Park Ji-min

Park Ji-min (Hangul: 박지민; born on October 13, 1995),better known mononymously as Jimin, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer. In 2013 he debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS, under the record label Big Hit Entertainment

• 1 Life and career
  • 1.1 Early life and education
  • 1.2 BTS
  • 1.3 Solo work
  • 1.4 Philanthropy
• 2 Artistry
• 3 Impact and influence
• 4 Discography
  • 4.1 Charted songs
  • 4.2 Other songs
  • 4.3 Writing credits
• 5 Filmography
  • 5.1 Trailers and short films
  • 5.2 Hosting
• 6 Notes
• 7 References
• 8 External links

Life and career

Early life and education

Jimin was born on October 13, 1995 in Geumjeong District, Busan, South Korea. His immediate family includes mother, father, and a younger brother. When he was a child, he attended Busan’s Hodong Elementary School and Yonsan Middle School. During middle school, he attended Just Dance Academy and learned popping and locking dance. Prior to becoming a trainee, Jimin studied contemporary dance at Busan High School of Arts and was a top student in the modern dance department. After a teacher suggested he audition with an entertainment company, it led him to Big Hit Entertainment. Once he passed the auditions in 2012, he transferred to Korean Arts High School, graduating in 2014. Jimin is currently enrolled at Global Cyber University.

BTS

On June 12, 2013, Jimin made his debut as a member of BTS with the release of the single “No More Dream”. In the group, Jimin holds the position of dancer and vocalist. Under BTS, he has released three solo tracks: “Lie”, “Serendipity” and “Promise”. The song “Lie” was released in 2016 in the album Wings. It was described as stunning and dramatic, conveying dark undertones and emotions that helped reflect the overall concept of the album. In contrast, “Serendipity” from the album Love Yourself: Her released in 2017 was soft and sensual, unraveling the joy, conviction, and curiosity of love.

Both of Jimin’s solos “Serendipity” and “Lie” surpassed fifty million streams on Spotify, a first record in five years by a K-pop solo song after Psy’s “Gentleman”. The songs were also the only solo songs by a BTS member in Official Chart’s 20 most streamed BTS songs in the UK. His song “Promise” (2018) topped Soundcloud records with 8.5 million streams in just the first 24 hours. Jimin has been praised for his performances & was a trending search in Paris after the European stops of BTS’ 2018 world tour, titled BTS World Tour: Love Yourself.

In 2018, he was awarded the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit by the President of South Korea along with other members of the group.

Solo work

In 2014, Jimin collaborated with fellow member Jungkook for “Christmas Day”, a Korean rendition of Justin Bieber‘s “Mistletoe“, the Korean lyrics being written by Jimin. Later on, Jimin collaborated with Jungkook again by releasing a cover of “We Don’t Talk Anymore“, originally by Charlie Puth and Selena Gomez, released on June 2, 2017.

Jimin began participating in a variety of shows such as Hello Counselor, Please Take Care of My Refrigerator, and God’s Workplace in 2016. In the same year, he began hosting as a special MC at shows such as Show! Music Core and M Countdown.^[18][19] During December he also participated in a duet at the KBS Song Festival with Taemin from Shinee.

From January to May 2018, Jimin won the monthly Peeper x Billboard Award for “Top K-Pop Artist – Individual”. Peeper x Billboard is a collaboration between the Peeper social media app and Billboard Korea, where it collects fan votes for their favorite K-pop artists and announces monthly winners. The prize was a donation to the charity UNICEF in his name.

Jimin released his first solo song outside of BTS releases, “Promise”, on December 30, 2018, for free on BTS’ SoundCloud page. The song, described by Billboard as a “mellow pop ballad“, was composed by Jimin and Big Hit Entertainment producer Slow Rabbit, with the latter also producing the track. “Promise” features lyrics written by Jimin and fellow BTS member RM, and cover artwork photographed by bandmate V.

Philanthropy

From 2016 to 2018, Jimin supported graduates of Busan Hodong Elementary School, his alma mater, by covering uniform expenses. After news of the school’s closing was released, he donated summer and winter middle school uniforms to the final graduates and gifted autographed albums to the entire student body. In early 2019, Jimin donated 100 million Korean won (roughly 88,000 US dollars) to the Busan Department of Education to help support lower income students. Of the total, ₩30 million (roughly US$23,000) went to Busan Arts High School, Jimin’s alma mater.

Impact and influence

In 2016, Jimin was ranked as the 14th most preferred idol in a survey conducted by Gallup Korea. In 2017 he came in at 7th and in the 2018 survey he ranked at number 1.

In 2018, Jimin was the ninth most tweeted about celebrity and the eighth most tweeted about musician in the world. He was picked as the seventeenth best boyband member in history by The Guardian. In 2019, he received a plaque of appreciation from the Cultural Conservation Society for performing buchaechum, a traditional Korean fan dance, during the 2018 Melon Music Awards. He received the award for helping spread the dance outside of Korea.

Discography

ther songs

Writing credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association‘s database, unless otherwise noted.

Filmography

Trailers and short films

Hosting

Notes

References

1.  Daly, Rhian (December 30, 2018). “BTS’ Jimin surprises fans with first self-composed solo song ‘Promise‘“. NME. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
2. ^ “방탄소년단 지민, 모교 폐교 소식에 사인CD+교복 선물…훈훈 선행” [Bangtan Boys Jimin, the birth of a school … Leading to Hoon Hoon] (in Korean). 20 February 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018 – via Naver.
3. ^ Hwang, Ji-young (April 5, 2019). “방탄소년단 지민, 부산교육청에 1억원 기부 뒤늦게 알려져” [BTS member Jimin donated 100 million won to the Busan Education Office]. Daily Sports (in Korean). Retrieved April 5, 2019.
4. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (December 31, 2018). “자작곡 ‘약속’ 지킨 방탄소년단 지민, 춤만 잘추는줄 알았다면 오산[뮤직와치]”. Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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8. ^ References for Gallup:
   • “2017년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요 – 최근 11년간 추이, 아이돌 선호도 포함”. Gallop Korea (in Korean). December 19, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
   • “한국갤럽 데일리 오피니언, 매주 새로운 여론조사 결과를 전합니다”. Gallop Korea (in Korean). December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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14. ^ “NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart”. Recorded Music NZ. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
15. ^ “Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100”. OOC. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
16. ^ “Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100: September 8, 2018”. OCC. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
17. ^
    • “Lie (World Digital Songs)”. Billboard.
    • “Serendipity (World Digital Songs)”. Billboard.
18. ^
    • “Lie”. gaonchart.co.kr.
    • “Intro : Serendipity”. gaonchart.co.kr.
19. ^ “kpop hot 100 August 20-26, 2018”. billboard.co.kr. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
20. ^ Jump up to:^a b Herman, Tamar (August 24, 2018). “BTS Reflect on Life & Love on Uplifting ‘Love Yourself: Answer‘“. Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
21. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (October 13, 2018). “The Significance of Each BTS Member Having Their Own Solo on ‘Wings‘“. Fuse. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
22. ^ “Lle (October 2016 Download Chart)”. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
23. ^ “Intro : Serendipity (September 2017 Download Chart)”. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
24. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (September 6, 2018). “BTS Breaks Their Own Record for Most Simultaneous Hits on World Digital Song Sales Chart”. Billboard. Retrieved September 8,2018.
25. ^ “95 graduation by Jimin & V of BTS”. Soundcloud. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
26. ^ Jump up to:^a b “Christmas Day by Jimin, Jungkook of BTS”. Soundcloud. Retrieved October 23,2018.
27. ^ Jump up to:^a b “약속 By JIMIN Of BTS”. Soundcloud. December 31, 2018. Retrieved December 31,2018.
28. ^ “Songs Registered Under Jimin (10005241)”. komca.or.kr. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
29. ^ Khater, Ashraf (September 9, 2016). “BTS Hits Another Milestone After Selling Out All 38,000 Tickets For Gocheok Sky Dome Global Fan Meeting!”. IBTimes. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
30. ^ Herman, Tamar (September 4, 2017). “BTS Reveal ‘Serendipity’ Comeback Trailer for ‘Love Yourself: Her’ Album”. Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
31. ^ “[BANGTAN BOMB] Jin&Jimin M countdown Special MC – BTS (방탄소년단)”. Youtube(in Korean). Bangtan TV. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.