5 memorable moments from BTS FESTA 2024 with Jin

This Thursday, the 13th, the BTS FESTA 2024 in-person event took place in Seoul, South Korea, responsible for celebrating BTS’s 11th anniversary. The celebration became even more special as it was attended by Jinoldest member of the group, who was discharged from the army last Wednesday, 12th, after completing 18 months of mandatory military service, marking his first official public commitment.

If you weren’t able to follow everything that happened, don’t worry, RECREIO will show you five of the best moments from BTS FESTA 2024 with Jin!

1. A thousand hugs in one hour

During his live broadcast hours after being discharged from the army, Jin revealed that the hugging event was a personal request from him to the company, as a way to satisfy ARMYs, who had been waiting for him for a year and a half. Despite some reluctance from the agency at first, the idol managed to convince them, reaching an agreement that the star could hug a thousand fans during the event — despite him saying that his initial wish was for there to be 5 thousand.

When going on stage to start the hugging session, Jin It had a sign saying “Give me a hug”, accompanied by a drawing of him. The moment lasted for about an hour, surprising the artist because it ended sooner than he imagined. “I think it would have been possible to reach 2,000,” said the singer after the hugs ended.

2. ‘Seven’ Challenge

When Jungkook made his long-awaited solo debut, Jin He was already serving in the army, so he didn’t have the opportunity to help the maknae in promoting his first song as a soloist through the challenges. However, this was not a problem for him, as at BTS FESTA 2024 he made a point of taking some time to dance “Seven” alongside the dancers, surprising everyone.

3. Extended version of ‘Super Tuna’

Being one of the first solo releases by Jin, the track “Super Tuna” arrived in December 2021, and emerged as an idea from the idol through the BTS program “In the SOOP”, where he revealed that he had the desire to make a song about fishing, since, according to He said in an interview with Weverse Magazine in 2022, “Our generation doesn’t have good fishing songs to listen to on the road. And there’s a lot of serious talk going on lately, so I thought it would be good to make a song that was light and upbeat.”

In today’s BTS FESTA, Jin decided to surprise his fans and presented an extended version of the song, prepared by him during the early hours of the morning.

4. Special gift

He thought of everything! In addition to the hug being a huge gift for the lucky ones who managed to participate in the meet & great, Jin He also prepared another surprise for ARMYs. As soon as they left, the thousand fans were presented with different bouquets of purple flowers. A love!

5. Touching gratitude

At the end of the event, Jin He gave an emotional speech where he revealed that, even when he was enlisted, he used to visit HYBE during his military vacations, in addition to revealing that, until hours before the event, he was preparing hard to give the best to ARMYs. Finally, the idol also said that he was nervous about returning and worried about not meeting expectations, but he thanked everyone who waited for him and participated in the event. Look!