Jinkook

Jinkook is a pairing in BTS fandom, consisting of Jin (Kim Seokjin) and Jungkook (Jeon Jungkook).
== Name ==
In a 2015 interview with Japanese magazine Hanryupia, Jungkook said that the name of the pairing of him and Jin was "Jinkook", at which Jin laughed, calling it "rubbish", and said their unit name was "generation difference", a reference to their age gap of 5 years which makes them the eldest (Jin) and the youngest (Jungkook) in BTS.Kimmy-Trans, 【Hanryupia 2015 February Issue】 Catch up with BTS: Relay Interview vol.14 - JIN x JUNGKOOK + mini interview: J-HOPE’s trans. Tumblr, 11 February 2016. (Accessed 15 December 2022.) (Archived)
The caption of a selfie of them together tweeted by BTS in June 2016 said "SeokKook".BTS, 석국이, Twitter (June 22, 2016). (Accessed December 17, 2022)
== Canon ==
Jin and Jungkook signed with Big Hit Entertainment on the same day (June 4, 2011Run BTS! - EP.133, Weverse, 16 March 2021 (right at the beginning)), but Jin entered the company one or two days earlier than Jungkook.BTS Live : Eat Jin + chimchim😂 + kook, Weverse, 15 December 2016 (minute 18 onwards). They met when the junior idol trainees visited the senior trainees to see how they practiced. While Jin was observing the seniors, Jungkook came in the room: Jin's first impression of him was that "this kid is cute, with his perfectly round, googly eyes", while Jungkook thought "oh, handsome people like this really exist in the world" when he saw Jin. Their first interaction, as recalled by Jin, was:
At first, their relationship was affected by their age difference, but over time they grew comfortable with each other, becoming like peer classmates, going out to play, eat, and work out together, to the point that sometimes Jungkook felt Jin was younger than him. When they had singing lessons outside of the company, they used to eat together after the lessons everyday and then they went back to the dormitory together. Jungkook would also join Jin and Jin's parents at the restaurant several times during their trainee days.BTS Diary, , 22 October 2014 Their habit of working out together continued at least until March 2014.Bangtan Subs, [ENG 140301 Super Junior’s Kiss the Radio - BTS], 1 March 2014 (14:40 minutes onwards).
After "becoming an adult and growing muscles", Jungkook allegedly stopped being obedient and listening to Jin.Entire Ocean, , 4 August 2016 He would often sleep in Jin's bed when he was absent and send bed selfies from it.2nd Muster Talking Session, January 2016.BTS Bon Voyage 2, episode 8, 15 August 2017
=== Bond and interactions ===
Jin and Jungkook are known amongst fans for their playful banter and bickering,Jinkook. Urban Dictionary. (Accessed 17 May 2022.) which is attested to by BTS themselves. In a 2020 Esquire interview they recounted:
About their continuous bickering, RM pointed out that "Even though they're like that, those two are really close. They basically can't live without each other";JlNSONYEONDAN, Seokjin and Jungkook kept bickering throughout the whole prerecording and watching them Namjoon commented: Even though they’re like that, those two are really close~ They basically can’t live without each other~, Twitter, 12 June 2022. (Accessed 16 December 2022) (Archived) V once said that "the youngest and the oldest have that bond".jinkook loops, taehyung saying that seokjin and jungkook have that bond despite being the eldest and the youngest (from the Let's BTS talk show), Twitter, 31 March 2021. (Accessed 16 December 2022) Jinkook chose each other as one of the things they'd take to a deserted island in multiple occasions,Yoogamin, , 29 October 2014Kimmy-Trans, , 7 December 2015NTV, We Love BTS 2018 BBMA & BBQ in Las Vegas, May 2019 and both said the other was "my everything".jimint1013, During an interview for Idols' True Color Radio on 14 June 2014, Jin stated that "all of the members are good, but I like Jungkook the most", at which Jimin added that "I often help Jungkook, yet Jungkook likes Jin hyung".DianaTvSanders, (around 2:20), 8 January 2017 In a 2013 interview with K-Poppin', Jungkook chose Jin as the BTS member he'd date if he were a girl.K-Poppin', , 28 June 2013 (around 20:55) Talking about what about Jin made his heart skip, Jungkook said: "Jin hyung has broad shoulders and is good looking. [...] He sometimes makes mistakes on stage and I send him a sign. That makes my heart skip in a sense".Evergreen, , 14 June 2017
In Jin's words, their relationship has "no boundaries", meaning that Jungkook "is not informal, but he does hit me" despite being younger; Jungkook's justification was that "he just looks so soft and nice to hit".Let's Eat Dinner Together, episode 50, aired September 2017. Later on, Jin stated that he liked to tease Jungkook the most because he played along with his jokes, something Jin also did in turn with Jungkook's jokes.4th Japan Fan Meeting Behind, April 2018 Jin also said he was "super happy" when Jungkook massaged his shoulders.J E L, , 12 June 2018 Aside from play-fighting, when they're just the two of them together they also have sincere conversations, with Jin usually giving advice to Jungkook.Kimmy-Trans, , 8 June 2015
=== Selfies and photos ===
Posts related to Jin and Jungkook were made on BTS official social media accounts throughout the years. They are selfies, photos one of them posted about the other, or messages they exchanged. Here's a list:
* 2013: December 3
* 2014: January 6, January 29, March 1, March 3, June 9, July 27, July 30, August 14 (translation), August 29, August 31
* 2015: December 30
* 2016: January 9, January 15, February 14, June 22, December 4
* 2017: May 7
* 2018: May 31, December 4
* 2019: March 18, October 11
* 2020: February 5, July 2, September 1
* 2021: December 5, December 6
==Fandom==
According to long-time Jinkook fans on Twitter, their ship grew esponentially after the infamous "July 2nd Selcas" posted by Seokjin on July 2, 2020. Captioned "Jungkookie interrupting while I take selfies and Seokjinnie uploading them as they are", the shots are selfies of Seokjin while a shirtless Jungkook pins him to the wall.
In May 2022 Jinkook became the 10th most popular BTS ship on AO3, featured in 7,000 works.heartbeataus, just noticed jinkook are officially in the top ten bts ships on ao3 🥺. Twitter, 13 May 2022. (Accessed 15 December 2022. Archived version) 
==Example Fanworks==
===Fanfics===
* by orphan account. The first Jinkook fanfiction posted to Archive of Our Own (dated 19 January 2014). It's a canon compliant fic about their first meeting, with Jungkook as a yandere.
* by cinderellacomplex. The longest Jinkook fanfiction on Archive of Our Own (577k+ words, ongoing as of 17 May 2022). Set in the chaebol world, Jin and Jungkook are enemies who fake a relationship to divert the press attention from a scandal, finding themselves entangled in an enemies to lovers/enemies and lovers plot involving secrets, mysteries and death.
* by minverse. The most popular Jinkook fanfiction on Archive of Our Own (335k+ words, 21k+ kudos, 7k+ bookmars and 2k+ comments as of 15 April 2022). As per the writer description: "Hedge Fund wunderkind and Certified Awkward Gay Jungkook needs a sugar baby to show off at work, and Professional Competitive Eater and Objectively Beautiful Human Jin just wants to stop working shitty side-jobs. Fake Sugar Daddy AU. A trope and a half."
===Other Fanworks===
* (장마, lit. "The rainy season") by Yasoo (manhwa)
==Archives and Communities==
* Jinkook Lovers on Discord
==Other Fannish Resources==
* Jinkook tag at Archive of Our Own
* Jinkook tag at Asianfanfics
* Playlist of Jinkook related "Bangtan Bombs" at YouTube
==References==
Category:BTS RelationshipsCategory:BTS Slash Pairings