BTS' Jungkook deletes his Instagram account, says 'not going to use it in future too'

BTS singer Jungkook has deleted his Instagram account and the app on his phone. He confirmed he is no longer a part of the platform and said that he would connect with fans over Weverse.

‘I’ve left/quit Instagram.. it’s not hacked. I didn’t use it so I just deleted it.. don’t worry!!!’ he said, as translated by BTS fan @BTStranslation_ on Twitter. ‘Heheheheheheheh kekekekeke well I just don’t use it so what else could i have done !!? (written cutely) I’d rather do weverse lives from time to time,’ he added.

Jungkook made the announcement shortly after he hosted an impromptu Weverse Live session on Tuesday. The live session was cut short due to other activities planned around the time.

Jeon Jungkook, who is popularly known as The Golden Maknae, officially debuted on Instagram in December 2021. He joined the platform along with his fellow BTS members RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin and V. Jungkook, who had over 50 million followers on the platform, has treated fans to numerous posts and hosted several AMA sessions which broke the internet.

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