JIMIN BIODATA

NAME: Park Ji-min

BORN: October 13, 1995 (age 25)

LIVE: Geumjeong District, Busan, South Korea

Early life and education

Park Ji-min (Korean: 박지민) was born on October 13, 1995 in Geumjeong District, Busan, South Korea.
[non-primary source needed] His immediate family includes mother, father, and a younger brother.
When he was a child, he attended Busan's Hodong Elementary School and Yonsan Middle School.[3]
During middle school, he attended Just Dance Academy and learned popping and locking dance.
[unreliable source?] Prior to becoming a trainee, Jimin studied contemporary dance at Busan High
School of Arts and was a top student in the modern dance department. After a teacher suggested he
audition with an entertainment company, it led him to Big Hit Entertainment. Once he passed the
auditions in 2012, he transferred to Korean Arts High School, graduating in 2014. Jimin is currently
enrolled at Global Cyber University.

BTS

On June 13, 2013, Jimin made his debut as a member of BTS with the release of the single "No More
Dream".[8] In the group, Jimin holds the position of vocalist and dancer. Under BTS, he has released two
solo tracks: "Lie" and "Serendipity". The song "Lie" was released in 2016 in the album Wings. It was
described as stunning and dramatic, conveying dark undertones and emotions that helped reflect the
overall concept of the album.[9] In contrast, "Serendipity" from the album Love Yourself: Her released in
2017 was soft and sensual, unraveling the joy, conviction, and curiosity of love.[10]

All three of Jimin's solos "Serendipity", "Lie" and "Serendipity (Full Length Edition)" surpassed fifty
million streams on Spotify, making him the only Korean act to have three solo songs over 50 million
streams.[11] The songs were also the only solo songs by a BTS member in Official Chart's 20 most
streamed BTS songs in the UK. Jimin's song "Promise" (2018) saw SoundCloud's Biggest 24-Hour Debut
Ever, surpassing the record set by Drake's "Duppy Freestyle", according to SoundCloud

In 2018, he was awarded the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit by the President of South
Korea along with other members of the group.