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JIN

Background Information

Birth Name: Kim Seok-jin

Hangul: 김석진

Birthday: December 4, 1992

Birthplace: Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea

Personal Information

Height: 179 cm

Weight: 60 kg

Blood Type: O

Occupation: Vocalist, Visual

Education: High School (N/A) University Konkuk University, Department of Film

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Kim Seok-jin (Hangul: 김석진), better known by his stage name Jin, is a vocalist and the visual of BTS. He is the oldest member of BTS, being born in 1992. Jin made his debut on June 13, 2013, as a member of BTS on Mnet's M! Countdown with the track "No More Dream" from their debut single album 2 Cool 4 Skool. Together with the members of BTS, he went on to win a series of awards and performed at several events such as the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA). In 2015, he enrolled at Konkuk University in southeastern Seoul, majoring in film.

EARLY LIFE

Jin was born in Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea on December 4, 1992. He has one older brother.

PROFILE

Birth name: Kim Seok-jin

Stage name: Jin

Date of birth: December 4, 1992

Place of birth: Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Nickname(s): Pink Princess (for liking the color pink), Jin Princess, Observant Jin (given by V, for being observant), Shoulder Hyung (for his broad shoulders), Kim Mother

Position: Vocalist, Visual

Height: 179 cm

Weight: 61 kg

Blood Type: O

Chinese Zodiac: Monkey

Star Sign: Sagittarius

TRIVIA

He has a dog named Jjanggu.

His favorite hobbies include cooking, eating, playing video games, looking at photographs and recipes, and taking selcas.

His favorite color is pink.

His favorite number is 4.

His favorite foods are lobster, meat, naengmyeon, chicken, hamburgers, pizza and all types of greasy junk food.

He likes anime, Disney princesses, his Maple Story and Super Mario action figures and Nintendo games. He enjoys the beauty of sunlight in spring.

He has a habit of blinking his left eye when he's hungry.

He is able to do the The Exorcist's "spider-walk" (walking with his waist bent).

His role model is T.O.P. of Big Bang.

He describes himself as Hidetoshi from Doraemon.

His ideal type is someone who will be a good wife, good at cooking and is nice.

In ten years, he wants to be Sergeant Kim Seok-jin in the Bangtan ARMY and after that he wants to be a Jin that mothers would like watching on the TV.

He adds a lot of sesame oil into every dish that he makes.

He once made seaweed soup for J-Hope and J-Hope became speechless since he thought it tasted like his mom's.

He always goes to the gym with Jimin.

According to the other members, he has the best body in the group.

He is in charge of the kitchen and cleaning up the dorms.

He has a driver's license.

He is good at staring contests.

He can't watch horror movies.

As a child, he wanted to be a detective.

He wakes up two hours earlier than the other members.

He can speak a little bit of Chinese.

He likes the maknae line (Jimin, V and Jungkook).