Jin, who was discharged from the military in June this year, released his first solo mini album Happy on the 15th and began his solo career seriously. On the 18th, he continued his solo album promotions in the United States.
Appearing at the airport, Jin had some comfortable interactions with кσяєαn reporters. However, a video recording of their conversation made fans feel worried about Jin's situation.
Although they couldn't be more excited to see Jin during this time, ARMYs also expressed their concern for his health:
Just one day after his discharge, Jin reunited with ARMYs at the 2024 BTS FESTA event. Immediately after that, he barely rested and performed episodes of the variety show "Run Jin" and released solo songs such as Super Tuna 2 or I'll be there.
Not stopping there, a few months after his discharge, Jin released his first solo album, becoming the 7th member of BTS to do so. Along with that, Jin also planned a series of activities within the framework of promoting his solo album, including 2 showcases called 'Jin 'Happy' Special Stage', where all the songs were performed live by the band. About 4,000 ARMYs were selected through a lottery.
That shows that Jin could not hide his desire to meet ARMYs after 1 year and 8 months apart. During the Day 2 showcase, Jin expressed his feelings: "I've been waiting for the day to meet ARMYs in person. Thank you for filling the seats and for coming online for the second day as well!".
Right after Jin's 2 full-time showcases, he continued his schedule in the US, starting from the morning of November 18. кσяєαn media reported that Jin was at the airport to fly to the US to prepare for his appearance on the Jimmy Fallon show this week. As usual, his fresh visuals and cuteness caught everyone's attention.
However, a video became notable among fans when Jin revealed that he had stayed up all night due to his busy schedule. Jin told the reporter: "Ahh, I stayed up all night cos my flight leaves in the morning..." This is understandable since he just held his showcase on the 2nd day at 5pm (KST) yesterday. Even the reporter noticed this and responded: "And you worked so hard yesterday". Jin then showed his professionalism by saying: "I'm gonna just sleep in the plane."
Releasing an album brings happiness to both the artist and the fans, but it also means that the artist has to work very hard with a schedule that leaves no time to rest. In particular, Jin seems to have not had time to truly rest since his discharge from the army. ARMYs are worried that Jin's health will be affected but also appreciate what he is sending to fans:
- He is working so hard. Have a safe flight, Jin!
- He must be really tired. I’m glad there weren’t too many people at the airport. Safe travel Jin!!!
- NOOOOO MY BABY PLS DONT WORK TOO HARD YOUR HEALTH IS OUR TOP PRIORITY
- He looked very tired. Have a safe flight and fun trip, Jin.
- Oh Seokjin hope you give yourself some rest too
- He's going to bring our hope back. Take care of yourself too, our Seokjinie
Meanwhile, Jin's new title track 'Running Wild' was streamed over 4.93 million times on the day of its release (No. 15) and ranked No. 8 on the 'Daily Top Global Songs'. This is Jin's highest score for a solo track. Jin set the highest record for a solo track with his previous release 'I'll Be There' (No. 9) released on the 25th of last month, and then broke that record again with the title track of his new album.
In addition, Jin's 'Happy' sold over 840,000 copies on the first day of its release according to Hanteo Chart. With this figure, 'Happy' set a record by surpαѕѕing the first week sales (album sales in a week from the release date) of his previous work. (single "The Astronaut")
