JTBC Let’s Eat Dinner Together Ep.50
Kang Ho Dong asked Jungkook if he has any worries these days.
Jungkook: I came to Seoul alone during puberty, and when first meeting or interacting with someone, it feels like I’m not treating them sincerely, as if there’s a wall (between us). You’re supposed to get along with each other and become close through sincerity, me.. “what do I do to become friends with this person? how will (I make) this person like me? It feels like I’m wearing a mask.
Kang Ho Dong then told Jungkook about how in wrestling, you can’t become a top wrestler with just one kind of position. You have to adapt depending on the size of your opponent. So just like that, when it comes to dealing with people, you adapt depending on their personalities, having a broad mindset... Look at the trees and flowers... even they change their appearances according to the season. “All of your different sides is what makes you, Jungkook.”
Honestly I think we all know that Jungkook doesn’t talk much about his worries. As someone who absolutely adores him I often wonder about what’s going on in his mind and times like this when he opens up just makes my heart so soft. I think a lot of us have this same worry as Jungkook and I hope Kang Ho Dong’s wise words eased it. For Jungkook to have this kind of worry somehow already shows that he is a boy with sincerity. Socializing is just really difficult for some of us, isn’t it.