Kim Seok-jin

Kim Seok-jin
Jin for D Icon magazine, November 2017
Native name 김석진
Born (1992-12-04) December 4, 1992
Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Residence Hannam-dong, Seoul, South Korea[1]
Other names Jin
Education Konkuk University
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2013–present
Labels Big Hit Entertainment
Associated acts BTS
Korean name
Hangul 김석진
Hanja 金碩珍
Revised Romanization Gim Seok-jin
McCune–Reischauer Kim Sŏkchin
Stage name
Hangul 진
Revised Romanization Jin
McCune–Reischauer Chin
Signature

Kim Seok-jin (Hangul: 김석진; 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] He is currently enrolled in the graduate school Hanyang Cyber University, pursuing studies in areas other than music.[8]

Career

2013–present: BTS

Jin at the 2018 Seoul Music Awards.

Jin was discovered for his looks as he was walking down the street.[9] He was invited to audition for Big Hit Entertainment while he was studying acting.[10][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] In December 2016, he released a Christmas version of "Awake" on SoundCloud.[13]

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,[14] 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.[15] It charted at 30 on the Gaon Music Chart and four on the Billboard World Digital Singles Chart.[16][17]

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".[18] 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.[13] 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. [19][20][21] They were released on SoundCloud on May 7, 2015[22], December 3, 2015[20], and June 7, 2018[13] respectively. He has also made several appearances as a co-host for Korean music award shows, such as Music Bank.[23]

Awards and nominations

Melon Music Awards

Bout Year Recipient Award Result Ref.
9th 2017 "It's Definitely You" (Hwarang OST) Best OST Nominated [24][25]

Discography

Charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[26]		 US World
[17]
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"[29] Digital download, streaming with RM and Suga
2015 "Mom (cover)"[30] N/A
"I Love You (cover)"[31] N/A
2016 "Awake" (Christmas ver.)[32] holiday Christmas remix of "Awake" from BTS album Wings
2017 "So Far Away (Suga, Jin, Jungkook ver.)"[13][33] with Suga, featuring Jin and Jungkook;

a re-release of original track with Suran

2018 "In Front of the Post Office in Autumn (cover)"[34][21][35] N/A

Writing and production credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[36]

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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) [37]
Mnet M Countdown' with Jimin [38]
2017 with Jimin (BTS) and J-Hope [39]
KBS KBS Song Festival with Sana (Twice), Chanyeol (EXO), Irene (Red Velvet), Solar (Mamamoo), Mingyu (Seventeen), Yerin (GFriend), & Daniel (Wanna One) [40][41]
2018 Music Bank with Solbin (Laboum) [23]

Television shows

Year Title Network Role Note(s) Ref.
2017 Law of the Jungle in Kota Manado SBS Cast member Episodes 247–251 [42]

References

  1. ↑ Han, Jin (July 3, 2018). "[라이프트렌드] 유명인이 반한 한남동, 최고급 주거지로 뜬 이유". Korea JoongAng Daily (in Korean). Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ "진 프로필". people.search.naver.com (in Korean). Naver. May 14, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Herman, Tamar (June 30, 2017). "Get to Know BTS: Jin". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Songs credited to JIN". komca.or.kr. Writers & Publishers ID: 10005243. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  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.
  7. ↑
    • Kong, Leelian (March 21, 2017). "From college to K-pop stardom: How education helped these multi-talented performers". studyinternational.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
    • Jang, Eun-kyung (April 30, 2015). [더스타프로필] 방탄소년단 진 "제가 정말 잘생겼을까요?". The Star (in Korean). Chosun Ilbo Company. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Martins, Chris (December 19, 2017). "Inside BTS-mania: A Day in the Life of the K-Pop Superstars". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  10. ↑ Kong, Leelian (March 21, 2017). "From college to K-pop stardom: How education helped these multi-talented performers". studyinternational.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  11. ↑ Bennett, Colette (May 12, 2016). "How BTS is changing K-pop for the better". dailydot. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  12. ↑
    • Herman, Tamar (June 30, 2017). "Get To Know BTS: Jin". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
    • "2017년 07주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
    • "World Digital Songs (October 29, 2016)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  13. 1 2 3 4 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.
  14. ↑ Herman, Tamar (August 9, 2018). "BTS' Jin Sings in 'Epiphany' Comeback Trailer Ahead Of 'Love Yourself: Answer' Album". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  15. ↑ Drysdale, Jennifer (August 9, 2018). "BTS' Jin Takes Center Stage in 'Epiphany' Comeback Trailer Ahead of New Album". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  16. 1 2 Cumulative sales of "Awake":
    • "2016년 10월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
    • "2017년 07주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  17. 1 2
    • Awake: "World Digital Songs (October 29, 2016)". Billboard.
    • 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.
    • Epiphany: "World Digital Songs (June 1, 2018)". Billboard.
  18. ↑
    • "[단독]효린 양요섭 방탄 뷔X진 '화랑' OST 지원사격 '명품보컬 총출동'". m.newsen.com (in Korean). November 27, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
    • "방탄소년단 뷔X진, '화랑'OST 두번째 주자 출격…오늘 자정 공개". OSEN (in Korean). December 19, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  19. ↑ Herman, Tamar (February 9, 2018). "7 BTS Covers You Should Listen To". billboard.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  20. 1 2 Song, Michael (December 3, 2015). "Bangtan Boys' Jin Reveals Cover of 'I Love You' by Mate". koogle.tv. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  21. 1 2 Merrill, Philip (June 8, 2018). "BTS' Jin Covers Korean Rock Ballad, Debut Track Of Yoon Do-hyun". grammy.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  22. ↑ "엄마 (cover) by Jin". soundcloud.com. May 7, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  23. 1 2 "[단독] '빌보드 정복' 방탄소년단 진, 8일 '뮤직뱅크' MC 출격". tf.co.kr (in Korean). June 7, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  24. ↑ "시상 부문 안내". melon.com (in Korean). November 20, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  25. ↑ Chung, Joo-won (November 20, 2016). "BTS, EXO, TWICE top 2016 Melon Music Awards". english.yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  26. ↑
    • Awake: "Awake". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
    • "Even If I Die, It's You". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
    • Epiphany: "Digital Chart". gaon.co.kr. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  27. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff. "BTS Breaks Their Own Record for Most Simultaneous Hits on World Digital Song Sales Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  28. ↑
    • "Gaon Download Chart – December, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  29. ↑ "어른아이 by Rap Monster, Suga, & Jin". soundcloud.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  30. ↑ "엄마 (cover) by Jin". soundcloud.com/accessdate=October 6, 2018.
  31. ↑ "난 너를 사랑해 (cover) By Jin Of BTS". soundcloud.com. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Awake (christmas ver) by Jin of BTS". SoundCloud. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  33. ↑ "So Far Away (SUGA, 진, 정국 Ver.)". SoundCloud. June 14, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  34. ↑ "가을 우체국 앞에서 (cover) By JIN Of BTS". soundcloud.com. May 7, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  35. ↑ Herman, Tamar (June 7, 2018). "BTS' Jin Releases Cover of 'In Front of the Post Office in Autumn': Listen". billboard.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  36. ↑ "Songs Registered Under Jin". komca.or.kr. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  37. ↑ "[단독] 방탄소년단 랩몬스터·진, '인기가요' 스페셜 MC…러블리즈". tvreport.co.kr (in Korean). May 14, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  38. ↑ "[BANGTAN BOMB] Jin&Jimin M countdown Special MC - BTS (방탄소년단)". Youtube (in Korean). Bangtan TV. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  39. ↑ "승승장구 방탄…진·지민·제이홉, '엠카' 스페셜MC 발탁". OSEN (in Korean). September 27, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  40. ↑ Hwang, Ji Young (December 21, 2017). "엑소 찬열·방탄 진·워너원 강다니엘, 'KBS 가요대축제' MC". Daily Sports (in Korean). Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  41. ↑ Herman, Tamar (December 30, 2017). "BTS Performs Rock Remixes of 'DNA' & 'Not Today' at 2017 KBS Song Festival". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  42. ↑ Hwang, Hye-jin (November 4, 2016). "방탄소년단 측 "진 '정글의법칙' 술라웨시편 출연확정"". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved October 5, 2018.


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