Jin Talks Receiving a Guitar from Coldplay’s Chris Martin on ‘Fallon’

BTS’ Jin made his hotly anticipated solo debut on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon on Nov. 20, selling his first solo album, Happy.

Among the many gems from the revealing interview, Jin recounted the fascinating story behind receiving a guitar from none aside from Coldplay’s Chris Martin.

“Are you a giant fan of rock? And who’s your favourite rock artist?” host Jimmy Fallon requested Jin, who replied in his native tongue, with English captions studying, “I actually, actually love Coldplay… I had an opportunity to work with Coldplay earlier than. Just a few years in the past — earlier than this album — Chris Martin gave me a music he wrote. We labored on it collectively and it was an honor for me.”

Whereas discussing his new album, Fallon requested, “I heard he gave you a guitar?”

“Sure!” Jin confirmed, explaining, “I used to be hanging out with Chris Martin and he had a guitar from his tour, I jokingly requested him, ‘Can I’ve this guitar?’ Chris Martin was like, ‘In fact!’”

“I used to be so glad. Now it’s a household heirloom,” Jin added.

It appears the sensation’s mutual, with the Coldplay frontman as soon as additionally sharing his adoration for the Ok-pop star in a 2023 video, saying, “I actually love that man.” 

Contemporary off his return from necessary navy service in June, Jin additionally used his time on Fallon to share anecdotes about reconnecting together with his BTS bandmates, the origin of his playful “Worldwide Good-looking” nickname, and taught Fallon the choreography for his viral hit “Tremendous Tuna.”

A significant spotlight of the night was Jin’s highly-anticipated stay efficiency of “Operating Wild,” a standout monitor from his debut solo venture. Donning a shimmering pastel inexperienced fringe jacket, the Ok-pop celebrity carried out the brand new tune in opposition to a putting backdrop of a desert freeway, with the stage adorned with road indicators.

The Comfortable album options six tracks, together with “Operating Wild,” “I’ll Be There,” “One other Stage,” “Falling,” “Coronary heart on the Window” (a collaboration with Pink Velvet’s Wendy), and “I Will Come to You.”

Jin’s look comes six years after BTS made its full-band debut on Fallon’s present. In 2018, the group — which can be comprised of SUGA, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook — carried out Billboard Sizzling 100 No. 11 hit “Idol” and “I’m Wonderful,” in addition to tried out that yr’s “Fortnite” dance development.

In 2020, the boys made a quantity of Tonight Present appearances — together with a few digital musical numbers on the present to lighten ARMY’s moods through the COVID-19 pandemic — earlier than returning once more in 2021 for performances of their No. 1 hits “Butter” and “Permission to Dance.” Jin’s bandmates Jimin and SUGA have since made their very own solo debuts on the present. 

Jin’s newest look on Fallon comes scorching on the heels of the discharge of his debut solo album, Comfortable, which dropped on Nov. 15. In a current interview, Jin stated of the venture, “I’ve a really clear thought of what sort of feelings I wish to share with our followers … I would like our followers, our ARMY, to be glad.” 

Jin’s solo period is unfolding as a lot of the BTS boys are nonetheless ending out their necessary service within the South Korean navy, which the “Abyss” artist turned the primary to finish in June. J-Hope is the one different member of the group to have accomplished his since then; full-band actions are on pause till subsequent yr. 

Watch Jin’s interview on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon right here, in addition to his stay efficiency of “Operating Wild” right here.