Who is a Muslim BTS Member – The news that a BTS member, Park Jimin converted to Islam, is currently a conversation among netizens, especially ARMY, the BTS fandom. Of course, this is very exciting considering that the majority of South Koreans generally claim to be non-religious.
Is Jimin a convert? That’s a question that is very much sought after by netizens. If true, maybe Jimin gets a spiritual shower from a cleric there. Or some sources say that Jimin became a convert because reading the Qur’an soothed his heart. But did it really happen?
From the information that Sabilia was looking for in many reliable sources, some facts were finally revealed. And of course it can answer your curiosity. What are the facts? Please read the information to the end.
The News “Who is a Muslim BTS Member”
Actually, the news of the conversion to Islam of one of the Bangtan Sonyeondan aka BTS members, Park Jimin, was already circulating in the middle of late 2022. Netizens and ARMYs were suddenly surprised to hear this because there was a conversation circulating on Twitter that stated that Jimin was interested in Islam.
Coupled with the many consonances that connect when BTS greets their fans with the sentence “assalamualaikum” at a concert in Saudi Arabia, 2022. Of course, those of you who at that time only read the title of the news would easily believe it.
But in 2022 the issue of Jimin becoming a Muslim convert was excited again. I don’t know what news, and where the source of the issue came from, it is clear that this is a hot topic among ARMYs and netizens.
For old ARMYs who already know the ins and outs of BTS from the beginning of their struggle to their success like now, of course they already know that’s not the answer. However, for those of you who are still laymen, you will be confused, even just believe and spread this issue.
Religion in South Korea
Before discussing how much BTS respects Muslims, you need to know the real facts about religion in South Korea. As mentioned at the beginning of the article, if the country where they come from, the majority are not religious, aka atheists.
However, as reported by Wikipedia, there are also many South Koreans who follow religion, here are the percentage details from the 2022 census data.
- No Religion/Unknown (59.9%)
- Christian (27.6%)
- Protestant (19.7%)
- Buddha (15.5%)
- Catholic (7.9%)
- Islam (0.1%)
It can be seen that South Koreans are mostly not known for their religion. Christianity is the majority religion there. While Islam is a minority, it still has a place in South Korea.
BTS and Muslim Relationship
The relationship between BTS and Muslims cannot be separated from the role of ARMY, which also includes many Muslims. This is evidenced by their willingness to hold concerts in the Middle East, namely Saudi Arabia. So far, it is known that music concerts are rarely performed there.
Until BTS at that time studied Islamic cultures, such as not being allowed to touch women, respecting prayer times, and not showing curves when dance.
The ARMYs there were even moved when they had a dress rehearsal at one of the stadiums, Riyadh. They turn off sound until the call to prayer is finished, really appreciate the host’s culture.
In addition to the things above, there are also many incidents that show BTS members respecting their Muslim fans. If you are curious, there are many videos on Youtube that show these things.
So, who are the BTS members who are Muslim? Does it really exist?
The Religion Followed by BTS Members
Instead of questioning who the BTS members are Muslims, or Jimin converts, and others. It’s better, we see the religion adhered to by BTS personnel which we summarized from Koreaboo.
1. V BTS is a Christian
The conjecture was obtained because in playlists V BTS song contains Christian spiritual songs.
2. RM BTS is an Atheist (No Religion)
It was known during the interview session with Hiphopplata in 2022. RM admits that he is an atheist.
3. Suga is an Atheist
He once made a tweet like this while traveling to Kobe. “As a human who is weak but acts strong, I have once again realized that I am only human. Even though I have no religion, I prayed all that time. The end (death) has been determined. But if there is an end, my emotions and my heart don’t change,” he wrote.
4. Jungkook is Christian
Allegations that Jungkook is a Christian because he was educated at a Christian high school.
5. Jimin is a Christian
Speculation that Park Jimin is a Christian because he was educated at an all-boys Catholic Christian school.
6. Jin BTS has no religion
Kim Seokjin (Jin) has never been known to have a religious life. Chances are he is not religious or an atheist.
7. J-Hope is a Christian
Jung Heoseok is known to be a Christian from one of the websites. But there are those who say that he is not religious at all.
Jimin’s conversion to Islam is just a work of fiction
Park Jimin BTS, as rumors circulated, expressed his interest in Islam, and became a Muslim legally. In order to avoid misunderstandings, the information was born from a fictional story entitled “Letter to Jungkook” by MRP91011 which was published on Wattpad.
On the sidelines of the conversation in the story there is an expression from a character named Jimin, he says “Assalamualaikum I’m Jimin BTS yes I’m now a convert, previously I was interested in Islam a few months ago and then I learned to read the Koran via the internet, as long as I read the Koran my heart always feels calm, from there I’m sure it will be better ok if i convert to islam ….,” he explained in Letter To Jungkook Episode 13.
The final word
If there is a question “Who is a Muslim BTS Member?” then the answer is not yet. Meanwhile, BTS personnel really appreciate Muslim people, including ARMYs who embrace Islam. The news of Jimin BTS’s converting to Islam is an imagination in someone’s fictional story on Wattpad.
That’s the article this time, hopefully you can get answers to the questions you’ve been looking for. Sabilia thanks you and have a nice day!
