On December 24, 2020, Jimin surprised fans when he released 'Christmas Love' to cheer them up during the holidays. In his statement about the song, he mentioned the tough times that people were experiencing worldwide and that he wanted the song to be a source of refreshment, even if it would be just for a short while.
Jimin shared how he beautifully wanted to comfort people with Christmas Love.
— TJP | Slow 🎅 (@thejiminpost) December 23, 2021
“Many people are going through hard times so I brought a gift so that people listen to this song and feel refreshed even for a short time.”#1YearWithChristmasLove
CHRISTMAS LOVE JIMIN pic.twitter.com/en1r8PLTks
The song was well received with its beautiful melody and Jimin's sweet and soothing vocals, as well as its cheerful vibe that in turn elicited the same jovial mood in listeners. It can be said that Jimin absolutely accomplished his goal in creating the song, hence why fans are enthusiastic about celebrating the song's first anniversary.
Like with every song Jimin has released, the world fell in love with “Christmas Love” upon release
— JIMIN DATA | Slow (@PJM_data) December 23, 2021
Media across the world agreed the song was a gift of love, channeling hope, joy and happiness amid uncertain times.#1YearWithChristmasLove
CHRISTMAS LOVE JIMIN pic.twitter.com/yh5gRi0L05
Fans in Korea made café events such as in Daegu Cafe Forest, which was transformed into a Jimin-themed café filled with his photocards and playing his solo music. Cups also had Jimin's images printed on them, along with other gifts at the café like calendars.
@Only_Jiminah
— 이삐🐥치미아부지¹³(지미나~~) (@myhealer_jimini) December 27, 2021
🌲첫번째 클스럽 데이
📌 대구 카페숲
천운처럼 주어진 휴가에 카페숲에 와서 지민이 사진과 지민이 목소리로 가득한 노래를 들어요
이곳이 지상낙원이로구나😊#지민이로_행복했던_2021년_더행복할_2022년 pic.twitter.com/8eMNltuOMu
— 찌미니뿅 (@keccccc4) December 27, 2021
Additionally, a fan who visited Magnate, a café in Busan owned by Jimin's father, posted a video on Tiktok on December 25th, showing that the café had cup holders with the 'Christmas Love' theme. Jimin's family was also celebrating the song and being supportive of him, an act that absolutely warmed the hearts of fans seeing how supportive and proud his dad was of him.
photo cr StillwithMochi
— JIMIN DATA | Slow (@PJM_data) December 25, 2021
Please enjoy this great TikTok of a recent visit to Magnate, starring the Jimin Christmas Love cup holders!pic.twitter.com/L6KvAbhiJP
Another fan who also visited the café posted an image showing a caption in the café stating "Magnate practices sharing with the Green Umbrella Child Fund". This is the same organization where Jimin had previously donated severally. Back in October, news reports indicated that he was acknowledged as a major donor to this fund and joined the Green Noble Club, this being just one out of the many causes to which he has donated consistently over the years.
Jimin has his own Jimin since his birth. his father pic.twitter.com/vTxr9MTocj
— 복근탐구가 (@NoAbsNoLIfe) December 28, 2021
Jimin joined the Green Umbrella Child Fund Major Donor!🥺
— 복근탐구가 (@NoAbsNoLIfe) October 13, 2021
Green Noble Club is a group of major donors of the Child Fund and consists of donors who donate 100 milion krw or more temporarily or cumulatively, or pledge to donate 100million krw within 5years.https://t.co/baR02fzkRk pic.twitter.com/DGZ2DfTD3n
International fans also celebrated the song's anniversary by making donations to different causes such as Rotary International to help in eradicating polio, and to the Nuestros Hijos Foundation to help in alleviating the pain of children who are battling cancer. Other fans conducted animal adoptions through the World Wildlife Fund to help in the conservation of endangered species.
To celebrate the 1st year anniversary of Jimin’s magical and joyous self-composed song “Christmas Love” Jimin’s fan @jimine0713 has donated to @Rotary under Jimin’s name following his example to eradicate polio so that no child suffers from it.#1YearWithChristmasLove🎄❄️ pic.twitter.com/yerk8AlwfO
— JIMIN DATA | Slow (@PJM_data) December 23, 2021
To celebrate Christmas Love 1st Anniversary PJM Magazine adopted a Giant Panda in Jimin's name through World Wildlife Fund - the leading organisation in wildlife conservation and endangered species. Adoption will last for a year from 23.12.21 to 23.12.22#1YearWithChristmasLove pic.twitter.com/0gbPMiy0oi
— PJM_Magazine (@PJM_Magazine) December 23, 2021
En honor al 1° Aniversario de Christmas Love e inspirados por el gran corazón de Jimin, hemos donado 2.016 horas de tranquilidad que corresponde a 12 semanas de analgésicos para niños con cáncer, a través de la fundación @Nuestros_Hijos ...[+] pic.twitter.com/7SReQeYVkB
— PARK JIMIN Chile🇨🇱 𝑩𝒆 𝒂 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏🎄 (@PARKJIMIN_Chile) December 24, 2021
Fundación Nuestros Hijos busca:
— PARK JIMIN Chile🇨🇱 𝑩𝒆 𝒂 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏🎄 (@PARKJIMIN_Chile) December 24, 2021
⭐Mejorar la calidad de vida de los niños enfermos de cáncer.
⭐Aumentar sus expectativas de sobrevida.
⭐Disminuir el impacto psico - social y económico que la enfermedad provoca en el niño como en su grupo familiar.
'Christmas Love' brought cheer to the holidays just as it was intended, which is why the song received such a great response from fans and has set numerous records on different platforms ever since the release day, such as becoming the most-streamed Korean audio track in the first 24 hours on YouTube, becoming the #1 search on Melon following its release, and ranking first on SoundCloud's New & Hot charts in all countries in all genres, among many other achievements to date. Here are the rest of the achievements.
To commemorate “Christmas Love” 1st year anniversary, let's take a look back to the achievements the song has garnered
— JIMIN DATA | Slow (@PJM_data) December 23, 2021
Jimin made the song wishing for everyone who listened to be happy, and so the song has been cherished until now🎄#1YearWithChristmasLove
CHRISTMAS LOVE JIMIN pic.twitter.com/k8w2aM2Qz0
Beloved and sung by all, "Christmas Love" by Jimin quickly set records and made its way into music’s most prominent charts.
— TJP | Slow 🎅 (@thejiminpost) December 23, 2021
Let’s sobok sobok into another successful year!#1YearWithChristmasLove#소복소복_크리스마스러브1주년_축하해
CHRISTMAS LOVE JIMIN pic.twitter.com/XY1lWWFzYd
'Christmas Love' is among the top 10 Christmas songs by Rolling Stone, and it ranks 9th on Ecuador's chart for top Christmas songs.
As the celebrations went on with fans appreciating the song and reminiscing its release and how it made them feel, Jimin took over Twitter trends with a total of 3 worldwide trends and more than 48 trends in total, including over 13 keywords, which were seen in over 20 countries.
#1YearWithChristmasLove peaked at #1 on the worldwide trends list along with CHRISTMAS LOVE and #소복소복_크리스마스러브1주년_축하해, with the same trends appearing in countries like South Korea and the US. Other trends on the list included CHRISTMAS LOVE WITH JIMIN, CHRISTMAS LOVE JIMIN, THE CUTEST, and MY BABY, among others.
TRENDS • #1YearWithChristmasLove is trended worldwide at #1 along with #소복소복_크리스마스러브1주년_축하해 and CHRISTMAS LOVE JIMIN as fans celebrate the first anniversary of Christmas Love by Jimin. pic.twitter.com/Hp8C7qvGXk
— TJP | Slow 🎅 (@thejiminpost) December 23, 2021
Jimin's Trends Summary | Christmas love 1 year anniversary .
— JIMIN DATA | Slow (@PJM_data) December 23, 2021
Jimin took over Twitter trends across the world as fans celebrate Christmas love 1 year anniversary
▪3 worldwide trend
▪️1 trend in the US
▪️3 trends in S. korea
▪48+ Trends Total
▪20+ Countries
▪13+ Keywords pic.twitter.com/aQ0tcAFnLr
The song has now surpassed 42 million streams on YouTube and 47 million streams on Soundcloud.
"Christmas Love" by Jimin has surpassed 42 million views on YouTube 🎉
— JIMIN DATA | Slow (@PJM_data) December 22, 2021
Congratulations Jimin! 👏#JIMIN #지민 @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/pkb1yctRyo
"Christmas Love" has surpassed 47 Million streams on SoundCloud. 🎉
— JIMIN DATA | Slow (@PJM_data) December 24, 2021
Congratulations Jimin! 👏#JIMIN #지민 @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/SgtNmwFYxp
'Christmas Love' by Jimin will be cherished for many years to come for its beautiful lyrics and sound, as well as the joy it brings to the hearts of fans.
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