BTS member Kim Seokjin—who also goes by his stage name, Jin—made headlines on October 14 after sharing a series of photos on his personal Instagram account. This comes after his last public appearance during SUGA’s concert in Seoul on August 6. Jin’s latest posts, some of which were taken at the MapleStory pop-up store in Gangnam, left ARMY overwhelmed with emotion.
Eagle-eyed fans deduced that the photos were from Jin’s recent vacation when he was on leave from the military. In the photos, Jin is sporting a brown jacket, a cap, jeans, and a white tee. One of the photos features him posing with a jar of traditional wine, suggesting he might have tried his hand at brewing. The label on the jar reads “Seokjinnie’s honey jar.” In other snaps, he’s enjoying himself at the MapleStory pop-up, dubbed MapleStory World Tour.
The MapleStory pop-up was held at the Hyundai Seoul department store from October 5 to 15. It was designed to resemble the game’s villages and transported visitors into the world of MapleStory. It also showcased over 250 MapleStory-themed products. In one of the photos he posted, Jin is bowing to a MapleStory character. In others, he’s exploring the pop-up and showing off game merchandise.
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Kim Seokjin penned a heartfelt message
The ARMY, always attentive, noticed a playful exchange between Jin and fellow BTS member j-hope. The latter commented on one of Jin‘s posts, saying, “Ahjussi, upload it as one feed. How many are you going to post?” Jin humorously replied, “I don’t have that many pictures so I have to make it seem like I have a lot.”
Aside from his Instagram posts, a pre-recorded video for his fans was uploaded to Weverse. He penned a short yet heartfelt message to go with the clip. “Weather where autumn rain has started to fall and become a lot more chilly. ARMY, please be careful not to catch a cold and be healthy,” wrote Jin.
The BTS fandom became emotional when Jin returned to Instagram because they missed him. He had enlisted in the military shortly after releasing “The Astronaut” in December 2022. The song, a collaboration with British band Coldplay, recently surpassed 262M streams. As of today, October 18, it gained an additional 722,583 streams in the last 24 hours. – K-Pop News Writer
Featured Image: Kim Seokjin returned to Instagram and Weverse, cheering up the fans who miss him dearly. Source: Instagram/@jin.
