Jimin receives a shoutout from Ryan Gosling (Ken) and the 'Barbie' Movie ahead of its highly anticipated premiere

Jimin has grown into a household name in the entertainment industry, not just in the music sphere but also in the film segment. What is more, his overwhelming popularity is not only limited to fans or to his home country,but is also evident in global mainstream entertainment, especially in Hollywood movies. Numerous occurrences over the years have proven this fact and this continues to be the case to this day.

The 'Barbie Movie' starring Ryan Gosling as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie is currently what the entire world is talking about, ahead of its highly anticipated premiere. On July 19, the Barbie Movie's official account on Twitter posted a pre-recorded video where Ryan (Ken) gave a major shout out to Jimin regarding an outfit he wore previously in the BTS' 'Permission to Dance' music video. It so happens that this outfit worn by Jimin is the same outfit that Ken has in the Barbie movie! Nothing screams impact more than being specifically recognized by the main cast from the biggest movie in the world!

In this video, Ryan says that Jimin wore the outfit first and that he definitely wore it best. He then goes on to offer a guitar as his most priced possession, in accordance to what he calls an unspoken 'Ken-code' regarding wearing the same outfits as Ken. Watch the video below!

Had to give Jimin this 🎸 for his KEN-RGY! (*previously recorded*) pic.twitter.com/bxfFqkmpsn

— Barbie Movie (@barbiethemovie) July 19, 2023

This is not the first time that Jimin has been linked to a big Hollywood movie production. Previously, his first ever self written, composed and produced song 'Friends' was selected as one of the OSTs for the Hollywood blockbuster 'Eternals' by Marvel Studios, one of the biggest film producers in the world. Jimin became the first Korean soloist to be involved in any OST for such a big film production slated for global release!

It was such big news and his involvement saw a major positive impact for the project in terms of both publicity and revenue from tickets, so much so that the Eternals team and Marvels Studios also acknowledged his influence.

[UCC] BTS' Jimin's self-written, composed, and produced song 'Friends' is played during an entire scene in the upcoming Marvel movie, 'Eternals' https://t.co/t4EupZKYTl

— allkpop (@allkpop) October 20, 2021

[UCC] With fans rallying up to support BTS's Jimin, Marvel’s 'Eternals' ranks 1st at Korea's Wednesday Box Office as the 2nd best opening day in the country during the pandemic https://t.co/o2jY2qgUXH

— allkpop (@allkpop) November 5, 2021

[UCC] BTS' Jimin's impact in publicity and revenues for 'Eternals' is recognized by Marvel Studios and the Eternals team https://t.co/o4lCThDbFz

— allkpop (@allkpop) November 7, 2021

In a different case, Jimin was an inspiration for one of the characters (Taeyoung) in Pixar's animated film titled 'Turning Red' as it had been speculated by fans and later confirmed by the film's director. Everything from the character's physical appearance to his mannerisms was a total reflection of Jimin, and this shows how widely he is recognized and how many eyes are on him even outside of music!

[UCC] '#TurningRed's director confirms in an interview that the 'Taeyoung' character was inspired by #BTS, matching fan sentiment that the character is based on #Jimin https://t.co/Oe6YSFqFAf

— allkpop (@allkpop) March 22, 2022

[UCC] Fans are convinced that #BTS' #Jimin inspired the '#TaeYoung' character in the new Pixar film '#TurningRed' https://t.co/hX8vOegmQY

— allkpop (@allkpop) March 9, 2022

More recently, Jimin participated alongside other artists, in the singing of the MAIN OST for the 'Fast X' movie, the 10th film from the 'Fast and Furious' franchise. This is undoubtedly the biggest and most popular movie franchise in the world. Therefore, again, it was major news as Jimin became the first Korean artist to be specifically sought out to participate in such a big scale project as a singer for the Main OST!

What is more, the weight of his involvement in the project was evident from the special treatment he got from the producers, such as being the focus of all the promotional material for the movie, as well as being credited as the main artist for the OST on all the music buying and streaming platforms.

[UCC] South Korean Media Hails Historic Collaboration of #Jimin with Iconic 'Fast & Furious' Franchise https://t.co/CNOJrLn3B0

— allkpop (@allkpop) May 13, 2023

[UCC] Fans marvel at #Jimin's enthralling vocals in Angel Pt.1 OST https://t.co/dBJLQwqkvZ

— allkpop (@allkpop) May 18, 2023

Other big names that Jimin attracted to pay attention to him include British director Gus Van Sant, who pointed out his peaceful aura and said he would love to photograph Jimin.

The director of the animated film 'Zootopia' also expressed his interest to work with Jimin following his impeccable voice acting performance as 'Judy' during one of the 'RUN BTS' episodes.

Other worthy mentions include the voice actor of the main character in the highly famous animated film 'Boss Baby', Korean voice actor Jeon Haeri, and Spanish voice actor Carlos Segundo to mention a few.

Film director Gus Van Sant, who won the Palme d'Or for "Good Will Hunting," "Idaho" and "Elephant," said in an interview with British magazine "i-D" back in 2019, "I want to work with BTS Jimin," drawing global attention.https://t.co/4JAWYRyVKK

— JIMIN DATA (@PJM_data) June 8, 2021

Read more about it here:https://t.co/ZKqZHTLPbx

— JIMIN DATA (@PJM_data) October 23, 2019

The proffessional voice actor , the co director of Zootopia Jared Bush, the Korean voice actor Jeon Haeri and now the Spanish voice actor Carlos segundo praised Jimin's acting and dubbing skills and expressed their wish to work with him ❤️ #JIMIN pic.twitter.com/owl1V4kLOs

— j.m¹³ FACE IS COMING ❤️‍🔥 (@pjm_jm13) July 22, 2020

Remember when the Zootopia director (which is under Disney) said he would love to work with Jimin 😭 and now Disney / Pixar really decided to immortalize him as a cute character in their movie

From having his self produced song in a Marvel OST to this. Our Jiminie is THE IT boy https://t.co/rbXGE1gyTv pic.twitter.com/24xbzcjHdB

— Star || dm limit (@minieskies) March 8, 2022

On the 26th, American voice actor JP Karliak, who plays the main character of "Boss Baby," quoted a fan tweet comparing Jimin to Boss Baby saying, "Oh yeah. I see it."

📌https://t.co/9Gf5NNrKzhhttps://t.co/pivZ8x67b6

— JIMIN DATA (@PJM_data) May 31, 2021

This kind of popularity is no light matter and fans are looking forward to see how Jimin's widespread impact will shape his career in the future, both within and outside of music!