Exclusive: BTS’s Jin Runs Toward ARMY’s Hearts At Epic “#RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR” Kick-Off Concert In Goyang
BTS’s Jin has kicked off his solo fan concert tour with an epic start!
On June 28, BTS’s Jin serenaded crowds at Goyang Stadium in Korea to herald the start of his “#RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR” concert tour, greeting fans in the form of a spin-off to his popular variety series “Run Jin” as he “runs” to meet ARMY around the globe.
Snazzing up the crowd with his grand entrance through “Running Wild,” the title track to his first solo album “Happy,” Jin showcased that no stage is too big for him to fill, hyping up the crowd who jumped and sang along with him.
Continuing with “I’ll Be There,” Jin started the countdown to kick off the show, performing “With the Clouds” and “Falling.”
After warming up the crowd, Jin greeted audiences, giving a smouldering look that heated up the stage even more as he sent off his signature flying kiss.
Greeting ARMY warmly, he shared, “I really wanted to do the kiss so much, and at interviews, I said I would wait to do it at the concert,” sharing one more special flying kiss for ARMY.
Jin explained that the concert tour is the grand finale to his “Run Jin” show, expressing his excitement to also greet ARMY abroad through the tour. The concert featured missions reminiscent of “Run Jin,” but this time, Jin took on the various challenges together with the help of ARMY. The theme of “challenges” was further cemented as Jin taught the crowd the signature slogan of the fan concert, “Run—Jin!”
After his performance of “Don’t Say You Love Me,” Jin introduced the first special mission he prepared for ARMY, sharing, “I’ve had so many guests on ‘Run Jin.’ So this time, I invited my favorite guest. Today’s special guest is—ARMY! You are all my favorite people.”
With ARMY, Jin played a “Telepathy Game” in which he attempted to guess key words ARMY tried to express with just their bodies. The number of questions he got correct correlated to what outfit he would wear for his performance of “Super Tuna.”
Following the interactive segment, Jin showcased raw and beautiful piano performances of “I will come to you” and “Abyss.” Getting honest, he shared, “I was so nervous, my legs were shaking.” Jin continued to run with the momentum, amping up the crowd with “Background” and “Another Level” while channeling his rock spirit as the crowd cheered his name.
In another fun segment, Jin introduced the “Sing Along Game” in which he guessed the songs that ARMY sang, bringing in the familiar tray prop from “Run Jin” that would drop on his head as a penalty if he guessed wrong. Bursting into laughter and smiling fondly every time he figured out which song ARMY was singing, he only purposefully answered the final question wrong for the sake of ARMY’s entertainment. He added, “It’s really fun listening to your singing. It feels like I’ve become a fan of ARMY.”
The segment smoothly segued into the next performance of “Loser,” which invited Yena onto the stage as a special guest artist, creating an explosive duet as the two rocked the stage with their charisma. Before leaving the stage, Yena shared, “I’m making a comeback in late July. Since there’s not much time left, please look forward to it.” She added, “I couldn’t have dreamed of performing in front of ARMY. It’s an honor.”
The crowd jumped along to Jin’s exciting performance of “Rope it,” and Jin had the crowds singing along with his medley performance of BTS’s iconic hits such as “Dynamite,” “Butter,” “Mikrokosmos,” and “Spring Day.”
He shared, “I was worried if I could sing this without the members, but I was able to thanks to ARMY.” Jin further mentioned, “j-hope is here,” and teased him by asking, “Do you want to sing a song?” j-hope revealed that RM and V were also present, but Jin told them, “I’ll let you off because you were just discharged from the military, but I performed a day after my discharge!”
Running toward the grand finale of the concert, Jin gave a passionate performance of “Astronaut,” lying down on the stage amid the beautiful purple confetti and singing with his heart as fireworks went off, and the concert came to a close as he sang his love for ARMY through “Nothing Without Your Love.”
Although leaving with a final bow, ARMY ardently called Jin back to the stage, who reciprocated their enthusiasm with a long-awaited performance of his solo song “Epiphany” from “Love Yourself: Answer.”
Jin remarked, “It’s my first time performing ‘Epiphany’ in so long.” He further reflected on his concert, saying how he began preparing for the tour last minute—only about four months ago—even though it normally takes 10 months to a year to prepare for a concert. Jin remarked, “It was a difficult situation, so I feel sorry and grateful.”
Emphasizing the aspect of wanting to take on a “challenge” for this concert, Jin talked about aiming to add unpredictable and fun elements to the concert. He shared, “I don’t really like serious vibes, but I can’t take that out of the performances,” also taking a moment to highlight how his tour is a different vibe from j-hope’s concert tour “HOPE ON THE STAGE.”
Sweetly taking a selfie with everyone while yelling, “Run Jin!” Jin remarked, “ARMY will be with me as I take on challenges, right?” coming down to greet fans and to sing his second to final encore song “Moon.” Finally, running free across the stage, Jin closed off the concert with “To Me, Today.”
After an additional day of “#RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR” in Goyang, Jin will greet fans in Chiba, Osaka, Anaheim, Dallas, Tampa, Newark, London, and Amsterdam, “running” to meet fans across the globe. Check out the dates here!
Also watch Jin on his variety show “Half-Star Hotel in Lost Island”:
