Jin

Jin Profile

• Birth Name: 김석진 (Kim Seokjin)
• Stage Name: Jin
• Nationality: South Korean
• Date of Birth: 1992.12.04
• Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
• Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
• Height: 179cm (5’8”)
• Weight: 63 kg (138.8 lbs)
• Blood Type: O
• Personal Social Media: N/A

Jin Facts & TMI

• Seokjin was born in Anyang.
• Family members consist of mother, father, and an older brother.
• He has a puppy named Gukmul.
• His official position in the group is subvocal.
• SM Entertainment scouted Jin when he was in high school, but he rejected their offer.
• Jin never learned dancing or singing prior to becoming an idol trainee.
• He said that he wanted to gain many experiences by becoming an idol.
• He originally wanted to be an actor, so he got admitted to the acting department at Konkuk University.
• He graduated from Konkuk University in 2017.
• He claimed to be the visual of the group, which his bandmate also agreed.
• He participated in composing his solo song ‘Awake’ found on the Wings album.
• Jin sang an OST for the drama ‘Hwarang’ titled ‘Even If I Die, It’s You’ with V.
• He can also play guitar as seen on BTS fan meeting in Japan in 2016.
• He is really confident about his appearance.
• Jin often introduced himself as ‘worldwide handsome’.
• He was picked as the most handsome idol in a voting segment aired on ArirangTV in 2016.
• A video of Jin coolly getting out of the car at the Melon Music Award 2015 red carpet ceremony went viral, earning him the nickname ‘the man who’s getting out of the car’.
• His face gets easily swollen in the morning.
• He is famous for his wide shoulder.
• He was mentioned by a foreign plastic surgery specialist as Asia’s handsome guy in 2018.
• Jin helped the team choreograph their dance in ‘Spine Breaker’s performance. 
• According to bandmate RM, Jin has a warm, calm, soft-tempered and homey personality. He also said that Jin is definitely a guy you want to marry.
• Although he is the oldest in BTS, he knows how to make the younger members comfortable around him.
• He unofficially holds the title as BTS’ funny guy.
• He is afraid of bugs and ghosts.
• He was one of the guests in ‘Law of The Jungle in Kota Manado’ that aired in 2017.
• Fans think of Jin as ‘the mother’ in BTS.
• Jin loves dogs, he even personally donated to a dog shelter facility in 2018 to commemorate his birthday.
• Jin was the first member to create personal contents like eating or cooking shows.
• He is quite sensitive when it comes to food.
• Jin likes strawberry but hates strawberry-flavored bread. He doesn’t like chocolate but likes chocolate-flavored food.
• Sometimes, Jin prefers to cook rather than eating food outside.
• He said that he eats a lot.
• Jin’s ideal type is a girl who’s good at cooking and doing house chores.
• It was revealed in 2019 that Jin actually has garlic allergy.
• Jin is a member of Gwangsan Kim’s clan.
• He’s an atheist.
• His hobbies are collecting Mario Series’ figurines, collecting RJ character’s dolls, cooking, playing games, and fishing.
• In 2019, Jin bought an apartment for his parents worth 4.49 billion won.
• When asked about his dream, Jin said that even if they’re getting older he wants to keep performing with BTS.
• When he was in the first grade of high school, Jin wanted to be a news reporter. But then he dreamt to be an actor after watching Kim Nam Gil’s acting in the drama ‘Queen of Seondeok’ when he was in the 2nd grade of high school.
• Jin has had a mixed-Maltese dog pet named Jjanggu who has been with his family for 12 years before it died in 2017.
• He is good at sports (watersports, tennis, golf, snowboard, etc.)
• His favorite color is pink.
• He has a driving license.
• He liked the animated series ‘Digimon’.
• His special ‘skill’ is his face, his shoulder, flying kiss, sports, and making lame jokes.
• Chinese fans think that Jin has the best Chinese dialects among BTS members.
• He said that the first music album he has ever bought was Girl’s Generation’s album.
• Jin is close with actor Lee Won Geun who was also his campus mate.
• Jin revealed in 2019 that he lived in Australia for a short time (he was in the 1st grade of Junior High School at that time). The reason he never told BTS members about this because he is embarrassed that he can’t speak good English despite having experience living in an English-speaking country.
• Jin’s mom had a conception dream that a golden carp came into her arms when she was pregnant with Jin.
• Usually he wears XXL tops because of his wide shoulder.
• Among Jin’s nicknames are worldwide handsome man, the man who’s getting out of the car, Jinmungie, handsome shoulder, third guy from the left, eatJin, Seukjji, handsomeJin, etc.
• His top size is 115.
• His shoe size is 265mm.
• Jin’s MBTI personality type is INTP.