Jin from K-pop superband BTS: his past, his private thoughts and why he’s called ‘Car Door Guy’
The oldest member of the band went from university student straight to pop superstardom. He talks about his fears, his love of anime, the origin of his cute nicknames and his sense of maturity
South Korean chart-topping boy band BTS are having their busiest summer yet. The seven-member group released their latest album, Love Yourself: Tear, to widespread fan acclaim just three months ago. And now, the boys are set to launch their fourth studio album, Love Yourself: Answer, on August 24.
During this busy month of promotions, BTS found time to hang out with American singer Halsey while she was in Seoul (although vocalist Jin was noticeably absent). The group have also published a series of mysterious diary entries titled “Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Notes”.
The latest note in this series comes from Jin. It describes how he stumbled across a notebook written by his father when he was in high school, and of the emotions and memories this stirred up.
“As I closed the notebook, I felt tears. I sat like that for a while and raised my head, and saw my friends asleep. I looked at them, one by one. We might have to come back here, I understood. Everything started here for us,” he wrote in the cryptic note.
With their rise seemingly unstoppable, and with so much still in store for BTS, we take a look at Jin and his role in the group.
His early life