Jimin Hits 22 Billion Cumulative Hearts… K-Dol ‘Hall of Fame’ No. 1

Jimin added yet another record.

BTS's Jimin took first place in the March monthly rankings of the global K-pop idol popularity voting app KDOL, which closed on March 31.

Jimin rose to the top by receiving a total of 578,393,212 hearts, setting his 49th career No. 1 record in the monthly rankings.

In particular, he recorded 22,053,241,020 cumulative votes, widening the gap with the runner-up by more than 8 billion votes and holding on to first place in the Hall of Fame.

Jimin continued his '9-crown Hall of Fame' status, holding the records for the most No. 1 finishes in the daily rankings (1,391 times), weekly rankings (213 times), and monthly rankings (49 times), as well as the most votes ever in the daily, weekly, and monthly rankings. He also added the record for the longest No. 1 streak in the daily rankings (61 days).

KDOL is a global K-pop idol voting platform in which fans from around the world participate, and it tallies rankings by fully reflecting votes from various countries, including the United States, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Korea.

Meanwhile, an advertisement commemorating Jimin's latest No. 1 record was unveiled at Gangnam Station and Apgujeong Station.

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