BTS's Jung Kook, who conquered Mexico, tops Google Trends with a 'popularity surge'

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BTS's Jung Kook has proven his exceptional popularity by heating up Mexico.

On the 6th (local time), BTS met with Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico, at the National Palace in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico. Jung Kook made a heart shape above his head to greet fans and also showed respect toward the Mexican president. At the scene, fans were spotted with life-sized cutouts of Jung Kook, pickets, and T-shirts featuring his face.

On the world's largest search engine, Google, "Jung Kook - South Korean singer and songwriter" rose to the No. 1 spot in the "Related Topics" for the Mexico keyword. In "Top Queries," Jung Kook ranked No. 2, 3, 6, and 10, following BTS at No. 1. In "Rising Queries," Jung Kook recorded rankings of No. 3, 4, 7, and 9, following the Mexican president at No. 1 and BTS at No. 2.

Marcelo Ebrard, Gyeong Je-bu (Minister) of Mexico, posted a message on Instagram Stories using Jung Kook's balcony video. The video included subtitles reading, "Where is Marcelo? I'll text him. Marcelo, can I see you this week?" followed by the phrase, "Of course, my cookie (Jung Kook), you're in Canada right now, but let's meet at the concert."

Jung Kook was selected as No. 1 in a poll for "the most popular idol in Mexico." Recently, he was chosen as the protagonist of the American elementary school series "Brain Candy Books" and published as an educational book. A Jung Kook edition is also scheduled to be released in the American children's book "My Itty-Bitty Bio." Jung Kook has been named on the list of "the 25th most famous people in the world" alongside figures from various fields. Additionally, he has ranked No. 1 as the most searched K-pop idol on Google for five consecutive years.

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