SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin, a vocalist of the K-pop giant BTS, has earned his first solo entry on the U.S. Billboard’s main songs chart for his first individual release, “The Astronaut.” The single debuted at No. 51 on the Hot 100 with 4.9 million U.S. streams and 44,000 downloads sold in the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — “The Astronaut,” the first official single by Jin of the K-pop supergroup BTS, has landed at No. 61 on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100. According to the latest chart updated Friday (British time), the song entered the chart together with Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” (No. 3) and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Jin, a member of K-pop supergroup BTS, has submitted an application with the Military Manpower Administration (MMA) to cancel his request to postpone his military conscription, according to sources Friday. The move to revoke the delay came after Big Hit Music, the singer’s management agency, announced last month that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Jin of the K-pop megaband BTS made a guest appearance at Coldplay’s concert in Buenos Aires on Friday (local time) for his first live performance of his solo debut single, “The Astronaut,” with the British rock band. According to music industry sources here, Jin appeared from the opposite side [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin, a member of K-pop juggernaut BTS, debuted as a solo artist through a collaborative single with British rock band Coldplay on Friday. The vocalist simultaneously released “The Astronaut” and its music video worldwide at 1 p.m. in Korea, or midnight in the United States (EST). “The Astronaut” marks [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin of K-pop supergroup BTS will drop his first solo single, titled “The Astronaut,” on Oct. 28, his agency said Wednesday. The song will make Jin the second BTS member to debut as an individual artist, following J-Hope, Big Hit Music said on Weverse, a K-pop fan community platform. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS’ vocalist Jin and rapper RM have tested positive for the coronavirus, their management agency said Saturday. The announcement came a day after the agency, Big Hit Music, confirmed that Suga, another member of the seven-member K-pop superband, has been infected with the virus. “RM and Jin were confirmed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A China-based fan community of Jin, a member of K-pop megastar BTS, opened a street project in western Seoul on Tuesday to celebrate the singer’s 28th birthday, officials said. The community named China Jin Bar opened the BTS Jin Theme Street on the main commercial festival avenue of the [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin, a member of global stars BTS, joined the UNICEF Korea’s club of top donators, having contributed to the United Nations organization since last year, its Korea office said Friday. Jin’s financial donation to the Korean office of the United Nations Children’s Fund has surpassed 100 million won (US$84,000) [...]