BTS’ Jungkook grooving to RRR song ‘Naatu Naatu’ is pop culture crossover at its finest, watch video

Jungkook turned on the ‘Naatu Naatu’ song during his live stream as he had recently watched the movie.

By Monica Yadav -

March 4, 2023 - 9:55 AM IST

With the Oscars 2023 right around the corner, hopes are high for the Telugu film RRR to win an award at the ceremony. Director SS Rajamouli, actors Jr. NTR and Ram Charan along with music composer MM Keeravaani will reportedly attend the award show in the US. Recently, The Academy also announced that singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava would perform the RRR song ‘Naatu Naatu’ at Oscars 2023 on March 12. Now, the craze of the movie has reached popstar BTS’ Jungkook.

BTS’ Jungkook grooving to RRR song ‘Naatu Naatu’ is pop culture crossover at its finest, watch video

The 25-year-old singer is known for his vibrant stage presence and beautiful vocals. More importantly, his diverse taste in music is known amongst the fandom as each time he does a live broadcast on the Weverse platform, he sings several songs and does Karaoke. On Friday post-midnight, Jungkook turned on the ‘Naatu Naatu’ song during his livestream, and turned to the camera, to ask the fans in Korean, “Do you guys know this song? This is from a recent movie called RRR!” He had recently watched the movie and really liked the song. He was not only vibing but also knew the dance steps to it.

RRR’s official social media account shared the video and was thrilled to see the singer groove to it. “JUNGKOOK. It’s amazing to know that you loved #NaatuNaatu so much. We are sending a ton of love to you, the #BTS team, and the whole of South Korea. #RRRMovie.”

JUNGKOOK….❤️‍????❤️‍????❤️‍????
It's amazing to know that you loved #NaatuNaatu so much.????????
We are sending a ton of love to you, the #BTS team, and the whole of South Korea.???????? #RRRMovie pic.twitter.com/ktAEfc56xB
— RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) March 3, 2023

Jungkook went on to play and sing several songs including Dan + Shay’s ‘10,000 Hours,’ Justin Timberlake’s ‘Señorita,’ Justin Bieber's ‘Boyfriend’, Charlie Puth’s ‘Hilarious’ and more.

Meanwhile, RRR’s ‘Naatu Naatu’ won Best Original Song at the Golden Globes 2023 and Best Foreign Language Film at the Critics Choice Awards 2023. The song has also been nominated for Best Original Song for the Oscars 2023.

RRR stars Jr. NTR and Ram Charan in the leading roles along with Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn in special roles. The film released last year in March and went on to become a blockbuster. RRR is a fictional tale of two Indian revolutionaries, Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju. The film explores the friendship between Ram and Bheem and their journey away from home during the 1920s.