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Kim Seok-jin (born on December 4, 1992), better known by his stage name Jin, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He is the oldest member of the South Korean boy group BTS. As a BTS songwriter, he has 5 songs accredited to his name by the Korea Music Copyright Association.

Early life and education
Jin was born Kim Seok-jin on December 4, 1992 in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. His family consists of his mother, father, and older brother. He attended Konkuk University and graduated with a degree in art and acting on February 22, 2017. Unfortunately, he was unable to attend his own ceremony due to the 6th Gaon Chart Music Awards that were occurring around the same time. He is enrolled in the graduate school Hanyang Cyber University, pursuing studies in areas other than music.

2013–present: BTS
Discovered for his looks as he was walking down the street, Jin was invited to audition for Big Hit Entertainment while he was studying acting. On June 13, 2013, Jin made his debut as one of the four vocalists of BTS on Mnet's M Countdown with the track "No More Dream" from their debut single album, 2 Cool 4 Skool. Although he had done songwriting before, he first co-produced a solo single from the album Wings titled "Awake", which charted at 31 on the Gaon Music Chart and 6 on the Billboard World Digital Singles Chart. In December 2016, he released a Christmastime version of "Awake" on SoundCloud.

On August 9, 2018, a trailer with the new song titled "Epiphany" was released. It was described as a "building pop-rock melody", and was a solo performance by Jin, with the lyrics speaking about self-love. The full version of the song was released for the first time on the album Love Yourself: Answer. It charted at 30 on the Gaon Music Chart and 4 on the Billboard World Digital Singles Chart.

2015–present: Solo activities
Jin collaborated with fellow BTS member V for the historical drama Hwarang's soundtrack entitled "It's Definitely You". He also joined with BTS member Jungkook to sing and release an alternate version of "So Far Away", a song from BTS Suga's self-titled mixtape Agust D. Jin's solo covers include "Mom" by Ra.D, "I Love You" by Mate,, and "In Front Of The Post Office In Autumn", which is originally sang by Yoon Do-hyun in 1994. They were released on Soundcloud May 7th, 2015, December 3, 2015 , and June 7th, 2018 respectively. He has also made several appearances as a co-host for Korean music award shows, such as Music Bank.