Jimin has cemented his name as one of the most popular idols in the K-pop world. Not only does he command an overwhelming amount of attention in South Korea but also on an international level, earning much love and admiration for his impeccable skills as a dancer and a singer, his delicate facial features, enviable physique, and his warm heart. Being such a well-rounded individual with seemingly endless admirable qualities, Jimin tends to always stand out in different topics and events, which has fueled his unbeatable popularity worldwide.
Over the past few days, there have been several instances that have proven yet again why Jimin is not just 'South Korea's IT Boy' but also a 'Global IT Boy.'
On August 15, BTS' Merch box 8 Photobook scans were released, with each member having his own set of scans. Jimin immediately entered the Worldwide trends on Twitter and quickly rose to the top of the list as he made everyone's jaws drop with his breathtaking visuals [read more here].
One fan posted the individual scans for each member, and in just four hours, Jimin's post had accumulated over 100k likes, making it the most liked and retweeted member post. From the Twitter trends and the engagements on this post, it goes without saying that Jimin is a sight to behold. His beauty is out of this world, and his perfect body proportions put him in a class of his own. He is pure art!
🔶️Today, "King BTS Jimin", as expected, was the only #1 member in the World Twitter trends.
— 𝕊𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕦𝕤_𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕙𝕐𝕠𝕦¹³💫 (@Sirius13J) August 15, 2022
🔶️His photobook post got the most likes and retweets of all the members.
🔶️And his photobook got 100,000 likes in just 4 hours. pic.twitter.com/dkYSgnzQrr
It took this tweet by @stillwithjk exactly 4 hours and 3 minutes to reach 100,000 likes on Twitter. https://t.co/6rL4rdObzK
— World Top Tweets (@WorldTopTweets) August 15, 2022
More popular tweets by this account: https://t.co/MrlXGpHaVN
Almost five days later, as of August 19th, Jimin's post still remains the most liked (172.7k) and retweeted post (61.7 k retweets and 21.6k quote tweets), proving the grip that he has on fans with his mesmerizing visuals.
In a different scenario, K-media published an article on how K-pop idols have become key figures in promoting Korean culture to the rest of the world.
BTS' 2018 MMAs 'IDOL' performance is specifically referenced whereby the group used their country's culture, concept, and costumes in their performance of the song. Jimin's image for his solo dance has been used in this publication to represent BTS' performance, and it shows the weight attached to him and his performance as a representative of Korean culture to the world.
It is worth remembering that Jimin particularly became a hot topic during and after this performance for his solo traditional Korean fan dance. He trended at #2 Worldwide only behind the event's hashtag, with over 1.5 million tweets as fans were stunned by his beautiful performance and his interpretation of the dance in his own style. He even ended up winning an award for himself (Plaque of Appreciation from a Cultural Conservation Society) and later on contributed to the winning of another award for the group (Legendary Performance Award) for that same performance [read more here].
Therefore, for his mesmerizing dance moves, his status as a Top Idol in promoting Korean culture internationally is justified.
[How K-idols Promote Korea]
— JIMIN RECORD (@JIMIN_RECORD13) August 18, 2022
"BTS (BTS) actively used Korean culture in the concept and costume props of "IDOL" 2018 and melted Korean traditional music into songs."
In this article, a picture of Jimin's fan dance scene from 2018 MMA was used.
THE LEGENDARY MMA JIMIN #JIMIN pic.twitter.com/NooYpvEY54
Being such a famous and highly revered idol, it is expected that any item associated with Jimin will attract high levels of demand from consumers. This aspect has been demonstrated time and again by the number of times his clothing, shoes, jewelry, and other accessories have gone out of stock in different stores within hours or even minutes or seconds of him being seen with the item, irrespective of the price tag.
The case was no different for his self-designed merch like his hoodie and earrings that even caused the Weverse shop servers to crash due to the high traffic volume to the platform immediately after the items went up on sale. The items were restocked twice more, and they still went out of stock instantly each time [read here and here].
This time, Jimin's self-designed BT21 character 'Chimmy' is also showing its overwhelming popularity, just as it has been since the character came to be. On a post made on August 18, fans noticed that only the 'Chimmy' merch was sold out in a store in Japan.
This did not only happen this time, but it has always been the case. Jimin is absolutely loved and adored in Japan, and his merch is always out of stock, as seen from tweets from other fans who previously visited Japan's Line store for the merch but could not get any as everything associated with Chimmy was out of stock. Moreover, this is not only in Japan but in many other online stores as well. 'Chimmy' always ranks as the 'best seller' and will hardly be in stock, all thanks to Jimin's brand power.
In a store in Japan all CHIMMY items were sold out 🔥
— 지민₁₃ 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑵 💛 (REST) 🌙 𝓜𝔂 𝓶𝓸𝓸𝓷𝓫𝓮𝓪𝓶 (@BusanKing_13) August 18, 2022
Like father, like son, CHIMMY is like his dad JIMIN 🤭💛
I'm happy to listening this song everyday #WithYou by #JIMIN #BTSJIMIN of #BTS @BTS_twt and Sungwoon
pic.twitter.com/yGmG48h9w9
I wanted to buy some bt21 merch off line friends Japan store but almost everything with Chimmy is sold out 😭
— ami ⁷ (@alleycatjimim) May 30, 2021
that is always such a struggle, ‘cause recently I was checking Japan line store for bt21 merch and literally everything I wanted with Chimmy was sold out 😭 https://t.co/t1i3PpX3Tw
— ami ⁷ (@alleycatjimim) July 6, 2021
Known as a 'vocal king' owing to his unique vocal tone and color, Jimin's solo songs always receive an overwhelming amount of love and support from the public, and 'Filter' from BTS' MOTS:7 album is a perfect example of his power as a soloist.
Presently, the song holds the record as the most streamed solo song from the MOTS:7 album on Spotify despite being a B-side track with no promotions. It also holds the record as the most streamed solo song by an idol group on Melon and is the only solo song ranking in the top 10 most streamed BTS B-side tracks on Melon. Additionally, it is the B-side track with the most #1s on iTunes, having attained #1 in 117 countries so far. The popularity of the song is undeniable.
These impressive records can be seen in reality from how the public loves the song. On August 14, 'Filter' was heard playing in the background of a concert held by another idol group, 'Stray Kids.' What is more, one of the group's members, Hyunjin, was seen dancing to the song, and fans noticed that he was doing the exact choreography that Jimin did during a BTS online concert back in 2020. This indicates that he has watched Jimin's performance enough times and loves it enough to learn the choreography! In fact, Hyunjin has previously mentioned Jimin as a senior that he loves and respects and that he has watched all his fancams. Another idol Lee Know, from the group, was also seen dancing and stretching to the song.
Jimin is highly respected by other idols as a vocalist and as a dancer, and his songs are trendy not just to the public but among other artists.
OH? they are playing filter on hana bank seoul concert :o pic.twitter.com/RJFXtT1Lf5
— prod. jimin (@jmnpromise) August 14, 2022
is that Hyunjin from Stray Kids singing & dancing to filter? pic.twitter.com/0ginhlhIGQ
— moon boy ☽ (@dailyjimn) August 14, 2022
Filter was played in a Seoul concert ground today~ Lee Know of Stray Kids was spotted dancing and stretching to the song.
— Jimin Global 🌎 (@JiminGlobal) August 14, 2022
Filter remains a whole bop!🕺pic.twitter.com/zL7SO0DHh0
Jimin's popularity was also in full force, as seen from the amount of attention he received during promotions for 'Bad Decisions' from Benny Blanco and also from US radio stations. He is, in fact, called the 'US media darling' because these radio stations always post pictures of him and praise him even when there is no special event happening.
Benny has consistently been posting pictures and videos of Jimin as he promotes his song [read here]. Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, has also joined in on the song's promotion using Jimin's images as the UMG account posted one of Benny's videos of Jimin. Many US radio stations have also posted images of Jimin and Benny for the promotions.
Benny Blanco posted a picture of himself with #JIMIN together with producers, reflecting on #BadDecisions records & mentioned that he hang out with Jimin.
— Jimin Asia Pacific (@JIMINATION_ASOC) August 17, 2022
We simply love Jimins perfect outfit & pose !
Melting over #WithYou by #JIMIN #BTSJIMIN of #BTS ( @BTS_twt ) and Sungwoon pic.twitter.com/3NmAdrAWi8
Benny Blanco posted a picture of him with Jimin, next to producers Pdogg and Cashmere Cat on Instagram!
— JIMIN DATA | REST • Stream With You (@PJM_data) August 17, 2022
"[...] hung out with Jimin [...] I'll never get used to the fact that this is my life [...]
Jimin's pose and outfit are so hot!! 😍🔥 pic.twitter.com/0PVXP8CWHG
Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company posted a reel of Benny Blanco’s video with Jimin through their Instagram account with a caption, “This user can confirm”
— JIMIN UNITED • WithYou | SLOW (@JiminUnited) August 16, 2022
Link: https://t.co/BPhK51Jp60 pic.twitter.com/1y0UnSOMod
100% facts ✅
— UMUSIC (@umusic) August 11, 2022
stream #BadDecisions!
— https://t.co/gpjl0d5Skz#BennyBlanco #SnoopDogg #BTS #JIMIN #BTSARMY #방탄소년단 pic.twitter.com/sT4eYZmixV
Different American radio stations uploaded tweets with Jimin's photo with Benny Blanco.
— 지민₁₃ 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑵 💛 (REST) 🌙 𝓜𝔂 𝓶𝓸𝓸𝓷𝓫𝓮𝓪𝓶 (@BusanKing_13) August 12, 2022
"the duo we never knew we needed❤️❤️"
GLOBAL IT BOY JIMIN 🔥 pic.twitter.com/eP8ZURDe4S
Jimin's kind of popularity is not easily attainable, a dream for many, and it proves just how wonderful he is in every way, from his skills as a vocalist and dancer to his beauty and charming personality.
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