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StarNews reports that Jin's solo track "Don't Say You Love Me" reached No. 1 on Mexican station House Radio's "Ranking House" chart on September 12, marking his third consecutive week at the top and extending a run of over a year on local radio charts; House Radio also named Jin among its "2025 K-POP Artists" for the second year running, with the track recognized as its "2025 K-POP Song." The achievements come alongside a three-category sweep at the Brazil SEC Awards 2026 (International Male Artist of the Year, Asian Artist of the Year, and International Music of the Year for the song), plus "Don't Say You Love Me" surpassing 1 billion cumulative Spotify streams and Jin's personal Spotify following topping 10 million.
Hachette Book Group's Running Press, in partnership with Big Hit Music, releases "BTS Lyrics Inside" today, a 184-page officially licensed hardcover breaking down the meaning, stories and personal messages behind 10 BTS songs spanning "The Most Beautiful Moment in Life" era through the 2022 anthology album "Proof," including "Boy With Luv," "Life Goes On," "Magic Shop" and "Spring Day." The book includes full Hangul lyrics, romanized lines, official English notes, explanations of Korean expressions, and interviews and commentary from all seven members, RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook, on the songwriting behind their catalog.
Soompi reports that the Korean Business Research Institute released its September 2026 brand reputation rankings for boy groups on September 12, with BTS, including Jin, taking first place with a brand reputation index of 6,633,651. High-ranking keywords tied to the group included "ARIRANG," "ARMY," and "North American tour," while related terms included "record," "sold out," and "long run"; the group's positivity-negativity analysis showed 93.91% positive reactions.
Big Hit Music announced that BTS, including Jin, will hold their first-ever live cinema broadcasts from South America as part of the "ARIRANG" World Tour, screening the October 24 Buenos Aires concert at Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona in La Plata (Argentina's first-ever BTS show) and the October 30 São Paulo concert at Estádio MorumBIS in roughly 3,800 theaters across about 80 countries and regions. Tickets for the live viewings go on sale September 17 at 9 a.m. ET via the official event website.
Sports Khan (Kyunghyang Shinmun) reports that BTS member Jimin won global fandom platform UPICK's "October Birthday Idol" vote for the fourth year running, beating out competitors including Evan and Cortis' James when the poll closed on September 9. Fans have dubbed October "Jimtober" in his honor, and as a reward he'll receive a congratulatory digital billboard at Seoul's Hongik University subway station featuring videos from fans worldwide. The news comes as BTS, including Jin, wrapped their "ARIRANG" World Tour's North American leg, which drew 1.92 million fans.
BTS' official Instagram posted photos on September 9 (Korean time) showing tuna and flounder sashimi, caught by Jin during a fishing trip in Los Angeles, laid out in the group's concert waiting room dining area, captioned "Hyung-nim Jin caught flounder and tuna—please enjoy them!" Jin reportedly had the fish prepared as sashimi specifically so members and crew could enjoy it during meals on the "ARIRANG" World Tour stop, with staff later sharing photos confirming they'd tried it.
StarNews reports that all seven BTS members, including Jin, arrived at Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of September 8 after completing the North American leg of their "ARIRANG" World Tour in the United States. The group's return follows the sold-out four-night finale at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, with the world tour set to resume in South America starting October 2 in Bogotá.
South Korean outlets including Segye Ilbo, Hankyung and Munhwa Ilbo report that BTS, including Jin, wrapped up the North American leg of their "ARIRANG" World Tour with all 31 shows across 12 cities sold out, drawing a combined 1.92 million fans. The four-night Los Angeles finale at SoFi Stadium (September 1, 2, 5 and 6) alone attracted about 282,000 spectators, giving BTS the record for both the most concerts (eight total since 2021) and the largest cumulative audience (roughly 496,000) ever held at the venue; the final show was livestreamed via Weverse to 177 countries. The Los Angeles Times and Forbes both highlighted the tour's cultural impact on the city, which had declared September 1-8 "BTS Week." BTS' world tour continues in South America, kicking off October 2 in Bogotá.
Soompi and Yahoo News report that BTS, including Jin, won Best Album of the Year (Daesang) for "ARIRANG" at the 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards, held September 6 at KINTEX in Ilsan; the group also received the shared Artist of the Year (Bonsang) honor alongside six other acts. AND2BLE was the night's most-decorated act with five trophies, while KiiiKiii took Best Song of the Year and AKMU won Best Artist of the Year.
StarNews reports Jin remained No. 1 on the fan-voting platform MY1PICK's K-Pop individual weekly ranking for the fourth week of August (August 23-30) with 15,602,580 votes, extending his streak to 131 consecutive weeks at the top. He also topped the August monthly ranking with 61,815,534 votes, marking 32 consecutive months at No. 1, and reached No. 1 a total of 28 times in July's Pick Chart K-Pop (Solo) category while topping both seasons of the "2026 2nd Season Chart" K-Pop (Solo) category. Jin remains on the road with BTS for the "ARIRANG" World Tour, currently in Los Angeles.
The Korean Institute of Corporate Reputation's September 2026 advertising model brand reputation rankings placed BTS, including Jin, in first place, ahead of Risenne in second and singer Lim Young-woong in third, according to a report by South Korea's Kyunghyang Shinmun (Sports Khan). The analysis measured roughly 34.9 million pieces of big data collected between August 3 and September 3, evaluating participation, media, communication and community indices; BTS' brand reputation index rose 10.70% from August to 3,932,230, driven by a 93.09% positive sentiment ratio tied to keywords around fan identity and global recognition.
The Korea Herald reports that Coachella organizer Goldenvoice is reportedly in intense negotiations to secure BTS, including Jin, for its 2027 lineup, according to industry outlet Hits Daily Double. Goldenvoice president Paul Tollett reportedly attended BTS' full-group comeback concert in Seoul in March 2026, and the report follows earlier talks in January between HYBE, Goldenvoice and AEG Presents. Coachella 2027 is set for April 9-11 and 16-18 in Indio, California; neither HYBE nor Coachella has officially confirmed a booking, and fan reactions are mixed, with some excited and others questioning whether BTS has outgrown the festival format.
SoFi Stadium confirms BTS, with all seven members including Jin, returns to the Inglewood venue tonight, September 2, for the second of four sold-out "ARIRANG" World Tour concerts, following the LA run's opening night on September 1 and with two more shows still to come on September 5 and 6. Gates open at 6 p.m. with the show starting at 8 p.m.; resale tickets remain available through Ticketmaster Verified Resale and other secondary platforms after all four nights sold out instantly back in January.
StarNews reports that the City of Los Angeles officially proclaimed September 1-8 "BTS Week" to welcome the group, including Jin, for their four sold-out "ARIRANG" World Tour shows at SoFi Stadium. A proclamation ceremony was held on August 31 at City Hall with city council members, the tourism office and Big Hit Music representatives, and City Hall was lit up in red on September 1 to match the key color of BTS' album "ARIRANG." Mayor Karen Bass said the declaration "reflects our belief that arts and culture foster mutual understanding," celebrating the group's achievements as they return to Inglewood for the first time since December 2021.
ABC7 Los Angeles reports that BTS, with all seven members including Jin, kicks off a four-night run of sold-out "ARIRANG" World Tour shows tonight at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, with additional concerts following on September 2, 5 and 6. Fans lined up outside the venue for merchandise ahead of the first show, with gates opening at 6 p.m. and the concert starting at 8 p.m.; resale tickets remain available through Ticketmaster Verified Resale after the shows sold out. The Los Angeles run closes out BTS' second North American leg of the tour, which began in April following the members' return from mandatory military service.
StarNews reports that Jin triggered another sold-out crisis during the second "ARIRANG" World Tour show at Chicago's Soldier Field on August 29, wearing a Pink Bean hairband featuring a MapleStory character. The hairband, sold exclusively at Lotte World Seoul and online, sold out the same day, restocked on August 30, and immediately topped the real-time, daily, weekly and monthly sales charts before selling out again. It follows the Gucci Primavera jacket and the LLEGE T-shirt Jin wore in Chicago, both of which also sold out within 24 hours.
StarNews reports that Jin topped global Google Trends searches tied to Gucci's "Primavera" campaign, ranking as the most frequently mentioned celebrity and lead global ambassador for the campaign's keywords, ahead of fellow ambassadors Kate Moss, Johan Renck, Shawn Mendes and Tom Brady. Since Gucci unveiled the campaign on August 25, Jin has been featured on the brand's official global homepage with large-scale advertisements deployed internationally, and the roughly 13.8-million-won ($9,900) jacket he wore in the campaign sold out within 24 hours, with hashtags and references to Jin dominating social media discussion of the campaign.
StarNews reports that Jin continued his run as K-pop's "sold-out king" during the ARIRANG World Tour's Chicago stop at Soldier Field on August 28, where he debuted a custom Black outfit before changing into a white and blue LLEGE T-shirt for the encore; the shirt sold out in every color and size on the official store shortly after. During the show, Jin gifted a Black shirt he had worn to a fan in the crowd and closed with his trademark hand-kiss, telling the audience "I really had fun today." The appearance, following his back-to-back Toronto shows on August 23-24, drove hashtags like "#JIN_IN_CHICAGO_D1" to trend worldwide, on top of the Gucci Primavera campaign jacket he wore that already sold out in under 24 hours.
WBEZ Chicago reports that Illinois Governor JB Pritzker officially declared August 27 and 28 "BTS Day" statewide, following a petition from a local Chicago ARMY fan group and the HANA Center immigrant advocacy nonprofit, honoring the group's messaging around mental health awareness and self-love ahead of their two sold-out "ARIRANG" shows with all seven members, including Jin, at Soldier Field. The city marked the occasion with the Willis Tower lit purple each night and a wave of fan-organized events, including a trivia night at Replay Lincoln Park where longtime ARMY members described how the fandom helped them build lasting friendships during the group's four-year hiatus.
Koreaboo reports that comments under Jin's Gucci "Primavera" campaign photos were flooded with backlash after some fans reacted angrily to fellow Gucci ambassador Xiao Zhan receiving more prominent brand promotion. The dispute reportedly escalated when someone posted Xiao Zhan's private information online; some Seokjinnies say trolls impersonated Jin fans to stir conflict, while a Weibo-based Jin fanclub publicly apologized to Xiao Zhan and his team pursued legal action against users who shared his personal data. Neither Jin, HYBE nor Gucci have commented publicly.
The Korea Herald reports that the $9,900 black leather jacket Jin wore in Gucci's "Primavera" campaign, the debut ready-to-wear collection from creative director Demna, sold out across Europe in less than 24 hours, with only two of nine sizes still available in the US and Korea. Jin's Milan show appearance for Gucci reportedly triggered over 1 million posts on X within 24 hours.
The Korea JoongAng Daily reports that Big Hit Music announced "SWIM," the lead single from BTS' fifth album "ARIRANG," has been certified Gold by France's SNEP (Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique) after passing 15 million cumulative streams, downloads and sales. It becomes the group's tenth French Gold-certified single, joining "Dynamite," "Butter," "Boy With Luv" and "Fake Love," with all seven members including Jin currently on the road for the tour.
Time Out Chicago reports that all seven BTS members - RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook - will play two sold-out shows at Soldier Field on August 27 and 28 as part of the "ARIRANG" World Tour, with less than 1% of resale tickets remaining and fans across the city gearing up for celebrations around the venue.
Gucci unveiled its "Primavera" campaign on August 25, marking creative director Demna's first advertising campaign for the house following his debut runway collection in Milan. Photographed by Michal Chelbin against vintage-inspired backdrops, Jin appears as one of Gucci's Global Brand Ambassadors alongside stars such as Shawn Mendes, Tom Brady, aespa's NINGNING and Xiao Zhan.
Fresh off their sold-out MetLife Stadium run, BTS - Jin included - are set to bring the "ARIRANG" World Tour to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts for two shows on August 5-6, marking the venue's first-ever K-pop headline concerts with its signature 360-degree in-the-round stage.
The Korea Daily reports that 157,000 fans attended BTS' two sold-out "ARIRANG" World Tour shows at MetLife Stadium on August 1-2, with all seven members including Jin performing. Hip-hop legend Nas attended as a special guest, and RM shared an emotional moment saying performing in front of his teenage idol "feels absolutely incredible," with the crowd joining in a massive sing-along during "SWIM" and the folk song "Arirang."
Billboard publishes a recap of BTS' opening MetLife Stadium concert, highlighting 15 standout moments from the full "ARIRANG" World Tour show, including RM honoring Nas (who attended the show) and the setlist mixing new tracks like "Hooligan" and "SWIM" with classics such as "Butter," "IDOL" and "Fire," with Jin among all seven members performing.
NJ Arts reviews BTS' opening MetLife Stadium show, noting the group's return after a seven-year gap since their last New Jersey concert, with all seven members including Jin appearing older and more self-possessed, and a 360-degree rotating stage inspired by traditional Korean architecture built around the new "ARIRANG" album.
MetLife Stadium confirms BTS takes the stage tonight, August 1, for the first of two sold-out "ARIRANG" World Tour concerts in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with a second show following on August 2. All seven members, including Jin, perform after arriving in the US last week.
Korean entertainment outlets report that Jin departed Incheon International Airport alongside fellow BTS members RM, SUGA, Jimin, and V, heading to the United States ahead of the group's two sold-out ARIRANG World Tour shows at MetLife Stadium on August 1-2.
StarNews reports Jin remained No. 1 on the fan-voting platform MY1PICK's K-Pop individual weekly ranking for the fourth week of July with 7,569,239 hearts, extending his streak to 126 consecutive weeks at the top. He also topped the July monthly ranking with 30,902,767 votes, marking 31 consecutive months at No. 1.
Jin was spotted returning to South Korea on July 21, 2026, arriving at Incheon International Airport in the morning after completing his overseas schedule. Photos captured Jin, both alone and alongside fellow BTS member V, confirming their return to the country. Fans were excited to see Jin back in Korea as he continues his solo activities post-military discharge.
BTS member Jin arrived at Incheon International Airport on July 21 morning after completing his overseas commitments. This marks another active period for Jin as he continues to balance international and domestic activities. Fans greeted him warmly at the airport.
Photos of Jin without a mask at Incheon Airport on July 21 quickly spread across social media, with fans marveling at his visuals. The images show Jin looking refreshed and stylish, reinforcing why he's known as "Worldwide Handsome." ARMY trended various hashtags celebrating his return.
V and Jin were photographed together at Incheon Airport on July 21, creating a visual two-shot that has ARMY swooning. The two members, known for their close friendship, displayed their signature chemistry in the candid airport photos, which have since gone viral on various fan platforms.