Alexander
♬ original sound – aaashleyk
On the other hand, many on X did not see the resemblance between him and the idol,.
and if i say he only won bc his sis an influencer bc none of those contestants look like jk😭 https://t.co/iUA64UEVID
— phia 🪷 (@latinoobts) November 24, 2024
the way they made this man rlly think he looks like jungkook for years and now he won the competition for it…… it’s so over 😭 https://t.co/8FhpZPKueZ
— 柾國♥ (@jeoncfe) November 24, 2024
not even the bobba eyes weve been scammed https://t.co/1CMBsV0cpt
— dia ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ BOYCOTT MADEIN (@velvetcynic) November 24, 2024
Ultimately, the event was meant to be for fun which it seems like the attendees did have. Congrats to the winners!
