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'Actor Jin': Fans manifest BTS Jin's acting debut after he attends 'The Hunt' premiere

Fans think they are getting closer to Jin making his acting debut after he charms fans at 'The Hunt' movie premiere

Just like the BTS ARMY is waiting to see the birth of 'Actor Jin', it seems like the oldest member of the boy band is manifesting his own acting debut. BTS made its debut as a boy group in 2013 but Jin, the boy group's steady vocalist, has always presented his wish to become an actor. With the group announcing their temporary hiatus to focus on their solo careers, it is finally time for Jin to make his acting debut.

It seems like opportunities are presenting themselves one after the other for the K-pop idol to turn into an actor. On August 3, Jin of BTS attended the VIP premiere of the movie 'The Hunt' starring actors Jung Woo-sung alongside Lee Jung-jae of 'Squid Game' fame. Over the last few months, Jin has been seen hanging around with a lot of his actor friends, including Kim Nam-gil, who recently mentioned the BTS member in one of his interviews.

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Is 'Actor Jin' coming soon?

Then, Nam-gil stated how he recently worked on a project with BTS Jin as well as Astro's Eunwoo and Girls' Generation's Sooyoung. This had fans cheering the BTS member, hoping that he would finally fulfill his long-time dream of starting his acting career. Now, after Jin's recent movie premiere, actor Jung Woo-sung shared an inside story revealing Jin's preferences. The actor said, "I got to know Jin by chance a while ago. We joke about 'Chairman Jin' and 'Chairman Jung' too," revealing that the idol wished to portray the role of a Chairman in the upcoming movie.

Meanwhile, 'The Hunt' is an espionage action drama that unfolds in the face of a huge incident called 'Korea's No. 1 Assassination Operation.' In the movie, National Security Agency's Park Pyong-ho (Lee Jung-jae) and Kim Jeong-do (Jung Woo-seong), who suspect each other while trying to find a hidden spy in the organization, come face-to-face with a shocking revelation.

'We are getting near Actor Jin'

The movie is set to release on August 10 but as fans saw Jin at the premiere, they couldn't help but wish for the idol to make his debut as well in the days to come. One fan said, "If seokjin debuts as an actor jin he will fit to different roles." Another said, "Actor Jin summoning circle." One fan joked, "It's now ACTOR JIN." A fan said, "Armys we are getting near to actor jin." Another added, "I'm so happy to see seokjin with fellow actors actor jin soon! KIM SEOKJIN AT HUNT PREMIERE."

One fan joked, "Omg actor jin in romcom soon!!" we're down bad rn, but we're the same ppl tweeting "welcome home cheater" and crying throwing up after a 7 sec skit of tae lmfao." Someone chimed in, "Seokjin has attended 2 premieres with Kim Namgil. Are we getting Actor Jin soon? Alongside Kim Namgil??" Another pointed out, "Jin has an actor face and I'm not saying this bcz he's my bias, he really got all the looks and ofc the talent KIM SEOKJIN AT HUNT PREMIERE."