On this day, ARMYs around the world are celebrating BTS's 12th debut anniversary along with the gradual return of the group's 7 members. In particular, J-Hope's first encore concert in Seoul moved fans with the presence of OT7.

Jungkook, who had just returned from the army 2 days earlier, also became a special guest on the stage of "Hope On The Stage" with a duet of "I Wonder" and his solo song "Seven". Jungkook's surprise appearance made the whole hall explode with cheers, and he sкιℓℓfully performed the song on stage after a long time.

Despite Jungkook's confession that he started out nervous when performing in front of 27,000 ARMYs for the first time in 2 years since his enlistment, fans believe that there is no weakness or worse change in him as an idol.

On the other hand, while fans were still immersed in happiness because of the gift Jungkook gave to fans just a few days after his enlistment, an incident arose that even forced Jungkook to write a letter a few hours after the concert ended.

Specifically, in a recent post on Weverse, he mentioned the hat he wore during the rehearsal before the concert took place:

"Hello, this is Jungkook. After seeing you all again after such a long time, it’s heavy on my heart to be writing soмєтнing like this. I sincerely apologize for the disappointment and discomfort caused to many due to the wording on the hat i wore during today’s rehearsal. I deeply accept the fact that my lack of understanding and failure to fully recognize the historical and political significance of the phrase led to disappointment and hurt.

I’m just very sorry. There is no excuse, for any reason. I was careless and lacking. From now on, i will think more deeply about each and every action I take. I will humbly accept all the criticism and reproach directed at my mistake. The hat has already been discarded. Once again, I apologize".

It is known that the incident originated from a post on panchoa attached a photo of Jungkook wearing a hat produced by “Basicks” and this hat quickly sold out afterwards. The brand even tagged Big Hit Music's Instagram account to thank Jungkook for his influence.

Many кσяєαn netizens then commented that the phrase on the hat was “negative”, “dangerous slogan” and even accused Jungkook of "promoting": "Ah f*ck, why would he wear that...", "I wish he would return his national medal", "What a negative influence, f*ck", "This was seriously so thoughtless",...

"Make Tokyo Great Again" is considered politically sensitive for кσяєαns because it evokes the נαραиese imperial period, during which кσяєα was colonized by נαραи (1910–1945) with many historical trage∂ιєs.

The slogan, inspired by "Make αмєяι¢α Great Again", can also be interpreted as promoting extreme nationalism, denying the past of aggression and implying the desire to restore נαραи's military or political power - soмєтнing that many кσяєαns and Asian countries that were occupied by נαραи are sensitive to and oppose.

Jungkook seemed to have read negative comments about the meaning of the quote on the hat and many comments criticizing him on SNS, so he quickly apologized and learned from his mistakes.

Meanwhile, ARMYs responded to comfort and protect Jungkook from malicious comments. According to fans, the hat is an accessory and is widely sold in many countries, not a “political item” as netizens have claimed.

On the other hand, it is not the “original” quote and not everyone grasps its meaning. Jungkook himself thought it was a hat to wear and did not think the embroidered words had such a heavy meaning.

ARMYs reαѕѕure Jungkook that he does not need to pay attention to malicious comments and welcome his spirit. ARMYs are also calling on fans to report accounts spreading false informations about Jungkook and the hat:

- Guys the hat hes talking ab is just saying “make Tokyo great again” its just a hat but obviously the heat between кσяєα and נαραи it’s a big thing on that side. Jungkook handled this beautifully and anyone saying more to just cause defamation, REPORT AND BLOCK

- you know, one thing that i really respect about the members, is how they recognize and admit their mistakes with no excuses, i think that's admirable

- Haters are active again. Leaving no chance to drag them and trying hard tarnish their image but ARMY will never let them succeed.

- he apologized before the clip even surfaced. good lord

- Can he have a break?!!!! Since he came back it doesn’t stop. I thought seeing him happy on stage and with tannies was the end of it but what hat? Why does he have to apologize?!!!

- Jungkook wore the hat without knowing the meaning behind the phrase. Come on—not everyone knows about that. Even I didn’t! Who would have thought that a few words embroidered on a hat could carry such a heavy meaning? He didn’t know.

- Him apologizing is great, but people throwing shade at him like he committed a crime? People canceling him and saying he should quit—is that really necessary? For someone who made an honest mistake, unknowingly?

- Let’s be real—not everyone knows every little f*ckng thing about Trump and his political slogans. Jungkook is кσяєαn, not αмєяι¢αn. Cut him some slack. Jeez

- He clarified that he wore it without thinking and has no political affiliation with the meaning and apologized for being careless, y’all can stop the think pieces. He obviously wasn’t thinking and apologized instantly when he saw how it could be misconstrued!

- Jungkook ah, it's okay, let be careful the next time because there're many toxic individuals aim to you. ARMYs protect him at all cost