Tom Cruise joins BTS’ Jin on Run Seok Jin show during Korea visit to promote Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Tom Cruise and BTS jin meet sparks anticipation

Global superstar Tom Cruise unexpectedly appeared on BTS member Jin's solo variety show Run Seok Jin, sparking a social media frenzy. Fans are ecstatic about the blending of K-pop and Hollywood, and the two icons first met during Cruise's Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (MI8) promotional tour in South Korea.

As per an Edaily report, Cruise took part in a special segment of Run Seok Jin, a weekly variety show where Jin goes on exciting adventures and unusual experiences. The most recent episode, which features Tom Cruise as a guest, is anticipated to be among the most memorable to date.

The BTS x Tom Cruise collaboration is being praised as a dream team-up that no one saw coming, and fans are anxiously awaiting the episode's release.

On May 7, Tom Cruise arrived in South Korea for his twelfth trip there. Christopher McQuarrie, director of Mission: Impossible, and co-stars Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Pom Klementieff, and Greg Tarzan Davis joined him.

Cruise met with Jin as part of the movie's promotional efforts, and they even recorded his solo part for the next episode.

OMG Hollywood actor Tom Cruise will appear on RUN #JINTom Cruise participated in the recording of 'Run Jin' during his previous visit to Korea. This is the first meeting between the two global stars, and it was held as part of the promotion of Tom Cruise's new film 'Mission pic.twitter.com/XMmOCpm0kG
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Fans immediately linked the news to a recent episode of Run Seok Jin titled Jin Wick, in which the BTS member showcased impressive action choreography. “Bro’s gonna make it to Hollywood!” one fan commented, while another exclaimed, “This is so interesting.” The excitement only grew as fans anticipated what Jin and Cruise could have cooked up on screen.

On the other hand, McQuarrie and Korean filmmaker Choi Dong Hoon had a Master's Talk in which they thoroughly discussed the craft of filmmaking.

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is getting ready for its May 17 theatrical debut in South Korea. The film, which promises high-stakes action and explosive scenes, follows Tom Cruise's character Ethan Hunt as he and his IMF team embark on yet another mission that could change the course of history.

Fans are calling this unexpected partnership a crossover moment for the ages, and it has increased anticipation for both the film and Jin's variety show.