“GAMER JIN IS BACK”—Fans go wild as the BTS member hosts his first gaming live Weverse session post-military discharge

On July 15, 2024 (KST), BTS Jin came online on Weverse and held a gaming livestream. The Astronaut singer-songwriter took part in the 2024 Paris Olympics Torch Relay as one of its torchbearers the same day, carrying the Olympic Flame in the Louvre Pyramid section at 9.30 AM KST (July 14 at 8.30 PM ET).

Later, he came online to talk with his fans and played the game Smilemo for one hour as four million fans tuned in to watch him. Fans were thrilled to see the BTS idol and flooded social media with tweets after watching the hilarious Weverse livestream.

The BTS star revealed to his viewers while playing the video game that his staff advised him not to use any profanity whenever he would lose during the game. Fans, however, found it hilarious to see the artist yell and scream each time he lost a game. One fan wrote on X,

"GAMER JIN IS BACK, the way he didn't chnage (sic) a little bit, his sounds while playing game is same, I just put my earphones on"

Others highlighted that the BTS idol should start his own YouTube channel where he would livestream his gaming sessions, as his reactions are hilarious.

"The shiiiiis getting progressively longer and more aggressive I'm wheezing...bh let the man curse" — one fan wrote.

"Jin should have a yt channel to stream while playing games. His reactions are hilarious" — another fan added.

"I'm convinced he finds the most annoying games to play to entertain himself" — another fan commented.

Several ARMYs underscored the importance of using headphones every time the BTS idol would have a gaming live stream.

"Crying bc its been almost 2 years since seokjin’s last gaming live but nothing changed" — one fan said.

"If this live taught us anything, it’s that Jin hasn’t changed one bit, he’s still our beautiful, funny Jinnie who comes live to spend time with us while playing a game in his hotel room. Oh, and he makes sure we remember to use headphones whenever he does gaming live!!" — another fan wrote.

"It's been 2 years since that last gaming live and forgot that you should always wear headphones when you're watching jin's live in front of other people" — another fan joked.

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BTS Jin gave an interview at the 2024 Paris Olympics and shared his love for Tennis

On July 15, 2024, the Epiphany singer-songwriter gave an interview before the Torch Relay began. During the interview, the South Korean rapper was asked to choose between fencing and tennis if he could compete in the Olympics. In response, he said that since tennis is also one of his hobbies, he would choose tennis.

The interview reel was posted on the official Instagram account of Paris 2024, who also commented on the post and said,

"Excited to see Jin on the tennis court"

Meanwhile, the Olympic Flame arrived in Paris on Bastille Day on July 14 ET (July 15 KST). It is a national holiday in France that honors the storming of the Bastille prison during the French Revolution. The BTS star was seen being escorted by 30 French National Police as he marched across the Louvre Pyramid section, holding the torch.

Social media was flooded with images and videos of the singer from the occasion as fans chanted his name. The event was broadcast LIVE on the official Olympics YouTube channel. It was also live-streamed on the Paris 2024 official website for membership holders.

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The Moon singer wrapped up his Weverse livestream on July 15, 2024, by hinting at his extended schedule in France. He asked his fans to look forward to his future solo endeavors. Fans speculated that the idol might deliver a surprise performance at one of the Coldplay concerts in Rome, which are scheduled for July 16 and 20, 2024.