Jimin (BTS)

Jimin is a South Korean singer and dancer. He’s most known for being one of the members of Big Hit Entertainment’s boy group BTS.

He also debuted as a solo singer with Face (2023), with single Like Crazy.

Career

Jimin released his debut solo album, Face in 2023. It debuted at number one in South Korea and Japan, and number two in the United States, while its second single, “Like Crazy“, debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, making him the highest-charting Korean solo artist in history on the Billboard 200 and the Hot 100 at the time, and the first to debut atop the latter.^[A]

Jimin started his career in the music industry with BTS on June 2013. The group released single album 2 Cool 4 Skool with the lead single No More Dream.

With BTS, the man from Busan had released several solo songs. The first one is Lie, part of the 2016 album Wings. The song is dark and dramatic, reflecting the concept of Wings.

His next solo song came with the EP Love Yourself: Her in 2017.

The song titled Serendipity couldn’t be any more different than its predecessor. Serendipity is soft and sensual, conveying the feeling of love.

Jimin’s next solo project with BTS is for the song Filter. It was released along with the 2020 studio album Map of the Soul: 7.

Filter has a unique Latin Pop flair with lyrics reflecting the different sides of him.

He released his first solo song outside BTS in 2018. The song Promise is a mellow pop ballad written by Jimin and RM. It was released for free through BTS’ Soundcloud page.

In December 2020, the Libra man released his second solo project Christmas Love. The song tells the story of his childhood memory on the holiday.

Profile

Real Name: Park Ji Min (박지민)
Stage Name: Jimin (지민)
Nickname: Jiminie, Chim Chim, Mochi
Birthday: October 13, 1995
Birthplace: Busan, South Korea
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Nationality: South Korean
Position: Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist (BTS)
Religion: –
Profession: Singer
Education: Busan High School of Arts, Korea Arts High School, Global Cyber University
Hobbies: Reading books, staying on his phone for hours, relaxing, hanging out with friends.
Jimin’s Spotify List: Jimin’s Favorite Tracks
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Instagram: @j.m
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Height, Weight, & Physical Appearance

Height: 174 cm (5’9″)
Weight: 62 Kg (137 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Hair Color: Dark brown
Eye Color: Brown
Body Measurements: 39-30-35 (Bust -39, Waist -30, and Hips -35 inches)
Shoe Size: 8.5 (US)

Family

Father: –
Mother: –
Brother: Park Ji-hyun
Sister: –

Girlfriend & Dating History

Song Daeun

In around in 2022, Jimin was rumored to date a Korean actress named Song Daeun.

The speculations started from an anonymous post made on Korean forum Pann Nate, with 12 pieces of alleged proofs of their relationship.

That being said, neither side has ever addressed the rumors.

Net Worth

According to multiple sources, Jimin has accumulated anywhere between $20 million to $40 million of net worth. His main source of income is his earnings throughout the career as one of BTS members.

Music

BTS has cemented its place as the top-selling artist from South Korea of all time. As cited from Circle Chart, they have sold more than 40 million copies of albums.

From touring alone, the group raked $170 million in 2019. It’s estimated that the BTS members earned $50 million in total from touring revenues, in which each member is approximated to earn around $7 million.

Charity

Jimin paid uniforms for students from his alma mater, Busan Hodong Elementary School, in 2016-2019 before the school closed down.

He donated KRW₩100 million, roughly equivalent to $88 thousand, in 2019 to help students from low-income families through the Busan Department of Education.

He also donated the same amount in the next year to to the Jeonnam Future Education Foundation for scolarship fund.

In addition, he donated the similar amount as well to the Korean UNICEF Committee, the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation, and the Rotary International.

Real Estate

In March 2021, he purchased a flat in Nine One Hannam, which is the most expensive apartment complex in Seould, for $5.3 million.

Facts

Jimin’s family consists of father, mother, and a younger brother.
Before his debut, he used to attend Busan High School of Arts but transferred to Korea Arts High School with V.
He was the valedictorian or highest ranked student in his school. He even became the class president for 9 years.
This K-pop star was ranked 64th in the Top 100 Handsome Faces of 2017. For the year 2018, he made a big jump to the 25th.
He has two favorite colors, black and blue.
3 is his favorite number.
He used to feel fat and was quite self-conscious about his looks, especially his cheeks.
The singer got depressed because of this and began to starve himself. Luckily, Jin managed to get him out of his depression and Jimin has been eating regularly again.
Some of his favorite foods are duck, pork, chicken, fruit, and stew kimchi jjigae.
He enjoys reading books, including comics. He even said that comic books influence him a lot.
Jimin likes sunny days with cool breeze. During days like this, he likes to wear earphone and listen to feeling-good music.
The man born in 1995 looks up to Bigbang’s Taeyang, Chris Brown, and Rain.
He has impressive set of abs and widely known for it.
Out of all his body parts, he is most confident in his eyes.
Jimin likes dancing and would dance whenever the music started playing.
He doesn’t like spinach.
He is a black belt in taekwondo.
This Libra man has to use eyeliners even in dance practice because without it he can’t show strong expression.
He sees money as something important.
The 3 requirement for happiness according to him are love, money, and stage.
In 10 years, Jimin still wants to be performing and enjoying the stage as a cool singer.
He and J-Hope share a room in the dorm because it is the biggest room.
The man from Busan is in charge of the kitchen in the dorm.
He usually tries to solve his problems by himself. He will go to V if he can’t solve it.
The Promise singer likes to jokingly hit the other BTS members to show his affection.
He had to kick his fellow members during the No More Dream performance and he felt sorry for them.
Jin thinks that Jimin is the member that has changed the most since their debut.
Jungkook likes to tease him about his height.
He felt hurt when Jungkook put him in the last place in terms of visuals. Jimin himself thinks that Jin is first and the last is Suga.
He tried to write some lyrics but Suga found it too childish and couldn’t use it.
Jimin wrote down performing, receiving attention, and Jeonggukkie as the 3 things he likes.
The 3 things he doesn’t like are Jin, Suga, and V.
If he had a day off, the idol joked that he would like to go on a date with Jungkook and hold hands together.
If he can steal one thing from each member he would get RM’s height, J-Hope’s cleanliness, V’s talent and gaze, and Suga’s knowledge.
The Serendipity singer is close with EXO’s Kai, HOTSHOT’s Timoteo, VIXX’s Ravi, Wanna One’s Sungwon, and SHINee’s Taemin.
Taemin would like to work with Jimin on collaboration for his solo album.
His ideal date is a beach date where they can sit and drink together. He also would like to go to the countryside for the date.
Jimin’s ideal type is a girl who is nice and cute. He prefers the girl to be smaller than him.

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Quotes

“It would be really great if our music continues to touch people. Once your heart is moved, it will develop to something better and positive.”

“I wish BTS could set up a model for k-pop with the best music and content so we have a positive impact on the U.S. music scene.”

“I think the things that everyone can do are small things, but if they’re done, it will eventually help the environment. I think recycling is the biggest effort I’m making.”

“When I don’t wear eyeliner, I am shy and I feel like I can’t dance.”

“We have songs that are as good as and even better than ‘Dynamite,’ so I hope that fans will look forward to it.”

“I like the Hulk from ‘Avengers.’ Most people like Iron Man, but I like how the Hulk smashes everything.”

“I think I get inspiration from places where I see nature.”