The allure of Y2K male pop stars requirements to be examined. The late-90s to 2000s birthed a course of male singers that experienced a particular suaveness — that je nais se quois, if you will. From Usher’s ‘begging in the rain’ serenades (which even now have females down poor) to Justin Timberlake’s flirtatious hits, these artists gave listeners an iconic experience that’s nevertheless becoming fawned around a long time later on. While that magnetism has been lacking from male functions in the previous couple of years, some persons believe that there is one particular artist on the lookout to bring that back: BTS’ Jung Kook.

Jung Kook’s been teasing his principal character pop second for virtually two decades. And when that power can be felt on his earlier releases, it a short while ago hit a new echelon. On Sept. 29, the singer launched “3D” featuring Jack Harlow. This collaboration delivers on BIGHIT Music’s, his label, assure that he’s in his R&B-pop bag. Particularly, the Korean singer channeled his interior Timberlake to make this saucy hit, and ARMYs have been speedy to detect the inspiration.

One particular fan called Jung Kook “Robin Thicke and Justin Timberlake’s lovechild,” though another observed “3D” personifies the allure Timberlake had all through his NSYNC times. Though these nods could audio spectacular, it’s definitely not far-fetched. From the moment the track’s funky baseline spurs in, it is obvious that Timberlake’s 2002 gem Justified was on Jung Kook’s mood board. The defeat whirls in a rhythm reminiscent of “Señorita” — a single of the slickest tracks in Timberlake’s discography — and Jung Kook sultrily builds on that vibe until the outro.

Luckily, that essence does not quit at the instrumental. The BTS member showed he’s a opportunity graduate from the College of Justin Timberlake in the tune’s new music video clip. Ugh, we love an artist who scientific studies the greats.

The video clip starts with Jung Kook location the tone. He would like to see every single inch of his lover, but there’s a sizeable length amongst them that’s stopping his dreams. As an alternative of wallowing in that separation, the singer imagines “seeing you in motion” in all dimensions. He demonstrates that eagerness in a number of scenes, such as dancing in a number of portals, walking up an all-white staircase, and singing (very well, soiled speaking) to his lover on a fork out phone.

Though Jung Kook’s dance sequences scream early 2000s male pop star, it is the a single to the finish that genuinely sells the fantasy. Immediately after the singer hits a hearth hydrant, he presents viewers a single of the most underrated art types in R&B: A dance selection in the rain. There’s usually been something so legendary about looking at an artist hitting the illest two-phase even though drenched, and Jung Kook’s rendition of this is a reminder this trope requires to come again.

In between “3D” and his Latto-assisted “Seven,” Jung Kook’s solo era has been an extraordinary sight to see.