JIN, one of boy band BTS’s seven members, celebrates another year of life as the international pop star’s career continues to reach new heights in South Korea and the US.
The K-pop singer joined BTS in June 2013 after deciding to pursue a singing career instead of becoming an actor – since then, he’s found massive success.
Born Kim Seok-jin, Jin is a singer-songwriter who’s one of seven members in the popular South Korean boy band.
He was scouted for BTS by Korean entertainment group Big Hit Entertainment Co. as a college student.
He made his debut as one of the boy band’s first four vocalists on their debut album, 2 Cool 4 Skool, in June 2013.
At the time, he had no singing experience and had auditioned for the company as an actor before becoming a Korean idol trainee.
Jin has co-written and released three solo tracks with BTS: Awake in 2016, Epiphany in 2018, and Moon in 2020.
He released his first independent song, Tonight, in 2019.
Jin was born on December 4, 1992.
The K-pop idol recently celebrated his 28th birthday.
BTS fans, known as the “BTS Army,” made sure to mark the occasion on social media and on the record charts.
Millions of fans streamed Jin’s song Moon, which was released in February.
They also streamed Epiphany, his second solo song on BTS’s 2018 album Love Yourself: Answer.
#HappyBirthdayJin amassed more 658,000 tweets on the day of the pop star’s special day.
Thousands of BTS Army members shared personalized artwork, videos, glam shots, and silly photos of the heartthrob.
Fans also made special desserts for Jin and shared them under the hashtag #SweetsForJin to mark his birthday.
Jin recently opened up about feeling “severely burnt out” in a post on BTS’s blog – but the singer also treated fans to his newest single Abyss ahead of his birthday.
He described the new track as “a depressing song that doesn’t fit on your birthday” ahead of celebrating his 28th year, and asked his fans to “please listen carefully.”
The BTS Army showered Jin with support for his latest solo effort, which clocked more than 2million views on YouTube in less than three hours.
“What’s so moving to me about abyss is jin saying that he wants to understand and face his emotions, not try to fix them or hide them, just be with himself in the darkness,” wrote one BTS fan.
“It’s just amazing to see a man with a platform like his validate emotional vulnerability so beautifully.”
“Happy birthday to kim seokjin!! you have shared a special part of ur life with us by giving us abyss,” wrote another.
