BTS's lead vocalist and main dancer Jimin is known for his top-tier dance skills and as such his amazing talent is always recognized by media and netizens on different social media platforms across the globe. Let's take a look at the many times he was featured and mentioned in the most recent weeks for his masterful dancing, stage presence, and amazing performances.

1. IDN Times

Yesterday, Jimin was featured in IDN Times, a multi-platform news and entertainment digital media company for Millennials and Gen Z in Indonesia operating under IDN Media, one of Indonesia's news and entertainment companies.

IDN Times selected Jimin as one of the "Top 10 Most Stunning Main Dancers in K-Pop" praised by fans and netizens around the world. Jimin made it to the Editor's Pick with the caption "Jimin of BTS, no doubt! He is one of the best dancers in the K-Pop industry!" along with an embedded fancam video of his legendary "I Need U" solo dance performance on MMA 2019 as reference. Note: The list of dancers does not refer to any form of ranking.

2. Rolling Stone Magazine
On March 22, BTS and Jimin were featured in Rolling Stone, an American monthly magazine, after John Oliver's shout-out in his show.  John Oliver, an Emmy award-winning British comedian, writer, producer, and television host talked about recycling's shortcomings and shared an interesting analogy about BTS and the plastic industry in his HBO show Last Week Tonight. 

The Rolling Stone write-up mentioned John Oliver's statement complimenting  Jimin, "Jimin beats up the dance floor every night like he just caught it robbing his house". Spoken like a fan, John Oliver highlights Jimin's unmatched work ethic and standout stage presence.

3. Steezy Studio Online Dance class
Steezy Studio is an online dance school that offers custom-designed programs and covers moves and techniques in different styles. Their classes feature world-renowned choreographers, instructors, and pioneers of dance such as Brian Puspos, Melvin Timtim, Carlo Darang, to name a few. In one of their advertisement videos for a KPOP dance class, Jimin was mentioned by Ellen and Brian, a YouTube couple famous for their KPOP dance covers stating that he is one of the best dancers in KPOP that people would like to emulate and learn from. 

4. Other video-sharing platforms
Jimin is known for his legendary solo dance stages. Each year, fans are gifted with his breathtaking solo performances and they await with great anticipation what his next solo stage is going to be like. Such was the case when he performed "I Need U" solo dance during the 2019 Melon Music Awards (MMA). Viewers were stunned by his exquisite and jaw-dropping performance which immediately stole the show and took over worldwide trends.

The same I Need U solo performance from Jimin has been going viral on TikTok. An ARMY TikTok user shared an edit of Jimin's "I Need U" solo stage fancam using slow-motion editing software which captures the same stunning results from when Jimin performed it live. Jimin dressed in all white, barefoot with a piece of sheer white fabric, is commanding and filling up the entire stage just by himself with his elegant moves looking like an angel. The video is continuously receiving attention with 17.8 Million views and 3 Million likes since it was released this month.

Locals, fans, non-fans, and even TikTok verified users raved about his dancing and ethereal visuals in the comments section. Beautiful, magical, divine, angelic, and stunning are some of the words used to describe Jimin and his performance.

In conclusion, Jimin works hard, gives 100% each time, and hits every beat with so much passion and skill. It's not surprising that he gets noticed by the media, netizens, and even non-fans for his extraordinary talent and work ethic. Time and again, he proves that he is simply out of this world as he was born to dance and perform. He is definitely a top dancer!



Watch Jimin's dance compilation of his best performances.