Entered #1 on the US Billboard main single chart ‘Hot 100’…The first Korean solo singer

Source: The Fact DB

[The Fact | Reporter Kim Hae In ] Global star BTS Jimin, who is so popular in the United States called 'Jimmerica (Jimin + America)', topped the popularity vote at the 2023 THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS (TMA).

Jimin won the 'Idol Plus Popularity Award' at the '2023 The Fact Music Awards' hosted by The Fact and FAN N STAR on the afternoon of the 10th. The Idol Plus Popularity Award is an award given to the singer (or group) who ranked first as voted by fans. '2023 TMA' was held at Incheon Namdong Gymnasium this afternoon. The winners of the 2023 TMA 'Idol Plus Popularity Award' were selected by 100% voting.

Jimin released his first solo album 'FACE' in March this year and achieved unprecedented global success. At the time of the release of the title song 'Like Crazy', it ranked #1 on iTunes' 'Top Song Chart' in 111 countries around the world, #1 on Japan's Oricon 'Daily Digital Single Ranking', and #8 on the UK's Official Singles Chart.

He also set a milestone by becoming the first Korean solo singer to enter the #1 spot on the US Billboard's main single chart, 'Hot 100'. The music video for 'Like Crazy' surpassed 100 million views on YouTube along with the music video for the b-side song 'Set Me Free Pt.2'.

Source: The Fact DB

'2023 TMA', hosted by The Fact and organized by FAN N STAR, was co-hosted by Jeon Hyun Moo and Seohyun, and the red carpet began at 4:30 pm and the awards ceremony began at 6:30 pm.

Aespa, New Jeans, Ive, ATEEZ, ITZY, Treasure, Nmixx, Zero Base One, Xikers, Boy Next Door, Jannabi, Kwon Eun Bi, Seventeen, Stray Kids, Lim Young Woong, Lee Chan Won, etc. also attended the awards ceremony.

The '2023 The Fact Music Awards' is a music awards ceremony and festival held together by K-POP artists and global fans. The best teams representing K-pop decorated a special and spectacular stage that can only be seen at the ‘2023 The Fact Music Awards’.

‘2023 TMA’ was broadcast live around the world on this day. It was broadcast through the Idol Plus app and web in Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand, and in Japan, everything from the red carpet to the awards ceremony was broadcast live through Lemino. On TV, the awards ceremony is broadcast on the TV at the music channel MUSIC ON! TV (M On!).