Jimin‘s worldwide appeal has consistently made headlines, particularly his solid fan base in the United States. His influence is evident through his solo project’s impressive performances on the U.S. music charts, the enthusiastic support he receives from fans during group concerts, and the significant attention he garners from the media. Often, Jimin is mentioned individually when reporting on BTS news. Recent events have further solidified Jimin’s status as a prominent figure in the West, proving that his name is synonymous with outstanding achievements.
On May 9, it was reported that Jimin would be part of the main soundtrack for the upcoming Fast and Furious 10 movie, Fast X, to be released on May 18. This is undoubtedly one of the most high-profile and successful movie franchises in Hollywood. Therefore it is a big deal that Jimin got to participate in the project through his participation in the movie’s OST! The preview for the soundtrack was released just 2 hours following this revelation, and it highlighted Jimin’s part in the song, further showing how much attention and importance he was getting in the project.
Jimin became the first Korean artist in history to ever partake in an OST for this movie franchise!
Fans are incredibly proud of Jimin for all the big career milestones he has been posting, achieving all these significant merits in under two months since he officially debuted as a solo artist. As they celebrated and congratulated him on his new project, Jimin took over Worldwide trends on Twitter in no time, dominating 4 of the top 5 trends and 7 of the top 10 trends with different keywords and hashtags. There were also numerous trending words on Twitter USA related to this news.
The trailer for the soundtrack also rose up the YouTube Worldwide trending videos quickly and ranked at #3 while also trending in 12 other countries worldwide.
The excitement and anticipation for the song was electrifying, and it could be felt all over the world!
This project saw Jimin making history yet again as the first Korean artist to have such a big role for such a big blockbuster Hollywood movie.
As such, several major media outlets in South Korea have extensively reported on this news, emphasizing on the fact that the movie itself is already a popular movie, but it is especially gaining attention because of the participation of Jimin in the soundtrack, the first Korean singer in history.
Some of these media outlets include major TV News stations like SBS, KBS, and MBC, along with print media like Sports Chosun newspaper, and numerous online publications like Elle Korea,
K-pop Herald and many others as listed below. There were also news reports by international media outlets like Billboard and NME, to mention a few.
Notably, this is the second time that Jimin has partaken in a soundtrack for a major Hollywood movie. The first time, his self-written, composed, and produced song ‘Friends,’ which he performed with V as a sub-unit, was included as an OST for the Marvel movie ‘Eternals.’
Again, his participation in the OST drew major attention to the movie, immensely boosting its publicity and revenue through ticket sales, especially in South Korean theatres. Jimin’s positive impact for the project was so prominent that the ‘Eternals’ team and ‘Marvel Studios’ both acknowledged this through mentions and retweets on Twitter.
The deliberate intention to have Jimin as part of the project was evident as it even emerged that one of his photocards was spotted in the movie itself!
Thus, Jimin is now the first and only Korean artist to feature in the soundtracks of two different major Hollywood movies.
Overall, this is Jimin’s 3rd OST, including ‘With You,’ a duet with Ha Sungwoon for the hit South Korean drama ‘Our Blues.’
Fans are looking forward to more activities from Jimin and are more than happy and proud to see him shine as he is doing.
Congratulations Jimin!
