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BTS’ Jin's Vogue Korea October special issue topped the rankings of G-Market, a well-known e-commerce website, leaving fans surprised. On Friday, September 12, the pre-order sales of the special October issue of the magazine commenced. Soon, it took over the first spot on the book or album best-seller list of G-Market.
Besides G-Market, the magazine cover featuring the BTS member also conquered first place on the online seller's real-time ranking list of Rakuten Ichiba, which is known to be one of the biggest e-commerce websites in Japan.
This special magazine issue mainly focuses on the Moon singer where 68 pages out of a total of 100 pages feature Jin. It is a three-piece set with different pictures of the K-pop idol on the cover.
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Fans took to X to showcase their excitement for the magazine release while also sharing their thoughts on its rankings on the e-commerce websites.
"Organic King," a fan said.
"Visual King that’s right,” a fan added.
''Within 3 months of his return, Jin has broken records & set new ones without even releasing a single song. That’s called TRUE STARDOM. And he earned it brick by brick by working hard for 11yrs. Definitely BTS PAVED THE WAY. Jin paved the way," a user said.
Fans continued to praise the BTS member for his influence on the audience.
"OMG SEOKJIN IS DRIVING ME INSANE!!!!!!" a user stated.
"What else do we expect happening seeing his popularity and influence!!" a user commented.
"I'm looking forward to holding this piece of art in my hands!" a fan added.
More about BTS’ Jin's Vogue Korea October special issue in collaboration with Parisian brand FRED
On Wednesday, September 11, Vogue Korea announced the release of a special issue of October 2024 featuring BTS member Jin, through their official social media page. They posted three versions of the cover pages with Jin where he was seen wearing jewelry by French Luxury brand FRED, as their global ambassador.
The magazine outlet wrote on Instagram:
“Regarding the elegance of Jin, the delicate beauty that flows naturally like the sea and the sky in Côte D'Azur.”
Notably, the photoshoot with Kim Seokjin was held on Friday, July 12 in Côte D'Azur. For the magazine cover, he wore the FRED Ideal Light Collection, which was captured by photographer Jungwook Mok.
BTS' Jin announced as FRED's first ambassador
According to WWD, on July 8, FRED announced Jin as their global ambassador, and notably, he is the first-ever ambassador of the brand since its establishment in 1936.
The brand's Vice President Valerie Samuel shared her thoughts on the BTS member joining the Maison.
She said:
“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.”
The Awake singer shared his thoughts on collaborating with the brand:
“I’m deeply honored and grateful to be part of the Fred family. Please look forward to the future endeavors we will bring through the partnership.”
Besides being an ambassador of FRED, he was also announced as the ambassador of the Italian luxury brand Gucci. He also represents Seoul city in their 2024 tourism campaign as the honorary tourism ambassador.
