2024-07-16 17:04:52
“It is truly an honor that Jin is coming to France right after finishing his military service.”
Maeva Montesclar, who repeatedly shouted out the real name of Jin of the Korean idol group BTS, “Kim Seok-jin,” in front of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France on the 14th (local time), said, “I wasn’t originally interested in the Olympics, but I came because I heard Jin was coming here.”
Thousands of people gathered in the square in front of the Louvre Museum after hearing the news that BTS’ Jin would be participating in the Paris Olympics torch relay. On the day when the Olympic torch for the Paris Olympics, which opens on the 26th, enters Paris for the first time, the news of Hallyu star Jin’s participation in the torch relay made Paris even more excited. While other Koreans have participated in the torch relay, Jin is the first celebrity to do so.
Jin walked briskly around the Louvre Museum for about 200 meters while holding the torch for about 10 minutes starting at 8:20 p.m. Although the time to see him was short, fans lined up along the fence that had been set up four or five hours before the event. They waved the Taegeukgi, BTS photos, and papers that said, “Run, Seokjin,” and “Come on, Seokjin,” and cheered as if they were at a concert.
Fans claimed that Jin was chosen because BTS sends positive messages to young people through their music. “BTS makes music that gives hope to young people,” said Lora Canava. “I became a fan of theirs because they work so hard and I want to praise their efforts.”
The flame, lit on April 16th at the Temple of Olympia in Greece where the ancient Olympic Games were held, traveled to Athens, boarded the large sailing ship Belem, and crossed the Mediterranean Sea, arriving in Marseille on May 8th. It then traveled throughout France before entering Paris for the first time on Bastille Day, the 14th, heightening the Olympic atmosphere. The flame passed through the hands of over 10,000 people, and in Paris, former soccer player and French Olympic soccer team coach Thierry Henry was the first runner at the Champs-Élysées intersection.
On this day, the torch passed by historical sites in Paris such as Notre Dame Cathedral and Place de la Bastille, as well as the Bataclan theater, the site of a terrorist attack led by the Islamic State (IS) in 2015. After circling Paris until the 15th, the torch will move to the countryside and then return to Paris in time for the opening ceremony on the 26th.
Paris = Correspondent Jo Eun-ah [email protected]
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