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Jin of BTS brings his apple gin brand to the Philippines

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>BTS member Jin, the global ambassador of IGIN, is marking a milestone as the Philippines becomes the first country in Southeast Asia to welcome the premium Korean apple gin. </p><p>The release in the Philippines will be available exclusively online through Tags on Tags (tagsontags.com), a newly launched specialty lifestyle store, beginning Wednesday, October 1 at 1:00 p.m.</p><p>IGIN&#x27;s lineup includes a distilled apple gin made from rice and apples, along with 500ml ready-to-drink apple tonics in two variants: Dalkom Tonic (watermelon) and Saekom Tonic (plum).</p><p>Filipino fans online were quick to express their excitement over the arrival of Jin&#x27;s liquor brand in the country.</p><p>&quot;FINALLY THANK YOU!!!!!! ON TIME FOR MY BDAY!&quot; one fan commented on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>&quot;Thank you Jin, PH Armys [love] you,&quot; another fan wrote.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-13" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLOWZxUTF9D/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A13%2C%22os%22%3A4551028.299999952%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1157" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-13" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Following the completion of his military service in June 2024, Jin released his debut solo album titled <em>Happy</em> in November 2024.</p><p>&quot;Happiness is a very important word and holds value for me,&quot; he said on the inspiration behind the album in an interview on<em> The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. </em>&quot;Simply because it is so important to me, I wanted to express happiness through music. So that&#x27;s why the title of my album is <em>Happy</em>.&quot;</p><p>When asked what the difference was between creating his solo album and making a BTS album, the singer shared: &quot;A BTS album incorporates the opinions of all the members, so it is a mix of many individual opinions. Whereas for this album, it includes my opinion only, so it feels more personal to me.&quot;</p><p>In May this year, he dropped his second solo album titled <em>Echo.</em></p><p>&quot;For the album <em>Happy,</em> it was shortly after I returned from my military service, and I was just starting to explore my emotions. But for this album <em>Echo</em>, I was able to capture my feelings better,&quot; Jin shared on <em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon </em>this year. <em></em><br/></p><p>He also explained why <em>Echo</em> features more upbeat tracks. &quot;I had the tour in mind as I was making the album, so I ended up with a lot more energetic songs,&quot; he relayed.</p><p>All the members of BTS recently completed their military service. The group is set to release a new album in spring of 2026.</p>

<p>The Philippine release of Jin's apple gin brand marks its first entry official into Southeast Asia. </p>

The Philippine release of Jin's apple gin brand marks its first entry official into Southeast Asia.

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Jin of BTS brings his apple gin brand to the Philippines, first in Southeast Asia

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Published Sep 30, 2025 06:20 PM PHT

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Updated Oct 02, 2025 11:34 AM PHT

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