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On August 19, 2024, "RETURN OF VARIETY KING JIN" trended on X following the airing of BTS' Jin's latest variety show, Half-star Hotel in Lost Island. The popular MBC show featured the K-pop sensation on an island, catching fish and cooking food with Kim Do-young, Brian Joo, celebrity chef Lee Yeon-bok, and B1A4's Sandeul, among others.
The Astronaut singer-songwriter had approached the show's producer, Kim Myung-jin, expressing his desire to join the cast even before his military discharge. For the unversed, BTS' Jin served in the South Korean military from December 13, 2022, to June 12, 2024, as part of the nation's mandatory enlistment.
Fans were thrilled to see the BTS star reunite with his old friend, B1A4's Sandeul, alongside celebrity chef Lee Yeon-bok on the show. ARMYs trended the hashtag worldwide on X, with one fan writing:
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"SEOKJIN WHINING IS SO CUTE...RETURN OF VARIETY KING JIN"
ARMYs also expressed their happiness on seeing the BTS idol and Sandeul having fun on the variety show as they prepared food.
"Thanks to this show, Jin and Sandeul were able to reunite and have fun together. They mentioned them as chingus of 10yrs," one fan wrote.
"He’s so much better than me oh my god you would have to pay me a BIG amount to make me do that," another fan said.
"Those are such GOOD LOOKING KIMBAPS. Everyone showering him with praise and Seokjin looking shy in worldwide handsome. I wish there were subs too. Seokjin made kimbap and everyone loved it so much and was praising him," one other fan added.
Others discussed how the Astronaut singer-songwriter prepared Gimbap (Korean cuisine) in the Half-star Hotel in Lost Island, which ended up trending on X in South Korea.
"My favorite chef, kim seokjin. Please just look at their reactions while enjoying the meal he cooked and prepared for them," one fan commented.
""전복김밥" (Abalone kimbap) is currently trending in Korea as Jin was seen cooking one in his appearance on "Half-star hotel on lost island," another fan wrote.
"Jin's article is trending at no 1 with 90 THOUSAND views minutes after the episode was released. Jin's IMPACT sometimes scares me??? All postive comments locals in love with Jin and his personality!" another fan added.
BTS' Jin wins hearts with his appearance in Half-star Hotel in Lost Island
Half-star Hotel in Lost Island aired on MBC's official website at 9 PM (KST) on August 19, 2024. The episode showed the Epiphany singer-songwriter gathering wood to make a fire to prepare food, bickering with Sandeul, gagging when he smelled the fish bait, and more. These moments added humor to the show, which resulted in several of the show's clips going viral online.
The idol was then seen singing Super Tuna as everyone praised him for his vocals in Half-star Hotel in Lost Island. Later, while making the Abalone Gimbap, the rest of the cast members were stunned to see the BTS idol's knife skills.
After the Gimbap was prepared, they invited a few locals to taste the food. The localities lauded the BTS idol for his cooking skills, and one woman got emotional after eating something delicious for the first time.
The next episode of Half-star Hotel in Lost Island, featuring BTS' Jin, will be released on August 26, 2024, at 9 PM KST.
