💬 A: Go back to debut days as Kim Seokjin / B: Meet yourself 10 years in the future
🐹 Definitely meet my future self in 10 years.
🐹 If I go back to debut days as Kim Seokjin, I'd be sleeping only 2-3 hours a day again.
🐹 And living in a mosquito breeding ground. I'd have to go back there again.
🐹 Therefore, I'd definitely choose to see my future self in 10 years.
💬 A: Relive BTS's debut day / B: Relive the first stadium concert
🐹 Of course, the first stadium concert.
🐹 When you first stand there, about 30,000 to 40,000 people are sitting in front of you.
🐹 Now, the stadium's 360 degrees open with about 50,000 to 60,000 people.
🐹 It doesn't feel real when you first face it. People don't really look like people because you know, they have light sticks.
🐹 You see tens of thousands of sparkling lights when you get up on stage. So, it doesn't feel like reality. That's what I mostly felt at first.
🐹 It's been a while since I came back to ELLE
🐹 Everyone, please show lots of love for ELLE
🐹 And please appreciate the Gucci clothes I'm wearing
🐹 But please love Jin even more ☺️
🐹 Thank you 👋
💬 What's your current favorite song from the fifth studio album 'ARIRANG'?
🐹 I've really liked the song “Into the Sun” for a long time.
🐹 That song also serves as the ending track on 'ARIRANG' and it's got a great vibe.
🐹 I still occasionally play “Into the Sun” while looking outside from home and I have to play it around sunset.
🐹 So yeah, I still love the song “Into the Sun.”
💬 What’s your criteria for selecting photos for Instagram?
🐹 I just upload what they send me, but I do have criteria!
🐹 One group is photos taken by professionals, another group is everyday life without hair and makeup.
🐹 That's my criteria for selecting photos. I generally upload most of what they send me.
💬 BTS Jin vs. Kim Seokjin, how are they different?
🐹 BTS Jin always tries hard, no matter how tough it gets. He always strives to do his best.
🐹 But Kim Seokjin is more like, “Do I really need to do this?” Because when I'm Kim Seokjin, I'm not working.
🐹 As Kim Seokjin, I do sometimes wonder, “Do I need to give my best here?”
🐹 But honestly, there's not a huge difference between the two.
💬 Is it a difference in responsibility?
🐹 Yes, it's about responsibility. That's why I try my best.
🐹 I think the difference is indeed about responsibility.
💬 What are the must-have items when you go on tour?
🐹 I always take my gaming trio with me.
🐹 I take my computer with me, and a Nintendo for the plane rides, as well as a PlayStation to play at the venues or hotels. These three are my must-haves.
🐹 On the PlayStation, I play a game called “Nioh.” I'm just about to confront the final boss now. I'm a bit stuck there at the moment.
🐹 I was facing the final boss during a layover in the US. I had a brief layover, like ten or 20 minutes and I managed to connect my Playstation and play there too.
🐹 I reached the final boss during that layover but the thing is, I only play PlayStation when I'm on tour.
🐹 So, I hope to beat the final boss on my next tour.
💬 What's your latest shoulder size?
🐹 Do shoulders even grow? Maybe around 50cm? Or 45cm? I don't really care about my shoulder size, so I'm not sure.
🐹 People might find it annoying when I say this, but I keep bumping my shoulders into walls at home. Honestly, it's uncomfortable.
🐹 But they do look good, I admit. I'm grateful and it's nice, but I just keep bumping into things.
🐹 I'm someone who values efficiency so from an efficiency-centric standpoint, wide shoulders aren't great.
💬 Can we measure them?
🐹 Sure, why not? Still, it's nice to have broad shoulders, you know.
💬 48cm
🐹 They've shrunk a bit, huh? But maybe my shoulders aren't actually that broad. Maybe it's just that my face is small.
🐹 When you compare the shoulder sizes, there's not much difference between mine and others.
🐹 Some people say I have broad shoulders but when I measure with my group members, there's not that much difference. Seriously!
💬 What are 3 things that make Jin happy these days?
🐹 I'm in Korea now since the first leg of the tour is over. I enjoy cooking at home so I feel happy and proud of myself after cooking.
🐹 And my home. Being able to sleep in my own bed, that's happiness.
🐹 The third one is that the internet doesn't cut out when I'm gaming in Korea. For real!
🐹 I think that's what I'm happy about the most, actually. There's no lag when gaming, and everything's fast.
🐹 That's what makes me happy. I've never really liked going out since I was young.
🐹 I've always liked gaming so in middle school, I used to spend 10-12 hours a day at the PC bang with friends.
🐹 There were many times when I went gaming like that for about 5 days straight.
💬 Kim Seokjin, the king of communication! Is there something you'd like to do with ARMY these days?
🐹 I really like jungle and survival stuff, you know. I'd love to rent a deserted island and live a wild life together like on “The Law of the Jungle.”
🐹 I hope everyone would find it fun. Others say it's tough, but I find it fun.
🐹 We could fish, hunt, pick coconuts, and build a shelter. I sometimes think it would be really fun to do that for a couple of days.
🐹 But I guess many people wouldn't like it. That's just a dream of mine.
💬 What would you like to be in charge of in the jungle?
🐹 I'd just like to watch from above. I've done it a lot of those jungle survival before so I'm curious how other people will adapt.
🐹 It's not that I don't want to do it. I actually enjoy it. I even said I want to do it after I finish my military service. That's why I've sought out similar opportunities in many variety shows I went to.
🐹 Do I not sound convincing enough? I'm not lying, though.
🐹 There's a song titled “To Me, Today” among my solo tracks. Hearing it suddenly reminded me of something.
🐹 Back then, I was living a really intense life on my own. I wanted to hug myself and say, “You did well.”
🐹 But it's not like I'm neglecting work or rushing through it these days either. However, I keep hearing the devil's whisper.
🐹 “Hey, finish work quickly and play games. You need to leave work early,” it says.
🐹 I wanted to tell my past self from a year ago, “You worked hard.”
🐹 However, to my current self, I want to say, "You should quickly go play
💬 A: Can't eat honeycomb honey before going on stage / B: Can't exercise
🐹 I would rather not be able to exercise. Actually, no. I'll choose not to eat honeycomb honey.
🐹 It it were the old honeycomb honey, I would've chosen the opposite.
🐹 However, these days, the honeycomb honey that j-hope brought isn't quite to my taste.
💬 A: Not saying “Worldwide Handsome” for a day / B: No blown kiss for a day
🐹 I could do without both.
🐹 But I've changed my approach lately. I only do the blown kiss at concerts.
🐹 Since the blown kiss has become my trademark people ask me to do the blown kiss everywhere but it's hard to capture the blown kiss in photos.
🐹 I realized I shouldn't do the “blowing kiss with my hand” just anywhere. So now, I say, “Sorry, I only do the blown kiss at concerts.”
🐹 So, I started doing it only at concerts, and it's been a few years.
💬 How about a blown kiss for Elle today?
🐹 If I do that, I'd have to break my rule. Do you really want me to break my commitment? If you insist, I guess I have no choice but I do have a promise to keep, so…
🐹 I don't bring up “WWH” unless it comes up in interviews. I don't go around mentioning it I bring it up just for the fun of the moment.
🐹 But if I had to choose one I'll just choose the restraint on blown kiss.
💬 So you're saying you cant give up on WWH?
🐹 Is that how you see it? I could give up both if needed.
💬 A: Eat mulhoe all day / B: Eat steak bibim noodles all day
🐹 I'll eat mulhoe all day.
🐹 I've been really into cold noodles lately. So recently, I started making cold noodle broth at home using those flavor packets.
🐹 The thing is, with cold noodle broth, I can also make mulhoe. So I've eaten mulhoe quite often.
🐹 After the first tour, I think I had it about 10 times.