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He was named the best idol of 2023
South Korean star and BTS member Kim Taehyung V was named "Best Idol of 2023" in a Japanese popularity survey, showing his popularity outside of Korea.
On December 21, it was reported by South Korea** that in the winning and runner-up idol voting of the 2023 Japanese original theme voting held by the fan community idol champ, BTS member Kim Taehyung V won the first place, and this voting was held from December 11th to 17th.
Kim Taehyung, who won first place, will be digitally advertised** for 7 days at the same time at the big screen Vision of JR Shin-Okubo Station on K-pop Street in Tokyo, Japan, and Sakae ICA Vision in Nagoya, both of which are the largest cities in Central Japan.
In Japan, known as the "Great Thailand Degree", Kim Taehyung V has unparalleled popularity, and V has been the most mentioned Korean star of Twitter giant Japan since the beginning of the Korean culture boom.
Wherever Kim Taehyung passed, BTS's collaboration merchandise sold out as quickly as possible, and his personal pictorial became a bestseller on Japanese online shopping platforms, in addition, the Korean book mentioned by Kim Taehyung also had such a strong influence that it became a bestseller in Japan, and an English-language magazine with Kim Taehyung V as the cover model was also published.
Eisuke Saito, the producer who brought BTS to Japan, said in an interview, "My first impression of BTS was exciting and strong, and after seeing Kim Taehyung's **, I was sure that they would become popular in Japan", and the popularity of V has been **.
The "Kim Taehyung Effect" also helped a lot with the Korean drama "Itaewon Class", which was remade in Japan. According to an analysis by Japan** and Japanese business magazines, one of the reasons for the popularity of "Itaewon Class" is the presence of Kim Taehyung V, saying that "Itaewon Class has led the 'third generation of Hallyu craze', and in particular, Kim Taehyung's participation in the OST "has helped attract K-pop fans from all over the world."
When Kim Taehyung visited Japan to promote his personal ** "layover", he ranked first in real-time searches on Yahoo Japan and Japanese Twitter many times, and his presence was felt even among Japanese locals. At the same time, on V's birthday (December 30), the Japanese archipelago is celebrating V's birthday and holding a grand event in which he hopes that Kim Taehyung, who has joined the army, will return home in good health.
Ahead of BTS BTS member Kim Taehyung V, the birthday of December 30, the fan celebration in the Japanese archipelago is heating up, and the Japanese fan group announced that various items will be presented together with the pen page "Ruler", and the whole of Japan will be decorated with Kim Taehyung's beautiful face.
From December 9 to January 8, 2024, advertisements will be placed on taxis in Tokyo's 23 wards, Musashino City, and Mitaka City. From December 18th to 31st, happy birthday advertisements will be posted at bus stops in Osaka, Tokyo, and Fukuoka. Also, on his birthday, he showed V's face on a large LED truck driving in Shibuya and Shinjuku in central Tokyo, and ** his solo songs "Love Me Again", "For Us", "Rainy Days", "Slow Dancing", and "Blue". For the Japanese popularity survey, BTS BTS member Kim Taehyung V was named "Best Idol of 2023", and the birthday celebration is heating up, what do you think?