[News] BTS Jimin was crowned as the King of K-pop for the 4th year in a row

For the fourth year in a row, BTS Jimin is crowned as the King of K-pop.

Jimin received 1,792,444 votes out of a total of 4,607,704 votes in the "King of K-pop 2022" poll on the global fan voting website King Choice, which ended on October 31st.

Jimin takes home the crown for KingChoice's King of K-pop for the 4th consecutive year! Ranking 1st, he received a total of 1,792,444 votes this year! 🥳

Congratulations, Jimin! 🏆pic.twitter.com/Mc03JSjjRS

— Jimin Global 🌍 (@JiminGlobal) October 31, 2022

Park Jimin was voted as King Choice's King of K-pop for the third year straight.

Congratulations, Jimin! 💫#JiminKingofKpop2021#KpopKingJimin3ConsecutiveYears pic.twitter.com/lbS3eDNtjK

— Jimin Global 🌍 (@JiminGlobal) October 31, 2021

Thus, Jimin demonstrates his top popularity as K-pop's Frontman for four consecutive years, from 2019 to 2022 that the Urban Dictionary has listed him as the "King of K-pop" in 2019.

"I don't know K-pop, but I know about Jimin" has also become a thing among the general public worldwide. He is the Face of K-pop and as in his iHeart Radio's Jingle Ball introduction, he represents his team.

According to the American weekly magazine Time in 2016, Jimin was the No. 1 Most Talked About Musical Artist in the world on Twitter— elevating the status of K-pop within only three years since his debut. He was also the sole Asian artist from the team and was one of only two Asian artists who landed on the ranking.

🔸Philippines: 5th Most Tweeted Kpop Hashtag
🔸Indonesia: 4th Most Used Kpop Hashtag

2017
🔸Global: 2nd Most Engaged with Hashtag

2016
🔸Global: 2nd Most Talked about Musical Artist

— Jimin Global 🌍 (@JiminGlobal) December 15, 2020

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Translation: Jimin Global