BTS’ Jungkook faces break-in attempt hours after South Korean military discharge

A Chinese woman has been arrested for attempting to break into the home of South Korean pop supergroup BTS member Jeon Jung-kook, better known as Jungkook, hours after his discharge from the military.

The unnamed woman, in her thirties, is accused of trying to gain entry to Jungkook’s Seoul flat at around 11pm on Wednesday by repeatedly pressing the keypad door lock, according to Yonhap News Agency.

Police apprehended her at the scene on charges of attempted housebreaking after a resident reported the suspicious activity, The Korea Times newspaper reported.

The woman reportedly told police that she had flown to South Korea to see Jungkook, who was discharged from the military that day after completing his 18-month mandatory service. Police investigations are ongoing.

Jungkook was discharged from the military alongside BTS bandmate Park Ji-min, known mononymously as Jimin, on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, the two stars – dressed in military uniform – saluted a cheering crowd during a brief ceremony held at a sports facility near their former unit in Yeoncheon, about 60km (37 miles) north of Seoul.