(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)

BTS' youngest member had shocked fans when he deleted his Instagram account over two years ago. And just like that, he seems to have changed his mind and decided he wants to be on the social media platform, after all.

A new account, called 'mnijungkook' created on July 15 sent BTS ARMYs into a frenzy over Jungkook's supposed re-entry into Instagram. While the account has no display picture or posts yet, three of the BTS members - V, J-hope and RM are already following it.

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What's more, the Golden Maknae used his new handle to join a surprise live session with bandmates RM (Kim Namjoon) and V (Kim Taehyung) on Tuesday morning, which was enough to prove to fans that this is a legit account.

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Jungkook, who has experimented with unusual usernames on Instagram earlier, explained the meaning of this one during the live session. The 28-year-old singer explained the meaning behind his user ID, "The full form of the user ID is: My Name Is Jungkook." He decided to keep it simple this time, it seems.

The follower count on the account is steadily rising, crossing 2 million in a matter of hours.

BTS members entered the Instagram world quite late, creating their personal accounts in late 2021. Before that, BTS had only one official account on Instagram, handled by their agency, BigHit Music.

However, Jungkook quit the platform in February 2023, after experimenting with user names, layout, different content formats, etc.

He wrote on Weverse at the time, "I have quit Instagram. It's not hacked :) I didn't use it so I just deleted it.. don't worry!!!"

"I just don't use it what can I do!!? I'll rather do Weverse lives once in a while." He also added, "I have deleted the app too and I'm probably not going to use it in the future too! I'm letting (you all) know in advance!!!"

However, fans had hoped really hard that Jungkook would change his mind and return to the platform to share photos and videos from his daily life and work. And looks like their prayers have finally been answered!

All the BTS members have completed their mandatory military service and are returning to their lives as the biggest K-pop stars in the world. RM, V and Jungkook are in the US right now, working on a new project.

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