Full Name: Park Ji-min
Profession: K-Pop Star
Biography: Jimin is a vocalist and dancer with the phenomenally popular Korean K-pop band BTS, making his debut with the boy band in 2013.
BTS became the first Korean band to sell over a million albums, for their studio album "Wings". They lead a Korean wave of popularity for South Korean culture and have achieved success worldwide.
In 2018 they were the first Korean act to reach #1 on the US Billboard 200 Chart with their album "Love Yourself: Tear". In 2020 they also became the first all-Korean act to have a US #1 single for "Dynamite".
Jimin has also recorded and released three singles, two with fellow BTS member Jungkook and his first solo single "Promise" in 2018.
Born: October 13, 1995
Birthplace: Busan, South Korea
Age: 28 years old
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Libra
Historical Events
- 2017-05-21 BTS wins the Top Social Artist at the Billboard Awards, becoming the first K-pop group to win any Billboard Award
- 2017-12-05 Twitter reveals K-pop boy band BTS were the most tweeted-about celebrities in 2017
- 2018-05-18 K-pop boy band BTS release their album "Love Yourself: Tear", sells 135,000 first week
- 2018-05-20 25th Billboard Music Awards: Ed Sheeran and Kendrick Lamar win 6 each; Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars also win; K-pop boy band BTS are the first Koreans to perform at the ceremony
- 2018-05-27 South Korean boy band BTS are the first K-pop group to top the US Billboard 200 with their album "Love Yourself: Tear"
- 2018-10-09 46th American Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Camila Cabello, BTS & Kane Brown win
- 2018-11-09 Korean pop band BTS appearance on Japanese TV show cancelled after member Jimin wore shirt with atomic bomb image
- 2019-04-13 BTS is the first K-pop band to perform on US TV show "Saturday Night Live"
- 2020-08-21 Korean pop group BTS releases single "Dynamite", becomes 1st video to be watched more than 100 million times in 24 hours on YouTube
- 2020-09-01 BTS become the 1st all-Korean pop act to top the Billboard 100 singles chart with "Dynamite"
- 2021-11-21 49th American Music Awards: BTS, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Drake & Luke Bryan win
- 2022-05-15 29th Billboard Music Awards: Olivia Rodrigo wins 7; Drake wins 5; Taylor Swift and BTS also win
- 2022-06-14 K-pop group BTS announce they are taking a break to pursue individual projects
- 2022-10-17 K-pop band BTS announces that all seven members will be serving in the South Korean military for the required 18 month minimum
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