Paris 2024: BTS’ Jin selected as a torchbearer for Olympics

Jin, the oldest member of K-pop group BTS, will represent South Korea as an Olympic torchbearer at the Paris Games.

K-pop band BTS’s member Jin was selected as a torchbearer for Paris Olympics. | Photo Credit: AP

Kim Seokjin, the oldest member of K-pop group BTS, will represent South Korea as an Olympic torchbearer at the Paris Games.

After recently completing his mandatory military service, the 31-year-old singer was a part of the torch relay on Sunday, French Bastille Day.

Jin carried the Olympic torch from Avenue Rivoli to Place Carrousel in Paris. He then handed off the torch to former French national freestyle skiing athlete Sandra Laoura at the Pyramid of the Louvre.

11 days to go until #Paris2024! 🇫🇷
👀 Watch the Torch get closer and closer with @bts_bighit Jin 🔥@Paris2024pic.twitter.com/zZ2rHiTTRX

— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 14, 2024

Following his role as a torchbearer, Jin conveyed a heartfelt message via his agency BIGHIT MUSIC.

He expressed, “It is an honor to be able to participate in such a meaningful moment. Thanks to ARMY (BTS’s fandom), I was able to fulfill the wonderful role of torchbearer.”

He added, “I was so nervous that I didn’t know how time had passed, but I was able to finish it to the best of my ability thanks to the great support.”

Jin finished his 18-month military service last month.

The torch relay which began in April, is travelling through more than 400 locations and covering a distance of about 7, 500 miles before arriving at the opening ceremony on July 26.