Kim Seok-jin well known by his stage name Jin, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is the eldest member in the South Korean boy group BTS. Let’s discover some entertaining facts about popular korean singer Jin from band BTS.
- Stage Name: Jin (진)
- Real Name: Kim Seok Jin (김석진)
- Birthday: December 4, 1992
- Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
- Height: 179 cm (5’10.5”)
- Weight: 63 kg (139 lbs)
- Blood Type: O
- Relationship Status: Single
- Net Worth: $3 Million USD
Jin (BTS) Bio, Age, Height, Girlfriend, Facts
- Wiki & Bio: He was born in Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, but when he was 1 year old his family moved to Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
- His family consists of father, mother and older brother named, Kim Seok Joong.
- He’s from a well-off family.
- His father is the CEO of a company.
- His fans also call him by name, Fake Maknae, Worldwide Handsome, Eat Jin
- In 2015 Jin was nicknamed Car Door Guy (from coming out the door and stunning fans with his visuals).
- Jin is also known as that “third guy from the left” (After BTS participated At Billboard Music Awards).
- Education: He completed his education from Konkuk University.
- He completed his graduation from Hanyang Cyber University in Films major.
- Jin was an exchange student in Australia, during his middle school year.
- During primary school his favorite subject was Physical Education.
- He used to like sports like tennis, swimming or golf.
- He also learned snowboarding as his father was a ski lover.
- When his father went in business trips, he used to take Jin with him, so he visited a lot of places like Japan, Europe, Australia etc.
- He got into gaming when he was in the 1st year of middle school.
- Back then he used to spend all his Summer vacation playing video games at Internet cafe with his friends.
- Both his middle school and high school were all-boys schools.
- During his 1st year of high school his dream was to become a newspaper reporter.
- He wanted to become an actor after seeing Kim Nam-Gil in “Queen Seondeok”.
- Before being streetcast for auditions, he had been a student at Konkuk University, majoring in acting.
- He has been scouted 3 months after enrolling in University, in the Summer of 2011.
- When he was scouted by BigHit, there were only the 3 rappers there, RM, Suga and J-Hope.
- Bangtan members place him as the 1st in terms of visuals.
- Other members said that Jin has the longest legs in BTS.
- He’s very confident about his looks, especially about his tick lower lip and his broad shoulders.
- He revealed his shoulders are 60 cm wide.
- He is also known for his “traffic dance”.
- Jin speaks Chinese (Mandarin) and basic English.
- In the old dorm, Jin was the member usually in charge of cleaning up.
- He also likes Disney princesses.
- He is a very good cook.
- He enjoys looking at photos and recipes.
- According to the other members, he has the best body in Bangtan.
- The first ever album that Jin bought was a Girls’ Generation album.
- His favorite number is 4.
- Jin’s favorite color is blue. (According to BTS interview for J-14 Magazine from 170505). His favorite color used to be pink.
- His favorite weather is Spring sunlight.
- He started playing Super Mario when he was five years old and Maple Story in seven grade and still plays them.
- He really love Super Mario toys that he even asked his friends to buy him one.
- Jin’s habit is blinking his left eye when hungry.
- Jin winks if he meets eyes with anyone (“Knowing Bros”) He winked at Heechul (Super Junior).
- He can open a bag of chips with his feet.
- He loves eating.
- His favorite food: lobster, meat, Naengmyun (cold noodles), chicken and greasy food.
- His role model is T.O.P from BIGBANG.
- Jin favorite items are: Maple Story action figures, Super Mario action figures, Nintendo games.
- When he was younger he wanted to be a detective.
- Jin and RM used to be the least skilled dancers in BTS, but they improved a lot.
- He wears really strong prescription glasses but he doesn’t like wearing them because he’ll become insecure.
- Jin chose V as the member that he’s closest to.
- V describes Jin like Hidetoshi from Doraemon.
- For Jin, his charms is his full bottom lip.
- He loves playing guitar.
- Jin can’t watch horror movies. When he once decided to watch a horror movie during his first year in college, ended up clinging to the person next to him.
- If Jimin had to go with a member during spring he’d choose Jin because he’s funny to be with.
- He likes strawberries, but he doesn’t like strawberry flavored things.
- Jin said that looking at bugs isn’t scary, but if they get on his body, that’s really scary.
- When Jin makes a dad joke the only person who doesn’t laugh is Suga.
- Jin dieted for a year, eating only chicken breasts.
- Jin used to work at a strawberry farm.
- Jin got two pets that are sugar gliders and their names are Odeng and Eomuk. He got those while searching for Suga on the Internet, but sugar gliders popped up instead.
- He ranked 47th on TC Candler “The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2018”.
- He wants a girlfriend whose looks and personality is similar to that of a puppy, who’s good at cooking, kind and takes good care of him.
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