BTS Jimin officially released the digital single 'VIBE', a collaboration song with Taeyang, signaling his personal activities and becoming a hot topic every day.
When Jimin, who was known to be preparing to release a solo album after suspending group activities in June of last year, began his first solo activity through collaboration, fans filled social media with congratulatory messages at the unexpected gift-like news.
Afterwards, 'VIBE IS COMING', 'JIMIN IS COMING', and '#VIBE' alternately became an explosive topic on Twitter, ranking first in real-time trends around the world, followed by 'PARK JIMIN' in second place, and 'SO EXCITED', ' A total of 19 keywords were trending, including ‘LET’S GO JIMIN’ and ‘Collab’.
In addition, the news of Jimin and Taeyang's collaboration posted on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter, recorded more than 14.3 million views on the same day, proving to be an all-time hot topic with the momentum of breaking through the Han Hallyeong.
Major overseas media outlets also lined up to report.
Among them, Billboard gave extensive attention on three occasions through its official account, and Billboard news host Tetris Kelly, who has shown special affection for Jimin as his favorite, expressed surprise and anticipation by quoting the news and asking, 'Is it our turn?' expressed.
After the Billboard Hot Trending Song chart was reorganized, Clout News in the United States reported that the song ranked first on the Billboard Hot Trending Song daily chart at the same time as its debut with the 'highest index mention', and Japan's 'LeisureByte' also shared this news, calling it a 'timeless collaboration'. It was also reported with added symbolic meaning.
Also, Indian media 'Pinkvilla' said, ''This is the first time that members of the legendary group are working together alone. There was an enthusiastic response, saying, "It is probably one of the most shocking collaborations in K-pop history," and Russia's TOPKPOP said, "The two singers who are most recognized in the music industry and loved by fans will sing together, making it the collaboration of the year." He predicted, “There is a high possibility that it will become a song.”
Meanwhile, Jimin and Taeyang's collaboration is raising expectations not only for the song, but especially for the performance created by the two main dancers, and the attention of fans and media around the world is focused on the 13th, the date of the song's release.
Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr