Jimin
Park Ji-min (Korean: 박지민; born October 13, 1995), known mononymously as Jimin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and dancer. In 2013, he made his debut as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS, under the record label Big Hit Entertainment.
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| Born | Park Ji-min October 13, 1995 Geumjeong District, Busan, South Korea |
| Education | Korean Arts High School Global Cyber University |
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| Honours | Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit (2018) |
| Musical career | |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Big Hit |
| Member of | BTS |
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| Hangul | 박지민 |
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| Revised Romanization | Bak Ji(-)min |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chimin |
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Jimin has released three solo tracks under BTS' name—"Lie" in 2016, "Serendipity" in 2017, and "Filter" in 2020—all of which have charted on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. He released his first credited solo song, the digital track "Promise", which he co-wrote, in 2018 and recorded the duet "With You" with Ha Sung-woon for the soundtrack for the TvN drama Our Blues in 2022. Jimin released his debut solo album, Face in 2023. It debuted at number one in South Korea and Japan, and number two in the United States, while its second single, "Like Crazy", debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, making him the highest-charting Korean solo artist in history on the Billboard 200 and the Hot 100 at the time, and the first to debut atop the latter.