kim seok-jin (; born on december 4, 1992), also known by his stage name jin, is a south korean singer, songwriter, and member of the south korean boy band bts since june 2013. kim was recruited for the group while in university and joined big hit entertainment as an actor, eventually becoming a korean idol. kim has co-written and released three solo tracks with bts: "awake" (2016), "epiphany" (2018), and "" (2020), all of which have charted on south korea's gaon digital chart.