Jin Career Highlights
Birth Name: Kim Seokjin (김석진)
Stage Name: Jin
Birthday: December 4, 1992
Hometown: Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Education: Bosung High School
Konkuk University (Film & Theater)
Hanyang Cyber University
Occupation: Singer, songwriter
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Favorite Songs: Spotify Playlist
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-Pre-debut-
Jin was first discovered at the age of 15 years old by a scout from SM Entertainment and was invited to audition for the company. Believing that the invitation was a scam, Jin did not attend. He would later come across another opportunity when a Big Hit scout noticed him while walking down the street.
Jin originally wanted to pursue a career in acting and was able to enroll in acting and theater while attending Konkuk University. He went onto graduate with a degree in Film Studies in 2017. Jin also partnered with is brother in August 2018 to open a restaurant named Ossu Seiromushi in Seokchon Lake, Seoul.
On July 26, 2011, South Korean boy band, Teen Top, released their video for their song, ‘No more perfume on you’ with Jin featured as an extra. Click here to watch the music video with Jin making a brief appearance in the background at minutes 1:37 and 1:49.
Jin also made an appearance in 2AM JoKwon’s ‘I’m Da One’ music video in 2012 along side SUGA, j-hope, V, and Jungkook.
Jin in Teen Top’s ‘No more perfume on you’ music video
On December 22, 2012, BTS released a teaser video via Twitter of their song titled, “흔한 아이돌의 크리스마스 (A Typical Trainee’s Christmas)” featuring Jin and RM.
The song is an adaptation of Kayne West’s “Christmas in Harlem” and Wham’s “Last Christmas.” It reflected on BTS’ grueling training and their hopes to become an idol.
Listen to the full song via the BTS Blog, Twitter, or Soundcloud.
On December 23, 2012, Jin posted the first selfie of a BTS member on the band’s Twitter.
His post included a close up of him with the caption ‘The lower lip is attractive.’
- 2013 -
Jin in ‘School of Tears’ music video
On January 20, 2013, BTS released their song ‘학교의눈물 (School of Tears)’ featuring RM, SUGA, and Jin.
Click here to watch the music video.
On January 27, 2013, Jin posted his first blog on BTS’ blog page at which he shared cooking instructions for making rice cake soup.
Click here to view the blog.
Jin’s Rice Cake Soup
On February 16, 2013, South Korean cosmetic brand ‘Etude House’ released photos of Jin modeling their ‘Good Guy’ hair wax and BB cream for men.
On October 22, 2013, BTS released their song ‘어른아이 (Adult Child)’ featuring RM, SUGA, and Jin.
DECEMBER 23, 2013
On December 23, 2013, BTS released their song titled, “흔한 아이돌의 크리스마스 (A Typical Idol’s Christmas),” a spiritual successor to their 2012 song with a similar title “A Typical Trainee’s Christmas.”
This year’s song focused on what changed in the past year and was written by SUGA, j-hope, and Slow Rabbitt and remixed by Pdogg. It was based on Justin Bieber’s song, “Only Thing I Ever Get for Christmas.”
Listen to the song via Soundcloud.
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- 2015 -
On May 8, 2015, Jin released a cover of singer-songwriter Ra.D’s song titled ‘Mom’in honor of Parent’s Day. He also posted a letter he had written for his parents on BTS’ official blog.
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“Today is a day to be thankful to our parents. I’m a little nervous posting a cover song for the first time on a meaningful day like this. How about everyone get up right now and say a word of thanks to your parents! It’s great that I’m able to express my thanks in this way at the least. It’s really an honor to be able to cover such a good song. When I first heard this song, I was touched in an indescribable way. I would love to become a singer that can relay those same feelings to other people as well. I am very thankful to my parents for raising me to have these dreams and for supporting me. Mom, dad, thank you.” - Jin
On May 20, 2015, Jin released the first episode of his vlog titled ‘EAT Jin.’
The broadcast first included Jin eating large quantities of food but eventually grew into an interactive livestream with fans.
The last episode aired on July 10, 2020.
Visit our Filmography section for more information and to view video clips of the show.
On November 7, 2015, Jin took Korea by storm with his amazing looks when he stepped out of a car during the red carpet of the 2015 MelOn Music Awards. This earned him the nickname of the 'Car Door Guy’ (차문남), which became the number one trending topic online at that time.
MMA released a video clip of that iconic moment via their Twitter account on November 2, 2019.
✨Fun Fact: When you search 차문남, Jin appears.
On December 4, 2015, Jin released a cover of Mate’s song, “난 너를 사랑해 (I Love You),” for fans on his birthday. He also released the following message with it.
“Hello, this is Jin. I’m posting a cover for the first time in a long time. I had been thinking of posting a cover on a good day, and I’m really happy to be able to share my voice with everyone on my birthday. I really wanted to share my voice on my birthday, and I’ve been preparing for a long time. It was difficult because the preparation was like for an album, but I wanted to relay how I felt with a great song on a happy day, so I worked really hard on this. I’d like very much if you enjoyed it. This time, I covered a song called “I Love You,” and it’s a song I’ve liked a lot since my trainee days. It moved me a lot when I heard it for the first time, and when thinking about what song I would show you on my birthday, I thought what better song than this to tell ARMY how I feel. I usually like saying “I like you” more, but at least for today, I want to say “I love you.” If you felt through the song just how much I love ARMY, I’d really like that. Thank you so much for always being there for us and liking us. I love you.” - Jin
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- 2016 -
On May 15, 2016, RM and Jin were special MCs along with Lovelyz’s Kei and Mijoo on SBS Inkigayo.
On September 14, 2016, Jin made a guest appearance on episode 1 of MBC’s Chuseok special ‘Idol King of Cooking.’
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On October 10, 2016, Jin released his solo song titled ‘Awake’ that was featured on the BTS ‘WINGS’ album also released on the same date.
‘Awake’ was first heard on the BTS ‘WINGS Short Film #7 AWAKE’ released on September 13, 2016.
Listen to ‘Awake’ via Spotify and Apple Music.
On October 20, 2016, Jin was a special MC alongside Jimin and Key (SHINee) on MCountdown.
On December 4, 2016, Jin released a Christmas version of his solo song ‘Awake’ as a gift to ARMYs on his birthday.
On December 19, 2016, Jin and V released their song titled “죽어도 너야 (It’s Definitely You),” in support of V’s first drama series titled, “화랑 (Hwarang Pt.2).”
The song was featured on the original TV series soundtrack with the music video being released on January 4, 2017.
Listen to ‘It’s Definitely You’ on Spotify and Apple Music.
- 2017 -
On January 6, 2017, Jin joined the cast of the variety show ‘Law of the Jungle’ along with comedian Kim Byung Man, Cheng Xiao (WJSN), actor Gong Myung (5urprise), rapper Sleepy, singer Solbi, and actor Yoon Da Hoon.
Jin departed the show early due to prior commitments, marking episode #251 as his last episode.
This season of the ‘Law of the Jungle’ was set in Kota Manado.
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On January 7, 2017, Jin guest appeared with J-hope on episode 68 of SBS’ Baek Jong Won’s ‘Three Great Emperors’ (also known as ‘Top 3 Chef King’).
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On March 20, 2017, Jin guest appeared with Jimin on Episode 316 of the variety show ‘Hello Counselor.’
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On June 14, 2017, Jin and Jung Kook were featured in SUGA’s song, ‘So Far Away’ as part of the 2017 BTS FESTA celebration event.
On September 27, 2017, Jin and Jung Kook made a guest appearance on the 50th episode of the variety show ‘Let’s Eat Dinner Together.’
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On October 30, 2017, Jin and Jimin made a guest appearance on Episodes 153 of the variety show, ‘Please Take Care of My Refrigerator.’
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On December 29, 2017, Jin was a special MC along with Sana (TWICE), Chanyeol (EXO), & Irene (Red Velvet) for the first half og the 2017 KBS Song Festival.
- 2018 -
On June 7, 2018, Jin released a cover version of Yoon Do Hyun’s “가을 우체국 앞에서 (In Front of the Post Office in Autumn)” as the interlude ceremony for the 2018 BTS FESTA.
Click here for more information or visit Soundcloud to listen to the song.
On June 8, 2018, Jin was the special MC alongside Solbin (LABOUM) for Music Bank.
On August 10, 2018, Jin released his solo song, ‘Epiphany,’ as the comeback trailer for BTS’ album, ‘Love Yourself: Answer.’
On December 28, 2018, Jin was a special MC along side Twice’s Dahyun and EXO’s Chanyeol for the 2018 KBS Song Festival.
- 2019 -
On June 5, 2019, Jin released his solo track titled ‘Tonight (이 밤)’ on SoundCloud to celebrate BTS’ 6th anniversary.
‘Tonight’ is a soft-spoken ballad complete with downtempo guitar riffs that shows off Jin’s vocals. It was Jin’s first entirely original solo song and a was co-written by Jin and RM along side Slow Rabbit and Hiss Noice.
Listen to ‘Tonight’ on SoundCloud.
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On June 7, 2019, BTS released their song ‘Dream Glow’ featuring Jin, Jimin, Jungkook, and British singer-songwriter Charli XCX.
The song was produced by the music producing team known as Stargate for the ‘BTS World’ soundtrack that was released on June 26, 2019.
Listen to ‘Dream Glow’ on Spotify or Apple Music.
On December 25, 2019, Jin performed the holiday song ‘Feliz Navidad’ along with j-hope at the 2019 SBS Gayo Daejeon.
- 2020 -
On February 21, 2020, Jin released his solo song titled ‘Moon’ at which was featured on the BTS ‘Map of the Soul: 7’ album.
‘Moon’ ranked #1 on iTunes as of July 5, 2020.
Listen to ‘Moon’ on Spotify and Apple Music.
On December 3, 2020, Jin released his song, ‘Abyss,’ two hours before his birthday!
He participated in the composing of the song alongside Bumzu, RM, and Pdogg.
“It’s a bit of a sad song that’s not the right fit for a birthday, but it seems it would be a little off to release it when it’s not my birthday, so I’m releasing ‘Abyss.' ARMY, please listen to it well, even if it’s lacking.” - Jin
Listen to ‘Abyss’ on SoundCloud.
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- 2021 -
On November 7, 2021, Jin released the OST song titled ‘Yours’ for the tvN drama ‘Jirisan’ (literal title: Jiri Mountain) appearing on episode 5 & 6.
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On December 4, 2021, Jin released his song titled “슈퍼 참치 (Super Tuna)” as a gift for ARMY in celebration of his birthday.
The lyrics can be found on the BTS Blog.
Listen to ‘Super Tuna’ on: Apple Music | Spotify
- 2022 -
On August 5, 2022, Jin participated in a collaborative track titled, “bad decisions”, along with Jimin, V, Jungkook, benny blanco, and Snoop Dogg.
Listen to ‘bad decisions’ on: Apple Music | Spotify
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On August 16, 2022, the first episode of “Mapler, Kim Seokjin, Goes to Work!” was released on this day. New Maple Intern, Jin, presents various ideas to the Maplestory Planning team on ways to improve the game.
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On October 28, 2022, Jin released his solo song titled, ‘The Astronaut,’ co-written with British rock band, Coldplay. The song includes sincere lyrics about his love for ARMY.
On this day Jin also performed the song along side Coldplay at their ‘Music from the Spheres’ concert in Buenos Aires.
Listen to ‘The Astronaut’ on: Apple Music | Spotify
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On November 9, 2022, South Korean food manufacturing company Ottogi announced BTS’ Jin as the newest brand ambassador for their ramen brand known as ‘Jin Ramyun’.
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On December 5, 2022, BIGHIT announced that Jin will fulfill his required time in the military. One week later on December 11, 2022, Jin shared a selfie with fans on Weverse of his new haircut with the caption, ‘Kekeke. Cuter than I thought.’
Jin reported for basic training on December 13, 2022 becoming the first member of BTS to begin military service.
- 2023 -
In January 2023, BigHit released the first of many pre-recorded video messages from Jin to fans. A new video will be released every month over the course of Jin’s military enlistment allowing for him to remain in contact with fans.
Click here to watch Jin’s video message playlist.
- 2024 -
On July 3, 2024, Jin was announced as a torchbearer to represent South Korea in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France. Jin went on to participate in the olympic torch relay to spread messages of harmony and peace and traveled to various historic sites of the host country.
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On July 8, 2024 KST, Parisian luxury fashion brand, FRED, announced Jin as their first global brand ambassador.
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On July 9, 2024 KST, W Korea announced that Jin would be featured on the cover of their Volume 7, August 2024 issue.
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On August 8, 2024 KST, Italian fashion house, Gucci, announced Jin as their latest global brand ambassador for their Spring/Summer 2025 menswear collection.
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On August 9, 2024 (KST), Harper’s Bazaar Korea announced Jin as the next cover star of their September 2024 issue.
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On August 13, 2024 KST, BIGHIT released the premiere episode of ‘Run Jin!’ staring Jin on the BANGTANTV YouTube channel.
‘Run Jin!’ is a spin-off of the BTS show ‘Run BTS!’ and will featuring Jin as he plays games, completes challenges, and carries out secret missions to earn prizes or receive punishments.
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On August 19, 2024 KST and August 26, 2024 KST, Jin appeared on episodes 15 & 16 of the MBC variety show, ‘Half-Star Hotel in Lost Island.’
The show is a spin-off of the South Korean show called ‘It’s Lucky to Not Fight.’
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On August 20, 2024 (KST), Seoul Tourism announced Jin as the honorary tourism ambassador of Seoul City for their latest campaign titled “Feel Soul Good.”
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Announced on August 28, 2024, Jin will appear as a guest on the Netflix variety show, ‘Kian’s Bizarre B&B’ with actress Ji Ye-eun. The show follows cartoon artist Kian84 as he manages a guesthouse and interacts with various young guests.
The show is scheduled for release in 2025.
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On August 31, 2024 KST, Jin appeared on the Japanese variety show, ‘I Love Everyone’s Zoo,’ where he participated in segments focused on caring for animals.
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On September 26, 2024 (KST), GQ JAPAN and VOGUE JAPAN announced that Jin would appear on the cover of both magazine December issues. This is the first time that two magazines published by Conde Nast Japan will use the same cover star at the same time.
The issues will be released on November 1, 2024.
Visit our Merch section for more information: GQ JAPAN | VOGUE JAPAN
On September 30, 2024 KST, South Korean skin care brand, Laneige, announced Jin as their first male global brand ambassador.
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On October 14, 2024 KST, BIGHIT announced the release of Jin’s first solo album titled, ‘Happy’ to be released on November 15, 2024 KST.
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On October 29, 2024, Jin appeared as a guest on the music talk show ‘The K-Star Next Door’ for the last episode of the show’s fourth season.
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On November 5, 2024 KST, Jin appeared as a guest on the talk show, ‘Salon Drip 2.’
‘Salon Drip 2’ is a comedy talk show hosted by comedian Jang Do-yeon.
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