Why did Jimin almost not debut with BTS?

Present in the Korean music industry for 10 years, BTS debuted with the mini-album “2 Cool 4 Skool” and the title song “No More Dream” in 2013, and has maintained the same lineup since the beginning , bringing Jin, Jungkook, V, Jimin, RM, Suga It is J-Hope in all its releases.

This way, it becomes almost impossible to imagine other faces as members, or BTS comebacks without one of the members. But, did you know that the group almost had a different formation? This happens, therefore, Jimin I could have been left out of BTS if the members’ union hadn’t been so strong.

Why did Jimin almost not debut with BTS?

The revelation was made through the Chairman of the Board of Directors of HYBE, Si-Hyuk Bangthrough a statement for the first episode of “BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star”, a documentary series that portrays the group’s decade of existence.

Around minute 10:15 of production,Si-Hyuk Bangbegan to tell how each member stood out for them to be chosen as members of BTS. “In Namjoon’s case, I was surprised to hear his demo. But also for his great character and intelligence when I met him”, the CEO began speaking about RM.

In case of Jinwhich calls itself “world beautiful”, Si-Hyuk Bang He said that the idol’s beauty was really his biggest highlight. As for Sugapersonality traits were what caught the most attention: “What attracted me to Yoongi, and I still like it, was his sarcastic nature and a somewhat dark side”.

Already V had his “charms, talents and different look” as positive points, while J-Hope stood out for his diligence. “Hoseok was unforgettable in the rehearsal room. He can be considered the embodiment of dedication. He is a very sincere and passionate individual,” she said.

Soon after, he talked about Jungkookwhich despite some reservations, as the group’s maknae “wasn’t very confident, so he couldn’t show everything he knew”, was chosen, because, Si-Hyuk revealed that he sees his positive qualities and trusts his potential as an idol.

But when it was time to Jimin, the story was different. This is because, the CEO said that the idea was that Jimin did not debut as a member of the group, because in his conception, the idol seemed “incomplete”.

Jimin’s case was very interesting. He’s a charming person, and very talented, but I was quite skeptical because he seemed incomplete.

Soon after, he revealed that the owner of “Like Crazy” only debuted due to the insistence of the other members, as that was what made him risk including Jimin in training:

The members strongly insisted that the team needed to have someone like Jimin. And my intuitions weren’t always right. So I accepted it because I believed there was a reason they insisted so much. Looking back, it was very close. If I had gone against him at the time…”

It is worth mentioning that the Jimin had already commented on the uncertainty of his debut. This happened on October 30, 2017, when, alongside Jinthe singer participated in the JTBC program “Please Take Care Of My Refrigerator” (via Bangtan Brasil).

In this ocasion, Jimin he said that, despite coming first in the exams at the Busan School of Arts, dancing was the reason he was almost left out of BTS:

I was at risk of not debuting with the group because I didn’t dance well enough. My specialty was modern dance, and the choreography of idol groups was very different from what I was used to, I had a lot of difficulty.” Jimin said.