“He's very human” — Park Myung-soo shares regret over declining BTS Jin’s late-night drink offer

On Saturday, November 9, 2024, South Korean media outlet TV Report reported that entertainer Park Myung-soo expressed his regret over declining to go for a late drink with BTS' Kim Seok-jin. The entertainer, known for the Disney+ show My Name is Gabriel, recounted the story on his show, Park Myung Soo's Radio Show, on KBS Cool FM.

Park Myung-soo recalled that he had once called the I'll Be There singer-songwriter that went unanswered. After three days, the BTS idol called Park Myung-soo back late at night and asked him to accompany him for drinks.

"I like Jin unilaterally. I like BTS' Jungkook, Jin, J-Hope, I like them all. I called (Jin) once because there was an outsider thing and such, but he didn't pick up. But three days later, I suddenly got a call at around 10.40 at night. He said, 'What are you doing, hyung? If you want, I can go out right now. We can have a drink.'"

However, Park Myung-soo declined the offer stating that he was about to go to sleep. The South Korean comedian and entertainer further added that Jin is "very human" and doesn't behave like a "real world star."

"So I said, 'I need to sleep now. ' At that moment, my body felt heavy and I didn't go out, but I really regret not going. I’ll go out even at dawn, so call me again this time. I’ll live. He doesn’t seem like a real world star, but a very human friend."

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More about BTS' Jin's solo activities so far

Jin released his latest solo track, I'll Be There, on October 25, 2024. It is the pre-release single from his forthcoming debut solo mini-album, Happy, which will be released on November 15, 2024, with the title track, Running Wild. Before this, he was discharged from the South Korean military on June 12, 2024, after fulfilling his mandatory service of 18 months.

For the unversed, South Korea requires all physically healthy males between the ages of 18 and 30 to serve in the military for 18 to 21 months.

After his discharge, the Epiphany singer-songwriter was chosen as one of the 10,000 honorable torchbearers to carry the Olympic Flame at the 2024 Summer Games (2024 Paris Olympics). He carried the torch across Paris' Louvre Museum on July 15, 2024, becoming the first Korean musician to do so.

In July, he was also named the first-ever global ambassador of the French luxury jewelry brand, FRED. In August, he became the new global ambassador for the Kering Group-owned luxury brand, Gucci. In October 2024, the I'll Be There singer-songwriter became the global ambassador for ALO and LANEIGE.

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In other news, BTS' five members—Namjoon, Taehyung, Jimin, Suga, and Jungkook—are still serving in the military and will return in June 2025.