Happy (Jin EP)
Happy is the debut extended play by South Korean singer Jin of BTS, released on November 15, 2024, through Big Hit Music.
Background and release
In 2022, Jin debuted as a solo artist with his song "The Astronaut". Shortly after the song's release, Jin enlisted for South Korea's mandatory military service, serving until July 2024. Happy was announced on October 14, with Big Hit Music confirming that the album would contain six tracks, including pre-released single "I'll Be There" and the title track "Running Wild".The album contains collaborations with Gary Barlow of English pop group Take That, Wendy of Red Velvet, and Taka of Japanese rock band One Ok Rock.
Track listing
Notes- Various digital editions of the album include either a voice memo or remixes of "Running Wild" as additional tracks.
Personnel
Musicians- Jin – lead vocals, background vocals
- Ryan Carline – bass, keyboards, percussion, programming
- Gary Barlow – keyboards, percussion, programming
- Jacob Attwooll – background vocals
- Josh Record – background vocals
- Karl Brazil – drums
- Ben Mark –guitar
- Pdogg – drum programming, synthesizer ; keyboards, guitar
- Who – bass
- Ghstloop – drum programming, harmony vocals
- Max – background vocals, harmony vocals
- Young – guitar
- Evan – guitar, keyboards, harmony vocals, synthesizer
- Maiz – harmony vocals
- Pxpillon – harmony vocals
- James Keys – background vocals
- Matt Attard – drum programming, keyboards, synthesizer
- Matt Thomson – drum programming, keyboards, synthesizer
- Max Lynedoch Graham – drum programming, keyboards, synthesizer
- Megmetal – drum programming
- Toru – guitar
- Taka – whistle
- Shorelle – background vocals
- Joshua Thompson – piano
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Serban Ghenea – mixing (recorded music)|mixing]
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
- James F. Reynolds – mixing
- Manny Marroquin – mixing
- Yang Ga – mixing
- Pdogg – engineering, vocal arrangement ; sound editing software|editing]
- Ryan Carline – engineering
- Ryan Siegel – engineering, vocal arrangement
- Young – engineering
- James Keys – engineering
- Megmetal – engineering
- Shorelle – engineering
- Ghstloop – sound editing
- Bryce Bordone – mixing assistance
- Kieron Beardmore – mixing assistance
- Matt Wolach – mixing assistance
- James Cunningham – mixing assistance
- Chris Galland – mixing assistance
- Ramiro Fernandez-Seoane – mixing assistance
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart | Position |
| US World Albums | 15 |