# Happy (Jin album)

Happy is the debut mini album 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 K-pop group 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 (all tracks), background vocals (track 1)
* Ryan Carline – bass, keyboards, percussion, programming (track 1)
* Gary Barlow – keyboards, percussion, programming (track 1)
* Jacob Attwooll – background vocals (track 1)
* Josh Record – background vocals (track 1)
* Karl Brazil – drums (track 1)
* Ben Mark –guitar (track 1)
* Pdogg – drum programming, synthesizer (tracks 2–5); keyboards (2, 4, 5), guitar (5)
* Who – bass (tracks 2–5)
* Ghstloop – drum programming (tracks 2, 4), harmony vocals (2)
* Max – background vocals, harmony vocals (track 2)
* Young – guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5)
* Evan – guitar, keyboards, harmony vocals, synthesizer (track 2)
* Maiz – harmony vocals (track 2)
* Pxpillon – harmony vocals (track 2)
* James Keys – background vocals (tracks 3–5)
* Matt Attard – drum programming, keyboards, synthesizer (track 3)
* Matt Thomson – drum programming, keyboards, synthesizer (track 3)
* Max Lynedoch Graham – drum programming, keyboards, synthesizer (track 3)
* Megmetal – drum programming (track 4)
* Toru – guitar (track 4)
* Taka – whistle (track 4)
* Shorelle – background vocals (track 5)
* Joshua Thompson – piano (track 6)
Technical
* Chris Gehringer – mastering
* Serban Ghenea – mixing (track 1)
* Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (track 2)
* James F. Reynolds – mixing (track 3)
* Manny Marroquin – mixing (tracks 4, 5)
* Yang Ga – mixing (track 6)
* Pdogg – engineering, vocal arrangement (all tracks); sound editing (tracks 2–6)
* Ryan Carline – engineering (track 1)
* Ryan Siegel – engineering, vocal arrangement (track 2)
* Young – engineering (tracks 2, 3)
* James Keys – engineering (tracks 3–5)
* Megmetal – engineering (track 4)
* Shorelle – engineering (track 5)
* Ghstloop – sound editing (tracks 2–6)
* Bryce Bordone – mixing assistance (track 1)
* Kieron Beardmore – mixing assistance (track 2)
* Matt Wolach – mixing assistance (track 2)
* James Cunningham – mixing assistance (track 3)
* Chris Galland – mixing assistance (tracks 4, 5)
* Ramiro Fernandez-Seoane – mixing assistance (tracks 4, 5)

## Certifications

Certifications for Happy :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Japan (RIAJ) | Platinum | 250,000$^^$ |
| South Korea (KMCA) | 3× Platinum | 750,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||

## Release history

Happy release history :
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
| Various | November 15, 2024 | Digital downloadstreaming | Big Hit |
| South Korea | November 15, 2024 | CD | Big HitYG Plus |