ENHYPEN’s Leader Jungwon Opens Up About His Role Model In BTS

After a long period of training and competing for a debut opportunity on the reality show I-LAND, Jungwon has now become one of the most promising idols of the fourth generation of K-pop. He is highly regarded for his well-rounded talent — from strong dancing and stable vocals to a captivating stage presence. Beyond his performance sкιℓℓs, Jungwon is also loved by fans for his warm and sincere personality.

Despite being a very young artist, he has also taken on the role of leader of ENHYPEN with remarkable maturity. Jungwon demonstrates calm leadership and a strong sense of responsibility, helping to unite the members and maintain a positive atmosphere within the group.

However, the path to becoming an idol is never easy from the beginning, and Jungwon has faced many challenges and difficulties that required guidance and motivation to overcome. Fortunately, as an artist under HYBE, Jungwon had the opportunity to encounter BTS early on and even received valuable advice from the world-clαѕѕ superstars during the early years of his debut.

In particular, there is one BTS member whom Jungwon deeply admires and supports like a devoted fan. He has mentioned this member many times as someone who inspired him on his journey to becoming a top K-pop idol. That person is none other than the “Golden Maknae,” Jungkook!

Jungwon has repeatedly expressed his bias towards Junkook without hesitation. When Jungkook set a new Guinness record on Spotify with the fastest 1 billion streams, Jungwon made a broadcast to celebrate his senior's record and played his self-composed songs like 'Still With You' and 'My You' over and over. He even said that he was so enamored with "Still With you" that he listened to it every day.

But there was a more important moment that showed how much fanship he had for Jungkook. Specifically, when fans encouraged Jungwon about attending Jungkook's solo concert in the future, he immediately confirmed that he would go there no matter what. He frankly said: “Woah~ if that happens even if I have to, I’ll cancel all schedules just so I could attend”.

Many fans also know that Jungwon was Jungkook's biggest fanboy even before he debuted with ENHYPEN. When Jungkook and BTS visited the trainees in the survival show I-Land, Jungwon could not hide his happiness when being praised by his idol.

ENHYPEN's leader once said that Jungkook is his ideal role model and the most well-rounded artist in an interview with Teen Vogue. At the same time, he also revealed that because Jungkook is so excellent, he learned from the appearance and facial expressions on stage of BTS's Golden Maknae.

Through Jungwon’s many comments about Jungkook, fans can clearly see how much admiration he has for him. Many even hope to see the two interact more closely in the future, saying: "He’s so adorable. I hope one day the two of them can do a dance challenge together", "Jungwon is actually a big fan of Jungkook — talented people always recognize each other", "Jungkook is an all-rounder, so it’s not surprising that Jungwon looks up to him as a role model", "BTS paved the way. Many younger HYBE idols often seek advice from BTS — they truly have a strong foundation to rely on",...

Meanwhile, Jungwon is not the only one. Many ENHYPEN members — and more broadly, younger idols under HYBE — have repeatedly stated that BTS are seniors who inspire them, act as mentors, and serve as professional role models. They not only learn a great deal from BTS but have also received direct and valuable advice from the superstars.

TXT’s Taehyun once said in an interview with Filmibeat: “They (BTS) gave us a lot of great advice… the importance of strong teamwork and always doing our best when performing because the stage is the one place where we can wholly show everything.”

The rookies CORTIS also shared in their early debut interviews: “BTS gave us the advice to do well by the people that you’re working with, the staff. And I feel like that’s all that matters. To нιт a long run, you’ve got to be good to the people around you. You’ve got to show love.”

These details once again reflect the position, influence, and immense stature that BTS hold within the industry!