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Kim Seok-jin
김석진
Jin for D Icon magazine, November 2017
Born (1992-12-04) December 4, 1992 (age 31)
Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Other namesJin
EducationKonkuk University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2013–present
LabelsBig Hit Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
김석진
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Seok-jin
McCune–ReischauerKorean Jesus
Stage name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationJin
McCune–ReischauerChin
Signature

Kim Seok-jin (Korean김석진; born on December 4, 1992), also known by his stage name Jin, is a South Korean singer and songwriter.[2][3] He is the oldest member and vocalist of the South Korean boy group BTS.[3]As a songwriter, he has five songs accredited to his name by the Korea Music Copyright Association.[4]

Early life and education

Jin was born Kim Seok-jin on December 4, 1992 in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.[5] His family consists of his mother, father, and older brother.[6]

He attended Konkuk University and graduated with a degree in art and acting on February 22, 2017.[7][8] He is currently enrolled in the graduate school Hanyang Cyber University, pursuing studies in areas other than music.[9]

Career

2013–present: BTS

Jin at the 2018 Seoul Music Awards

Jin was discovered for his looks as he was walking down the street.[10] He was invited to audition for Big Hit Entertainment while he was studying acting.[8][3] On June 13, 2013, Jin made his debut as one of the four vocalists of BTS on Mnet's M Countdown with the track "No More Dream" from their debut single album, 2 Cool 4 Skool.[11] Although he had done songwriting before, he first co-produced a solo single from the album Wings titled "Awake" which charted at thirty-one on the Gaon Music Chart and six on the Billboard World Digital Singles Chart.[12][13][14] In December 2016, he released a Christmas version of "Awake" on SoundCloud.[15]

On August 9, 2018, a trailer for the band's upcoming album was released, with a song entitled "Epiphany". It was described as a "building pop-rock melody" by Billboard,[16] and was a solo performance by Jin, with the lyrics touching on concepts of acceptance and self-love. The full version of the song was released for the first time on the album Love Yourself: Answer.[17] It charted at 30 on the Gaon Music Chart and four on the Billboard World Digital Singles Chart.[18][19] In October, he was awarded the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit by the President of South Korea along with other members of the group.[20]

2015–present: Solo activities

Jin collaborated with fellow BTS member V for the historical drama Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth's soundtrack entitled "It's Definitely You".[21] [22] He also joined BTS member Jungkook to sing and release an alternate version of "So Far Away", a song from BTS member Suga's self-titled mixtape Agust D.[15] Jin's solo covers include "Mom" by Ra.D, "I Love You" by Mate, and "In Front Of The Post Office In Autumn", originally by Yoon Do-hyun in 1994. [23][24][25] They were released on SoundCloud on May 7, 2015[26], December 3, 2015[24], and June 7, 2018[15] respectively. He has also made several appearances as a co-host for Korean music award shows, such as Music Bank.[27]

In 2018, he opened a restaurant in Seoul called Ossu Seiromushi with his older brother.[28]

Awards and nominations

Bout Year Recipient Award Result Ref.
9th 2017 "It's Definitely You" (Hwarang OST) Best OST Nominated [29][30]

Discography

Charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon

[31]

[32] [33]

US World
[19]

[34] [35]

As lead artist
"Awake" 2016 31 6 Wings
"Epiphany" 2018 30 4 Love Yourself: Answer
Soundtrack appearances
"It's Definitely You"
(with V)
2016 34 8 Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other songs

Year Title Format Other Notes
2013 "Adult Child"[39] Digital download, streaming with RM and Suga
2016 "Awake" (Christmas ver.)[40] holiday Christmas remix of "Awake" from BTS album Wings
2017 "So Far Away (Suga, Jin, Jungkook ver.)"[41] with Suga, featuring Jin and Jungkook; a re-release of original track with Suran

Writing and production credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[42]

Not an appropriate template for mainspace, see MOS:COLLAPSE.

Year Artist Album Song
2013 BTS 2 Cool 4 Skool Outro:Circle Room Cypher
2015 The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1 Outro: Love Is Not Over
Boyz with Fun
2016 The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever Love Is Not Over
Wings Awake

Filmography

Jin arriving at a Music Bank rehearsal on June 1, 2018.

Hosting

Year Network Program Note(s) Ref.
2016 SBS Inkigayo with RM, Kei & Mijoo (Lovelyz) [43]
Mnet M Countdown with Jimin [44]
2017 with Jimin (BTS) and J-Hope [45]
KBS KBS Song Festival with Sana (Twice), Chanyeol (EXO), Irene (Red Velvet), Solar (Mamamoo), Mingyu (Seventeen), Yerin (GFriend), & Daniel (Wanna One) [46]
2018 Music Bank with Solbin (Laboum) [27]

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
2018 Burn the Stage: The Movie Himself [47]

Television shows

Year Title Network Role Note(s) Ref.
2017 Law of the Jungle in Kota Manado SBS Cast member Episodes 247–251 [48]

Trailers and short films

Year Title Length Director(s) Ref.
2016 "Awake #7" 5:19 YongSeok Choi (Lumpens) [49]
2018 "Epiphany" 4:21 [50]

References

  1. ^ Han, Jin (July 3, 2018). "[라이프트렌드] 유명인이 반한 한남동, 최고급 주거지로 뜬 이유". Korea JoongAng Daily (in Korean). Retrieved August 17, 2018. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  2. ^ "진 프로필". people.search.naver.com (in Korean). Naver. May 14, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ a b c Herman, Tamar (June 30, 2017). "Get to Know BTS: Jin". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Songs credited to JIN". komca.or.kr. Writers & Publishers ID: 10005243. Retrieved July 5, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ Tai, Crystal (August 11, 2018). "Jin from K-pop superband BTS: his past, his private thoughts and why he's called 'Car Door Guy'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  6. ^ Jang, Eun-kyung (April 30, 2015). [더스타프로필] 방탄소년단 진 "제가 정말 잘생겼을까요?". The Star (in Korean). Chosun Ilb so Company. Retrieved July 5, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ Jang, Eun-kyung (April 30, 2015). [더스타프로필] 방탄소년단 진 "제가 정말 잘생겼을까요?". The Star (in Korean). Chosun Ilbo Company. Retrieved July 6, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ a b Kong, Leelian (March 21, 2017). "From college to K-pop stardom: How education helped these multi-talented performers". studyinternational.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  9. ^ Kim, So-yeon (March 2, 2017). "Jin of BTS, Chen of EXO enter graduate school at Hanyang Cyber University". Kpop Herald. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  10. ^ Martins, Chris (December 19, 2017). "Inside BTS-mania: A Day in the Life of the K-Pop Superstars". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 11, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  11. ^ Bennett, Colette (May 12, 2016). "How BTS is changing K-pop for the better". dailydot. Retrieved July 5, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. ^ Herman, Tamar (June 30, 2017). "Get To Know BTS: Jin". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  13. ^ "2017년 07주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 7, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  14. ^ "World Digital Songs (October 29, 2016)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  15. ^ a b c Herman, Tamar (June 7, 2017). "BTS' Jin Releases Cover of 'In Front of the Post Office in Autumn': Listen". billboard.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  16. ^ Herman, Tamar (August 9, 2018). "BTS' Jin Sings in 'Epiphany' Comeback Trailer Ahead Of 'Love Yourself: Answer' Album". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2018. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  17. ^ Drysdale, Jennifer (August 9, 2018). "BTS' Jin Takes Center Stage in 'Epiphany' Comeback Trailer Ahead of New Album". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved September 29, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  18. ^ a b Cumulative sales of "Awake" "2016년 10월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  19. ^ a b Awake: "World Digital Songs (October 29, 2016)". Billboard.
  20. ^ "'대중문화예술상' BTS, 문화훈장 화관 최연소 수훈...유재석부터 故 김주혁까지 '영광의 얼굴들' (종합)" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  21. ^ "[단독]효린 양요섭 방탄 뷔X진 '화랑' OST 지원사격 '명품보컬 총출동'". m.newsen.com (in Korean). November 27, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  22. ^ "방탄소년단 뷔X진, '화랑'OST 두번째 주자 출격…오늘 자정 공개". OSEN (in Korean). December 19, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  23. ^ Herman, Tamar (February 9, 2018). "7 BTS Covers You Should Listen To". billboard.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  24. ^ a b Song, Michael (December 3, 2015). "Bangtan Boys' Jin Reveals Cover of 'I Love You' by Mate". koogle.tv. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  25. ^ Merrill, Philip (June 8, 2018). "BTS' Jin Covers Korean Rock Ballad, Debut Track Of Yoon Do-hyun". grammy.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  26. ^ "엄마 (cover) by Jin". soundcloud. May 7, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  27. ^ a b "[단독] '빌보드 정복' 방탄소년단 진, 8일 '뮤직뱅크' MC 출격". tf.co.kr (in Korean). June 7, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  28. ^ Tai, Crystal (11 August 2018). "Jin from K-pop superband BTS: his past, his private thoughts and why he's called 'Car Door Guy'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  29. ^ "시상 부문 안내". melon.com (in Korean). November 20, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  30. ^ Chung, Joo-won (November 20, 2016). "BTS, EXO, TWICE top 2016 Melon Music Awards". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  31. ^ "Awake". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-12-29. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  32. ^ "Even If I Die, It's You". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  33. ^ Epiphany: "Digital Chart". gaon.co.kr. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  34. ^ It's Definitely You: Benjamin, Jeff (January 26, 2017). "CLC Debut on World Digital Song Sales & World Albums Charts Thanks to 'Hobgoblin'". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2018. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  35. ^ Epiphany: "World Digital Songs (June 1, 2018)". Billboard. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  36. ^ "2017년 07주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  37. ^ Benjamin, Jeff. "BTS Breaks Their Own Record for Most Simultaneous Hits on World Digital Song Sales Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  38. ^ *"Gaon Download Chart – December, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved July 5, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  39. ^ "어른아이 by Rap Monster, Suga, & Jin". soundcloud.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  40. ^ "Awake (christmas ver) by Jin of BTS". SoundCloud. Retrieved July 11, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  41. ^ "So Far Away (SUGA, 진, 정국 Ver.)". SoundCloud. June 14, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  42. ^ "Songs Registered Under Jin (10005243)". komca.or.kr. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  43. ^ "[단독] 방탄소년단 랩몬스터·진, '인기가요' 스페셜 MC…러블리즈". tvreport.co.kr (in Korean). May 14, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  44. ^ "[BANGTAN BOMB] Jin&Jimin M countdown Special MC - BTS (방탄소년단)". Youtube (in Korean). Bangtan TV. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  45. ^ "승승장구 방탄…진·지민·제이홉, '엠카' 스페셜MC 발탁". OSEN (in Korean). September 27, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  46. ^ References for "Song Festival":
  47. ^ "BTS Announce Big Screen Debut With 'Burn the Stage: the Movie'". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  48. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (November 4, 2016). "방탄소년단 측 "진 '정글의법칙' 술라웨시편 출연확정"". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  49. ^ References for "Awake #7":
  50. ^ References for "Epiphany":