LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The audience "cracked up" on a recent episode of 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' when the host made the hilarious suggestion that Suga, a member of the widely successful South Korean boy band BTS, was "dating" Donna Kelce, the mother of American football player Travis Kelce.
Fallon, renowned for his razor-sharp humor and engaging celebrity chats, cleverly intertwined the immense popularity of two music sensations, Taylor Swift and BTS, in a single joke.
Jimmy Fallon jokes Suga of BTS 'dating' Travis Kelce's mom Donna Kelce
Jimmy Fallon addressed the "dating" joke during his on-air monologue while he was introducing BTS's 'Yet To Come' concert film. "Well, this is exciting," the host said in the opening.
Fallon amusingly highlighted the fascination surrounding Taylor Swift’s interactions with Donna; and BTS, which is already a global phenomenon. This was all done while announcing new music, adding another layer of excitement to the mix.
"After the success of Taylor Swift's concert movie, BTS announced that next month they are releasing a concert movie on Amazon," he further said.
"And if you thought BTS was big before, wait until you hear that Suga is dating Donna Kelce." The audience erupted into laughter as Fallon continued, "You heard it here first."
The highlight of the segment was the host's humorous integration of two of the biggest music sensations into a single joke.
'BTS: Yet to Come' concert film
BTS's upcoming concert film, 'BTS: Yet to Come', is expected to debut soon, promising to satisfy their ardent fan base once again. The movie is slated to debut on November 9 on Amazon Prime Video.
BTS fans react to Jimmy Fallon's joke
Fallon undoubtedly brought back memories of Swifties and Chief fans' glorified image of the pop singer getting along well with the player's mother, even if it was evident that he was having fun when making the "dating" joke about Suga and Donna.
BTS fans shared their laughter at Fallon's joke on social media.
A fan commented on YouTube, "Fallon never disappoints." Another fan wrote, "It warms my heart seeing jimmy as army."
One person wrote a detailed comment while praising Jimmy for his humor saying, "Love that you love BTS, Jimmy, and fun that you highlighted them in humor today :))))) just for the record, for any viewers who don't know, BTS inspired Taylor's concert movie and not the other way around :) and they had already shared their PTD concert on Disney Plus ;)".
"I cracked up with suga dating the mom," said another fan. One person wrote, "Jimmy Fallon bts announces concert awesomeness job."
"Jimmy Fallon funny," mentioned another.