It was recently announced that a lookalike contest for BTS‘s Jungkook would be held. According to the circulated posters, the winner would receive a “$ 20 CASH PRIZE + A BOTTLE OF SOJU.”
A Jungkook lookalike competiton will be held on November 24th. pic.twitter.com/klv4E2c1yX
— About Music (@AboutMusicYT) November 19, 2024
Lookalike contests have been trending after a recent Timothee Chalamet lookalike contest went viral, with the actor himself showing up.
Timothée Chalamet makes surprise appearance at a Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest in New York.
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— Pop Base (@PopBase) October 27, 2024
the winner of the timothée chalamet lookalike competition pic.twitter.com/DSSEcjvgN8
— wintermorningz (@wintermorningz) October 27, 2024
As soon as news dropped of the potential Jungkook lookalike contest, ARMYs made it go viral by sharing their predictions of who has the potential to win.
Jungkook lookalike contest : https://t.co/ieaeOo2tG6 pic.twitter.com/8zk67r69it
— bay (@prettymaknaejk) November 19, 2024
no but this is really unbelieveable, how can she look exactly like jungkook??!!pic.twitter.com/TmTmpgjtXC
— kookoo⁷ ⁱˢ ʰᵃᵖᵖʸ☃️ (@purple4_u) April 20, 2023
Someone tell Heeseung from enhypen, Jaehyun from bnd, Soobin and Taehyun from txt and Jihyo from twice that there’s a Jungkook lookalike contest https://t.co/txKMfGd9Ex
— shai ⁷ 🍙 (@snowducktan) November 19, 2024
The much-anticipated contest was held on November 24 at Ping Tom Park in Chicago.
winners of the jungkook lookalike competition ! 🏆💛 pic.twitter.com/41vyZKE21y
— ajk⋆ (@archiveforJK) November 24, 2024
Ultimately, content creator Andrew Alexander, whose fans have long seen a resemblance between him and Jungkook, won. He and his sisters (Ashley and Amber) traveled to Chicago just for the event. Previously, they shared a TikTok, showing the process of helping his resemblance by drawing on Jungkook’s hand tattoos.
@aaashleyk prepping @Andrew
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@aaashleyk ur welcome for having awesome sisters @Andrew @Amber Alexander
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@aaashleyk most insane day ever @Andrew
♬ original sound – aaashleyk
Yet, videos of the other contestants circulated on social media, with netizens realizing Andrew had no competition.
@aaashleyk @Andrew was JK #7
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@jia3085 Replying to @Thumbs the entries for the jungkook contest in chicago today LOL #chicago #jungkook #bts #lookalike #contest
♬ Standing Next to You – Jung Kook
As these videos have gone viral, netizens pointed out that some should have entered lookalike contests for other idols. One of the first contestants especially looked like a dupe of RIIZE‘s Anton.
Some of the other contestants, who have been criticized, shared their reactions after the event.
@sarah_n_365 I don’t get, I get told i look like jungkook all the time 🤡😭 #jungkooklookalike #jungkook @AbjkMRstY #BTS #fyp
♬ Standing Next to You – Jung Kook
@perrychong10 digital footprint is jungcooked #jungkook #jungkooklookalike
♬ Seven (feat. Latto) – Explicit Ver. – Jung Kook & Latto
The man above has been garnering attention. Many thought he looked more like NCT‘s Johnny than Jungkook.
Read more about the winner below.
Meet The Much Debated Winner Of The Viral BTS’s Jungkook Lookalike Contest
