Jin 김석진 | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Kim Seok-jin |
Born | Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | December 4, 1992
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | Big Hit Entertainment |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김석진 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Seok-jin |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏkchin |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 진 |
Revised Romanization | Jin |
McCune–Reischauer | Chin |
Signature | |
Kim Seok-jin (Korean: 김석진; born on December 4, 1992),[1][2] better known by his stage name Jin, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He is the oldest member of the South Korean boy group BTS.[2] As a BTS songwriter, he has 5 songs accredited to his name by the Korea Music Copyright Association.[3]
Early life and education
Jin was born Kim Seok-jin on December 4, 1992 in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.[4] His family consists of his mother, father, and older brother.[5]
He attended Konkuk University and graduated with a degree in art and acting on February 22, 2017.[6][7] Unfortunately, he was unable to attend his own ceremony due to the 6th Gaon Chart Music Awards that were occurring around the same time.[8] He is enrolled in the graduate school Hanyang Cyber University, pursuing studies in areas other than music.[9]
Career
2013–present: BTS
Discovered for his looks as he was walking down the street[10], Jin was invited to audition for Big Hit Entertainment while he was studying acting.[11][2] 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.[12] Although he had done songwriting before, he first co-produced a solo single from the album Wings titled "Awake",[13] which charted at 31 on the Gaon Music Chart[14] and 6 on the Billboard World Digital Singles Chart.[15] In December 2016, he released a Christmastime version of "Awake" on SoundCloud.[16]
On August 9, 2018, a trailer with the new song titled "Epiphany" was released. It was described as a "building pop-rock melody", and was a solo performance by Jin, with the lyrics speaking about 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[18] and 4 on the Billboard World Digital Singles Chart.[19]
2015–present: Solo activities
Jin collaborated with fellow BTS member V for the historical drama Hwarang's soundtrack entitled "It's Definitely You".[20][21] He also joined with BTS member Jungkook to sing and release an alternate version of "So Far Away", a song from BTS Suga's self-titled mixtape Agust D.[16] Jin's solo covers include "Mom" by Ra.D,[22] "I Love You" by Mate,[23], and "In Front Of The Post Office In Autumn", which is originally sang by Yoon Do-hyun in 1994.[24] They were released on Soundcloud May 7th, 2015[25], December 3, 2015[23], and June 7th, 2018[16] respectively. He has also made several appearances as a co-host for Korean music award shows, such as Music Bank.[26]
Awards and nominations
Melon Music Awards
Bout | Year | Recipient | Award | Result | Ref. |
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9th | 2017 | It's Definitely You (Hwarang OST) | Best OST | Nominated | [27][28] |
Discography
Charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
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KOR Gaon [29] |
US World [19] | ||||
As lead artist | |||||
"Awake" | 2016 | 31 | 6 |
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Wings |
"Epiphany (song)" | 2018 | 30 | 4 |
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Love Yourself: Answer |
Soundtrack appearances | |||||
"It's Definitely You" (with V) |
2016 | 34 | 8 |
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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 |
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2013 | "Adult Child"[32] | Digital download, streaming | with RM and Suga |
2016 | "Awake" (Christmas ver.)"[16][33] | holiday Christmas remix of "Awake" from BTS album Wings | |
2017 | "So Far Away (Suga, Jin, Jungkook ver.)"[16][34] | with Suga, featuring Jin and (BTS) Jungkook;
a re-release of original track with Suran | |
2018 | "In Front of the Post Office in Autumn (cover)"[35][24][36] | — |
Filmography
Hosting
Year | Network | Program | Note(s) | Ref. |
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2016 | SBS | Inkigayo | with RM, Kei, Mijoo (Lovelyz) | [37] |
2017 | Mnet | M Countdown | with Jimin (BTS) and J-Hope | [38] |
KBS | KBS Song Festival | with Sana (Twice), Chanyeol, Irene, Solar, Mingyu (Seventeen), Yerin (GFriend), Kang Daniel (Wanna One) | [39][40] | |
2018 | KBS | Music Bank | with Solbin (Laboum) | [26] |
Television Show
Air Date | Title | Network | Role | Note(s) | Ref. |
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January 6, 2017 – March 3, 2017 | Law of the Jungle in Kota Manado | KBS | Cast member | episodes 247-251 | [41] |
Variety
Air Date | Title | Hangul | Network | Role | Note(s) | Ref. |
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January 7, 2017 | Baek Jong-won's Top 3 Chef King | 백종원의 3대 천왕 | SBS | Guest | episode 67, with J-Hope | [42] |
March 13, 2017 | Hello Counselor | 안녕하세요 | KBS | Guest | episode 316, with Jimin (BTS) | [43] |
September 27, 2017 | Let's Eat Dinner Together | 한끼줍쇼 | JTBC | Guest | episode 50, with Jungkook (BTS) | [44][45][46] |
October 23, 2017 – October 30, 2017 | Please Take Care of My Refrigerator | 냉장고를 부탁해 | JTBC | Guest | episodes 152-152, with Tony An, Kim Jae-duck, and Jimin (BTS) | [47][48][49] |
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