On Friday, September 20, BTS' Jin attended Gucci’s Summer Spring 2025 runway show at Milan Fashion Week. At the runway show, Jin met Thai actor Gulf Kanawut, who confessed his love to the Epiphany singer. Firstly, Gulf headed to Jin and shook hands with him. Following this, Gulf said:
“I love you so much”
BTS' Jin laughed cutely at Gulf’s confession and thanked him. This interaction garnered much attention from Jin’s fans and other social media users. BTS fans flooded the internet with their reactions to this sweet exchange. One of the fans said:
“My man didn’t waste a single second”
Other fans shared similar sentiments:
“Gulf was wondering if he could get close to him during his live before the show. So happy for him," an X user commented.
“My Thai bias confessing to my all time bias can this day get any better," remarked an admirer.
“Thank you-zoned! but he's so brave for that," commented a fan.
Other BTS' Jin fans adored his smile when Gulf Kanawut expressed his love for the K-pop idol.
“How to make jin laugh :Be a man and tell him I love you hahaha," commented an X user.
“I respect him for that! I would have done the same. Loved the interaction!," remarked another fan.
“What now Seokjin, you can never say thay someone has not confessed their love to you," another fan observed.
BTS' Jin was appointed as Gucci's global brand ambassador in August 2024
In August, the luxury fashion label Gucci appointed BTS’ Jin as the global brand ambassador. The Italian fashion house shared the information through multiple social media platforms. Gucci announced on X:
"The House is delighted to begin a new creative journey with #Jin from @BTS_twt as the award-winning artist joins the #Gucci family as its new Global Brand Ambassador."
The creative director of Gucci, Sabato De Sarno, welcomed the Super Tuna hitmaker to the fashion house, stating:
"I am very excited to welcome Jin as Global Brand Ambassador. His warm and kind personality is truly magnetic, and his style is simply unique. He is a generous and extraordinary artist who is able to move people with his music, which makes us even more honored to share this journey with him."
Most recently, BTS' Jin graced the cover of Harper’s BAZAAR Korea for its September 2024 issue. This edition was released on September 5. For his magazine cover shoot, Jin pulled off stunning Gucci outfits.
Other than Gucci, Jin has also bagged the ambassadorship of the French jewelry brand FRED. Back in July, Valérie Samuel, the vice president and artistic director of FRED, said in a media statement:
"We are very proud to welcome BTS’ Jin into the FRED family. His radiant energy, artistic qualities, values and high standards constantly push him to excel, strongly resonating with those of our Maison and our founder Fred Samuel, with whom he shares an unwavering optimism and joie de vivre.
Kim Seokjin, whose stage name is Jin, is the oldest member of BTS. After completing his mandatory 18-month military service, he returned to civilian life on June 12.