ARMYs have been begging BTS’s vocal line to release solo albums for what feels like ever, and their dreams are finally coming true. On June 14, BTS announced they were taking a temporary hiatus from making music as a group to focus on their solo music, promising each member will release a solo project. First came J-Hope’s solo album, “Jack in the Box,” which dropped on July 15. His large-scale album promotions wrapped up with a history-making solo performance at Lollapalooza on July 29. Basically, Big Hit is not playing around when it comes to the group’s solo work. Case in point: Jimin is linking up with some of the biggest producers in the game for his first solo outing.
Jimin has kept much of his solo plans close to the chest, apart from letting fans know he’s “working” on it on multiple occasions. But if you’ve been paying attention to Jimin’s Instagram, you’ll know that after he flew from Korea to Chicago to attend J-Hope’s Lolla performance, he flew straight to LA, and he’s been giving fans some insight into what he’s been up to on Instagram.
While no official details about Jimin’s solo release (which has long been referred to as “PJM1,” aka “Park Jimin 1,” by fans) have been announced, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know Jimin’s been working on his album while in LA. Here’s everything to know about Jimin’s upcoming solo album so far.
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Jimin's Solo Album Collaborations
While BTS can stand on their own, fans love some good ol’ collaboration speculation, and there’s plenty of it when it comes to fans’ theories about possible collabs on “PJM1.”
Will a Jimin and Khalid Song Be on “PJM1”?
On July 16, Khalid posted a video revealing a snippet of a new song he was working on and captioned the Instagram, “It’s been a minute since I’ve posted a snippet! Just made this one last night 🌙 who should collab with on this one? Let me know in the comments!” ARMYs immediately flooded the comments section with Jimin’s name, considering Khalid is a big fan of his song “Serendipity” and has teased a BTS collab in the past that never came to fruition. Additionally, fans speculated the moon emoji could represent Jimin because he has a moon tattoo on the back of his neck.
Will a Jimin and Drake Song Be on “PJM1”?
Jimin famously set the record for the most-streamed song on SoundCloud in the first 24 hours with his solo song “Promise,” beating out megastar Drake and his single “Duppy Freestyle.” Ever since, fans have been begging for the two stars to collab. Fans have noticed many of TBHits’s posts on Instagram have featured champagne glasses ever since he revealed he’s working with Jimin. Considering Drake goes by @champagnepapi on Instagram and Taylor Hill has worked with Drake in the past, many fans believe they’ve connected the dots on a Jimin and Drake collaboration.
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Jimin's Solo Album Release Date
Big Hit hasn’t released any details regarding Jimin’s solo album’s release date. In a July Weverse Live, RM revealed he’s nearly done with his solo album. While RM also noted he doesn’t know when his album will drop, considering Jimin is still knee-deep in the process of producing his, there’s a chance Jimin’s album could release sometime after RM’s.
