BTS star Jimin cut a stylish figure in Paris this week.
The 27-year-old South Korean performer – not to be confused with BTS star Jin – walked the Dior Homme Menswear Fall-Winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in France.
In a gray turtleneck and matching suit with lace-up boots, the artist looked ready for his fashion close-up as he joined his 28-year-old bandmate J-Hope.
J is for jammin! BTS star Jimin cut a stylish figure in Paris this week
Dior Dude: The performer was spotted at the Dior Homme Menswear Fall-Winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in France
The star wore his hair short with bangs in his eyes as he drew several moody coverboy looks on the black carpet.
It’s unusual to see Jimmin and J-Hope at fashion events as they usually work so hard on their music.
But they’ve had time now to branch out and have some fun for a change.
Peace out, BTS style: His BTS bandmate J-Hope was also there
A Stormtrooper vibe: J-Hope wore shoes that looked like they belonged to the soldiers from the Star Wars franchise
In June, hugely successful K-pop boy band BTS announced they were going their separate ways for the time being.
The popular South Korean band shared that they are on a “temporary hiatus” to pursue solo careers, but they vowed to “return one day”.
They announced the news during their annual FESTA dinner celebrating the band’s nine years working together, when band member RM said it was time for them to go solo.
Some of the members broke down in tears during the Festa video as they chatted and took some time off to “grow”.
Moody Grays: The star wore her hair short with bangs in her eyes as he garnered several moody cover-boy looks on the black carpet
The seven BTS members are Jungkook, 24; Jin, 29; RM, 27; V, 26; Suga, 29; J-Hope, 28; and Jimin, 27.
In 2021, the group’s management company, Big Hit Music, said in a statement: “We would like to inform you that BTS is planning to enter a second official extended period of rest since their first one in 2019.
“BTS stayed active to engage with fans in 2020 and 2021 amid the Covid-19 situation and achieved stunning results to cement themselves as a top global artist.”
Break: In June, hugely successful K-pop boy band BTS announced they were going their separate ways for the time being
2019 also revealed that the band needed some time.
“This lull will be an opportunity for the members of BTS who, since their debut, have relentlessly moved toward their goal of recharging and preparing to reinvent themselves as musicians and creators,” it said at the time.
“This will also give them the opportunity to enjoy the ordinary life of young people in their 20s, albeit for a short time.”
They used to be always together: The popular band members can be seen at the Grammys in April
The announcement may sound familiar to boy band fans.
In 2015, One Direction said they took a hiatus to pursue solo projects but hadn’t reformed.
Other boy bands who have broken up and never reunited include 98 Degrees and the Backstreet Boys, although the latter went on reunion tours.
On Friday, the group released their latest album Proof, a compilation that pairs some of their biggest hits with rarities and unreleased songs.
Accompanying the new hits pack was a video for newly released single Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment), showing the members in a serene desert setting.
So many people on his team: Here’s a woman reaching out to the BTS star as he makes his way onto the Dior show
The cover art for BTS’ new album features the group’s logo, two trapezoids shaped like half-open doors, though they’ve been flanked by several more abstract white shapes against an all-black background.
“The BTS anthology album embodying the story of BTS will be released as they begin a new chapter as an artist who has been active for nine years to look back on their efforts,” read a statement from BTS management group Big Hit Music Last month.
“The three-disc anthology album Proof contains many different tracks – including three brand new tracks – that reflect the members’ thoughts and ideas about the past, present and future of BTS,” it concluded.
Award Winner: Seen at the American Music Awards in November 2021 in Los Angeles