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