
On December 31, 2021, Oh My News published a news feature where the authors mentioned the steady growth of the 'Korean Wave' over the years, and how the 'K-frenzy' has spread globally into the mainstream culture. Different spheres have experienced this Korean wave, including arts and culture like popular music and drama, and the effect has eventually ventured into other sectors like food, fashion, medical care, industry, and diplomacy. While considering all this, the article states that the person who could rightfully and accurately embrace the situation as 'Person of the Year in 2021' could only be BTS. In effect, the authors embarked on an analysis of the background stories of BTS members pre-debut.
Jimin is the first member to be talked about. The feature on him begins by describing him as the one "who leads the group's popularity with his beautiful dance lines and distinctive voice." His story is summarized as a 'Blessing in Disguise' due to the fact that Jimin had taken a different dance path from what he had been practicing prior to joining high school due to his province of Busan lacking an arts high school that could see him major in the practical/street dancing that he was engaged in at that time. Circumstances drove him to learn a new dance genre, modern dance, and ballet, which ended up putting him at an advantage to do the K-pop dance.
Of note is that Jimin is presently considered among the best dancers in the industry, and he is well known for his beautiful dance lines and graceful moves that make him stand out completely and in any performance. leaving a lasting impression on anyone who watches him.
While interviewing the director of the Core Dance academy where Jimin learned dance pre-debut, the director described Jimin as a child with a lot of passion, dreams, and hunger, who asked a lot of questions and did what he wanted to do, and that he would master every task he was given. He also calls him an 'idea bank' because of how often he would ask the teacher to look at the moves he had created and also said he was a kid who knew how to use his body.
Here is a full transcript of the news feature.
Oh My News - Meet BTS Before they bloomed | Jimin - "Blessing in Disguise"
— JIMIN DATA | Slow (@PJM_data) December 31, 2021
Jimin, who leads the group's popularity, as he was before debut: determined, passionate, full of ideas and already successful.
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K-media ‘Oh My News’ chose BTS as 2021 Person of the Year, analyzing Jimin’s path to stardom
— JIMIN DATA | Slow (@PJM_data) December 31, 2021
“Jimin, who leads the group's popularity with his beautiful dance lines & distinctive voice, is from Geumjeong-gu, Busan[...] Kim Do-kyung [...] vividly remembers Jimin's old appearance” pic.twitter.com/9Ix8TirXqw
Kim Do-kyung, director of the ‘Core Dance Academy,’ where Jimin attended in his third year of middle school and first year of high school with a specific dream of becoming a singer, vividly remembers Jimin's old appearance.
— JIMIN DATA | Slow (@PJM_data) December 31, 2021
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but 10 years ago, there was no art high school in the province where he could major in street dance. So, there was a talk about doing modern dance, which is most similar to the street dance department, and eventually, he entered Busan Arts High School as a modern dance major."
— JIMIN DATA | Slow (@PJM_data) December 31, 2021
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in which he could not go to high school with street dance as major. However, it became a blessing in disguise. That's what Director Kim said
— JIMIN DATA | Slow (@PJM_data) December 31, 2021
"It wasn’t intentional, but now that I look at it, modern dance and ballet seem to have created positive synergy in Jimin's K-Pop dance. + pic.twitter.com/dtsMAVNarQ
I think it was more so because he did what he wanted to do. He asked a lot of questions. He was a child who tried to make something, and would master every task he was given. He was an idea bank and a kid who knew how to use his body"
— JIMIN DATA | Slow (@PJM_data) December 31, 2021
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The article perfectly depicts, Jimin's hard work and dedication to dance, showing exactly why he has become so successful, an absolute dance god and dance king. This can be seen from the number of surveys and polls that he has won easily when it comes to dancing [as outlined here].
Just recently, K-media reported on the status of Jimin as a top dancer in the industry, stating that Kang Myung-seok, a cultural critic, had emphasized that "Jimin is a symbolic artist who is the flower of the awards ceremony", "the symbol of the year-end stage", and that "he is the reason why anyone should watch MAMA."
On the other hand, the MMAs has consistently used his solo stages in advertising what to expect in the show while gearing up for each year-end show to drive up anticipation among the public,. It has also placed images of these stages on its wall of the greatest performances on the show, with Jimin having been featured for three consecutive years with three different stages Read about this here.
All this did not come about by coincidence. Jimin's drive, passion, determination, and hard work right from his younger years resulted in his high status in the dance world. He has been receiving praises from all kinds of professionals in dance and performances and is infinitely admired by younger artists who see him as a role model, which only shows that everyone agrees that he really is the best of the best and was born to shine.
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