Kim Seok-jin

Kim Seok-jin
Kim Seok-jin
김석진
	File:Jin for Dispatch "Boy With Luv" MV behind the scene shooting, 15 March 2019 01 (cropped).jpg Jin, March 2019
Born	4 December 1992 (aged 33); Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Other names	Jin
Alma mater	Konkuk University
Occupation	Singer; songwriter;
Years active	2013–present
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Awards	23px Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (2018)
	Musical career
Genres	K-pop; pop-rock;
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	HYBE Labels
Associated acts	BTS
Korean name
Hangul	Hangul: 김석진
Hanja	金碩珍
Revised Romanization	Gim Seok-jin
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sŏkchin

Kim Seok-jin (Hangul: 김석진code: ko is deprecated ; born on December 4, 1992), also known by his stage name Jin, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and member of the South Korean boy band BTS since June 2013. Kim was recruited for the group while in university and joined Big Hit Entertainment as an actor, eventually becoming a Korean idol. Kim has co-written and released three solo tracks with BTS: "Awake" (2016), "Epiphany" (2018), and "Moon" (2020), all of which have charted on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart.

In 2019, Jin released his first independent song, the digital track "Tonight". He also appeared on the 2016 Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth soundtrack alongside BTS member V.

Early life

Kim Seok-jin was born on December 4, 1992, in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.^[1]^[2] He has an older brother.^[3]

Kim Seok-jin Media

Jin at Melon Music Awards, 14 November 2013.jpg

Jin at the 2013 Melon Music Awards
Jin for BTS 5th anniversary party in LA photoshoot by Dispatch, May 2018 08.jpg

Jin for BTS 5th anniversary party in LA photoshoot by Dispatch, May 2018
BTS Jin on June 12, 2024 (1).jpg

BTS Jin Military Discharge
Jin for Dispatch photoshoot on "Idol" music video set, 19 July 2018 06.jpg

Jin while filming the "Idol" music video, July 19, 2018.

References

↑ "진 프로필". people.search.naver.com (in 한국어). Naver. May 14, 2018. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
↑ 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. https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2158784/jin-k-pop-superband-bts-his-past-his-private-thoughts-and-why-hes. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
↑ Jang, Eun-kyung (April 30, 2015). [더스타프로필] 방탄소년단 진 "제가 정말 잘생겼을까요?". The Star (in 한국어). Chosun Ilb so Company. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.

[1] "진 프로필". people.search.naver.com (in 한국어). Naver. May 14, 2018. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2018.

[2] 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. https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2158784/jin-k-pop-superband-bts-his-past-his-private-thoughts-and-why-hes. Retrieved October 9, 2018.

[3] Jang, Eun-kyung (April 30, 2015). [더스타프로필] 방탄소년단 진 "제가 정말 잘생겼을까요?". The Star (in 한국어). Chosun Ilb so Company. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.

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