It was announced late that Jimin provided a charitable donation to the students of the Province of South Jeolla (also called Jeonnam).
"Jimin contributed 100 million won (estimated $84,076) to the Jeonnam Future Education Foundation," the Jeonnam Education Office reported on August 24. Jimin's father, on July 29, donated on behalf of Jimin to Jang Seok Woong, the foundation's chairman, and advised him to use this for learners in the South Jeolla region. (via Soompi)
Jang Seok Woong has pledged to use the contribution to support students in their community. The Jeonnam Education Office will appoint Jimin as a donor to the growth of academic achievement in Jeonnam, to the Jeonnam Education Hall of Fame.
Jimin made contributions to his former school Busan High School of Arts and the Busan Metropolitan Education Office. Still, it's the first instance he made a significant contribution to the Province of South Jeolla.
ABOUT JIMIN
Jimin began his professional career as a member of BTS on June 13, 2013. With the launch of the "No More Dream," Jimin takes on the singer and dancer's role in the band. He has released two solo singles under BTS: "Lie" and "Serendipity."
In 2016, the song "Lie" was distributed on Wings record, and it was outlined as breathtaking and sensational, conveying dark undertones and impulses that contributed to reflecting the album's overall concept.
In comparison, Love Yourself album "Serendipity," launched in 2017, was gentle and sensual, unraveling the happiness, commitment, and fascination of love. Jimin's three solos, "Serendipity," "Lie," and "Serendipity (Full-Length Edition)" reached Spotify's fifty million views, rendering him the only Korean artist to have three solo soundtrack in possession of 50 million listens.
The single has also become the only solo hit by a member of BTS in the UK's 20 most played BTS tracks of Official List. Moreover, Jimin's song "Promise" (2018) earned SoundCloud's Biggest 24-hour debut ever, outstripping Drake's "Duppy Freestyle" feat.
In 2018 the President of South Korea, along with many other group members, granted him the fifth-class Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit.
