Legendary Champion figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu says he draws inspiration from BTS' Jimin's dancing as "Filter" celebrates another grand milestone
Posted by Lily_Chims37,518 pts Saturday, July 24, 2021
Every day, it seems like BTS' member Jimin gets fresh recognition for his talents as well as achieving more milestones.
On the 24th of July, Two-time Olympic Medalist and legendary figure skater Yuzuru Hanyudeclared himself a fan of BTS and, in particular, mentioned member Jimin in an interview on Dream On The Ice.
In the interview, he revealed that he draws inspiration from Jimin and his cool movements when he dances on the rink.
Jimin's body is very flexible and his lines are very thin, so there are some techniques that he can show. I'm looking for cool moves not only from a skating perspective, but also from a more outside world perspective.
Fans who were impressed by the recognition also reminisced the many times when Jimin has shown his incredible dancing skills that make him look like he is a figure skater on an ice rink, thanks to his smooth and elegant sliding across the floor when he performs.
This is not the first time that Jimin has received a lot of recognition for his talents from famous figure skaters. In 2020, Canadian figure skating Champion Roman Sadovsky did Jimin's iconic flip sharing it on Instagram with, "Try it on ice?! Yay or nay?! Well, I saw Jimin do it , so I had to do as well."
Later this year, Japanese duo Tim Koleto and Misato Komatsubara used Filter as the background music for their routine on Star On Ice, incorporating some of his dance moves and even dressing in red suits. The two are 2020 NHK Trophy Gold Medalists and three-time Japanese National Champions who revealed themselves to have been inspired by Jimin's performance of the song, further illustrating its impact.
Speaking of Filter, today, the song got a great achievement by becoming the fastest unpromoted Korean Solo track to achieve 180 Million streams on Spotify; fans celebrated and congratulated the idol by trending #FilterByJimin180M, Congratulations Jimin and more Worldwide.
Additionally, the achievement extends Filter's record as the most-streamed solo song of Map Of The Soul 7 Album by BTS.
To make things even better, Jimin graced fans with his lovely presence when he posted on Twitter declaring how much he loves and misses them; this was after the group's appearance on Korea's SBS News for a scheduled interview.
A legend recognizing another legend for his skill and mastery is the best thing ever
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kyraangelfae011,810 ptsSaturday, July 24, 2021 0
Saturday, July 24, 2021
yay yuzu im a fan of his boy is a gorgeous figure skater just yesterday I was watching him doing one-handed cartwheels on ice on youtube he's really amazing
A legend recognizing another legend for his skill and mastery is the best thing ever