On September 3, 2024, TXT's Yeonjun guested on Run Jin's episode 4, titled A Dangerous Invitation, which aired on BANGTANTV's official YouTube channel. In the episode, Yeonjun disclosed that he was working on his solo debut mixtape, sending fans into a frenzy.
At the beginning of the episode, BTS' Jin welcomed three guests, Kim Dong-hyun, Kwak Joo-bin, and TOMORROW X TOGETHER's Yeonjun, and narrated their special features and achievements. Subsequently, TXT's Yeonjun made a unique entrance with his iconic prince pose and introduced himself.
He also revealed that he was working on his solo debut mixtape, to which Jin inquired about its release date. However, the editors beeped Yeonjun's voice to hide the spoilers for his upcoming project.
Subsequently, the clip where Yeonjun revealed his upcoming endeavors circulated on social media and went viral. The fandom could not contain their excitement, and an X user tweeted:
"OMGGGG THE REAL IT BOY IS COMING"
Netizens expressed their pride in TXT's Yeonjun and wished him luck for his upcoming solo mixtape. Some fans also theorized that HYBE selected BTS Jin's variety show to promote the TXT member's forthcoming project. Other fans also tried to decode Yeonjun's lip movement from the portion where HYBE beeped his voice.
"Knowing how much yeonjun wants to release a solo project and how perfectionist he is makes me triple time excited about it, this really is time to see his full potential five years into his career... y'all are NOT ready for him," a fan reacted.
"His lip movement looks like he’s either saying the mixtape will be out on “september 19th” or “september 16th," a fan shared.
"Wait this is so cute bc that means that this was a promo show and the company mutually chose Jin's show for him to announce it on," a fan commented.
MOAs (TXT's fandom) encouraged other fans to showcase their support for TXT's Yeonjun and kept guessing the release date of his upcoming mixtape.
"I thought his project was most likely to be a mixtape and it's so exciting to hear Yeonjun confirming it! Can't wait Jjuni,"- a user reacted.
"Does a solo debut usually involve promotions on music shows??? if so, i need all moa to prepare themselves from now on, we have to return what yeonjun has prepared from long ago and we have to give the best results for him," a user commented.
"Yeonjun's announcement of his first solo album on Run Jin suggests that it will come out very soon, very likely during his birthday month. Do we reckon @TXT_bighit..will give us ~8 weeks to get comfortable with CYJ1 before they release TXT11," a user shared.
More about TXT's Yeonjun
Yeonjun is a member of the South Korean K-pop group TOMORROW X TOGETHER, which was formed by BigHit Entertainment. The other band members include Soobin, Taehyun, Beomgyu, and Huening Kai. He debuted with the group on March 4, 2019, with the extended play (EP) The Dream Chapter: Star.
TXT's Yeonjun has contributed to multiple albums as a writer and composer, including The Dream Chapter: Eternity, The Chaos Chapter: Freeze, and The Name Chapter: Freefall. He has also contributed as a writer for Ring (Unplugged Ver.) from TXT's Japanese-language studio album Sweet.
In other recent news, on August 29, 2024, L'OFFICIEL HOMMES revealed the photoshoot sketch episode featuring TXT's Yeonjun.