BTS’s Jin Calls Out Mnet For “Scamming” Him

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“American Hustle Life” wasn’t exactly a fond memory.

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BTS‘s Jin guested on the last episode of KStarNextDoor4, hosted by Jonathan.

Jonathan took Jin on a trip down memory lane, reminding him about when BTS made flyers to promote their performance. Jin remembered that it was about two years after BTS’s debut.

Jin reflected, “Two years? I was scammed,” shocking Jonathan. He referred to Mnet as a “scammer,” revealing that he had only been told that the group was visiting the U.S. to work on music, not film the reality show American Hustle Life.

I was told we were going to work on music in the US. Then all of a sudden, Mnet… Right. It was this place. The scammer. I went there with Mnet. Okay. All of a sudden, they said it was the beginning of American Hustle Life.

— Jin

👤 you had a lot of ups and downs. You even made flyers to promote your performance before?
🐹 I think so, but I don't remember it.
🐹 About 2 years after the debut. I was scammed
🐹 I was told we were going to work on music in the US.
🐹 Then all of a sudden, Mnet… Right. It… pic.twitter.com/wzlbl7ibZM

— moni⁷ 𖠌 (@sevenrchive) October 29, 2024

Jonathan had initially mentioned it only to highlight that while BTS might be worldwide famous now, they started from the bottom.

American Hustle Life is an iconic part of BTS history. The members traveled to Los Angeles to learn more about hip-hop, but, in true variety show fashion, they were “kidnapped” before it was revealed to be a prank.

BTS American Hustle Life (방탄소년단의 아메리칸 허슬 라이프) is a reality show of BTS broadcasted on Mnet. It premiered on July 24, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. KST.

The show features BTS members, they were thinking they were going to the US to travel for a new album, but they found out they were training with their new hip-hop tutors, Coolio, Tony Jones and Warren G.

— BTS Wiki