Jin talks rock sound
BTS’s Jin told Rolling Stone he wanted a 'rock‑adjacent' sound for his solo track 'Loser', describing a move toward guitar‑leaning arrangements in his recent work. (x.com)
Jin said he pushed his solo song “Loser” toward a harder, guitar-led sound because he has “always wanted” that kind of music on a solo release. (rollingstone.com) In Rolling Stone’s interview published April 15, 2026, Jin said he “made more requests than usual” on “Loser” and asked for changes that would make the track feel more intense. (rollingstone.com) He said the early version of the song “didn’t sound as intense,” so he asked producers to amplify the shouting and rework the sound. Rolling Stone’s video version of the interview repeats the same description of those production changes. (rollingstone.com) (youtube.com) “Loser” is part of Jin’s second solo album, “Echo,” which BIGHIT MUSIC released on May 16, 2025. The label described the seven-track project as built on a band sound and shaped by pop and rock. (weverse.io) (bts.ibighit.com) That framing fits the way Jin’s solo catalog has developed over the past two releases. BIGHIT MUSIC said “Echo” was his first release six months after “Happy,” his debut solo album from November 2024. (bts.ibighit.com) (au.rollingstone.com) Music outlets had already heard that direction in “Echo.” Billboard wrote in May 2025 that the album explored rock-influenced styles and described “Loser” as one of its pop-punk moments. (billboard.com) Rolling Stone’s new interview also places that choice inside a larger BTS rollout. The magazine said its May 2026 package includes eight print covers, with solo covers for all seven members released through April 20. (rollingstone.com) Jin has talked about this lane before, but his new comments are more specific about how he shaped the recording itself. This time, he described not just liking rock-style songs, but actively asking for arrangement changes until “Loser” hit harder. (rollingstone.com 1) (rollingstone.com 2) The result is a clearer picture of Jin’s solo identity: less a one-off experiment than a steady move toward band-driven pop and rock. In his own account, “Loser” got there because he kept pushing the track until it matched the sound he had in mind. (rollingstone.com)
