BigHit, the agency representing the band, confirmed “Proud to announce that Jungbook is part of the soundtrack of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and will perform at the opening ceremony of the World Cup”. Being one of the first to give the yes and occupy much of the evening.

The 24-year-old artist has not only haunted viewers with the song Dreamers, but has also broken a record with his performance. The tune became the fastest FIFA tune to reach #1 on iTunes USA in just 2 hours and 11 minutes.

Why was Jungkook the only BTS member to sing at the Opening Ceremony?

Jungkook’s performance left the fans obsessed with the song Dreamers, but a strong doubt arose: Why wasn’t BTS there? Well, this is because the band has not been performing for a few months due to being on hiatus. All the members (Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin and Jungkook) are focusing and prioritizing their solo projects.

On the other hand, when the stars turn 30, they will have to serve 18 to 21 months in the army. South Korean law says that this must be done before the age of 28, but in the case of the band, they were granted a two-year deferment. This was thanks to being one of the most important K-pop bands in the country.

Jungkook still has a few years left, as he is only 24. But it is not the same for all the members. Jin is 29 and Suga is 28. So soon they will have to separate once again to comply with the law. There are several reasons why they have not presented themselves and these are some of them.

The Fan Fest was opened by Maluma, while the opening on Sunday 20 was attended by Morgan Freeman, several dancers, singers and Qatari celebrities.Jungkook, who belongs to the group BTS, broke several records with his performance and his song Dreamers became the fastest FIFA song to reach #1 on iTunes USA in just 2 hours and 11 minutes.

There will be up to four matches per day during the first stage and they will be staggered throughout the day. The only matches that may overlap will be those played on the last day of the group stage, due to competitive integrity. In case you want to prepare for the preview, you can make your prediction here.

What are the funniest memes and reactions to the FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony?

Several figures have already been confirmed but the fact of how the opening will be is still a mystery. The population of the Persian Gulf state has increased in recent times, due to the fact that they wanted to hire more foreigners in order to meet the needs of all those who were going to participate in the most awaited soccer event.

There will be up to four matches per day during the first stage and they will be staggered throughout the day. The only matches that may overlap will be those played on the last day of the group stage, due to competitive integrity. In case you want to prepare for the preview, you can make your prediction here.

Maluma to perform at the FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony

Maluma said yes and will be performing with Nicki Minaj, Black Eyed Peas, Jungbook and other great international artists in the Fan Fest. The 28-year-old Colombian singer is already in Doha and presented an official song of the 2022 World Cup, called Tukoh Taka.

FIFA shared the music video clip on its YouTube account and the artist can be seen sharing the stage with Minaj and Myriam Fares. It contains verses in Spanish, English and Arabic.

His presence has brought a lot of controversy, due to the criticism in relation to human rights that his colleagues have installed. However, he assured that he is living the dream and that he respects everyone’s opinion.“Everyone has their own opinion and way of thinking, for me this is very important, I dreamed of this all my life, to be part of the official Fifa song for a World Cup“, he said.

He has always emphasized how fanatic he is of soccer and said “I always dreamed of this and today I am getting it, it is an opportunity that I was not going to miss. I was invited to Qatar to sing in the World Cup. Colombia is not coming to the event, but I had to come to represent my culture”.

Maluma walked out of an interview about the World Cup Opening Ceremony

Just hours before the start of the event, Maluma has been involved in a new controversy after leaving an interview. The singer experienced a tense situation when he was talking to a journalist. The interviewer questioned him for participating in the opening ceremony despite the denunciations received by Qatar for repeatedly violating human rights.

Moav Vardi, a journalist from the Israeli channel Kan, asked him “You know what I have to ask you, Shakira and Dua Lipa refused to take part in this World Cup because of Qatar’s bad human rights record and obviously people think, Maluma, don’t you have a problem with the violation of human rights in this country?”.

The Colombian superstar was not amused by this and replied, “Yes, but it’s something I can’t solve. I just came here to enjoy life, enjoy soccer and the soccer party. It’s not something I really have to get involved in. I’m here enjoying my music and the beautiful life, playing soccer as well”.

But it didn’t end there, as after some accusatory questions, Maluma called the reporter rude and left the studio, saying he didn’t have to answer those kinds of questions. This has caused the criticism to increase exponentially, so he will be in the public eye for a while.

Until this year, the Colombian singer had sung three times at the World Cup. In 2006 she sang Hips Don’t Lie with Wyclef Jean in Germany, then Waka Waka in South Africa 2010 and finally La La La with Carlinhos Brown in Brazil 2014.

There will be up to four matches per day during the first stage and they will be staggered throughout the day. The only matches that may overlap will be those played on the last day of the group stage, due to competitive integrity. In case you want to prepare for the preview, you can make your prediction here.

FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony: Why won’t Shakira be singing?

At the beginning it was expected that the Colombian artist would take her music again to the opening show of the World Cup, but everything remained speculations. Adriana Dorronsoro, journalist of “El programa de Ana”, said “I have been confirmed that Shakira will not perform at the opening ceremony, but what I have not been confirmed is that she will have any role during the World Cup”.

Shakira did not make any statement on the matter, but neither had she confirmed her presence at the sporting event set in Qatar. It is estimated that the reason is the same reason why Dua Lipa dropped out: human rights.

In addition, this year has been quite complicated for the 55-year-old singer after several headaches came into her life, all after the scandalous separation she had with footballer Gerard Piqué.

One of the first to drop out was Dua Lipa, who was followed by Shakira, both of whom have assured that they will not be performing at this year’s Opening Ceremony. On the other hand, some of those who will be there were recently confirmed, such as Jungbook of BTS, Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie and it is estimated that JBalvin and Black Eyed Peas will be the main stars.

There will be up to four matches per day during the first stage and they will be staggered throughout the day. The only matches that may overlap will be those played on the last day of the group stage, due to competitive integrity. In case you want to prepare for the preview, you can make your prediction here.

When will the Opening Ceremony take place?

It was originally scheduled to take place on November 21 but was moved one day earlier so that the host could kick off the tournament as usual in the country of origin, so the ceremony was to start at night to enjoy the fireworks. The opening event will now take place on Sunday, November 20 at the Al Bayt Stadium.

How long will the Opening Ceremony last?

In theory, the presentation will last less than an hour, taking into account that the matches will start soon after, with the first one being Qatar vs Ecuador. It will be quite a memorable event and will make history for several reasons. It is the first winter World Cup and also, Jungkook will become the first Korean to perform at the opening ceremony of the World Cup.

The kick-off will take place at the Al Bayt stadium, located in Jor. It cost around $700 million to build, has a capacity of more than 60,000 spectators and is the home of Al Khor of the Qatari league. It will undoubtedly be a memorable event for the artists and fans who travel to witness it.

There will be up to four matches per day during the first stage and they will be staggered throughout the day. The only matches that may overlap will be those played on the last day of the group stage, due to competitive integrity. In case you want to prepare for the preview, you can make your prediction here.

FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony: Who are the artists chosen to perform?

Although expectations were high, fans could not have imagined the high level of stars that would perform at the FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony. This year, the artists selected so far were:

• Jungbook
• Black Eyed Peas
• Maluma
• Nicki Minaj
• Nora Fatehi
• Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie

At one point it was speculated that Dua Lipa and Shakira were going to be part of the line-up but it was soon revealed that this was not true, due to some human rights issues.It would not be the first or second time that the 55-year-old Colombian star would open a World Cup. He did it in Germany in 2006, then in South Africa in 2010 and finally in Brazil in 2014.

One of the first confirmed was Jungbook of BTS and BigHit, the group’s representative agency, announced on social media “Proud to announce that Jungbook is part of the soundtrack of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and will perform at the opening ceremony of the World Cup“.