275th Charity Fairy – Jimin
The second Charity Fairy from last weekend is Jimin, also from BTS, as he celebrated his 9600th day on Sunday, January 23rd.
On that special day, ARMY helped Jimin to win his 10th Charity Fairy title by voting him on CHOEAEDOL. Yesterday he became the number one mal idol on CHOEAEDOL’s daily ranking, and with 63,663,348 votes he received, he also became CHOEAEDOL’s 275th Charity Fairy.
This means, in Jimin’s name, CHOEAEDOL is going to donate ₩500k to the MIRAL Welfare Foundation, a Korean charity that comprehensively handles problems related to disabilities that may be revealed in a wide range of the social spectrum, including physical and mental disabilities.
Talking about speed, four of the seven members from BTS have won titles CHOEAEDOL and January haven’t even ended. We are amazed by you all, ARMY. Let’s continue this by getting all of them plus the group a title each. Download CHOEAEDOL now and make this happen. Don’t forget to visit Jimin’s fan community too.
Donation Record of Jimin
This is Jimin’s 10th Charity Fairy he received individually. Congratulations, and we are delighted to have the opportunity again to donate in the name of him, thank you ARMY.
The red sauce Jimin had
Anything related to BTS would become an instant hit, and it includes food ingredients.
According to a news article from Chosun Daily, the export of gochujang, or red chili paste, has raised 63% in the last four years.
It all started from a photo in 2019 seeing Jimin having tteokbokki, or simmered rice cake, in a street food stall. It caught the internet’s attention as foreign netizens were curious about the food that Jimin was so into. And later when they found out it was the Korean traditional spicy street food tteokbokki, the food itself and main of the main ingredients, gochujang has captured netizens, in particular, ARMY’s interest.
And combining with the popularity of other Korean content, such as dramas and movies, in general, the demand for Korean food has kept increasing internationally. For example, exports of gochujang and doenjang, a type of fermented bean paste, have increased, in the last four years, 63% and 45%, respectively.
And we can also get some insights from the countries of export, as the top 5 export destinations are the US, China, Japan, the Philippines, and Canada as these countries reside some of the most prolific K-content consumers in the world. For instance, there were obviously some reasons behind the decision of BTS to hold their first live concerts in two years in the US. In a practical sense, the US might be the only place in the world BTS would hold a live concert; however, in a commercial sense, the market factor would also not be dismissed easily.
Lately, dramas such as Squid Game also feature Korean food such as the aforementioned tteokbokki, analysts suggest this will further drive up the interest and demand of Korean cuisine in the world.
So, what is Charity Fairy? and what is with the donation?
The title of Charity Fairy is given to the idol who received over 55,555,555 daily votes in CHOEAEDOL app during the whole month. Only the idols who have anniversaries (e.g. birthday, comeback and debut anniversary) during the month could challenge for the Charity Fairy title.
To honour the Charity Fairies, we donate 500k KRW in the name of the Charity Fairies. You will see the Donation Certificate within 2-3 weeks of the announcement on our Twitter.
Alongside that, Idol who became the Charity Fairy on his/her birthday who got the most votes among fairies at the same time get to be the ‘Miracle of the month’ Want to participate in the good deed? Join us and K-Pop fans around the world in CHOEAEDOL!
Who are we? What is CHOEAEDOL?
As we all know, K-Pop without fans is nothing. In CHOEAEDOL, we are always doing our best to create friendly and approachable communities specially design for K-Pop fans around the world to show their love and passion for their favourite idols and idol groups and ultimately enjoy their time with their fellow K-Pop fans.
CHOEAEDOL is an Idol Ranking App where fans get to vote every day for the Idol rankings. You can vote hearts that is freely given every day or that you can earn through various routes (receiving from the CHOEAEDOL friends, posting some images or schedules of your idol, clicking surprise heart boxes, etc.)
Apart from that, CHOEAEDOL also heavily involved in charity, by make donating on behalf of idols. CHOEAEDOL ‘s donation amount has reached 300 million KRW (250,000 USD). Come rank your idol to a higher place and participate in good action at the same time.