Biography
Park Ji-min, also known as Jimin is a South Korean dancer, songwriter, and singer. He was born on the 13th of October 1995, and is a member of the famous K-pop group BTS. He made his debut with the group in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment Records.
He belongs to a family of 4, which includes his father, mother, and younger brother. As a child, his parents enrolled him at Busan’s Hodong Elementary School. Then later at Yonsan Middle School.
While he was still attending middle school, he attended the Just Dance Academy, where he learned how to “pop and lock”.
Before he became a trainee at Big Hit Entertainment, he attended Busan High School, where he studied contemporary dance. He was noted for being one of the best students in his class. It was actually one of his teachers who suggested that he auditioned with an entertainment outfit, and that was what led him to Big Hit Entertainment.
He passed the audition and was moved to the Korean Arts High School, where he graduated in 2014. As a member of BTS, he made his debut in 2013 with the single “No More Dreams”. He is a vocalist and dancer for the group, with which he has recorded 3 solo songs. These include “Lie”, “Filter”, and “Serendipity”.
Net Worth
After years of touring with BTS and releasing several successful records collectively and individually, it is fair to say that Jimin has attained great success. As we all know, success in the entertainment industry comes with huge pay-checks. As for Jimin, all his efforts have earned him a net worth of about $20 million.
Achievements
BTS as a group have done too many shows to count and have won several awards. Jimin being a part of the group has shared in their achievements. However, he has also achieved quite a lot on his own. His single “Filter”, is the fastest South Korean male solo single to reach and exceed 100 million streams. He is also the first and only South Korean soloist to record and release 3 songs that surpassed the 100 million-stream mark. In 2016, he was rated as the 14th most famous idol in an annual survey, which was conducted by Gallup Korea. In 2017, his ranking increased from 14th to 7th. And he was ranked 1st in 2018 and 2019 consecutively.
Relationship
It seems like BTS members aren’t too keen on making their personal relationships public. It may just be that they aren’t in relationships at all, for now anyway. Same can be said of Jimin. Although there have been strong rumors that the young star was in a relationship with fellow K-pop star Han Seung-yeon, who is a member of the group KARA. Officially, there has been no word from either parties that they are dating. It still remains a rumor.
Facts
You all know that Jimin is a part of the multi-platinum-selling band BTS. You also recognize their faces from magazines and television, but there’s more facts about him that you probably never knew. Below are some interesting facts about the talented BTS member.
Jimin was born in Busan, South Korea
His family is made up of himself, his younger brother, his dad, and his mom
He attended the Busan High School and the Global Cyber University
Before he made his debut with BTS, Jimin entered the Busan High School of Arts as the top student in modern dance. He was later transferred to the Korea Arts High School. His fellow band-mate V also attended the school.
Jimin was class president for 9 years while at the Busan High School of Arts, and the Korea arts High School. This was a testament to how good of a student he was.
He was the last member chosen to join the BTS band.
His favorite colors are black and blue
Jimin’s favorite number is 3.
Everyone knows him as Jimin, but those closest to him call him by the nickname “Mang-gae rice cake”.
For some reason, Jimin always thought he was fat. His close friends and associates have said that he is always conscious of his looks.
They say he spends too much time observing his cheeks.
During the time Jimin thought he was fat, it was said that he went into depression. As a means to lose weight, he began to starve himself. It was his fellow band member Jin who convinced him that he wasn’t fat, and talked him into eating regularly again. What a good friend!
Jimin’s favorite foods are fruit, Kimchi jjigae, chicken, duck, and pork.
Jimin loves eating fruits, which is why it’s surprising that he doesn’t like spinach.
He likes sunny and cool weather conditions.
Jimin spends a good amount of time working on his body. As a result, he has very good looking abs.
Jimin is a very playful person. A lot of times, he hits his fellow band members, just as a way of showing affection. Although some of them find this behavior annoying at times.
We all know Jimin is a professional dancer. However, he dances all the time, as long as there is music playing. He could be in a waiting room and start dancing when any song comes on, regardless of the genre.
Hobbies
Most fans view their favorite celebrities as mini-gods. However, they are just like regular people who have regular hobbies. Jimin is no exception, as he too has his fair share of hobbies. One of his weird hobbies is getting beaten up by his friends. He’s a playful character who is fond of hitting his loved ones. He expects them to jump him in retaliation. He also enjoys reading novels and interesting books. Hanging out with his friends is also something he enjoys doing. He is also known to spend hours on his phone.
