On July 3 KST, BTS main vocalist Jungkook quietly shared a cover of his solo track Still With You on Instagram Stories. The singer he boosted was not a big label star, but rookie idol Minami from rising girl group RESCENE, and that one tap instantly lit up timelines.
Because Jungkook rarely spotlights female idols so directly, the shoutout to RESCENE’s Minami hit different for both fandoms. It arrived just days before her group’s July 8 single Pretty Girl, and turned an 11 year ARMY’s private fangirl wish into a very public “successful fan” moment.
Inside Jungkook and RESCENE Minami’s Instagram Story
Jungkook’s Instagram Story linked straight to Minami’s YouTube cover of Still With You, with a simple thumbs up reaction. Within minutes, major K pop fan accounts on X were posting screenshots summarizing that Jungkook had shared RESCENE Minami’s Still With You cover, and those posts quickly pulled tens of thousands of likes.
Korean netizens called the move “sweet,” pointing out that Minami had wanted to cover the song since her trainee days. The choice of track made it even more meaningful: Still With You began as Jungkook’s 2020 Festa gift on SoundCloud, uploaded with the “thankyouarmy2020” URL, and later went to streaming in 2023. Covering it is already a love letter to ARMY, so having the composer himself notice it is the highest compliment.
Who Minami Is, Beyond The Jungkook Shoutout
Minami, a Japanese member of small agency girl group RESCENE and a former My Teenage Girl contestant, has been open about being an ARMY for around 11 years. In 2026 she exploded domestically as the “Geoje, Yaho” gyaru character on member Woni’s YouTube channel, a bit that became a nationwide meme, pushed RESCENE’s 2024 track Love Attack back into Melon’s top three, and helped the group land regional ambassadorships.
Recently, Minami told Korean media she planned to step back from the exaggerated gyaru persona out of concern some viewers might misunderstand it, saying she wanted to show more of her real self. Jungkook sharing a stripped down vocal cover at that exact moment effectively shifts the spotlight from her meme image to her voice, right when RESCENE is gearing up for their Pretty Girl comeback.
Why One Mention Can Rewrite A Rookie Timeline
Jungkook is not just any sunbae hitting repost. He topped Billboard’s first K Pop Artist 100, and Forbes has described him as “the biggest K pop musician in America.” Media have long called him a “sold out king” because items he casually uses tend to sell out, and his social media reach is powerful enough to change a rookie’s visibility overnight.
That power has a darker side. When he previously reshared a female dancer’s “Hooligan” cover, she was hit with comments picking apart her outfit, and even a simple masked selfie posted around aespa Winter’s Bubble messages sparked dating speculation. This time, coverage has centered on Minami as a fan and vocalist. In Bubble, she told fans she had written that she wished Jungkook would see the cover and that “he actually did,” adding she could talk about him “all day like an otaku,” while Woni said she was “so happy” Jungkook now knows Minami exists. With RESCENE’s Pretty Girl dropping July 8, ARMY and RESCENE fans are watching to see how far this rare, wholesome shoutout can carry a rookie girl group.