BTS Creative director Song Deuk says Jungkook is the reason why HYBE now regularly sends trainees to the U.S.

BTS Creative director and dance teacher Son Sung Deuk has praised Jungkook many times for his personality and talents. He has once again shed light on how he ended up with Jungkook to go to the United States for training in a recent interview.

Son shared that there was a plan to make hip-hop-based music for BTS, so the chairman thought it was essential to experience America’s hip-hop culture firsthand as hip-hop was born in the U.S. PD gave him the budget and asked him to pick the trainee with the most potential to go to the U.S, and he chose Jungkook.

He really handed me the budget and requested me to take the trainee with the highest potential with me to the United States. So I was thinking about who to take, then decided to pick Jungkook to go to the States.

— Son Song Deuk

Jungkook’s potential exploded further after that training as he used to be very shy before his debut, but after coming back to Korea from the U.S, he started killing his dancing, increasing his talents very fast.

Jungkook used to be very shy before debut but after coming back to Korea, he had the eyes of a tiger. He immediately started killing it, driving his talents to increase rapidly.

— Son Song Deuk

Son also shared that it's because of Jungkook that HYBE trainees will normally go to America for training. He set a successful example. That's why it's become a training culture for HYBE.

Because Jungkook set a successful example at the time, all trainees go to the States for training now. It became a training culture for HYBE.

— Son Song Deuk

Check out the YouTube video interview for more details at the timestamp 6:21.