"A superstar in the stands" Global tennis media outlets report about #Jin attending 'Korea Open' tennis match

Many people know about one of the numerous hobbies of Jin - it's playing tennis. He practices it three times a week and is on a high level of professionalism in this sphere. Since Jin won a BTS tennis match in one of the RUN BTS episodes two years ago, the artist has continued training. Known for being very dedicated and determined, Jin quickly improved his tennis game despite his super busy schedule as a global superstar.

tennis player kim seokjin just keeps getting better and better
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Today, Jin was noticed at the tennis match of the Korea Open 2022. It is a combined ATP Tour and WTA Tour tennis tournament in Seoul.

[INFO] Kim Seokjin on a Tennis Match 🎾
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[INFO] ATP Korea Tennis posted Kim Seokjin on their Instagram.

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[INFO] ATP Korea Tennis has posted an Instagram Story of Kim Seokjin! 😍

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Today's match was special because of one of the players - a Norwegian player, Casper Ruud, who is the 2nd best player in the world right now (ATP ranking). Jin attended the match with his tennis coach, and it seems like they are one of the many fans of Casper Ruud.

Casper got a new fan 👀

👋 Jin!
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Jin's unannounced appearance as the VIP guest created a fuss in tennis media. Sportskeeda Tennis even posted an article with a loud headline:

"He did more for the promotion of tennis than ATP by just showing up to a match"- Tennis reacts to BTS singer Jin attending Casper Ruud's match against Nicolas Jarry at Korea Open.

"He did more for the promotion of tennis than ATP by just showing up to a match"- Tennis react to BTS singer Jin attending Casper Ruud's match against Nicolas Jarry at Korea Open
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The commentator of the match addressed Jin as the 'Superstar in the stands' and gave him a deserved compliment:

"..BTS Jin’s presence which cannot be hidden even if he’s wearing a hat and a mask."

"A superstar in the stands" 🫶
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Lolol the anchor

🗣 BTS Jin’s presence which cannot be hidden even if he’s wearing a hat and a mask
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[INFO] Tennis TV Official Account has posted an Instagram reel of Kim Seokjin even putting a caption "A Superstar in the Stands" on the video. ✨❤️

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All of the most prominent tennis media outlets posted about Jin's attendance across all social media platforms. For instance, ATP Korean Tennis, TVN Sports, ATP Tour, Tennis TV, Arab Tennis, Tennis Korea 1992, Tennis Channel, Sportskeeda Tennis, TENNIS, etc. Videos of Jin at the tennis match gained over 1M views in just 2 hours, making the tennis fans shocked. They are saying that Jin's presence gave more promotion to the tournament than ATP Tour did!

Tenemos aficionados ilustres 🤩
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[INFO] Kim Seokjin at ATP Korea Instagram post. ✨❤️

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[INFO] TVN Sports has posted Kim Seokjin watching a tennis match on their Instagram and Story, and also on YouTube.

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[INFO] Tennis Korea 1992 posted Kim Seokjin watching a tennis match. ❤️

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A few of the world's best tennis players left their comments under the Instagram posts about Jin attending the match. They are such great players as Dominic Thiem and Yuki Bhambri.

[INFO] Dominic Thiem, a professional tennis player who has been ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals commented under Tennis TV's post about Kim Seokjin watching a tennis match.

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[INFO] Yuki Bhambri, Indian professional tennis player and winner of the 2009 Australian Open Junior Championship has commented under Tennis TV's post about Kim Seokjin watching a tennis match.

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And the reports about Jin's surprise attendance trended in the most-viewed articles on Nate as well.