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Coldplay recently performed a cover of ‘The Astronaut’ by Jin of K-pop boyband BTS during their Tokyo concert on November 6.The new acoustic cover is the first time Coldplay have performed the song without Jin on their ongoing ‘Music of the Spheres’ world tour, which kicked off in March 2022.“We’re going to play a song that we gave to Jin. We’ve never played this before on our own, maybe we’ll never play this again,” teased Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.“This is Jin’s song.

BTS have renewed their contracts with Big Hit Music, a subsidiary owned by South Korean media giant HYBE.This is according to a statement by Big Hit Music, as seen by several South Korean news outlets including Yonhap News Agency and Sports Chosun, following a decision by the company’s board of directors.Per Sports Chosun, the renewal of the BTS members’ contracts will not all happen at the same time. Instead, they will happen individually and sequentially, taking into account the military service status of the various members.“With the renewal of their contracts, we hope will be able to share with everyone a full group promotional period for BTS in 2025,” the K-pop agency said in the statement, as translated by Koreaboo.

BTS members Suga and Jin have opened up about what led to the latter’s MAMA 2018 speech, where he shared that the group had considered disbanding.On June 10, Suga released a special episode of his talk show Suchwita for the boyband’s 2023 BTS Festa celebrations. Appearing as a guest was bandmate Jin, who filmed the episode just days prior to his military enlistment in December 2022.Throughout the episode, the pair, later joined by J-hope, looked back on BTS’ journey over the years, eventually discussing the group’s tearful acceptance speech at the 2018 MAMA awards.

BTS member Jin has shared a new photo with bandmates J-hope and Jimin while serving his mandatory military service.On Saturday (March 4), the K-pop idol returned to his personal Instagram account for the first time since beginning his mandatory military service last December. Dressed in his military uniform and sporting a short haircut, Jin posed between BTS bandmates J-hope and Jimin in the new photo.The singer then captioned the photo “welcome,” while J-hope shared a string of laughter and heart emojis in the post’s comments.A post shared by Jin of BTS (@jin)Just over a week ago, Big Hit Music shared that J-hope has recently begun his own enlistment process.

BTS‘ Jin has dropped new teasers for his forthcoming debut solo single ‘The Astronaut’, out later this month.On October 19 at midnight KST, the Korean idol announced the impending release of his debut solo single album ‘The Astronaut’, alongside its release date of October 28 at 1pm KST.Simultaneously, a logo trailer for the new project was also shared via the HYBE Labels’ YouTube channel. The two-minute clip begins with an A-shaped spaceship orbiting around Earth.

BTS will reportedly be allowed to participate in “national-level” events in South Korea even while serving in their compulsory military terms, the defence ministry has announced.On October 18, Moon Hong-sik, the acting spokesperson for the South Korean defence ministry, told press that the members of BTS will still be allowed to participate in events while serving in the military.“Our position is that we will provide an opportunity if they wish to participate when there is a national-level event for the public good or an event designed in light of the national interest,” Moon said, per The Korea Times.Typically, K-pop artists in active service are not able to perform outside of military events. While some acts have released music recorded in advance while serving, they are usually unable to hold concerts or make public appearances for promotional purposes.The statement comes after Big Hit Music announced yesterday (October 17) that all seven members of the boyband would fulfil their compulsory military terms.

BTS vocalist Jin will be releasing a solo single later this month, Big Hit Music has confirmed.On October 18, the K-pop agency confirmed to MBN that the idol will soon be dropping his solo single at the end of the month. This comes days after Jin himself shared his plans to release a solo track at the boyband’s recent Busan ‘Yet To Come’ concert.Several South Korean news outlets have also reported that Jin’s upcoming single will be a collaboration with British rock band Coldplay.

BTS’ potential military exemption.South Korea’s Ministry of National Defence has followed-up on minister Lee Jong-sup’s previous comments regarding a potential public poll on BTS’ military exemption, announcing that it will not be going forward with the poll.During an August 31 parliamentary hearing, defence minister Lee Jong-sup told lawmakers of plans to implement a national survey to gauge public opinions on exempting the boyband from mandatory military service. The ministry later clarified that officials were only examining the need of such a survey at the time.As of September 1 however, it confirmed that it will not be conducting a poll on BTS’ enlistment.“The Ministry of National Defence will not arrange a public poll on the matter, nor making decisions on the issue of BTS’ military service solely based on the result of the poll,” it shared through an official statement, as reported by SBS News.All able-bodied male citizens of South Korea are to enlist in the military by the age of 28, serving at least 18 months of mandatory service under the current law.

BTS vocalist Jin has opened up about his achievements throughout the group’s music career, likening it to being in a real-life video game.In a new interview with Weverse Magazine, the boyband member spoke about some of the K-pop act’s recent achievements, and also touched on his latest solo endeavours. He later likened BTS’ career to a video game, describing new music and content as updates for their fans.“Games have to be updated to make them more fun, even if the users didn’t ask for it,” he said, explaining the analogy.

BTS’ Jin shared insight on how his bond with the group’s fanbase influenced his song choices for the group’s upcoming anthology album, ‘Proof’.In a new video shared by the boyband’s label Big Hit Music, the vocalist revealed that the inclusion of ‘Jamais Vu’ and ‘Moon’ was inspired by the “inseparable” bond between him and ARMY (BTS’ fanbase).“I wanted to include ‘Moon’ and ‘Jamais Vu’ so that you could give them another listen,” Jin said of the tracks’ inclusion in the album. “Everyone knows that ARMY and I are inseparable, like the Earth and the moon.

BTS member Jin will be minimising his participation in the group’s upcoming Las Vegas residency after sustaining an injury.The group’s label, Big Hit Music, released a statement today (April 8) to fan community app Weverse, where it announced that Jin would be unable to participate fully in the group’s upcoming Las Vegas concerts due to a previous injury to his left finger.The singer had undergone surgery to repair the extensor in his finger last month, however after consultations with various medical personnel, Jin has been advised to “refrain from vigorous movement as any impact on his finger due to the amount of activities increased more than necessary”.“While the artist himself strongly wished to participate in the performance in full, our company has decided to follow physician advice and minimise Jin’s movements during the “BTS Permission To Dance On Stage – Las Vegas’ concerts,” added Big Hit Music. The label clarified that if he strains his finger again while it’s recovering, he may need to undergo an additional surgery to rectify the injury.“As a result, Jin’s choreography and stage performance will be limited to a certain extent.

BTS member Jin recently underwent surgery after sustaining an injury, according to his label Big Hit Music.On March 19, South Korean agency shared on fan community site Weverse that the K-pop idol has had injured his left index finger during his daily activities a day prior. The singer later visited the energy room at a nearby hospital, where he underwent surgery to repair a damaged tendon.“Jin injured his left index finger during his daily activities and visited the emergency room at a hospital nearby for examination and treatment on Friday, March 18,” wrote the agency.

Jin of BTS has set a new first on the Spotify Charts with ‘Yours’, his contribution to the soundtrack of the K-drama series Jirisan.Yesterday (November 11), Spotify Korea and World Music Awards announced that ‘Yours’ has become the first song from a Korean OST to enter Spotify’s Top 50 Global Chart.

BTS vocalist Jin has lent his voice to ‘Yours’, the new theme song of tvN ongoing mystery thriller series Jirisan.‘Your’s dropped alongside special music video for ‘Yours’, which was first over the weekend during a recent episode of Jirisan. The accompanying visual features scenes from the drama, starring Jun Ji-hyun (Legend of the Blue Sea) and Ju Ji-hoon (Kingdom) as their characters grow closer.“Every night I see you in my heart / Every time I do I end up crying / If I call for you in the dark / What’s coming for me to hear?,” Jin sings longingly in the chorus of the poignant ballad.

BTS member Jin is set to release the song ‘Yours’ later this week, his contribution to the sound track of the ongoing K-drama Jirisan.South Korean network tVN, which broadcasts Jirisan, announced today (November 3) in a statement to Sports Khan that Jin’s track for the series, titled ‘Yours’, will be available from November 7 at 6pm KST onwards.In addition, a “special music video” will also be unveiled to accompany the track at 10:30pm KST the same day. Jin’s upcoming release ‘Yours’ is set to be the theme song of the ongoing series.tVN explained also that the song would be premiering on the show during its fifth episode, which is set to air on November 6.

Jin of BTS will be lending his voice to the theme song of upcoming tvN series Cliffhanger (also known as Jirisan).Earlier today (October 1), South Korean news outlet Sports Dongah reported that production studio AStory had officially announced that the South Korean singer would be providing his vocals for the main theme song of the highly anticipated series.“BTS’ Jin’s song for the Cliffhanger OST will be the main theme song for Cliffhanger, and you will be able to hear it starting from midway through the drama,” said AStory, as translated by Soompi.

Jin of K-pop boyband BTS has opened up about the pressure he feels to succeed and how he has since “worked through” them.In a brand-new interview with WeVerse Magazine, the singer spoke about the success of their English-language single ‘Butter’, which was released in May, and how he feels about its domination on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has so far spent eight non-consecutive weeks at Number One on the chart, tying Olivia Rodrigo‘s ‘Drivers License’ for the longest chart-topping hit of 2021.Jin admitted that he now feels “less pressure” over how well a song does on the charts as compared to 2020’s ‘Dynamite’ and was able to enjoy the promotional activities for ‘Butter’ more.

Thanks to a new Korean law, BTS’ Jin will defer his military service by two years. Jin, the eldest member of BTS, will turn 28 on Friday, December 4, which meant that he had 20 months to enlist in the military under the previous South Korean law.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is THE SHOW to watch right now as BTS Week commenced three days back. Besides giving us brilliant performances on Idol and Home, we also saw the boys perform Dynamite with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots.

As though we don't have enough proof that BTS member Jin is among the sassiest people we know, Weverse translation took his sass a notch higher this week. It all began when an ARMY member gushed about Jungkook.

Two years after BTS leader RM's thought-provoking speech at the UN, the septet delivered another powerful speech during the recently held 75th United Nations General Assembly. The boys were introduced by Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF, who shared with the youth troubled by the COVID-19 pandemic, "You are not alone.