Jin진

Jin (진; real name Kim Seok-jin, 김석진) is a South Korean singer and the oldest member of BTS, the group he joined as one of four vocalists when it debuted in June 2013. He was born in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, on December 4, 1992, and graduated from Konkuk University with a degree in film studies in 2017.¹ With his bandmates he received the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit in 2018.¹

Jin began his military enlistment on December 13, 2022, and was discharged on June 12, 2024, the first BTS member to complete service.¹ His official solo debut was the single "The Astronaut", co-written with Coldplay and released on October 28, 2022. His first mini album, Happy (November 15, 2024), peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, its single "Running Wild" reached No. 35 on the Hot 100, and his second album, Echo (May 16, 2025), reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200.¹

His first solo tour, RunSeokjin Ep. Tour, opened in Goyang on June 28, 2025 and ended with an encore in Incheon on November 1. The 18 of its 20 shows with reported figures grossed $46.1 million from 287,000 tickets, which puts it at No. 10 in DabPop's ranking of the highest-grossing K-pop tours.² In July 2024 he became the French jeweller Fred's first global brand ambassador, and in August 2024 a global ambassador for Gucci.³ In 2025 he joined the staff of Netflix's Kian's Bizarre B&B for its first season.¹⁴