
A few days ago, Jimin left for Japan for an overseas schedule, and his fans came out in overwhelmingly large numbers to see him off at Gimpo airport. They brought along different kinds of items specifically relating to him, including different kinds of merch and banners with his face and heartwarming messages, to explicitly convey their never-ending love and support for him [read more here].
Known for his impact in South Korea, Jimin has once again been vividly demonstrated, this time extending its reach to Japan. His recent visit to the country has echoed his immense global appeal, reinforcing his status as an 'IT Boy' in South Korea.
On November 25, Jimin took to Instagram to share a glimpse of his experiences in Japan, posting a photo of himself at a local eatery. The post quickly captured the attention of fans worldwide, astonishingly surpassing 1 million likes in a mere 18 minutes. As of now, the post continues to captivate, having garnered over 7 million likes and still attracting more. This remarkable response is a clear indicator of Jimin's powerful presence and influence across international borders.
1M likes in 18 minutes 🤯🔥 we really missed jimin a lot!!
— #1 HOT100🪞 (@JIMIN__FACE) November 25, 2023
WE LOVE YOU JIMIN
DIOR GLOBAL AMBASSADOR JIMIN pic.twitter.com/98l4DgDeJj
Jimin has especially been a top favorite Korean idol for many in Japan, including media personnel, celebrities, athletes, students and even netizens. He has received special mention numerous times from prominent Japanese individuals like Yuzuru Hanyu, Miu Goto, and Mai Muragam, to mention a few [read here and here]. He ranked #1 in countless surveys conducted among Japanese students and netizens, and topped sales charts [read here and here as well as here and here] and music charts in the country to register the best results among all Korean solo acts [read here and here], a demonstration of his widespread support in the country. He also plays a crucial role in influencing young Japanese individuals in their quest to become K-pop idols [refer here]. Read more on his influence in Japan here.
His popularity in Japan came to light yet again following his post on Instagram. Many of his Japanese fans wasted no time and started going to the same restaurant to have a meal as well.
The CoCo searches full of hundreds of Japanese armys and pjms having food there after Jimin went just on Twitter alone 😭 I'm sure the business doubled, tripled, quadrupled customers. His brand impact is absolute insanity pic.twitter.com/zUdE77uKML
— Star 🥚 (@minieskies) November 26, 2023
Some of the fans were asking to sit particularly on the same table that Jimin sat at. In just a short while, traffic became so heavy that the eatery had to set up a ticketing system for those who wanted to visit, with the wait time going up to 5 or 6 hours!
In addition, fans who got to sit at that same table also took photos and posted them on social media. They specifically recreated Jimin's photo, including his exact pose along with his full outfit, and it quickly became a trend!
The impact that Jimin generates:
— Pjm_Morocco 🇲🇦 (@MoroccoJm) November 26, 2023
The restaurant where Jimin ate had to put up a sign warning visitors to wait, some take 5 to 6 hours their reservation to be able to sit at the table Jimin ate and recreate his photograph.The lines to get in are very long. pic.twitter.com/saDQaNTyMM
The impact of PARK JIMIN a small but amazing thread:
— ¹³ ☽ (@pjmpoems13) November 26, 2023
Let's start with how CoCo 壱, the restaurant in Japan where Jimin was and uploaded a photo to his Instagram, had to set up a ticket sales system due to the large influx of him to get the table where Jimin sat. pic.twitter.com/qVfXXVKD76
What kind of phenomenon is Jimin omg 😭 there's so many huge crowds of people waiting to eat exactly at Jimin's table in CoCo that the restaurant literally put up a sign about reaching out to the staff to get a number so you can wait in queue to eat at Jimin's table 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/KLNWFZswCp
— Star 🥚 (@minieskies) November 26, 2023
It's such a small place too not like a huge fancy restaurant but still everyone is lining up. Another fan said all the other tables are empty cause everyone is waiting to line up only to sit at Jimin's 😭 pic.twitter.com/o5B07UzFWg
— Star 🥚 (@minieskies) November 26, 2023
Jimin’s CoCo壱 restaurant table is now so popular that the restaurant has implemented a ticketing system!
— JIMIN DATA (@PJM_data) November 26, 2023
Even with this in place there were reports of 5 hour waits for a seat at the table today.
Japan is Jiminland 💛 pic.twitter.com/cSXCfYdX6z
#JIMIN impact are crazyyy 😭 one of the fans that went to CoCo to eat said only the people that want to eat at jimin’s table need to line up and were given numbers for it😭 pic.twitter.com/AhP6LysfX5
— ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ᴇʀᴀ (@jyymim) November 26, 2023
Recreating Jimin's pose at the restaurant is the cutest trend ever! 🥰 pic.twitter.com/oAZZE9j8jA
— JIMIN DATA (@PJM_data) November 26, 2023
Fans not only going to CoCo to eat because Jimin did but so many copying his grey outfit and beret look and his pose 😭 cutie pie starting the cutest trends pic.twitter.com/kNG24jB16m
— Star 🥚 (@minieskies) November 26, 2023
Meanwhile, the restaurant's name got trending on X, making it not only onto Japan's trends but also onto the worldwide trends list, rising as high as #3 on both lists.
Twitter Trends | Worldwide 🌎
— JIMIN DATA (@PJM_data) November 25, 2023
“CoCo壱” is now trending at #3 worldwide and in Japan right after Jimin's latest post on Instagram!
▪CoCo Ichibanya " CoCo壱" is a chain restaurant specializing in Japanese-style curry rice. pic.twitter.com/Vyw0KITJDb
"King of impact": Fans stunned as BTS' Jimin's table at CoCo Ichibanya restaurant in Japan goes viral, leading to a ticketing system https://t.co/XxS5QfNjXc
— SK POP (@SKPopCulture) November 27, 2023
Jimin's kind of impact can only be dreamt of by many, but his exceptional personality and character as an individual and great talent and skills as an artist, along with his top visuals, are what propelled him to such levels. He truly is one of a kind.
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