28 Facts About Jimin

Park Ji-min, known mononymously as Jimin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and dancer.

Jimin released his first independent song, the digital track "Promise" in 2018, and recorded the duet "With You" with Ha Sung-woon for the soundtrack of the TvN television series Our Blues in 2022.

In 2023, Jimin released his debut solo album Face, which debuted at number one in South Korea and Japan, and number two on the US Billboard 200, making him the highest-charting Korean solo artist on the latter chart.

Jimin was the last Big Hit trainee to be added to the lineup that would eventually become BTS.

Jimin additionally co-wrote and co-produced another track included on that album, "Friends", which was later featured in the Marvel Studios film Eternals.

In May 2019, Jimin became the first BTS member to have a solo music video achieve 100 million views on YouTube when "Serendipity" surpassed the milestone.

Jimin remained the only BTS member with multiple solo songs in the January 2020 update of the OCC's top 40 list: "Lie" and "Serendipity" were the second and third most-streamed solos, at numbers 24 and 29 respectively, with the full-length version of the latter at number 38.

Jimin was awarded the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit in 2018, alongside his bandmates, by the President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, for their contributions to the promotion of Korean culture.

In 2014, Jimin collaborated with bandmate Jungkook on a song called "Christmas Day", a Korean rendition of Justin Bieber's "Mistletoe"; Jimin wrote the Korean lyrics himself.

Jimin appeared on several variety shows such as Hello Counselor, Please Take Care of My Refrigerator, and God's Workplace in 2016.

On December 30,2018, Jimin released "Promise", his first credited song as a solo artist, for free on BTS' SoundCloud page.

Jimin released his second solo song "Christmas Love", about his childhood memories of the holidays, on December 24,2020.

In January 2023, Jimin co-wrote and featured on the single "Vibe" by Taeyang.

The album's release led Jimin to become the first Korean solo artist to reach number one on the Billboard Artist 100.

Jimin is regarded as an exceptional dancer among the members of BTS and in K-pop in general, often praised for his "smooth and elegant movements" and charm on stage.

In 2023, Jimin stated that as a pop artist, he "aims to excel at both dancing and singing and perform a diverse range of musical genres and themes" while "taking a healthy and sustainable approach to do so".

Jimin has cited singer Rain as an inspiration and one of the reasons why he wanted to become a singer and performer.

In 2016, Jimin was ranked as the 14th most popular idol in an annual survey conducted by Gallup Korea.

Jimin subsequently ranked seventh in 2017, and then consecutively ranked first in 2018 and 2019, as the only idol to top the survey for two consecutive years.

Jimin was named the 17th best boy band member in history by The Guardian.

In 2025, Jimin made it to the Madame Tussauds Hot 100 list, recognizing him as a K-pop star.

In September 2022, Jimin made a donation to the Gangwon Provincial Office of Education.

In February 2024, Jimin was inducted in the Nam-gu Hometown Love Donation System Donor Hall of Fame for his contribution to the district welfare programs.

Since 2018, Jimin has lived in Hannam-dong, Seoul, South Korea with his bandmates.

In 2017, during BTS' Wings Tour, Jimin was unable to participate in the show in Macau due to neck and shoulder cramping.

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

Jimin completed his five weeks of basic training in January 2024, placing first as an outstanding trainee and received the Best trainee commendation award from the Division Commander, taking an oath as the representative of all trainees in his unit.

Jimin was then appointed to an Artillery Unit in the 5th Infantry Division.