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“Apologize to him”- Fans react as Jin confirms RUNJIN tour schedule was set ahead of recording, limiting his additions to BTS album


On April 15, 2026, Rolling Stone published a solo interview with BTS’ Jin as part of the group’s comeback coverage for their album ARIRANG. During the conversation with Brian Hiatt, Jin said that his RUNJIN tour had already been scheduled before the group began planning the album’s recording sessions.

BTS’ Jin explained that the album’s writing camp and studio work were scheduled only a few months in advance. His earlier commitments made it difficult for him to fully get involved from the start.

By the time he joined, a large number of songs had already been prepared. He said pushing the timeline to include more of his own work would have delayed the album. At the same time, he said the other members did a good job with the material.

When Brian Hiatt asked:

“The album (ARIRANG) is so good, but imagine how much better it would be if it had just a few more writing credits by you!”

Jin replied:

“I do think it would have been better. But the other members did a beautiful job. Plus, if I had been greedy and pushed the whole session just so I could add my own songs, this interview would be happening months from now. Wouldn’t the fans be too bored during that time? The recording was scheduled about three months in advance, and my tour was scheduled earlier than that. So the timing just didn’t work out.”

Clips from the interview soon circulated on X. Jin’s response pushed back against claims that he prioritized solo work over the BTS comeback. Fans are defending him and pointing to scheduling overlap. They are also calling out selective interpretations within the fandom.

One fan said:

“Everyone who implied that should apologize to him”

@onlyforseokjini Everyone who implied that should apologize to him

Fans chimed in and shared their disappointment with the scheduling of HYBE and BigHit. One fan said this segment should be shared everywhere for anyone who blamed Jin.

@TheePopCore It would have been much better, yes! This is why a company shouldn’t schedule a song camp in the middle of a members solo tour which was scheduled much before that! @HYBEOFFICIALtwt @BIGHIT_MUSIC

@TheePopCore It wouldn’t have clashed if bsh didnt bring forward the song camp earlier than it was supposed to happen. So could it have been better? Yes. Could the album have been truly made by all 7 of them? Definitely. Let’s admit this first and then move on.

@onlyforseokjini @mystic_seokjin This needs to get posted everywhere in all platforms and under any army who dared to blame Seokjin for this!

More fans shared a similar opinion on this topic.

@onlyforseokjini People spouting crap as usual, to blame Jin for everything. Same people who said Jin didn’t want to participate, chose to tour over going to song camp (well yeah, but tickets had already been sold for his solo tour concerts – imagine how many irate fans there would have been if Jin canceled his tour!!!)

@onlyforseokjini They should apologize to him

@onlyforseokjini At this moment, very clear. Jin wanted to participate the song writing camp but they arranged intentionally to overlap the time within 3 months ahead NO JIN NO LIFE WE LOVE YOU JIN #JIN #방탄소년단진 #진

BTS’ Jin on Rolling Stone interview

Other than the album discussion, Jin also spoke about how he approached his solo activities during BTS’ military hiatus. He said those projects were meant to keep fans engaged during the group’s break. He described stepping on stage alone as something he had never imagined before. He said that the fans’ response helped him continue.

Jin also shared his thoughts on solo work in general. In the Rolling Stone interview, he said:

“I’ve always thought there’s no reason to continue if it’s not with the group. I guess a solo career is just not that important to me. If I did anything, it would be trying something different within the group when the fans are bored. I’m not interested in acting or anything like that.”

Moreover, he shared that after their time apart, he wanted the group to reach more fans worldwide. He said:

“My biggest dream has been to go on tour with BTS and meet as many fans as I can, from all over the world.”

BTS will perform tomorrow, on April 17, at Tokyo Dome in Japan. They will perform at the venue on April 18 as well.