Jeon Jungkook

**Jeon Jungkook** is the main protagonist in *Bad Boyfriend.* He is a Film Studies student at Seoul University, formerly an Engineering student, who works part-time at a corner store. His romantic endeavors are the main subject in *Bad Boyfriend*.

## Description

#### Appearance

Tall and with a muscular build, Jungkook is described as attractive by many people around him. He is also said to be pretty and beautiful by some characters, including Hoseok and Minhyun. He has well defined muscles, a small waist and long legs. On his right arm he has a tattoo sleeve and he has various piercings, including one in his bottom lip and many in each ear. He is described as having long, shoulder length hair that he wears in various styles.

Though his usually style is oversized clothes, there are a few times he dresses up. He wears fishnets under his tight jeans during his birthday celebrations and specifically wears a tennis skirt for Namjoon's birthday.

#### Personality

Jungkook is a shy person, who can be quiet and nervous when meeting new people but is loud, energetic, and passionate when he is around those he is close to. He can be impulsive, a little brash, but overall his actions tend to stem from his emotions. He is very in tune with his emotions, however he tends to let them overwhelm him and control his actions rather than taking a step back to see the entire situation. He can be moody too. At one point, Hoseok and Minhyun remark on how Jungkook tends to quit things when he has almost completed them.

Jungkook is said to have ADHD, which he takes medication for. He believes his memory issues stem from this. He also has a rather volatile mental and emotional health that tends to lead him to do drastic things, such as turning to alcohol to cope with his negative feelings.

## Biography

#### Early Life

Born on September 1st 1997 to Jeon Chaewon and Sunghoon. The youngest of two children, he and his sister grew up for the most part in Busan, South Korea. When he was around the age of fifteen, the family moved to Seoul, South Korea for his father's new job in a hospital. Upon moving, he lived close to Hoseok and the two became friends, attending the same high school for a small period of time. During this time, Jungkook develops romantic feelings for Hoseok that he assumes are unrequited.

Some time after high school graduation, Jungkook spends the summer with Hoseok, collecting Pokemon cards and watching their favourite movies. At one point, he decides to sell his Pokemon card collection and uses the money to buy him and Hoseok snacks. They spend the night watching Ghibli movies and, at some point, Hoseok tells him he has never been kissed. Jungkook offers to kiss him and they two share their first kiss. Some time later, the two also slept together, sharing their first time having sex too.

After high school, Jungkook takes his CSAT and passes, attending Seoul University the following summer. He begins studying Engineering but quickly finds himself burnt out and unable to adequately do his work. Following a night where Hoseok stays with him to ensure his safety, Jungkook drops out of his Engineering course and begins working at a corner store. During this time, he is diagnosed with ADHD and begins taking medication that helps him considerably; he returns to college some time after, taking on a Film Studies degree. He shares this class with Mingyu.

#### Special Track: August 9th

Jungkook is first seen when Hoseok comes to see him. He is hanging out with his friend group including Yugyeom, Jaehyun, Mingyu, and Eunwoo. Hoseok invites him out on Minhyun's behalf and then requests that Jungkook pick up a few things for Minhyun's birthday, giving him a list, some money, and a key to their apartment. Later, he goes out with Eunwoo to buy the things needed (with his own money) and then heads to their apartment to set up, though he doesn't get the decorations completed before Minhyun and Hoseok come home. He then gives Minhyun his gift — some candy and a Optimus prime glass — before he goes home to get ready.

He is later seen at the train station, waiting for Minhyun and Hoseok. The trio get on the train together to head to the club, stopping so that Minhyun can take a picture of Hoseok and Jungkook. Before entering the club, Jungkook is ID'd. Inside, Jungkook is a little overwhelmed and too nervous to talk to Minhyun and Hoseok's friends — Aron, Mingi and Jonghyun — who tease Minhyun and then decide to get him drinks. Too nervous to speak, Jungkook doesn't give his order to Jonghyun before he leaves. He doesn't partake in the conversation either, instead hiding behind Hoseok until Jonghyun arrives back. He is quickly followed by the last member of their friend group, Baekho. He notices that Jungkook doesn't have a drink, calls them out, and quickly gets Jungkook a mojito. The group has a quick discussion about soulmates, with Jungkook realising that Baekho thinks like him, before the group head off to dance. Jungkook is left behind but Baekho stays with him and they continue to discuss soulmates before they both agree that they'd like to kiss each other.

Later, they are seen dancing together to a Fromis\_9 song. Minhyun comes over to take a picture of them and then Baekho takes a picture of Jungkook and Minhyun. They then go to the bar to get another drink when someone bumps into Jungkook. Baekho jokingly offers to fight them, Jungkook egging it on, until they get their drinks. Jungkook attempts to drink his but is bumped into again, spilling his drink over himself and they attempt to clean it up before realising the urge to kiss is too overwhelming. They kiss and decide to go home together. After buying Minhyun a birthday drink and giving him a hug, Jungkook tells him of his plans and he leaves the club with Baekho.

Baekho carries Jungkook on his back to the subway, where they remain close until they arrive back at Baekho and Jonghyun's place. There, Jungkook is invited into Baekho's room. They talk some more, flirt, and Jungkook schemes his way into getting a shirt from Baekho before they once again start speaking about soulmates. They both, silently, agree that what they are doing is a fling and hope they find their soulmates one day before they give into their sexual tension. Baekho insists on using protection and then they sleep together. Afterwards, they spend over an hour talking, with Jungkook explaining some of his past to Baekho before they fall asleep.

The following morning, Jungkook wakes up before Baekho. He takes a shirt to change into, picking up his things before giving Baekho a small kiss and remarking that that if he is right, they will find their way back together — a reference to Baekho's belief that soulmates will always come back to each other — before he leaves.

##### Disc One

Jeon Jungkook is first seen in the library, where he is meant to be finishing his essay. Instead, he is watching a K-Drama titled *My Winter Love* when he is approached by Jung Hoseok. The discuss the drama and Jungkook's essay before they leave the library to meet up with Hwang Minhyun, Hoseok's boyfriend of two years. At the dinner the trio discuss their plans to attend KCon in Japan, Jungkook expressing his excitement at the prospect of attending and watching his favorite Idol group Fromis\_9 at the concerts. Upon returning home, Jungkook showers in his apartment complex's communal shower before returning to his small dorm; he is tired but scrolls through social media, finding posts wherein Hoseok and Minhyun express their love for each other. Upset, he goes to sleep.

A few days later, Jungkook is receiving feedback on his essay — a look into how camera techniques portray the emotion love — only to receive feedback from Professor Choi. Liking the professor, he is eager for feedback only to find that it is not satisfactory. Professor Choi remarks that he is a talented writer but has only slightly missed the mark; she is willing to give him another week to rewrite the essay and provides him with an email for a tutor to help him out. Afterwards, Jungkook finds Hoseok outside of the classroom and upon finding out that he has extra work to do for his PhD, Jungkook lies and tells Hoseok that he has completed his essay. The two then head out to meet Minhyun at their boba place.

That night, Jungkook decides to contact the tutor that Professor Choi offered him, Kim Namjoon. The two email back and forth, agreeing to a tutoring session. It takes place the following day in the college library, where Jungkook finally meets Namjoon in person. Instantly smitten with him, he and Namjoon discuss the essay as well as beginning to get to know each other; with Namjoon showering him in compliments, Jungkook becomes more enamored by him. The conversation turns flirty and soon, the two agree to head out to Jungkook's car where they begin to make out. It lasts just long enough until Namjoon receives a call and leaves. Giddy, Jungkook ignores a call from Hoseok.

While at work, Jungkook is met by his friends, Mingyu, Jaehyun, and Yugyeom. Coming from a frat party, his friends rush off to find snacks while Jungkook and Mingyu remain at the cash desk. Though Mingyu attempts to make conversation with Jungkook, he instead becomes more engaged in texts he receives from Namjoon. The four agree to head out for Jungkook's birthday at some point before Jungkook's friends leave. After, Jungkook agrees to go on a date with Namjoon.

The following day, Jungkook heads out to meet Namjoon at a small, quaint cafe. The two do not begin tutoring but treat it as a date, though Jungkook panics when he realises the cafe is too expensive for him. Sensing this, Namjoon tells Jungkook he will pay for their meal, promptly ordering for Jungkook. They eat together, having a lemon dessert, and then discuss the essay. Namjoon instructs him to finish the essay before his birthday and Jungkook agrees to do so. He spends the next few days completing the essay but also ignoring everyone around him, including Hoseok and Minhyun. The latter of who he meets at the gym, with Minhyun trying to find out where he has been. Jungkook doesn't tell Minhyun and promptly leaves the gym when he receives a text from Namjoon asking him to meet up. He picks Namjoon up and they return to Jungkook's dorm.

At the dorm, Jungkook tries to show Namjoon his essay and while Namjoon tells him that it is good, he expresses disappointment that they won't get to see each other again. Jungkook panics too, expressing his desire to continue seeing Namjoon too. Namjoon then presents Jungkook with a birthday present that he tells him not to open until his birthday, before they end up on his bed, making out. Their kissing turns heated, leading to a more intimate moment — stopped only when Namjoon aggressively asks Jungkook what his position in bed is. When this visibly flusters Jungkook, Namjoon reels back and expresses a desire to never hurt or lose Jungkook.

The morning of his birthday, Jungkook has a facetime call with his parents and makes plans for them to come see him in person for a birthday dinner. Afterwards, Jungkook meets Hoseok for a birthday lunch, where he is gifted with a Kuromi speaker as well as a birthday letter from him. They agree to get ready for the night at Hoseok and Minhyun's apartment, stopping by Jungkook's dorm so he can get his clothes and the present Namjoon gifted him. The two then head to Hoseok and Minhyun's apartment.

While getting ready, Jungkook prepares just in case Namjoon wants to see him. Upon leaving the shower, he sees Hoseok and Minhyun kissing; growing jealous and upset, he walks into the spare room and takes a nude photo that he sends to Namjoon. He then finishes getting dressed and the trio leave for the karaoke bar.

At the karaoke bar, the trio spend the night drinking and eating, with only Jungkook and Minhuyn singing. They engage in friendly competition while singing. At some point in the middle of the night, Jungkook and Hoseok engage in a small conversation in which Hoseok expresses his worry that Jungkook will someday stop needing him. They hug but pull away when Minhyun enters, bringing a small ice cream cake for Jungkook's birthday. He eats some but when he tries to share some with Minhyun and Hoseok, he finds them kissing.

When they return home, Jungkook finds that he has a text from Namjoon. The older man expresses a desire to see him and Jungkook agrees to come over. Before he leaves, he changes into the birthday present Namjoon gave him — a white lace bodysuit with blue embroidery — then goes down to meet Namjoon's driver. He is taken to Namjoon's home where he finds that Namjoon is far richer than expected. Upon entering, Jungkook and Namjoon flirt before they begin to kiss. Namjoon carries Jungkook to his bedroom where they begin to have unprotected sex; Jungkook finds himself unprepared and in pain when Namjoon begins to penetrate him. He expresses this to Namjoon who tells him it'll get better but it does not. At the end of it, Jungkook cries.

The following day, Jungkook returns to Hoseok and Minhyun's apartment. There, he gets into a fight with Hoseok over how he had left without telling either of them where he went. Jungkook is more upset than Hoseok expects and after he collects his things, he leaves the apartment. He is next seen when Hoseok comes to his dorm room to give him his Kuromi speaker and while not admitting to his relationship with Namjoon, Jungkook asks Hoseok to trust him and Hoseok agrees to.

He is next seen with his friends, Mingyu, Yugyeom, and Jaehyun. They are doing some studying on the campus grounds and are met by Hoseok. Jungkook and his friends invite Hoseok and Minhyun out that night, to which they both agree. Jungkook comes over to their apartment that night, where Hoseok shows him the hotel he has picked out for Japan, but during both this meeting and the previous one with his friends, Jungkook seems to be extremely preoccupied by someone he is texting. Soon after, the two leave for the club, heading there in a taxi, and meet Jungkook's friends inside. They agree to buy a round of drinks each for Jungkook's birthday. He goes off to dance while the others order and talk, coming back in time to get his drink and receive some birthday wishes. Mingyu calls him a star which prompts some bullying from their friends but Jungkook defends Mingyu and the two head off to dance. Later, Jungkook pulls Hoseok onto the dance floor too, though he dances more with Mingyu. The two seem to share a private moment together before they are interrupted by Namjoon, who grabs Jungkook and kisses him. They are seen dancing together not long after, where Namjoon is carelessly intimate with Jungkook before they come over to the table and announce that they are leaving. Mingyu attempts to get Jungkook to stay but Namjoon condescends him and the two leave.

The next day Jungkook and Hoseok meet up at their favourite boba shop. Jungkook excitedly tells Hoseok about Namjoon, finally admitting that he is his boyfriend. Hoseok expresses disappointment over how he found out about their relationship, with Jungkook arguing that he didn't want to tell because Hoseok would end up overthinking and becoming protective. Throughout their talk, Hoseok notes that Jungkook seems to be in pain, to which Jungkook admits they hooked up before the conversation quickly shifts to Jungkook's parents visiting. He asks Hoseok to invite Minhyun to the dinner with them and Jungkook thanks Hoseok for trusting him.

When Jungkook arrives to pick Hoseok and Minhyun up to meet his parents, he is late and seems to be snappier than usual. Their lateness causes him to become a little short tempered but this dissipates briefly when he sees his mother again. They have a sweet reunion before Hoseok introduces Minhyun to Jungkook's parents. The group then sits down to dine, with Jungkook being given his birthday gift; he promptly becomes distracted by it to the annoyance of his parents, though Hoseok is able to get him back on track. However, his obvious disconnectedness, snappy attitude, and ordering a bottle of alcohol leads to his mother confronting him about his medication. When Jungkook doesn't answer, his mother instead asks Hoseok who also doesn't answer. Minhyun opts to answer for both of them, telling her that Jungkook hasn't been taking them. Angered, Jungkook proceeds to get drunk throughout the remainder of the dinner, needing to be taken over to the car by Hoseok. While he tries to wrangle Jungkook into the car, his mother requires Hoseok's attention, leading to Minhyun taking over for him. During this encounter, Jungkook tells Minhyun something that leaves him startled. He is then taken back to their apartment, where Hoseok puts him to bed.

A few days later, Jungkook is in bed with Namjoon when he calls Hoseok. He invites Minhyun and Hoseok out to go on a double date with them, which they agree to. Later that day, Jungkook and Namjoon pick them up in the latter's car, though Hoseok and Minhyun notice several things odd. Jungkook wears a pink crop top Namjoon got him while his neck is covered in marks from Namjoon. The atmosphere in the car is tense, with Namjoon constantly condescending Hoseok and Minhyun and Jungkook attempting to mediate between the three of them.

##### Disc Two

The night before he is set to leave for Japan, Jungkook is working alongside Seokjin. He notes that he hasn't spoken to Mingyu or his other same age friends since his phone call with the former and promptly receives texts from Namjoon demanding that he come home. Jungkook is allowed to leave and he quickly goes outside to be picked up by Namjoon's driver, asking the man if he enjoyed his day out with his daughter. When he arrives home, Jungkook is greeted by Namjoon who seems to be in the mood he is always in. They make out before Jungkook asks Namjoon if they can skip having sex tonight; Namjoon reluctantly agrees then shows no interest and actively mocks Jungkook for wanting to explore the various claw and vending machines in Japan. They eventually come to an agreement that results in Jungkook performing oral sex on Namjoon.

Afterwards, they agree to have some ice cream and discuss Japan a little more after Jungkook orders for them. Namjoon expresses some more sexual desires while refusing to cuddle with Jungkook. When the ice cream delivery arrives, Jungkook quickly goes down to retrieve, Namjoon following him only to be upset by the mint ice cream Jungkook had ordered for both of them. He throws a tantrum, calling Jungkook an idiot and mocking his stutter before he forces Jungkook to sleep on the couch that night. Before he leaves, he tells Jungkook he had better not ruin his Japan trip.

The following morning, things are still tense as Jungkook is greeted by Namjoon's cleaner. Namjoon is still mad at him and instructs him to get ready and take their things out to the car. Jungkook does so, answering a call from his mom while he waits for Namjoon to join him. He is happy to speak to his mom, showing off his proficiency in Japanese, before he is interrupted by Namjoon. They get into the car and head to the airport.

## Relationships

#### Kim Namjoon

The relationship between Jungkook and Namjoon is the central relationship, which Namjoon being the titular character. Meeting through the pretense of tutoring, Jungkook is instantly smitten by Namjoon who does everything in his power to woo Jungkook. Instead of studying, the two often ended up making out or on dates. Namjoon is often aggressive with Jungkook, once almost demanding sex from him before he reeled back and admitted to not wanting to lose Jungkook. He went as far as getting Jungkook a birthday gift despite them only knowing each other for a few days; he did not text or call Jungkook on his birthday but he did contact him in the early hours of the next morning, asking him to come over. Jungkook did, resulting in a painful experience he does not wish to recall. Many of his interactions with Namjoon go this way, though Jungkook is reluctant to admit that their relationship is bad because he views Namjoon as, first, his knight and then his dragon. While in Japan, he comes to the realization that he loves Namjoon and confesses this to him before they have an explosive fight, the normal routine for them.

#### Jung Hoseok

Best friends ever since they met as teenagers, Jungkook has been in love with Hoseok for just as long. The two were both each other's first kiss and first time. Believing that Hoseok did not want anything more with him after this, Jungkook sought out other men in an effort to recapture what he felt with Hoseok. After both of their families moved out of Seoul, the two remained friends and attended the same college, with Jungkook being the biggest source of comfort and support for Hoseok during his emotionally abusive relationship. After it ended, the two ventured to his ex's home to retrieve some of Hoseok's items. Bringing a baseball bat with him, Jungkook ended up beaten up by the ex and they were unable to retrieve Hoseok's items. The two did not act on their feelings in the following year or so and Jungkook pined from afar while Hoseok entered a relationship with Minhyun. While jealous of this, Jungkook could also see how happy Minhyun made Hoseok.

#### Kim Mingyu

Part of the group of friends Jungkook has who are all the same age as him, Mingyu is the one he is closest too out of them. They share the same class and Mingyu helps Jungkook out when he needs notes or information from a class he missed. Though they have been friends for a few years now, it is only recently that Mingyu has come to realise that he has romantic feelings for Jungkook; being to shy to outright ask Jungkook out, he has tried various times to make it happen. They began to interact less the deeper that Jungkook fell into his relationship with Namjoon, and after they had a charged phone call, Jungkook promptly blocked Mingyu and refused to speak to their mutual friends. While in Japan, Jungkook — drunk and hurting — unblocked Mingyu and accidentally told Mingyu he was in love with him. When Mingyu attempted to reach out, Jungkook blocked him again and their relationship has been on shaky terms since.

#### Hwang Minhyun

Meeting through his relationship with Hoseok, Jungkook was at first jealous of and bitter towards Minhyun. Over the past two years, the two slowly became friends, learning to see each other as such. Despite his jealousy, Jungkook was able to see how happy Minhyun made Hoseok and as a result, accepted their relationship with some reluctance. The two share many interests, such as karaoke, music, and anime, and enjoy going to karaoke bars together.

#### Kang Baekho

Baekho is a friend of Minhyun's that Jungkook had a fleeting encounter with during Minhyun's birthday celebrations. From the first moment they spoke, Jungkook believed he could hear bells (a reference to the movie *Kimi no Na wa)* and felt as though Baekho was a knight when he called out his friends for not getting Jungkook a drunk. They hit it off after that, spending the entire night by each other's sides, drinking and dancing together. At some point in the night, they decided to go back to Baekho's apartment where they further discussed the topic of soulmates before sleeping together. The following morning, Jungkook woke up before Baekho and though he wished to stay, he didn't want to get in between Baekho and his soulmate. He gently kisses Baekho's temple and tells him that if he is right, they will find their way back together — a reference to Baekho's belief that soulmates will always come back to each other. Despite Jungkook's abrupt departure, Baekho has been asking Minhyun and Hoseok if they can get him back in touch with Jungkook. It is implied that ever since this encounter, Jungkook has been subconsciously seeking lovers who look similar to and remind him of Baekho.

## Notable Items

* Sapphire birthstone necklace (presumed lost, currently in the posession of Kang Baekho)
* Strawberry Kuromi (gift from Hwang Minhyun)
* Unopened birthday letter (from Jung Hoseok)

## Trivia

* He is a Flover.
* He is a big fan of Kuromi, Ghibli movies, and K-dramas.
* When at karaoke he always starts by singing DM and Love Bomb by Fromis\_9.
* His bias in Fromis\_9 is Hayoung and he collects the groups photocards, as well as owning their lightstick.
* He takes the medication Ritalin and wrapped his pills up in candy wrappers while in Japan.
* In his narration, Jungkook has hinted that he may identify as non-cis.
* When he was younger he collected Pokemon cards but got frustrated when he didn't get Pikachu, so he sold his entire collection.
* He broke his arm twice, first when he fell out of a tree after his sister Jihyo dared him to climb it and second when he tried to learn skateboarding.
* Watches the (fictional) K-drama *My Winter Love* with Minhyun and Hoseok. Along with Minhyun he roots for the characters Jaehyuk and Jisook to end up together.
* He plays various games on his laptop including The Sims, Minecraft and Genshin Impact.
* Hoseok's POV gives alternative views of his tales, such as that he did not win the fight with Hoseok's ex, revealing Jungkook to be an unreliable narrator.
* Narration in Hoseok's POV suggests that Jungkook has possibly had thoughts of self-harm in the past.