BTS member Jin to participate as South Korea torchbearer in Paris 2024 Olympic torch relay

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K-pop star Jin, a member of the supergroup BTS, will participate as a torchbearer for South Korea at the Olympic torch relay for this year’s Games, according to a statement from his talent agency on Wednesday.

“Jin will take part in the Olympic Torch Relay to spread the message of ‘harmony’ and ‘peace,’” HYBE said.

TOKYO, JAPAN — JULY 21: Torch bearers exchange the flame during the Olympic Torch Relay Celebration event on July 21, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. As the Olympic torch relay makes its way around Tokyo, public relays have been cancelled in favour of daily ceremonies held behind closed doors, as authorities act to avoid large gatherings while the country endures a fourth wave of coronavirus. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images)

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“Jin along with the other torchbearers are scheduled to go across various historic sites of the host country,” the agency said, adding that a specific schedule had not been announced yet.

The singer-songwriter is the eldest member of BTS and was discharged from the military after completing his mandatory service in June.

The flame for the Paris Games was lit in Olympia, Greece – the birthplace of the ancient Olympics – back in April. The flame, which has been traveling in a relay ever since, will light the cauldron to mark the opening for the Summer Games.

It is expected to be passed from hand to hand by some 10,000 torchbearers and reach the Olympic cauldron in Paris on July 26, where it will remain lit until the Closing Ceremony two weeks later.

France soccer international and four-time Champions League winner Raphaël Varane has been one of the well-known faces to complete a leg.

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