On September 12, Lee Yeon-bok updated his Instagram with a new post.
The post included a photo of himself with JIN sitting together at Lee Yeon-bok's restaurant.
![Lee Yeon-bok and JIN](https://img.sbs.co.kr/newimg/news/20210913/201591407_700.jpg)
He continued, "He comes alone, and chats with me for ages. He eats a lot of food as well. He is such a lovely person."
Then, the chef used hashtags including, '#BTS_JIN', '#loyalty' and '#longtime_friend' at the end of his post.
![Lee Yeon-bok and JIN](https://img.sbs.co.kr/newimg/news/20210913/201591406_700.jpg)
At that time, JIN made a guest appearance on the show with his fellow group member JIMIN.
Since then, Lee Yeon-bok and JIN kept in frequent touch and even hung out with each other every now and then.
![Lee Yeon-bok and JIN](https://img.sbs.co.kr/newimg/news/20210913/201591408_700.jpg)
He stated, "JIN always touches my heart with his sweet moves."
(Credit= 'fuxtom' Instagram)
(SBS Star)