K-Pop Star Chops Off Long Hair, Reclaiming His “BTS Jungkook’s Hyung” Nickname

“Oh, look, the sexy poodle went to the groomers.”

For a while, DAY6‘s Sungjin and BTS‘s Jungkook have been well known as K-Pop lookalikes. It’s just that, over the past few years, Sungjin has worn his hair long, so the resemblance was less noticeable.

DAY6’s Sungjin | @sungddenly/Instagram

But with Sungjin’s brand new haircut ringing in the new year, the Sungjin-Jungkook comparison is back in full swing!

JYP Entertainment Star’s Resemblance To BTS’s Jungkook Suddenly Goes Viral

Sungjin in short hair immediately reminded K-Pop fans of the BTS member…

…dubbing him once again “Jungkook’s hyung.”

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• “Are we sure he’s not some distant relative of Jungkook? They really do look alike.”
• “This is so much better!”
• “Well done, seriously.”
• “Oh look, the sexy poodle went to the groomers.”
• “His features really pop now.”
• “Wow, seriously a hundred times better. He could pass as Jungkook’s older brother.”
• “Finally!”
• “Finally!!!”
• “Even the whole ‘growing out his hair, cutting it, and the fans celebrating’ is just like Jungkook, LOL.”
• “So handsome, I’m so happy he cut his hair.”
• “Wow, hairstyles really do make a big difference.”

As for why Sungjin decided to part with his iconic look, he shared with his fans in a live broadcast that he actually had been wanting to cut his hair short for a while.

사실 머리는 원래 자르고 싶었는데
헤어팀이 해보고 싶은 머리가 있대서
해보라고 좀 버텨줬던 거라고…

사람이왜이리착해ㅜ pic.twitter.com/xWJ28YSyn4

— 김벅참 (@carpediemk1219d) January 16, 2026

Why did I cut my hair so short all of a sudden? I’ve been meaning to get it cut for a while, actually. But the styling team told me that there were some looks they wanted to experiment with, so I’ve been holding out for them. Once they were done, chop! I went to get it cut.

— Sungjin

Do you see the resemblance, too? Let us know in the comments!