Their eleventh week in the military is now complete. It's time to celebrate this milestone with a look back at this week in 2023.
On 21/02/2023 Part 2 of Run BTS Mini Field Day came out. Part 1 was released the previous week and both Tae and Jungkook were on excellent form. Part 2 began with a ping pong challenge which was frankly ridiculously difficult although Jungkook made it look really easy
Things didn't go quite so well for Jimin however. J-Hope was determined to put Jimin off and he succeeded in spades.
It was definitely not Jimin's day to shine.
The final game was Slippery Soccer. The teams were Jin, Tae and JK on the Red Team and Suga, RM, J-Hope and Jimin on the Blue Team. The Red Team were all over the game from the start and it was difficult to see how the underdogs would ever fight back.
Especially when J-Hope and Jimin's body parts were working for the opposition at various points in the game.
But who is going to complain when it led to this celebration hug.
After a few rounds though the blues levelled up and things descended into chaos.
There is even a compilation video of all jikook's chaotic interactions.
At the end of the day, everyone was happy for the match to end in a draw.
Jimin was soaked through having spent a disproportionate amount of time on the floor.
Medal placements were J-Hope - Bronze, Jungkook - Silver and the man of the hour V - Gold.
This show was the last Run BTS filmed before members started enlisting and Jin took the opportunity to accept an honorary gold and say his goodbyes to ARMY but not without some interference from Jimin and Jungkook.
I'm not sure what Run BTS would look like after the military but I hope we might get a few special episodes even if it isn't such a central part of their work together.
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Now you may accuse me of burying the lead but there was another very important piece of news released this week in 2023.
On the 21/02, Big Hit announced that FACE Jimin's debut release would be out on 24th March. The promotional schedule came out on 22/02 and the tracklist and behind video came out on the 23/02.
We got a first glimpse of how closely Jimin had been involved in all aspects of his solo debut and an indication that this was going to be a new and exciting departure for him. We understood this, even if we didn't quite grasp quite how momentous this release would be for Jimin and for South Korean music in general.
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I'm running out of images but let's not forget that Elle Magazine Hong Kong published some amazing shots from Jimin's Dior photoshoot on the 22/02/2023. Jimin's fashion god/goddess era was well underway.
BTS Jimin x Dior 🇫🇷 🩰🛼👢wears Dior Summer 2023 collection in Elle Hong Kong (March 2023 issue 📰) article pictorial 👜🐳🪸💐🥞🌽🌟🦚🫒🫐 as newly announced Global Ambassador for Dior (16 January 🧵) - 📄 22 February 2023
As a kid, Jimin used to have lots of hobbies, following anything that piqued his interest. However, when he discovered dance, he realized this was his calling and took lessons for two years while in middle school before getting into Busan High School of Arts. He interrupted his scolarity once he got recruited by Big Hit. He’s the last member to have joined BTS, two years before their debut. Always hard-working, Jimin has illustrated himself through his dance and his acrobatic figures but he also know for his kindness towards the members and the fans.
For a more complete biography, you can check these ressources:
biography from the volume 5 of the Japan Official Fanclub magazine (trans by kocchi, Kimmy Yang)
interview with Kim Ki-yoon, the owner of the dance school in Busan, where Jimin used to go to (English translation)
Jimin has also shared tidbits of his daily life:
[VLOG] Let's take a picture of Paris and go to Hawaii (2019)
NLE Choppa, Kodak Black, Jimin of BTS, JVKE, & Muni Long - “Angel Pt. 1″ (FAST X OST) (2023)
JVKE, Jimin of BTS, Charlie Puth, Muni Long - “Angel Pt. 2″ (FAST X OST) (2023)
For more details about the songs that don’t have their own post, I listed all the info I had here. For Chapter 2 songs, please check here.
Shows
구오즈 만다꼬 (95z Mandaggo) (2015, anchor)
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Pixid (2023, guest): teaser, show
Brand endorsement
Global ambassador for Dior (2023): tweets, Jimin’s Instagram post, #2
House ambassador for Tiffany & Co. (2023): tweets, Jimin’s Instagram post, Youtube video, TikTok video, WWD: “EXCLUSIVE: Tiffany & Co. Releases Jimin’s First Campaign, Costarring Zoë Kravitz and Gal Gadot”
Magazines
W Korea 2023 Vol.2 (January 2023): tweets, Q&A, Behind the scene