Profile BTS Jimin, Who Rose from Busan’s Backstreets to World Stages (2024 Updated) 

Who is Jimin? 

Jimin, whose full name is Park Jimin, was born on October 13, 1995. He is a member of famous K-pop boy group BTS, and serves as a vocalist and main dancer in the group. He also participates in writing and producing many songs. 

Jimin’s Biography

• Birth Name: Park Jimin
• Stage Name: Jimin
• Date of Birth: October 13, 1995
• Zodiac Sign: Libra
• Nationality: Korean
• SNS: @j.m 

Jimin’s Basic Info

Jimin was born in Busan, South Korea. He has a younger brother named Park Jihyun.

Jimin has pursued dancing from an early age, having learned popping and locking at Just Dance Academy during middle school. He then studied contemporary dance at Busan High School of Arts and was a top student in the modern dance department.

After becoming a trainee, Jimin transferred to Korean Arts High School and graduated in 2014. He then graduated from Global Cyber University in 2020 with a degree in Broadcasting and Entertainment, and is studying Masters at Hanyang Cyber University in Advertising and Media.

Jimin’s Career

• BTS

Jimin debuted with BTS on June 13, 2013, and has since released an extensive discography with the group. Under the group’s name, Jimin released 3 solo songs titled  “Lie”, “Serendipity”, and “Filter” in 2016, 2017, and 2020, respectively. 

You can read more about the achievements and releases of Jimin as BTS via the profile of BTS.

• Solo

In 2018, Jimin dropped his 1st solo song that doesn’t belong to a BTS album – “Free”, which was released for free on BTS’s Soundcloud account. 

In 2023, Jimin made his official solo debut with the mini-album “Face”. 

He is also known to have participated in various OSTs and featured on several songs, with notable ones being “With You” (for “Our Blues) and Taeyang’s “VIBE”, among others. 

Jimin is currently the global ambassador of luxury designer house Dior and an ambassador for the luxury jewelry brand Tiffany & Co.

Jimin began his military service as an active soldier on December 12, alongside BTS member Jungkook.

Additional facts about Jimin 

Jimin was the last Big Hit trainee to be added to the BTS lineup. He admired Rain and cited the senior star as one of his inspirations and reasons why he wanted to become both a singer and performer.

According to Jimin himself, he is a perfectionist and even the smallest mistake on stage stresses him out and makes him feel guilty.  

Throughout his career, Jimin has made various donations to his old schools and educational foundation. 

Health Issue

In 2017, during BTS’ Wings Tour, Jimin was unable to participate in the show in Macau due to neck and shoulder cramping. In 2018, Jimin had to be absent from BTS’s performance on “The Graham Norton Show” due to muscle pain in his neck and back. 

In 2022 Jimin was hospitalized after having abdominal pain and a mild sore throat, and underwent appendicitis surgery.

Controversy

Back in 2018, Jimin was spotted wearing a T-shirt that depicts the bombing of Japan during World War II. As a result, BTS was removed from a scheduled appearance on a Japanese TV program and received heavy criticisms from Japanese people. However, the designer of said T-shirt explained that the A-bomb image was not to mock Japan, but to show the truth and mention how Korea’s liberation come after Japan’s surrender in the World War 

In 2023, Jimin drew mixed reactions for his live encore stage on the Korean music show “M Countdown”. In particular, the BTS member sang with a wavering pitch and rather unstable voice, leading to criticisms from some audiences. 

Netizens at the time even used all sorts of harsh words at Jimin, calling him “tone-deaf” and expressing that the male idol’s voice has gotten worse compared to his early days. 

However, as future encores of Jimin show vast improvements, the criticisms eventually died down.