"The Zaynification of Jungkook": BTS member's pictures feature all over Indian barber shops

With their unparalleled love for BTS, Indian fans are living the dream as the youngest member’s face is plastered almost everywhere. From newspapers to barber shops to coaching centers - Jungkook’s face has been used at the most unexpected of places to attract young people.

Recently, Indian ARMYs took to Twitter to celebrate the amusing experience of finding Jungkook’s face at various places and took immense pride over it.

“Jungkook is the new Zayn Malik of India”: Indian BTS ARMY find the youngest member on barbershops and other places

BTS member Jungkook’s styles have been in great demand all over the world, whether it be his fashionable outfits or his daily use of essentials. In India especially, barbershops have used the Golden Maknae’s photo for his godly visuals and hairstyles to lure in more customers.

On January 27, an Indian ARMY called Jungkook "the new Zayn Malik of India." The reason for this is that the former One Direction member’s long highlighted hair became a viral sensation for many Indian youngsters. Changing with the times, the barbershops have also seemed to change their brand ambassador.

Check out the times when Jungkook reigned supreme in multiple Indian barbershops.

Not just barbershops, but popular national and regional newspapers, IELTS banners, and even Bollywood celebrities have shown their liking towards the irresistible BTS member.

The K-pop megastars BTS and the youngest member were featured in The Times of India, one of the biggest national newspapers, Times Life, ToI’s lifestyle weekly supplement, and multiple other regional newspapers.

Moreover, famous Bollywood celebrities such as actor, director, producer Karan Johar, actress Disha Patani, Ashnoor Kaur, and popular singer Armaan Malik also expressed their liking towards the vocalist.

The group’s increased visibility in India hasn’t been in a vacuum. The first Indian fanbase, Bangtan India, currently has 206k followers on Instagram. Multiple regional fanbases have also organized member-specific birthday projects in public places such as LED screen ads in malls, bus stops, and other places.

In other news, as reported by allkpop, music industry sources predicted that the K-pop mega-phenomenon group would only return from their second official vacation in March 2022, after their previously reported Seoul concert. However, the group filmed enough content to leave their fans busy.

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Afreen has been a K-Pop Content Specialist at Sportskeeda since 2021. She holds a Bachelor's degree in English Literature, along with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication. Afreen has over 4+ years of working in various positions including being an entertainment content writer with Pinkvilla’s K-pop division Hallyutalk and CineDope, and as a copywriter at Flying Cursor.

As per Afreen, she loves her work because she gets to write about the things she is obsessed with. Her thorough research and following the two-genuine-source rule of journalism helps her produce the most accurate content, along with helping her be up-to-date with the industry.

Afreen has had the privilege to interview The Rose's frontrunner, WOOSUNG, and LIONESSES, K-pop's first openly LGBTQ+ group. She is a big fan of SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, BTS, and The Rose for their hard work, sincerity, and the comic relief their shows provide.

When she is off her shift, Afreen explores the streets of Nottingham in the UK, cooks, and listens to new music.

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