On July 23, 2024, Park Jimin of BTS delivered a live performance of his latest single, WHO, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The song is the title track from his latest solo album, MUSE, which was released on July 19. Later, Jimin shared a TikTok dance video with a female dancer, which quickly went viral online.
The live performance sent his fans into an online frenzy. In the clip, the BTS idol can be seen dancing a duet with the female dancer. The K-pop sensation was spotted holding her hand and spinning her around while they danced. They both did a part where they hugged each other, making eye contact before parting.
Fans went gaga over the choreography and flooded social media with their thoughts, One fan hilariously wrote on X:
"Someone SEDATE ME."
BTS ARMYs were stunned and praised the idol for having "the best chemistry" with his fellow female dancer.
"Inarguably the best chemistry among all bts x girls moments in their mvs and performances," one fan wrote on X.
"Can we stop scanning and examining every little detail of this move I wanna keep my sanity intact," another fan added.
"There's something ultimately powerful about Jimin dancing with another person. IDK, it's like he can build chemistry just through dancing," another fan commented.
Some complimented the song on its wonderful tempos and rhythm and said it was "satisfying" to see such an outstanding performance by the BTS member.
"She's so strong I would've fainted with just that look," one fan remarked.
"Ngl tho for me this part n the 'dance-off" one are so satisfying to watch," another fan said.
"Just watched the mv of who and the way he dances with the female dancers I'm melting. The song is so groovy I can't. Jimin stans stay strong!!!" another fan wrote.
BTS' Jimin wows ARMYs with his performance in the WHO music video
Astute fans were quick to discover the female dancer's name and claimed she was in the BTS idol's previous solo single music video of Like Crazy. For the unversed, Like Crazy is the title track from the musician's debut solo album, FACE, released on March 24, 2024, along with five other tracks.
Furthermore, the WHO official MV amassed over 17 million views on YouTube as of July 23, 2024. The song reached No. 1 on the iTunes Worldwide chart across 112 countries including Vietnam, France, Spain, Germany, and more. The track has surpassed over 26.66 million streams on Spotify within four days of its release.
The album peaked at No. 1 on the iTunes Top Albums chart rankings in 87 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, among others. Jimin became the first and only K-pop artist to enter his album on the UK iTunes Top Albums chart in 2024.
In other developments, BTS' Jimin enlisted in the military on December 12, 2023, alongside bandmate Jungkook. They both will return in June 2024 along with BTS' Namjoon aka RM, Taehyung, and Suga.