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On September 15, 2024, celebrity chef Lee Yeon-bok posted a picture with BTS' Kim Seok-jin on Instagram. According to Lee Yeon-bok's caption, they went to a restaurant in Yeouido, South Korea, to have dinner together. The chef shared that since the BTS star paid for their meal, he would make sure to pick up the tab next time and treat him to some good food.
"I promised to go eat delicious food with Seokjin on Chuseokjeon, so I came to Osseiromushi in Yeouido. Osseiromusi is delicious whenever I come. From various dishes to cypress soup, each one is really delicious. Sorry, Jin paid for the bill first today too, sorry about that~ Next time, I'll definitely treat!" (as translated by Google Translate).
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For the unversed, celebrity chef Lee Yeon-bok shares a close bond with Kim Seok-jin. Before the BTS singer enlisted in the military in 2022, he filmed and released a cooking vlog on the band's official YouTube channel, BANGTANTV. In the vlog, Jin visited Lee Yeon-bok's house and learned how to make a shrimp dish. The duo cooked together, talked about their friendship, and shared a meal.
Moreover, they both recently appeared in episodes 15 and 16 of MBC's variety show, Half-star Hotel in Lost Island.
BTS' Jin gears up to release his solo album while working as a global ambassador for luxury brands
The Epiphany singer-songwriter confirmed that he will drop his debut solo album by the end of 2024. The release is set to come two years following his debut solo single, The Astronaut, which came out on October 28, 2022. The song was a collaboration between the BTS idol and the British band, Coldplay. It was produced by Bill Rahko, Kygo, and Max Martin.
Chris Martin's 16-year-old son Moses also joined to provide some tunes to the song. The BTS idol surprised his fans, the ARMY, by performing the track live at Coldplay's Argentina concert on October 28, 2022. After that, he enlisted and served in the military from December 13, 2022, to June 12, 2024.
Post-military discharge, the Abyss singer-songwriter was selected as one of the torchbearers for the 2024 Paris Olympics Torch Relay. He carried the Olympic Flame in Paris across the Louvre Pyramid on July 14, 2024 (Paris time).
Meanwhile, he was roped in as the first-ever global ambassador for the FRED luxury jewelry brand on July 8. Following this, Gucci announced him as their global face on August 8.
Furthermore, the Grammy-nominated singer also filmed several Korean variety shows such as Half-star Hotel in Lost Island, released on August 19 and 26. He also dropped his own show, RUN JIN, which currently airs new episodes every Tuesday on the BANGTANTV YouTube channel.
In other news, BTS' j-hope will be discharged from the military in October 2024 and Namjoon, V, Jimin, Suga, and Jungkook will be discharged in June 2025.
