Jimin's birthday: October 13, and how ARMY celebrate it

Jimin's birthday at a glance

If you just need the facts, here they are. Everything else in this guide is about what to do with them.

• Full name: Park Jimin.
• Date of birth: October 13, 1995.
• Birthplace: Busan, South Korea.
• Age on his 2026 birthday: 31.
• Fellow 1995-born member: V, whose birthday is December 30.
• Solo albums so far: FACE in 2023 and Muse in 2024.

Why his 2026 birthday feels different

For a couple of years, every member's birthday came with a quiet ache: one by one they were completing their military service, and all seven had finished by June 2025. Jimin's 2026 birthday is the first one to fall in the middle of a full BTS world tour since then.

The group released Arirang, their fifth studio album, on March 20, 2026, with the single SWIM, and the Arirang World Tour started in Goyang on April 9. After the European dates in June and July, the tour moves on to Latin America and Asia from October 2026, with Australia following in 2027. Specific plans for the day itself have not been announced, so take any rumour you see with a pinch of salt and enjoy the celebration on the fan side.

How ARMY celebrate Jimin's birthday

Birthday traditions in K-pop fandoms grew out of Korean fan culture and spread everywhere ARMY live. Here are the ones you will see most often around October 13.

Remember the time difference: Korea is several hours ahead of Europe and the Americas, so the celebrations online usually start during the day on October 12 for many of us.

• Birthday hashtags that trend from midnight Korean time, filled with fan art, edits and messages.
• Cupsleeve events, where a café is decorated for the day and customers get a themed cup sleeve and small freebies.
• Birthday ads paid for by fanbases, on screens, in subway stations and sometimes on buses.
• Donations in his name, a long-running habit across the fandom that turns the day into something useful.
• Streaming parties for his solo releases and the BTS tracks where he shines.

Ways to celebrate from home, for free or almost

You do not need to live in Seoul, or spend anything, to feel part of it. A few ideas that work wherever you are:

If you are in a group chat with other ARMY, pick one idea and do it together. A shared playlist and a group photo in purple will be worth more than any single post.

• Make a playlist that tells his story: a couple of tracks from FACE, Who and the rest of Muse, then the BTS songs where his voice stays with you.
• Bake something. Fans have long linked him to the nickname mochi, so soft, round and sweet is an easy theme.
• Write him a letter. It may never reach him, but rereading it next year is part of the fun.
• Join a donation drive run by your local fanbase or give a small amount to a cause you care about.
• Look for a cupsleeve event or fan meetup near you; fanbases usually announce them on Instagram and X.

Gift ideas for a friend whose bias is Jimin

The best Jimin gifts are the ones a fan will actually use. Music is always safe if you know what is missing from their shelf, and an experience, like a karaoke night built around his songs, costs little and lasts in memory.

Clothing and accessories are the other big category. Look for pieces that are recognisable to ARMY but low-key for everyone else, so they get worn on a normal Tuesday, not only at concerts. If you are guessing a size, oversized fits are far more forgiving than fitted ones, and a bag needs no size at all.

Our embroidered pieces for Jimin

At Mima&Lulù⁷ we are two ARMY in Rome with an embroidery machine, and we have several designs for Jimin, all embroidered by us in Italy. Here are two to start from.

PJM - Park Jimin, from our Bias Collection, puts his initials on an oversized sweatshirt or t-shirt, with embroidered cuffs too. The sweatshirt is 50% cotton and 50% polyester, the t-shirt 100% cotton, sizes S to 2XL, from €34.90.

The Closer than this embroidered bag, from €21.90, measures 39 x 32 x 9 cm, with two small inside pockets and 22 cm handles, and needs no size at all.

Both are fanmade. They are inspired by BTS and made by fans, and they are not affiliated with BTS, HYBE or BigHit Music.

Ordering in time for October 13

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