On the 20th of May, SBS's 'Morning Wide' program mentioned BTS's Jimin as a star who reciprocates the love of fans.
Jimin fans have often been known to display their love for him in grandiose ways and especially in their kind acts of philanthropy. This is usually done in Jimin's name, a show of good influence as they follow in his philosophy to "Be A Good Human."
Christmas love was highlighted on the show as the gift that Jimin gave to fans in reciprocal of their acts of love. The song was released on the 24th of December, and within 24 hours, it received hot reactions worldwide and immediately shot up the charts.
Notably, fans were impressed by the timeliness of it. The beautiful Christmasy melody and the exquisite play of words he incorporated into it. Grammy-award-winning lyric coloratura soprano singer Sumi Jo along with renowned Opera singer and UN Peace Medal Awardee Lim Hyung-Joo are among those who praised Jimin's lyricism and delivery. Sumi Jo even added that she had listened to it many times and that the song made her happier during Christmas.
The song continues to be successful and now has 30 Million streams on YouTube and 21 Million streams on SoundCloud. It was widely received in Jimin's homeland, and within 12 hours of its release, it was already the Background music for the teaser of 'The Return of Superman' and on a Sports News segment of KBS News 9.
This is not the first time that Jimin has appeared on Korean national TV for his good influence. Just last year, KBS News and Yonhap News both reported about Jimin topping the Korean Brand Reputation Rankings, proving its significance as well as his demand by brands at home and even abroad. He is currently one of the top male idols in the country, having led in the rankings for 29 months consecutively and 31 months overall!
Last year, Jimin donated 100 million Korean Won to the Jeonnam-do Education office as a scholarship fund for students. South Korean media was quick to pick up on this wonderful act of philanthropy, given Jimin's habitual sponsorships towards Education for those in need, and it landed on MBC TV as well as many other media outlets.
BTS' Jimin is indeed the beloved pride of South Korea, and fans continue to take notice of that. He is always working hard in an effort to make more wonderful memories with them in the future.
Jimin is Korea's IT Boy 😍