BTS's Jung Kook Worries About Being Accepted As Solo Act In First 'I Am Still' Doc Trailer: 'I'm Suddenly Nervous'

The first official trailer for Jung Kook's upcoming documentary, JUNG KOOK: I STILL AM finds the BTS member worried about whether fans will accept him as a solo artist as he steps out of the huge shadow of the K-pop supergroup.

“I'm suddenly nervous, I'm going to put my strong guys on,” he says in Korean at the start of the one-minute preview for the film, which is set to hit theaters worldwide on September 18. Amid shots of thousands of fans gathered in arenas and streets to greet him, he fumes, “Without the power of BTS, alone, will I be able to get recognition?”

Reflecting on the success of his debut solo album, 2023 Goldenwhich entered the Billboard 200 chart at No. 2 and included collaborations with Jack Harlow, Latto and Major Lazer, among others, he says, “with all these achievements I gained more confidence.” Mixing footage of JK dancing and rehearsing dance moves in the studio, the preview promises to deliver “eight months of golden moments.”

With a vow from the singer to “keep moving forward,” the trailer then cuts to some of JK's solo success and footage from his videos that led to his single “Standing Next To You,” which reached No. 5 on Billboard Hot 100. “I never considered myself a genius,” Jung Kook says at one point, admitting that he's well aware of his artistic blind spots, which only push him to become better.

“I'm just following my own compass,” he says as the screen fades to black before zooming back to a clip of JK bounded by a backstage area and shouting out the group's legendary ardent ARMY fan base. “It's always more fun with the fans.”

Promotional materials promise that the film will chart JK's evolution as a solo act, beginning with his No. 1 Hot 100 hit “Seven” (featuring Latto) in July 2023, followed by the release of Golden three months later through videos, interviews and never-before-seen videos. The documentary was directed by Junsoo Park and produced by Jiwon Yoon and is set to premiere in limited screenings worldwide in over 120 countries and territories on September 18, with tickets on sale today here.

Watch the trailer for JUNG KOOK: I STILL AM below.