GQ Magazine is facing scathing backlash from fans after being accused of discriminatory behavior toward BTS‘s Jimin and Jin.
Ahead of their much-anticipated comeback, BTS has graced the cover of GQ Magazine’s March issue. The detailed cover story included a lengthy interview with all the members and stunning pictorials.
On February 25, GQ France’s social media account posted a preview of the print copy of the cover story. While each member’s full-page solo picture was accompanied by a highlighted quote from them, fans noticed that the page next to Jimin’s photo didn’t appear to have the same.
Why does every member have a signed/highlighted section in their individual interview except Jimin?
This inconsistency is hard to ignore. What is happening?
We would appreciate clarification. https://t.co/foGJp0CDNy pic.twitter.com/66ggPGawJE
— • ᴍɪᴍɪ ˡᵘʸᵒ (@_MimisGirl_) February 26, 2026
On the other hand, some fans also noticed that Jin was the only member not to have a solo picture accompanying his quote. The page next to it had a group photo instead.
Hello??? Is it just my imagination, or does Jin not seem to have a dedicated page?????? Does that mean they’re telling us not to buy the magazine? @GQ_France @GQMagazine https://t.co/sG8DpGJFL0
— star_jin (@nightstar1201) February 26, 2026
After some fans got their hands on the magazine, it was revealed that Jin’s solo picture was placed on the page beside Jimin’s, while Jimin’s solo quote was included on a previous page, at the bottom of a picture of him and RM.
jimin’s solo quote is there it’s just that gq decided to be inconsistent with their layout when it came to him https://t.co/KteKqao9Td pic.twitter.com/MjyuaciIha
— ?!mayrah₁₃🐾 (@nochujimi) February 26, 2026
Despite the clarification, fans are furious over the editing choice, wondering why the layout was suddenly inconsistent for these two members.
What kind of editing is this? Why everyone’s quotes are in bold red font but Jimin’s is basically none visible? For fucking sake why it’s always has to be like this? Like every damn time nothing is done as it should. https://t.co/TUwuvkyvjN
— ᴋᴀᴛᴇ ᵐᵘˢᵉ🎸 (@MrBiggieMini) February 26, 2026
how they put the others quotes vs jimins….. https://t.co/5eHKBLaoi1 pic.twitter.com/vyypF8pRow
— may¹³ 🇵🇸 (@pajamanim) February 26, 2026
the incompetency is fuckin crazy!! jimin’s name and quotes are missing, also Jin doesn’t have a solo page!! I wouldn’t have ordered this mess if I knew this https://t.co/ejxxXtHw7X
— ᗢᏊ࿐ˎˊ˗ (@yaksokkyu) February 26, 2026
Meanwhile, BTS member Jungkook‘s recent livestream continues to be a hot topic on social media.
