BTS’ Jin Expresses Gratitude to ARMY for Support During 2024 Summer Olympics Torch Run in Paris: ‘I Am Truly Grateful’

BTS‘ Jin has seen and done some amazing things during his band’ s rocket experience to international popularity over the previous years. But when he was touched to be South Korea s main rep in the Paris 2024 Olympic lantern relay the 31-year-old K-pop celebrity was next to himself with exhilaration.

“It was an honor to be part of such a meaningful moment. I was able to take on the honorable role of a torchbearer thanks to the support of ARMY (BTS’ official fandom),” Jin claimed in a declaration after taking part in the relay on Sunday (July 14), which additionally occurred to beBastille Day “I am truly grateful. I was so nervous to the point of not knowing how the time passed, but I was able to do my best thanks to the many people on site who loudly cheered me on,” he proceeded of the excitement of participating in the relay whose motifs are “harmony” and “peace.”

Fans lined the roads to obtain a look of Jin clothed done in white as he got the lantern on the Rue de Rivoli from a torchbearer on a bike and led the section of the run that passed theLouvre Museum Surrounded by an authorities companion, Jin lugged the fire around 200 meters (and around 10 mins) prior to handing it back over to Sandra Laoura, a previous French nationwide freestyle skier before the renownedLouvre Pyramid

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“I hope that all the South Korean national teams participating in the Paris Olympics accomplish outstanding results from their tremendous hard work,” Jin included. “I will be rooting for them wholeheartedly. I also hope that there will be continued interest in the 17th Paris 2024 Paralympics in August. I, too, will continue to work hard and always strive to put my best foot forward.”

The Torch Relay started, as constantly in Olympia, Greece and it is presently taking a trip with 65 areas throughout France and greater than 400 cities in the run-up to the 2024 Summer Games opening up event in Paris on July 26. Jin had the ability to handle the honor this year after finishing his compulsory South Korean armed forces solution on June 12, that made him the initial participant of the team to cover his drawback as the child band awaits its scheduled post-military get-together following year.

Check out some video of Jin s lantern run listed below.