BTS' Jin to release solo album ‘Echo' on May 16, says he fought to keep Netflix variety show ‘true to its concept' (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — Jin of K-pop group BTS will release his second solo album, Echo, on May 16, his agency BigHit Music announced yesterday.
The seven-track EP will be released at 1pm KST (12pm Malaysian time), marking Jin's first solo release since Happy in November.
진 (Jin) 'Echo'
2025.05.16.
1PM (KST) | 0AM (ET)#진 #Jin #Jin_Echo pic.twitter.com/C1fYQm2gQ4
— BIGHIT MUSIC (@BIGHIT_MUSIC) April 14, 2025
According to Yonhap, BigHit said the earlier-than-expected release reflects the artist's wish to stay closely connected with fans.
'This album was prepared with the intention of giving fans more frequent updates,' the agency said in a statement.
To promote Echo, a video message was unveiled on Tuesday on the K-pop Square screen at the COEX exhibition centre in southern Seoul.
The message will be displayed every 30 minutes from 6am to 11.30pm daily until Saturday.
RT & REPLY
SEOKJIN IS COMING
JIN IS COMING
KSJ2 IS COMING#Jin_Echo pic.twitter.com/rp7atgrDgW
— BTS Updates, News & Charts ⁷ (@_BTSMoments_) April 14, 2025
In the lead-up to the album release, Jin has been actively promoting Kian's Bizarre B&B, a new Netflix variety show featuring TV personality Kian84.
Jin appears as one of the staff members alongside actress Ji Ye-eun at a quirky guesthouse on Ulleung Island, designed with unconventional features like outdoor beds and a fireman's pole.
'Regarding the show's concept, we should keep the original direction,' he said during a press event in Seoul yesterday.
'When suggestions for changes came up, I argued against them because they weren't in line with the programme's original direction.'
'Having done many shows, I knew the concept for this show would be physically challenging, yet interesting and chaotic,' he added.
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