Is this really still the case? Even now, when we would run out of space in Vogue if we listed all of BTS’ achievements? It is hard not to question Jin’s assertion, but at least he is frank. He transparently reveals what he is thinking and feeling. His confidence in saying that he is “handsome wherever he goes in the world” and, conversely, revealing his insecurities without making much of them reveals a healthy sense of self-esteem.
“Plenty of people are more handsome than me. ‘Worldwide Handsome’ is a joke I like to make for laughs,” he says with a laugh of his own. “And there are many people who can sing and dance better than me. I just try hard to achieve a better version of myself, which other people seem to see in me.” This sort of frankness turns into healthy self-love and, eventually, into unaffected positivity. “Everyone is born with a certain talent, right?” he asks. “I think mine is the ability to quickly forget negative things that have happened and recover from mental fatigue.” As to the source of his positive mindset, Jin says, “Well … If you go about your daily routine faithfully, you’ll soon be able to forget and move on.”
It is hard to imagine now, but in BTS’ early days, Jin had little to say. However, Jin gradually began shedding his image as “the ice prince” after being affected by a line from the song “Fire,” from the BTS album The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever , released in 2016: “Live however you want, it’s your life. Stop trying, it’s OK to lose.” He began to realize that “There will always be some people who love you and some who don’t” and that criticism is something all celebs have to deal with. “In the past,” he says, “I used to separate Jin, the BTS member, from the human being Seokjin Kim (Jin’ s birth name), to some extent. But now I don’t. How I come across on TV is how I live my life.” Jin says that looking back at his past self makes him wonder, “Why did I live like that?” However, he concedes, “I must have had some idea about how I wanted to live.”
It is not easy to live your life the way you want to without giving in to outside pressure — especially if you are one of the most famous people in the world, receiving attention from fans across the planet and having to meet their expectations. Now, Jin is steadily working toward the goal he set in 2020 — “living without thinking.” “It’s definitely not an easy goal,” Jin explains, “because you’re filled with trivial thoughts, like ‘I have to do this tomorrow, I have to do that the day after tomorrow’ … I’ve always disliked planning. If you make a plan, you have to stick to it, but I find this difficult, so I tend to be spontaneous, whether going on a trip or whatever. You need to have a framework in your life, but I try to avoid making detailed plans. My head hurts,” he says with a laugh. Joking until the very end, Jin concludes, “I think I’m a little happier these days because I’m living without thinking.”
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