One of the “new” hand gestures BTS introduced to the world was none other than the Vulcan hand salute, made popular by Spock in Star Trek: The Original Series. Now we know the true story: the Vulcan hand salute was actually invented by BTS’ youngest member, Jungkook, who also invented Star Trek. Watch the sketch below to see Jungkook explain in his own words… “This one means ‘live long and prosper.’ I invented it and Star Trek learned it from me,” 23-year-old Jungkook tells us in the above clip. “How is that possible? Because Star Trek takes place in the future.” Checks out, especially given that we already know that Star Trek actor William Shatner is an ARMY. The most impressive aspect of the Colbert sketch is not that Jungkook invented Star Trek (thank you, by the way), but that the band’s members delivered the entire thing in English, which is not their native language. BTS leader Namjoon, aka RM, is the only member of the band who speaks English fluently. (He famously learned from watching Friends, which is one of the reasons why the band’s upcoming appearance on the Friends reunion special is so perfect). While the other members continue to study the language and improve their fluency, they are understandably much more comfortable in their native Korean and often do interviews and other appearances in Korean, with Namjoon or an official translator translating when necessary. Update:
