BTS‘s Jin has been hit with major hate following a snippet of his upcoming OST, and netizens have come to the idol’s defense.
Recently, a snippet of Jin’s OST ‘Close To You’ from the series When the Stars Gossip was shared online.
JIN’s OST ‘Close To You’ from ‘When the Stars Gossip’ will be released on January 26th.
— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) January 20, 2025
When the video was posted, the tweet was full of “hate” comments about Jin’s voice, the music, and sending harsh criticism towards the idol.
voice so annoying https://t.co/bT4FMGGnme
— taqi (@muttaaaqi) January 20, 2025
i feel so bad for talented small artists who struggle meanwhile people force themselves to eat up this horrible mess https://t.co/XB4fBVHeMG
— Dixie D’Amelio Charts (@DickseaCharts) January 20, 2025
Yet, netizens quickly rushed to Jin’s defense, with many blaming “haters” for creating a negative narrative and the “hate train” that K-Pop fans like to create, along with others praising the idol’s vocals.
I hate this new trend of kpop stans forcing themselves to hate a song and lie to our faces just to hate like im a hater to the core but i dont lie that would make me look ridiculous https://t.co/zQVpzFY6My
— 🧚 (@itboyizmm) January 20, 2025
the forced hate from jobless losers every time bts members release music is funny when they should be worried about their talentless favs barely getting any streams from their fans https://t.co/JUT7sF2Ag8 pic.twitter.com/1yh301kwjy
— baby g (@itboywithluv) January 20, 2025
The OST is set to be released on January 26, and many netizens believe fans are jumping on the “hate train.”