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BTS' Jin to Serve as Torchbearer at 2024 Paris Summer Olympics After Completing Military Service
By Zach Seemayer,
19 days ago
K-pop superstar and BTS bandmember Jin will soon be taking part in the grand opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics .
The 32-year-old singer has been tapped to take part in theParis 2024 Olympic Torch Relay, as one of thevenerated torchbearers, representing South Korea.The K-pop group's label, Big Hit Music, announced the news on Tuesday.
The timeframe for Jin's participation in the months-long global event has not been disclosed. The 2024Olympic Torch Relay began in April in Olympia, Greece, and is traversing the home nation for the event in France.
Torchbearers from all different countries will be traveling throughout the nation, and across numerous historic locales leading up to the opening of this year's games -- which begin on July 26 and run through Aug. 11.
The Olympic Torch Relay event includes over 10,000 torchbearers with celebrations being held in over 400 locations across France and its various overseas territories, according to the Olympics website.
BTS member Jin waves after being discharged from his mandatory military service outside a military base in Yeoncheon on June 12, 2024.
Jin -- who is the oldest member of BTS -- began his service in December 2022, shortly after the K-pop group announced their hiatus so that each member could complete South Korea's mandatory 18-month enlistment.
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