BTS member Jungkook was not happy with ‘Dynamite’

While fans would thoroughly disagree with BTS member Jungkook’s opinion about the 2020 smash-hit Dynamite, the singer recently confessed that he was not fully satisfied with the track. Dynamite was BTS’ first all-English track, and was also nominated for a Grammy in 2021, ultimately losing out to Lady Gaga’s Rain on Me.  

During a Weverse interview, Jungkook explained why he was not happy with the song. “Because I couldn’t express everything I wanted the way I wanted to. When I listen to the remixes, I think about how I could’ve sung it differently. Like, “Aw, man! If only I could do it again!” (laughs) I got some things from singing Dynamite, like, I’m not quite there yet. So I try to practice singing at least an hour every day, no matter what. Any singer who’s been at number one on Billboard for six weeks had better be really good at singing. That’s what I think."

Jungkook has also been working on his upcoming mixtape, JJK1. Speaking about it, the singer shared, “I could just make it about myself, and then it would be like, I started as a trainee when I was 13, I worked hard, and found success. But anyone could do that. So I keep thinking I want to make up my own original, complex story and write the songs from there."  

The singer spoke about how he was inspired by American singer Billie Eilish’s debut album. "Billie Eilish’s debut album left a big mark on me when it came out, in that respect. And it’d be nice to have a cohesive flow to the tracklist, but even if it’s all jumbled up, that’s fine, too, as long the good songs keep on coming. That’s sort of what I’m thinking,” he revealed. 

“So these days, rather than focusing on the album’s story as a whole, I’m just going to write whatever it is I want to say in each song. If I get that feeling right after listening to a track, I’ll try and make it. And I’m going to try to make it a little bit light-hearted," shared Jungkook.