BTS's Jimin, 'K-pop King' for 8th Consecutive Year

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Jimin of BTS claimed the top spot as "The King of Kpop 2026" in the 2026 King Choice poll, marking his eighth consecutive year at the summit since 2019. King Choice is a platform that conducts real-time popularity polls and reports music news featuring celebrities and K-pop stars from around the world.

Jimin became the first Korean solo artist to top Billboard's "Hot 100" chart with "Like Crazy," released in March 2023, while his July 2024 release, "Who," remained on the chart for 33 weeks.

Previously, Jimin ranked first globally in the individual category of "Most Mentioned Artist on Twitter," as selected by the U.S. newsweekly TIME in 2016. In 2018, he was one of only two Asian artists and the sole member from his group to be named among the "Top 30 Boy Band Members" by the British daily The Guardian.

In Korea Gallup's "Most Preferred Idol" survey for 2018 and 2019, he secured first place for two consecutive years. He also recorded a No. 1 ranking for 63 months in the individual brand reputation category for boy group members, and for 34 months in the combined male and female idol individual brand reputation category.

Meanwhile, Jimin is continuing BTS's Arirang World Tour and is scheduled to embark on an Asia tour starting from Kaohsiung on the 19th.

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