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Jin (진) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, producer and actor under BigHit Music. He is a member of the boy group BTS.
He made his solo debut with the single album "The Astronaut" on October 28, 2022.
Career[]
Pre-debut[]
He was street casted by SM before he accepted offer from BigHit casting director who found him when he get off the bus to Konkuk University.[1] He got into music after became an trainee under BigHit. Although his main interest was acting as he studied film (Majoring in acting) and BigHit recruited him as an actor trainee, he became idol trainee after BigHit had plan to debut a new hip-hop idol group and no other plan for actor under the label.
2013: BTS[]
He made his debut as a member of BTS on June 13, 2013 with the group's first single album "2 Cool 4 Skool".
2022: Solo debut with "The Astronaut"[]
On October 19, it was announced that Jin will make his solo debut with the single album "The Astronaut" on October 28.[2]
Personal life[]
Education[]
He graduated from Konkuk University on February 22, 2017.[3]
Health[]
On December 25, 2021, BigHit Music announced that Jin and RM were diagnosed with COVID-19 on the evening of the same day. Jin was exhibiting mild symptoms including light fever, and is undergoing self-treatment at home.[4] On January 4, 2022, BigHit Music inform that BTS members RM and Jin have made full recoveries from COVID-19, and their quarantines have concluded.[5]
On March 19, 2022, BigHit Music announced that after injuring his left index finger during his daily activities, Jin had undergone surgery to repair a damaged tendon in the finger the day prior. According to the agency, Jin’s surgery went well, but he will temporarily be resting in order to focus on making a full recovery. The idol will also be wearing a cast on his finger for the time being.[6]
Military service[]
On October 17, 2022, BigHit released a statement stating that Jin will be enlisting by the end of the month.[7] On November 24, it was reported that Jin will be enlisting on December 13, 2022.[8][9] On December 12, BigHit revealed that he will be enlisting as an active duty soldier.[10] He will be discharged on June 12, 2024.[citation needed]
Discography[]
Single albums[]
- "The Astronaut" (2022)
Digital singles[]
OSTs[]
- "Hwarang OST Part.2" ("It's Definitely You" with V) (2016)
- "BTS World OST Part.1" ("Dream Glow" with Jung Kook, Jimin & Charli XCX) (2019)
- "Jirisan OST Part.4" ("Yours") (2021)
Other releases[]
- "Awake (Christmas Ver.)" (2016)
Producing and writing credits[]
- All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[11]
Artist | Song | Album | Type |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | |||
BTS | "Outro: Circle Room Cypher" | 2 Cool 4 Skool | Writing |
2015 | |||
BTS | "Boyz With Fun" | The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Pt. 1 | Writing Composing |
"Outro: Love Is Not Over" | |||
2016 | |||
BTS | "Love Is Not Over (Full length edition)" | The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever | Writing Composing |
"Awake" | Wings | ||
Jin (Himself) | "Awake (Christmas Ver.)" | N/A | |
2019 | |||
Jin (Himself) | "Tonight" | N/A | Writing Composing |
2020 | |||
BTS | "Moon" | Map of the Soul : 7 | Writing Composing |
"In The Soop" | N/A | ||
"Skit" | Be | ||
"Stay" | |||
Jin (Himself) | "Abyss" | N/A | |
2021 | |||
Jin (Himself) | "Super Tuna" | N/A | Writing Composing Producing |
2022 | |||
BTS | "Boyz with Fun (Demo ver.)" | Proof | Writing Composing |
"Epiphany (Jin Demo ver.)" | |||
Jin (Himself) | "The Astronaut" |
Filmography[]
Variety shows[]
- Law of the Jungle (SBS, 2017) - cast member[12]
- Mapler Kim Seokjin (YouTube, 2022) - cast member
- Jin's Traditional Alcohol Journey (YouTube, 2022) - cast member
Music video appearances[]
- TEEN TOP - "No More Perfume On You" (2011)
- 2AM - "Denwa ni Denai Kimi ni" (2012)
- Jo Kwon - "I'm Da One" (2012)
- Agust D - "Daechwita" (2020)
Endorsements[]
- Jin Ramyeon (2022)[13]
Trivia[]
- He is the oldest member of the band BTS.
- His Zodiac sign is Sagittarius.[14]
- He has an older brother.[15]
- His favorite color is blue.[16] Pink used to be his favorite color.[17]
- His favorite video game is MapleStory. In November 6, 2019 when he saw a photo which is a fan shared a photo of a banner that congratulates a medical school student for being the first Seoul University student to win over the boss monster, Black Mage, in reply, he expressed his love for that monster's story.[18] But in March 18, 2020, he announced that he would no longer play that game, because his game item got destroyed.[19]
- His role model is T.O.P from BIGBANG.[20]
- His favorite foods are lobster, meat, and Naengmyeon (Korean cold noodles).[21]
- He confided that during "We Are Bulletproof Pt.2", there is a part where they jump but while doing it, his pants went down to his thighs. He quickly reassembled it, but it fell a second time.[22]
- He is very close to Kidoh of the group ToppDogg, which was originally intended to start with the BTS.[23]
- He can imitate the girl in "The Exorcist" movie when she goes back down the stairs with her back turned.[24]
- His MBTI personality type is INTP (self-revealed) [25] or ENTP.[26]
- He is known for telling dad jokes (mostly puns and lame jokes).[27]
- He is a black belt in Taekwondo (he became a black belt when he was young, in second grade).[28][29]
Gallery[]
- Main article: Jin (BTS)/Gallery
Notes[]
References[]
Official links[]
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