Stage Name: Jin

Full Name: Kim Seokjin

Position: Vocalist

Birthday: December 4, 1992

Age: 29

Height: 179 cm (5'10.5")

Personality Type: INTP

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

Jin is the oldest BTS member, although he doesn't often act like it. He's known for his dad jokes, describing himself as "Worldwide handsome" in response to the times his pictures have gone viral, and winking or blowing kisses to the camera whenever it lands on him. He's also one of the better cooks in the band and has a series of videos titled "Eat Jin" that focuses on his foodie adventures.

Jin has previously revealed that the reason he joined BTS was in order to make his family proud. "When I was younger my mom used to just listen to her friends bragging about their sons. She just listened to them without saying anything. So I thought I want to make my mom be proud of her son too," the singer emotionally revealed at one of their concerts.

Although Jin can come off as being confident about his visuals, he can still be self-conscious about his vocals and dancing which he's had to work hard on over the years. He's also extremely caring for the younger members who he spends a lot of time with off stage as well. And BTS' leader RM has said that he finds a lot of comfort being about Jin when he's anxious during interviews, which just shows Jin's more sensitive side.

While in junior high school, Seokjin was scouted by SM Entertainment off the street, but he rejected the offer at the time, believing it to be a scam. He initially intended to be an actor, attending Konkuk University and graduating with a degree in art and acting on February 22, 2017. He is currently enrolled in graduate school at Hanyang Cyber University, pursuing studies in areas other than music.

Jin was scouted by Big Hit Entertainment for his looks while walking down the street. At the time, Jin was studying acting and had no background in music. On June 13, 2013, Jin made his debut as one of the four vocalists in BTS with their debut single album 2 Cool 4 Skool.

Jin released his first co-produced track, a solo single from the album Wings titled "Awake", in 2016. The song peaked at number 31 on the Gaon Music Chart and six on the Billboard World Digital Singles Chart. In December 2016, he released a Christmas version of "Awake" on SoundCloud.

On August 9, 2018, the second solo by Jin, "Epiphany", was released as a trailer for BTS' then-upcoming compilation album Love Yourself: Answer. The song was described as a "building pop-rock melody" by Billboard and contains lyrics discussing self-acceptance and self-love. He released his third solo song with BTS, "Moon", on the 2020 studio album Map of the Soul: 7. Variety writer Jae-Ha Kim described "Moon" as a power pop song addressed to BTS fans. "Moon" peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart and number two on Billboard's US World Digital Singles chart.

Jin collaborated with fellow BTS member V on the song "It's Definitely You", released as part of the Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth original soundtrack. He also joined BTS member Jung Kook to sing and release an alternate version of "So Far Away", a song from BTS member SUGA's self-titled mixtape Agust D. 's Jin 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. They were released on SoundCloud on May 7, 2015, December 3, 2015, and June 7, 2018, respectively. He has also made several appearances as a co-host for Korean music award shows, such as Music Bank and Inkigayo.

Fun Facts:

Jin once studied abroad in Australia, though he still gets self-conscious when speaking English (he's really good at it though).

He likes to collect Super Mario related toys and still likes to play video games in his free time.

Jin is one of the few members of BTS that has his license and can drive (as seen on Bon Voyage season 3).

He enjoys snowboarding and recently picked up the hobby of fishing as well.

Jin and his brother own a restaurant together in Seoul.

He has explained that he likes to be silly because he enjoys making others happy.

Jin self-taught himself how to play the guitar and can even sing while playing.

For his most recent birthday in 2019, Jin donated food and other items to an animal welfare center.