By Ashley Cruz
BTS vocalist Jimin. FROM THE BTS OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE
Jimin of the South Korean boy band BTS turned 24 (25 in Korean age) on October 13 and BTS and their fan base, the ARMYs, went online to celebrate the singer’s birthday.
As an ARMY tradition, hashtags like #HappyBirthdayJimin, #LovelyJiminDay, #HappyJiminDay and more took all 20 slots on Twitter’s worldwide trends. BTS members also shared their greetings one by one along with never-before-seen photos of Jimin.
지민이형 생일축하해요! 그리고 미안해잉????#지민생일ㅊㅋ #진짜미안해 #미안해 #다시한번미안해 #뭘해도멋있는거아는데미안해#아직자고있나본데미안해 #내맘알지미안해#너는나나는너무미안해 #웃음을위해어쩔수없는판단이었어미안해 #아무리생각해도저사진이찰떡이었어미안해 #사랑해 pic.twitter.com/1eQSkKceyZ
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) October 12, 2019
우리 이쁜 지미니 생일축하해잉????????
한국가서 맛난거 먹쟈 ????????#HappyBirthdayJimin #지민이생일ㅊㅋ #홉필름 pic.twitter.com/9yc4FffMqR— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) October 12, 2019
내친구 생일축하해???????????? #응 #그래 #형이야 #김태형이야 #그래 #생일축하하고 #또 #내가 #이쁜사진 #찍어줄게 pic.twitter.com/blAFw0XfBj
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) October 12, 2019
작은지민 큰지민 #남준사진 pic.twitter.com/fJwfUrHJE1
— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) October 12, 2019
Aside from Twitter domination that sparked curiosity among non-fans, ARMYs around the world celebrated his birthday through various charity works, billboards and mini parties.
Filipino ARMYs celebrated with kids in Sampaloc, Manila, while Peruvian ARMYs donated to a cat shelter (Jimin is a known cat lover).
Our team celebrated JIMIN DAY with the kids of 2KK at Sampaloc, Manila!
We had the BEST time, thank you so much to #UHappyEvents for having us ????
More photos to come! #ThisisOurPromise#HappyBirthdayJimin @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/30qPwT3kG5
— For Jimin: A 2019 Birthday Project ???????? (@thisourpromise) October 13, 2019
????????BIRTHDAY PROJECT FOR #JIMIN✨
We made a donation to ‘CATfetin’ cat shelter, who provide shelter, food and so much love to many homeless cats in our city that are rescued from difficult situations.
Thank you Jimin for being our light ♡#HappyJIMINday@BTS_twt @ARMYPeru_twt pic.twitter.com/zQoGLth3z8— Lovely ARMY Perú Sede Cusco ???????????? (@armyperucusco) October 12, 2019
Egyptian ARMYs donated money in Jimin’s name to cancer patients, while Spanish ARMYs built a “Promise Tree” inspired by his solo song “Promise.”
Egyptian Army in Alexandria has proved themselves again and celebrate Jimin, Jin and Taehyung’s BD and we’re proud of them, also they donate to a hospital by the name of Park Jimin ????????????
You‘ll find the post on weverse????????
#/Egyptian_Army_loves_Chimmy and
#/Egypt_next_Arab_tour ???? pic.twitter.com/GwOE3Dki6J— EGYPTIAN ARMY | W.I.N.G. ???????? (@EGYPTIANARMY16) October 13, 2019
????????Promise tree????????
Thanks, Jimin, for inspiring us to take a step forward for our self-love with Promise ????#JiminBirthday #PromiseTree @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/WqhlQ7gUDt
— Spanish Army Fanclub (@SpanishArmyFC) October 13, 2019
Back in Korea, fans partnered with the Korean Red Cross, Seoul Nambu Blood Center and Busan Blood Center for a blood donation project. In China, fans sponsored a light show in Huangzhou G20 Summit venue.
Preview video of Hangzhou Qianjiang New City 532600m² light show
✅ Hangzhou G20 Summit venue landmark
✅Total length is 2.3km & including 34 buildings
✅532600m², the world’s largest outdoor screen floor area
✅700000 LED lights
Just for you, light up the city.@BTS_twt #JIMIN pic.twitter.com/xbDhVMl3hz— PARKJIMINBAR???? (@JIMINBAR_CHINA) October 12, 2019
His hometown Busan didn’t miss the opportunity to greet him with a light show at the Dadaepo Sunset Fountain of Dream, featuring his song “Serendipity” from the album “Love Yourself: Answer.”
On Oct. 12, Jimin went live on the vLive app to talk to fans about the concert in Saudi Arabia and thank them for their warm greetings. BTS came back to Korea the day after, in time for his birthday.