Kris Aquino now a Kpop fangirl through boy group BTS

MANILA, Philippines — Kris Aquino has just been caught in the Hallyu or Kpop wave. The Queen of All Media has just identified as one of the legion of fangirls squealing for Kpop boy group, BTS.

In two Instagram posts, Kris has openly admitted to being enamored by the seven-piece Bangtan Sonyeondan or Behind the Scene. The group is composed of RM (a.k.a. Rap Monster), Jin, Suga, Jungkook, V, J-Hope and Jimin, and has been making waves at US right now.

"Proud member of #btsarmy," Kris said, quipping that she may be the oldest ARMY member.

ARMY or the Adorable Representative M.C for Youth is the official fandom name of BTS. It's also a nod to the Korean translation of BTS as "bulletproof boy scouts."

It was the Gucci jacket that Jimin was wearing that drew her in, Kris said. The multi-media star said that she kept debating whether she should buy the sequined piece or not, but "practicality won, sobrang mahal talaga and I couldn't justice the purchase."

 

#btsarmy this is how it all started for me- binalik balikan ko this jacket online because i kept debating whether to buy or not- but practicality won- sobrang mahal talaga & i just couldn’t justify the purchase. Then came @bts.bighitofficial on the AMA awards & i saw my dream @gucci jacket! So i started watching their performance closely, 1st i got impressed by their moves- i can barely walk w/o tripping or falling & i can’t dance to save my soul. Then i realized ang gaganda ng boses nila! So after watching the AMA performance more than 10X, i watched them on Ellen & Jimmy Kimmel- then I bought their albums. After listening & reading the English translation (i’m a lyrics freak)- in no particular order i love Serendipity, Best of Me, Her, Love is Not Over, I Need U, Butterfly, Autumn Leaves, and Am I Wrong. P.S. Now listening to MAMA - this tribute to Moms is making me love them even more. “Because you gave selflessly to me, Because you were my support, Now you can believe in your son, you can smile...” How can i not love them? Proud member #btsarmy (question when will they perform in Tokyo, Bangkok, or Singapore? I’ll FLY to watch them!) 

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Dec 3, 2017 at 5:15am PST

"Then came @bts.bighitofficial on the [American Music Awards] awards and I saw my dream Gucci jacket!" Kris said.

READ: Kpop's BTS performs latest song 'DNA' at AMA 2017

After watching the boy group perform their latest single, DNA, at the stage, Kris was a goner for BTS.

"First, I got impressed by their moves--I can barely walk without tripping or falling and I can't dance to save my soul. Then I realized ang gaganda ng boses nila!" Kris fangirl-ed in her Instagram account that boasts of 3.2 million followers.

Kris said that she started to follow the group on their guestings at different American shows then searching for the lyrics of their songs.

BTS is a group known for writing the lyrics to their songs that often speak about social issues.

The mother of two even said that she will fly to wherever the boys will be performing next, whether in Tokyo, Bangkok or Singapore.

Kris also said that she feels an affinity with the boy group for being sponsoring a UNICEF campaign to end violence.

 

i just read this: According to the organization's website, BTS and their label, Big Hit Entertainment, started working on the campaign in early 2017, and decided to partner with UNICEF as the first artists in Korea to raise money for a global campaign. The band will sponsor #ENDViolence, a UNICEF campaign committed to making the world a safer place so that that children and teenagers will be able to live happy and healthy lives, without living in the fear of violence... Realizing now why i felt an instant connection. #BTS #btsarmy (good night from i’m assuming the oldest army member)

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Dec 3, 2017 at 6:29am PST

The group also confirmed a collaboration with Steve Aoki and Desiigner for a remix of their 2017 single "Mic Drop."

The group's official twitter account, @BTS_twt, boasts of 10.2 million followers.

BTS debuted in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment. The group had concerts in Manila in 2014, 2016 and 2017.