Fans all know that before the current 7 members debuted under the name BTS, they went through a long training period with many other trainees. Because of this process, to this day, there are still many former trainees who are close friends of BTS members.
One of them was someone who was especially close to Jin and even received an exclusive gift from him recently. The former Bł₲ Ⱨł₮ trainee couldn't hide his joy and showed it off on Instagram while fans felt admiration for their 10-year friendship.
Well, it clearly shows how kind and friendly a person Jin is as he maintains a beautiful friendship with the former Bł₲ Ⱨł₮ Entertainment trainee:
In a world with a lot of competition and even jealousy like the Kpop idol world, one can hardly think of friendships that last more than a decade. But that doesn't mean friendship between trainees or idols doesn't exist.
As for BTS, they keep in touch and even make friends with many of the trainees who were defeated by the members themselves in the final selection of Bł₲ Ⱨł₮ Entertainment (now Bł₲ Ⱨł₮ Music). One of them is the friendship that makes fans feel jealous between Jin and actor Park Seo Ham.
Park Seo Ham (Park Seungjun), whose real name is Park Gyung Bok, is a former member of 220 Entertainment's boy band KNK from March 2016 before leaving in September 2021. He was a former Bł₲ Ⱨł₮ Entertainment trainee and trained with Jin, 6 other current BTS members and some other trainees for the project to debut BTS in 2013.
However, after that, he was not selected for the official lineup and transferred to JYP Entertainment, becoming a promising trainee with the opportunity to debut with GOT7. But after that, he still didn't have a chance to debut so he joined the army. After being discharged from the army, in March 2022, Park Seo Ham signed an exclusive contract with Npio Entertainment, debuting as an actor.
Recently, on his personal Instagram, the actor posted a photo of a bottle of wine that looks very familiar to ARMYs. Fans quickly discovered that it was an exclusive bottle of wine brewed by Jin himself according to the recipe of the traditional ḳöŕệän liquor-making expert - Park Rok Dam.
The actor also expressed his emotions after receiving a precious gift from Jin hyung - who trained with him at Bł₲ Ⱨł₮ Entertainment 10 years ago. Park Seo Ham wrote: "Seokjinie hyung gave me "honey jar of butterfly(나비의 꿀단지)! Thank you~~~~~".
Jin distributed his bottles of wine to his "special people" under his own brand and j- hope ever showed off the same bottle of wine that Park Seo Ham received.
Meanwhile, Jin and Park Seo Ham have been known for their admirable friendship as they often express support for each other's new products. When Park Seo Ham debuted with KNK, Jin came to support and posted interesting messages to former Bł₲ Ⱨł₮'s trainee: "KNK’s Seungjun, good luck for your debut showcasetoday. You know that hyung doesn’t express support for someone with my bare face often, right? Be thankful for life."
On the contrary, Park Seo Ham once mentioned in his fancafe post that he fell in love with Jin’s The Astronaut. He also talked about his relationship with the BTS members: "I think watching my friends, who debuted first and achieved success is an encouragement for myself. I'm really happy that they did so well. I first met them when I was 19 years old and we got along very well then. I even spent my own money to buy 3 BTS's albums. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous of them, but I sincerely congratulate them."
Looking at this relationship between Jin and Park Seo Ham, fans really feel happy because they are good friends:
- Oh wow they're still in contact. Seokjin & seoham besties!
- Aww that's my man and his idea, creativity, his love and respect towards the people, I love the unique way & the gesture of Sergeant Jin, Captain Korea Jin's expressing by offering/gifting the stuffs! 'Honey Jar of Butterfly' Made by Jin. proud of him and miss him so much
- Hmmm the hybe wrapping is interesting. I thought this is a private project for jin.
- envy you~ Hybe wrapping paper
- when 2 of my interests collide - BTS and Semantic Error. i didn't know that they knew each other well and Seoham used to be a trainee at BigHit
- these two have been really good friends since their trainee days
- We are slowly getting to know who Jinnie has in his "special ppl" list and I'm so happy some of his older friends are included
- Need them to reunite and bless us with selca together