BTS’ Jin Songs Played at WBC and Winter Olympics Venues

BTS member Jin’s solo music has again been featured at major international sports events, underscoring his global reach.

At the 2026 World Baseball Classic game between South Korea and Taiwan on March 8 at the Tokyo Dome in Japan, Jin’s “Running Wild,” the title track from his first solo album “Happy,” was played in the stadium. His clear vocals and band-driven sound blended with the crowd’s cheers and lifted the atmosphere, the report said.

It was not the first time “Running Wild” has been used in a high-profile sports broadcast. The song drew attention after it was included in a CBS prime-time telecast of an NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions in December 2024.

The track, released in November 2024, surpassed 1.7 million TikTok posts using it within 10 days, ranking second among Korean male solo songs in usage after Shaun’s “Way Back Home,” according to the report.

Jin’s voice was also heard at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics, which ended last month. After major figure skating events — the pairs free skate on Feb. 9, the men’s singles short program on Feb. 11 and the women’s singles short program on Feb. 18 — “Don’t Say You Love Me,” the title track from his second mini-album “Echo,” played in the venue, the report said.

Released in May last year, “Don’t Say You Love Me” topped Spotify’s global chart on May 25, 2025, making Jin the first Asian artist to reach No. 1 on the platform’s global chart with a song released in 2025, the report said.

Jin also drew attention during the Paris Summer Olympics in July 2024 when he took part as a torchbearer. French weekly magazine Paris Match described him holding the torch in front of the Louvre Museum and praised him as “a true prince crowned 235 years after the French Revolution.”

* This article has been translated by AI.

Kang Sang Heon