BTS Jungkook's name is no stranger to the general public today. He is the one always mentioned by non-fans whenever a topic about K-pop is brought up. The name "Jungkook" has become a global household name, the way it pops up almost everywhere in almost every region of the world. Be it music and entertainment industry, educational sector, politics, sports events, fashion, lifestyle and technology, Jungkook has been name-dropped countless times outside of the usual K-pop circle. People who don't even follow music and entertainment industry closely might still hear the name Jungkook at least once in their life, given how he constantly appears in mainstream media around the globe, including the television.

Listed below are some of the instances when Jungkook was mentioned on TV shows, news, and dramas around the world, proving his global superstar status. Besides being name-dropped and randomly mentioned due to his popularity and fame, Jungkook was also mentioned for his world-class achievements and impact. Check out the lists below:

TV news and shows reporting about Jungkook's achievements and impact

1. U.S. news programme "ABC World News" reported the winners of TCCandler's 100 Most Handsome Men for 2018. While the clips of Jungkook were playing, the news mentioned, "21-year-old Jeon Jungkook, the main vocalist of the South Korean Band BTS finished in 2nd place.”

Fun fact: Even though he finished second in 2018, the next year Jungkook won and was crowned TCCandler's Most Handsome Man 2019.

2. Arabic TV channel "Al Ghad" reported about Jungkook's video tweet which garnered over 5 million views despite it being visual-less. It was a clip of Jungkook's singing in the dark.

3. Korean TV Channel A reported about Jungkook winning People magazine's "Sexiest International Man" title. The host mentioned, "It’s ‘People’, American magazine. They ran a poll on ‘sexy man’ and BTS’ youngest member Jungkook won the first place. There were other candidates from UK, and US. The fact that he won the first place shows that BTS’ individual member’s presence is at a world-class level."

Jungkook's winning of People magazine's "Sexiest International Man" title was actually reported by many international TV shows around the world, including Greek TV show "StarKouKou" and Philippines' TV news GMA network.

4. In July last year, a Malaysian TV show "Mbuzz" talked about Jungkook being the most searched K-pop idol on Google for a total of 22 weeks in the first-half of 2020. This truly speaks volume of the huge international exposure for being the most searched K-pop idol on Google.

5. In 2019, Jungkook mentioned he used Downy in a fancafe chat and caused 2 months-worth of the product to be sold out nationwide and the supplier's share price increased by 11% in just a day. The phenomenon made TV news headlines not only in South Korea but other countries too. An Indonesian and a Taiwanese TV news reported about Jungkook's massive influence on the Downy sell-out.

Jungkook is randomly mentioned on these TV shows, dramas and series
1. Popular American animated sitcom "The Simpsons" specifically mentioned Jungkook in one of their episodes "Yokel Hero." Cletus, who grew apart from his family and friends after his sudden fame, said to Marge, "Well my family now is Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, and all of them Mumfords..and everyone in BTS except for Jungkook, he's too pretty for my taste."

2. John Oliver mentioned Jungkook on his popular show "HBO's Last Week Tonight." While briefing on the emergence of K-pop fans as an ally of Black Lives Matter movement, he played a fan-made video of Jungkook's clips and commented, "Wow! I know I’m just stating the obvious here. But Jungkook can just objectively get it! And, it's frankly shame-inducing that K-pop has produced him while American pop fans are stuck with Adam Levine, a man who looks like the world's saddest adult colouring book.” Jungkook was the only K-pop celebrity specifically mentioned there. 

3. Jungkook was mentioned in popular Korean drama "Crash Landing on You," starring Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin. In a scene where Son Ye-jin’s character met a girl in Pyeongyang, North Korea, the girl introduced herself as ARMY with Jungkook as her bias. 

There are many other Korean dramas which randomly mentioned Jungkook. Among them are “Pop Out Boy,” “Blessings of the Sea,” “Mr. Sunshine,” “Roller Coaster Reboot,” and more.

4. Jungkook was mentioned on a Netflix show "Team Kaylie" alongside Jin and Suga. One of the characters, Ray Ray said, "I hope the boys from BTS are there! I’m down with Jin and Suga, but I'll legit d*e if I meet Jungkook!”

Jungkook was mentioned for the second time on "Team Kaylie," when the characters were singing a song on a cruise ship. Together they sang, "Jungkook! Jungkook!"

5. Jungkook, alongside EXO's D.O. were mentioned in a Filipino comedy movie "The Panti Sisters." The character said, "Tell BTS Jungkook, EXO's D.O. that when I become a ghost, I will visit them while they are taking a bath."

6. A complainant in popular Filipino reality show "Raffy Tulfo In Action" was accusing his wife of having an affair with a pilot. With the hope of patching things between the two of them, Raffy Tulfo offered them a sponsored second honeymoon abroad. However, the wife rejected the offer and said to her husband, "Even if it’s South Korea. Even if you bring Jungkook right in front of me, I’m not going to kneel before you anymore. I’m done."

7.  Jungkook was mentioned by Korea's top TV host Kim Sung Ju in an MBC TV show. He bragged about his team being like YoonA in SNSD and Jungkook in BTS. "Our visual are those of the centre, our speeches are those of the centre, our reliability is those of the centre. It's safe to say we are the "Jungkook" of this show. The viewers want reliable people to be in the centre, like Yoona in SNSD, like Jungkook in BTS."

8. Korean TV show "I'm Gochujang" visited a family in Egypt. As the show was about “gochujang” (Korean pepper paste), the daughter of the family named Basmala showed a video of Jungkook eating “tteokbokki,” which was made with “gochujang.” Basmala declared that Jungkook was her bias and when asked to mention one famous BTS song, she sang Jungkook's solo song "Euphoria."