MUSIC
BTS Jungkook ranked first as ‘Most Popular Solo Singer of 2022’
Jungkook took first place in the 'The Most Popular Soloist 2022' vote conducted by the global fan voting site Shining Awards, which ended on December 31.
In this vote, Jungkook competed with major stars from around the world, and after a tight race with pop star Justin Bieber, he received a total of 79,679 votes and took the top spot with 36.08% of the votes.
Following Jungkook, Justin Bieber came in second with 34.14% of the votes, Taylor Swift in third, Harry Styles in fourth, J-Hope of BTS in fifth, Drake in sixth, and Ed Sheeran in seventh. (Ed Sheeran), IU in 8th place, Ariana Grande in 9th place, and Rihanna in 10th place.
In particular, according to the organizers, the candidates were those who were ranked number one in search terms until recently, making it even more meaningful that they ranked first among the top 10 solo singers in the world with 'incomparable' popularity and influence.
Recently, Jungkook was selected as one of the '200 greatest singers of all time' by the renowned American music media Rolling Stone, and was selected as the 'most famous musician' representing those born in 1997 around the world by the American media outlet STACKER, making him a solo singer. gained fame as
In addition, Jungkook was ranked first among the 'K-Pop Stars' on the social media service 'Tumblr' for '5 consecutive years', and was selected by Mashable India, an IT media outlet based in New York, USA. 1st place in 'Best K-Pop Idol of 2022', 1st place in 'Best New Artist 2022' category selected by US radio 'Channel R Radio', US digital music media Genius 1st place in 'Top Male Soloists 2022' selected by 'Genius Korea', and 'Artist of the Year' selected by Audacy, the second largest radio company in the United States. the Summer) 1st place, and won 'Male Artist of the Year 2022' at the 'Philippine KPOP Awards', the largest K-pop fan festival in the Philippines, becoming a global icon. It re-proved its influence and popularity, shining its best presence in 2022.
In addition, on November 20 (Korean time), Jungkook became the first Korean singer to passionately sing the official World Cup soundtrack 'Dreamers' at the opening ceremony of the '2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup' held at Al Khor Al-Bait Stadium in Qatar. received the honor of
Accordingly, expectations and attention are growing on Jungkook's capabilities and actions that he will show through various musical activities, including the solo album scheduled to be released in the future.
Meanwhile, on November 20th (Korean time), Jungkook became the first Korean singer to sing the official World Cup soundtrack 'Dreamers' at the opening ceremony of the '2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup' held at Al Khor Al-Bait Stadium in Qatar. Singing passionately, he created a milestone in history and proved in front of the whole world the powerful power of Jeong Guk-pyo's live performance of a different class.
Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr
