Legendary Champion figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu says he draws inspiration from BTS' Jimin's dancing as "Filter" celebrates another grand milestone

Every day, it seems like BTS' member Jimin gets fresh recognition for his talents as well as achieving more milestones.

On the 24th of July, Two-time Olympic Medalist and legendary figure skater Yuzuru Hanyudeclared himself a fan of BTS and, in particular, mentioned member Jimin in an interview on Dream On The Ice. 

In the interview, he revealed that he draws inspiration from  Jimin and his cool movements when he dances on the rink.

 Jimin's body is very flexible and his lines are very thin, so there are some techniques that he can show. I'm looking for cool moves not only from a skating perspective, but also from a more outside world perspective.

Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, has publicly declared himself a fan of BTS.

Hanyu mentioned the name "JIMIN" and said he was using it as a reference for his cool movements.#JIMIN #지민 #ジミン ジミン https://t.co/ABAlvQ4Q8p

— パクジミンJP応援団2［slow］ (@PARKJIMINJAPAN) July 24, 2021

Fans who were impressed by the recognition also reminisced the many times when Jimin has shown his incredible dancing skills that make him look like he is a figure skater on an ice rink, thanks to his smooth and elegant sliding across the floor when he performs.

it’s genuinely so amazing that jimin’s getting praised not only by a professional figure skater but by THE GOAT of the entire sport, yuzuru’s artistry is so beautiful & the fact that he’s studying jimin’s movements makes my heart so FULL 🥺 talent recognises talent indeed

— 이삐 ♥ (@jimingcfs) July 24, 2021

Since amazing figure skaters like yuzuru are talking about how much of a beautiful dancer jimin is ... I'm bringing this video back of park jimin himself gliding on stage like an actual figure skater..
I've never seen more beautiful dance lines 😻

pic.twitter.com/0S13cKZbUt

— sharu 👑🍊 (@sharu_bangtan) July 24, 2021

This is not the first time that Jimin has received a lot of recognition for his talents from famous figure skaters. In 2020, Canadian figure skating Champion Roman Sadovsky did Jimin's iconic flip sharing it on Instagram with, "Try it on ice?! Yay or nay?!  Well, I saw Jimin do it , so I had to do as well."

Remmember when Canadian figure skater & 2020 National champion ROMAN SADOVSKY did JIMIN’s famous flip & shared on Instagram stating “Try it on the ice ?! Yay or nay ?! Well, I saw Jimin do it, so I had to do as well”. Jimin is truly benchmark for everyone pic.twitter.com/5rlyGjvTcU

— JIMIN STAN ‘aℓy’ 지민천사¹³ / SLOW (@BUSANBOY___TWT) July 24, 2021

JIMIN's flips inspired 2020 Candaian Figure Skating Champion ROMAN SADOVSKY that he wants to try JM's flip on ice (Figure Skating). JM's flips are technical, controlled & JM has strong core strength so to implement JM's flip on ice, he needs technique 🧡pic.twitter.com/OmmSNSbQuC

— JIMIN STAN ‘aℓy’ 지민천사¹³ / SLOW (@BUSANBOY___TWT) June 7, 2020

Later this year, Japanese duo Tim Koleto and Misato Komatsubara used Filter as the background music for their routine on Star On Ice, incorporating some of his dance moves and even dressing in red suits. The two are 2020 NHK Trophy Gold Medalists and three-time Japanese National Champions who revealed themselves to have been inspired by Jimin's performance of the song, further illustrating its impact.

Ice skating performance by Misato and Takeru Komatsubara (Tim Koleto) during Star on Ice 2021 in Japan using Jimin's "Filter".

They are 2020 NHK Trophy gold medalists & three-time Japanese national champions. The figure skating performance is so pretty💛pic.twitter.com/fWlACiDNZ0

— zira 🍇 (@jeonsflirty) April 24, 2021

https://t.co/rwRkRMOSND pic.twitter.com/0UaUMIWQa9

— Tim Koleto 小松原尊 (@Timkoleto) April 22, 2021

Speaking of Filter, today, the song got a great achievement by becoming the fastest unpromoted Korean Solo track to achieve 180 Million streams on Spotify; fans celebrated and congratulated the idol by trending #FilterByJimin180M, Congratulations Jimin and more Worldwide.  

"Filter" by Jimin has surpassed 180 Million streams on Spotify 🎉

It breaks the record as the Fastest unpromoted Korean solo Song, and Korean Male solo song to ever achieve this feat on the platform.

Congratulations Jimin!#JIMIN #지민 @BTS_twt #FilterByJimin180M pic.twitter.com/2QU2WBiTyP

— JIMIN DATA - Slow (@PJM_data) July 24, 2021

Update

Now trending worldwide

3. #FilterByJimin180M
6. Congratulations Jimin
7. Jiminie#JIMIN #지민 ジミン@BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/kjH5kjzSn2

— FirstSnow JiminData (@FJimindata) July 24, 2021

Additionally, the achievement extends Filter's record as the most-streamed solo song of Map Of The Soul 7 Album by BTS.

To make things even better, Jimin graced fans with his lovely presence when he posted on Twitter declaring how much he loves and misses them; this was after the group's appearance on Korea's SBS News for a scheduled interview.

보고싶어요
사랑합니다#JIMIN pic.twitter.com/EXytw8PrFi

— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) July 24, 2021