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Phot of BTS' Jimin from the "Butter" photo sketch. Facebook/BTS 방탄소년단

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  • JIMINBAR China started a large-scale fan project to celebrate Jimin's birthday
  • Jimin's video advertisements are being played on LED screens in different cities
  • The BTS member will turn 28 on Friday, Oct. 13

BTS member Jimin will soon be celebrating his 28th birthday this month, and his supporters have planned a huge celebration to commemorate his special day across the globe.

Ahead of the 27-year-old South Korean artist's birthday, one of his biggest fanbases from China — known as JIMINBAR — initiated a large-scale fan project across cities such as Seoul, Busan, New York, Shibuya and Shanghai, among others. The project is expected to run until the end of this month.

Per a summary from Korea's Star News, JIMINBAR planned to hold a "Starry Street" event at the Longfor Xingyue Hui — one of the biggest commercial and shopping areas in Xi'an, China. There, Jimin's video advertisements will air on an outdoor large LED and 43 auxiliary screens from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on the day of the singer's birthday, Oct. 13 — Friday.

Meanwhile, around 120 video commercials have been airing across 13 cities in the country, most notably Beijing and Shanghai, which started from Oct. 8 to 14. Photobooths will also be placed in 53 cities and will be made available until Oct. 22. Aside from that, a random dance event was also held earlier this month in different cities, including Zigong, Qingyuan, Naijiang and Chengdu, where fans — known as ARMYs — were urged to dance along to the choreographies of Jimin's hit tracks: "Like Crazy," "Set Me Free Pt.2," "Lie," "Serendipity" and "Filter."

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An offline event will also be held across 11 cities in the country, where the organizers will be giving away a lot of freebies and merchandise from Jimin's solo debut. Such items included a "FACE" photo card, postcards, idol portrait fans, posters, cup covers, bookends, mouse pads and breakfast cups.

Buses with Jimin's face plastered on its exterior have also been making rounds in South Korea. His advertisements are also aired at Seoul's COEX Mall, on the subway and at the Incheon Airport. A ten-meter wall sticker was also placed in front of HYBE's headquarters.

The large-scale fan project is currently ongoing. Fans in the aforementioned cities who want to join in on Jimin's birthday celebration could get updates from @JIMINBAR_CHINA on Twitter.

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