On July 6, 2024, guitarist Jung Jaepil praised BTS Jimin's vocals in an exclusive interview with the South Korean media outlet Sports Korea.
While revealing his favorite singers with whom he has worked so far and found their voices unique, the renowned guitarist stated that the Like Crazy singer has an extraordinary voice. He mentioned, as translated by X user @PJM_data:
"I would like to chose [as favorite singers] Taeyeon, IU and Jimin. Jimin has an extraordinary/unique tone."
The guitarist Jung Jaepil, aka Young, has worked with BTS Jimin on his latest track, Smeraldo Garden Marching Band, from the idol's upcoming second solo album Muse. He was featured on a live clip of Dear.Army with the artist, flaunting his guitar skills.
The talented guitarist was credited with providing guitar and acoustic version arrangements on Jimin's hidden track, Dear.Army(Letter). The track is available only on the CD/physical version of Jimin's first solo album, FACE.
Jung Jaepil referred to BTS Jimin as the greatest musician
During the latest interview, Jung Jaepil described BTS Jimin as one of the greatest musicians of all time and stated they shared many things in common regarding music. The guitarist also talked about how the male artist has the caliber to perform a song live, and they had fun filming the clip for the hidden track Letter.
Jung Jaepil stated, as translated by X user @PJM_data:
"BTS Jimin is one of the best musicians. We had a lot of fun filming our live clip together. Jimin also had the talent to shoot it 100% live, and we had a lot of things in common musically. If we get the chance in the future, I'd like to do some band activities together."
Jung Jaepil elaborated on how he wanted to work on some band activities with BTS Jimin in the future and discussed the male artist's vocals. He mentioned that it was challenging to find a tone like that of the Like Crazy singer and referred to it as rare. He stated, as translated by X user @PJM_data:
"It's rare to find a tone like that, but if you listen to Jimin's songs, you will know that it's a tone like silk. Of course, the depth is also unique."
Soon, the excerpts from the guitarist's latest interview circulated on social media, and fans agreed to the artist's statement. The fandom resonated with Jung Jaepil's praises for Jimin's voice and called the idol's vocals unique and distinctive. Subsequently, an X user stated:
"And here's another one. Many professionals and musicians praise Jimin's distinctive and angelic voice, and what they all have in common is that they always describe Jimin's voice as "unique."In fact, no one has the same tone as Jimin."
In recent news, Jimin's second solo album, Muse, is slated to premiere on July 19, 2024, at 1 p.m. KST.
The idol is currently deployed at the Fifth Infantry Division, where he will continue his remaining military service as an active-duty soldier.