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The Korea Times

By Lee Gyu-lee
A lookalike competition for K-pop juggernaut BTS’ Jungkook created a buzz, following in the footsteps of Timothée Chalamet’s viral New York contest last month, where the Hollywood star himself made a surprise appearance.
A contest to find the K-pop star’s lookalike was held on November 24 at Ping Tom Park in Chicago, in the US state of Illinois, drawing a large crowd of participants and K-pop fans alike.
The grand prize winner was a Los Angeles-based YouTuber named Andrew Alexander, who received a bottle of soju, a Korean distilled liquor, and US$20.


He dressed up in a white oversized T-shirt, black padded jacket and grey acid-wash jeans with hand tattoos and piercings on his face matching the ones that the artist has.
The YouTuber, who has about 260,000 subscribers, garnered interest from BTS fans four years ago with a video of him transforming into Jungkook.
“He flew all the way from California for this. After years of getting comments saying he looks like Jungkook. WON THE LOOKALIKE COMPETITION!!!,” the winner’s sister wrote on social media.
BTS fans’ responses to the contest and its winner varied.
“I see a slight resemblance. Probably the best of the group for sure! I hope they all had a great time!” wrote one internet user.
Another user wrote, “He doesn’t look like him, but he got all the piercings right.”

The trend of star lookalike competitions is likely to continue, with an event for Mark of NCT planned for December 13.
A social media account, Brokekpopgirls, posted an announcement for the singer’s lookalike competition, inviting applicants to participate.
The contest, scheduled to take place under the Washington Arch at Washington Square Park in New York, will offer watermelon as a prize, which is known to be Mark’s favourite fruit.

Finding impersonators of stars is not a new phenomenon, but it continues to captivate fans worldwide.
In Korea, JTBC’s music show Hidden Singer, which ran for seven seasons until 2022, generated excitement with each episode featuring ordinary people impersonating famous singers.
The show invited well-known artists like BoA, Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation, and IU to compete against impersonators, with the goal of being the last one standing. The audience had to identify the real singer solely by listening to their voices.
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Look like a star? Enter a lookalike contest. After a Timothée Chalamet one went viral, it was the turn of BTS’ Jungkook. Up next: NCT’s Mark


Look like a star? Enter a lookalike contest. After a Timothée Chalamet one went viral, it was the turn of BTS’ Jungkook. Up next: NCT’s Mark.


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