BTS's Jimin shone through his status as a global artist by hitting domestic and international music charts.
At 14:00 on the 13th, Korean time, Jimin and Taeyang's 'VIBE', which received global attention even before its release as an unprecedented collaboration, was released and unveiled.
Jimin participated in the composition of 'Vibe', which raised expectations even more. Immediately after the release of the song, the Twitter hashtag '#VibeFeatJimin' ranked 1st in real-time trends worldwide, '#JiminIsComing' ranked 2nd, and the keyword 'PARK JIMIN' ranked 3rd. It dominated the top spot and proved to be a powerful topic, with 'JIMINS' trending in 9th place and 'Jimin of BTS' trending in 12th place.
In particular, the official music video for 'Vibe', full of powerful and groovy performances by each team's main dancers Jimin and Taeyang, received great love, ranking first in the world's most popular music videos, followed by first place in the entire world's most popular videos, and world wide video's most popular video. They showed off their spirit by taking first place in the music category.
In addition, it has surpassed approximately 20 million views in just one day and is cruising at a rapid pace with over 25 million views, ranking first in Korea and Japan, as well as in the US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. It was listed as a trending video on YouTube in 84 countries, including Arabia and Thailand.
In addition, 'Vibe', which contains both newtro and trendiness with an addictive melody, stands out on domestic streaming charts by harmoniously combining Jimin's unique vocals that immediately catch the ear and Taeyang's solid and stable R&B soul vocals.
Immediately after the release of the song, 'TAEYANG', 'VIBE', and 'JIMIN' took over the most popular searches on Melon from 1st to 3rd place, recording 10,000 'likes' within 30 minutes of release and 3 within an hour. 10,000 listeners, and 200,000 listeners in less than 24 hours, ranked 13th on the 24Hits chart and 7th on the daily chart, setting the record for the highest debut among BTS members since the chart reorganization.
Meanwhile, Jimin expressed his feelings and gratitude through the official fan community 'Weverse', saying, 'Thank you for waiting until the song comes out' and 'I was really happy to be able to sing happily with Youngbae hyung, and I will come back through a live show soon.' They responded to the intense interest in ‘Vibe’ with fan love.
Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr