BTS Jimin along with his BT21 character, Chimmy seems to have the same level of popularity as they continue to charm locals and celebrities around the world.
BTS Jimin once again caught the world attention when Gérard Collard, a French bookseller, newspaper columnist and literary critics was spotted wearing BT21Chimmy shirt in one of French television show.
Furthermore, this is not the first time international and local celebrities displayed their love and affection toward BTS Jimin and BT21 Chimmy. Recently a South Korean make up artist and YouTuber, LeoJ uploaded a selca wearing Chimmy's headband on his official Instagram. Ha Sungwoon, one of BTS Jimin's best friend shared his Chimmy mouse during his live on Instagram. No Min Woo, an actor and musician previously was asked "Do you like BTS?" and he answered with a picture of BT21 Chimmy and ARMY bomb with a caption "Yeah. Especially Jimin voice". Arci Munoz, a Filipino actress and singer also expressed her love for BTS Jimin by wearing BT21 Chimmy merchandises and shared it on her official Instagram. She also attended BTS final concert in Seoul recently.
Djibril Cissé, a former French national soccer player and member of the "Miracle in Istanbul" previously shared how much his daughter loves BTS Jimin. He also bought BT21 Chimmy and BTS merchandises for his daughter. He posted several picture of them together on his official Instagram and Twitter account. Kim Dongyun, a trainee in Woollim Entertainment was spotted to wear one of BT21 Chimmy keychain on his bag. Ateez's Wooyoung, Aubrey Miller, Halsey, Jimmy Fallon, Luke Holland and many more are among the international and local celebrities who expressed their love for BTS Jimin and has BT21 Chimmy merchandises.
The popularity of BTS Jimin and BT21 Chimmy can be seen among locals too. The best part is some of the locals doesn't even know what K-pop is or who is BTS but somehow know who is BTS Jimin and has BT21 Chimmy merchandises. The love locals have toward them is amazing. Previously a video of BT21 Chimmy dancing and more was uploaded in several big accounts. These videos were recorded to spark local interest toward both BTS Jimin and BT21 Chimmy. BT21 Chimmy also was featured in a local webtoon and television show in South Korea. In addition to that, one of BT21 Chimmy doll was spotted in a bus in South Korea. Several fans also shared their collection of BT21 Chimmy merchandises on their social media. Both BTS Jimin and BT21 Chimmy were constantly mentioned in so many social media platform such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and many more.
BTS Jimin previously was called "recruiting fairy" by netizens for his ability to recruit new fans. Previously known as "the guy in red suit", "the pink hair guy", "the purple hair guy", his legendary fan dance and recently dominating all 20 spot in Twitter worldwide trend on his birthday, BTS Jimin really prove his massive popularity. Now along with BT21 Chimmy, BTS Jimin keep on charming and recruiting locals as their fans.
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