Charlie Puth’s “Left And Right” Creative Director Matthew Daniel Siskin Receives Criticism For Misspelling BTS Jungkook’s Name

Visual Artist and Creative Director Matthew Daniel Siskin (also known as Gambles) is receiving criticism after a misspelling of BTS Jungkook‘s name.

Finally, after months of anticipation, American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth‘s collaboration with BTS’s Jungkook is out, and it has been met with great reactions from fans. Not only is the song a certified bop and innovative, but the music video is fun and vibrant, showcasing both singers’ skills and their chemistry.

Still, a member of Charlie Puth’s creative team has been met with criticism.

Matthew Daniel Siskin is a creative director for music artists. He uses his Instagram account (@work.pile) as a portfolio, showcasing all the artists he has worked with.

So, following the release of Charlie Puth’s “Left and Right,” featuring Jungkook, Matthew Daniel Siskin updated his Instagram. He served as the art director for this iconic collaboration.

Yet, ARMYs immediately noticed a major misspelling of the BTS maknae‘s name. Rather than “Jungkook,” the post in question read “YUNK KOOK.” Matthew Daniel Siskin quickly responded to the criticism, explaining that Jungkook had asked him to stylize it as such. He actually meant that Jungkook asked for the space at the center of his name.

“YUNG,” on the other hand, was clearly not requested by Jungkook. It was definitely a typo.

ARMYs pointed out that Jungkook would never ask for his name to be misspelled, considering he has previously corrected the pronunciation of his name. On the British talk show The Graham Norton Show, he corrected host Graham Norton who had pronounced his name as “Yungkook.”

Matthew Daniel Siskin later confessed and apologized that “YUNG” was, in fact, a typo he made. He joked that it was now Jungkook’s “rap name” as he hadn’t wanted to take down the post after receiving so many likes.

There had already been a lot of drama circulating the release of the “Left and Right” music video that even Charlie Puth was confused about. The MV seemed to have been delayed.

So, Matthew Daniel Siskin likely made the misspelling amidst that chaos. He was the one Charlie Puth had texted in the screenshot uploaded on Twitter, after all.

Still, despite his hesitation to delete the original post, Matthew Daniel Siskin accepted the criticism.

So, he deleted it and reuploaded it with the needed correction.

While the entire thing may be deemed unprofessional, Matthew Daniel Siskin had not misspelled Jungkook’s name before. He previously posted about the collaboration on his other Instagram account.

He also would not be the only one misspelling Jungkook’s name since the release of “Left and Right.” Official Spotify playlist “Pop Rising” identified the singers in its cover image as “Charlie Puth, Jung Koog.”

Likewise, years ago, Charlie Puth infamously misspelled Jungkook’s name in a tweet, reacting to the idol’s cover of his song “We Don’t Talk Anymore.” Of course, later on, they would collaborate for a live song performance and form a friendship.

Nevertheless, Matthew Daniel Siskin attempted to make things right. Despite his mistake, ARMYs are appreciative of updating his post and his hard work on the visuals for the MV.

Matthew Daniel Siskin has also recognized the talent in ARMY and fanart. He even has proposed hiring some.

Charlie Puth Spills On How His Collaboration With BTS’s Jungkook Actually Happened

At the start of the month, ARMYs couldn’t believe it when American artist Charlie Puth accidentally confirmed that he would be collaborating with BTS. It wasn’t until recently that more details came out, and it was announced that BTS’s Jungkook would be joining Puth on his latest track called “Left And Right.”

Back in April, Charlie Puth shared his wishes to have BTS on his track “Left And Right” in a tweet, and it actually came through after the official announcement was made.

On June 24 (KST), the song and music video was finally released and it was definitely worth the wait as everything about the track was epic.

It also meant that ARMYs worldwide had the best reactions when it dropped, albeit when the music video was delayed.

In a recent interview with Z100 New York, Charlie Puth spilled the gossip about how the collaboration actually happened and how Jungkook ended up participating in the track “Left and Right.”

The radio host explained how talented all the members of BTS are, but asked what it was about Jungkook specifically that caught his attention and why he chose the group’s youngest member.

Like many people who listen to BTS and hear Jungkook’s voice, the decision to work with Jungkook seemed to be instantaneous as Charlie Puth knew that it could only be the group’s maknae.

"He immediately came to mind because, and by the way, I didn’t even know they were going on a ‘hiatus’ when I reached out to him and asked if he’d like to be part of it." — Charlie Puth

As many ARMYs know, the history between Charlie Puth and BTS goes way back. Over the years, there have been so many interactions between the artists that it almost seemed inevitable that a collaboration would’ve happened.

"But we have a musical history together. We had performed on an award show four years prior. We had always sent each other music that we loved, he would always talk about me in interviews, and I would always talk about him in interviews." — Charlie Puth

Of course, Charlie Puth was talking about the time he performed with Jungkook at the 2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards. The duo performed a medley of Puth’s tracks, and Jungkook’s voice seemed to suit the tracks effortlessly.

They even performed BTS’s own track, “Fake Love,” when the rest of the members came to join Jungkook.

There were even some adorable interactions off stage. In particular, fans caught moments as BTS and Charlie Puth were seated next to each other during the ceremony.

With all this history, it isn’t surprising that Charlie Puth saw the collaboration as natural and added that it’s one of the reasons the song works so well.

"I love natural, real-life collaborations. (It wasn’t forced?) No, and those rarely, rarely work out." — Charlie Puth

Considering how much Charlie Puth and Jungkook respect each other as people and artists, it isn’t surprising that “Left And Right” is a match made in heaven. Hopefully, it won’t be long before the duo can perform it live together.