Since their debut, the BTS members earned a few strange nicknames from their fans. That includes one of the vocalists and dancers of the group, Jimin, who is sometimes called “Baby Mochi” by the ARMY.
Why do fans call him this? What does it have to do with James Corden? Here’s what we know about this K-pop idol.
A few of the BTS members earned nicknames from fans
RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook are pretty different. It’s what they do together that makes BTS so special though. Since their debut, these performers have often used stage names when releasing music with BTS.
Aside from their stage names, these performers earned other nicknames from their fanbases and from each other. Suga earned the nickname Lil’ Meow Meow for his sweet and kind side that he often shows with fans.
The oldest member of the group, Jin, earned the nickname “Worldwide Funny Guy,” for all the jokes he makes with the other members. One of Jimin’s nicknames, aside from “Chimmy,” has to do with food.
James Corden is Papa Mochi
Jimin’s “Mochi” is a pretty well-known nickname, even mentioned during BTS’ Carpool Karaoke. Corden asked the K-pop group about their nicknames, given to them by fans. V shared that he’s nicknamed “Good Boy” and Jin is “WWH” which stans for “Worldwide Handsome.”
Corden mentioned that Jimin is sometimes called “Mochi” by fans and the boys burst out laughing. After some explanation from RM regarding what a Mochi is, Jimin became the Baby Mochi to James Corden’s Papa Mochi.
“Mochi’s like ice cream inside, rice on the outside — Mochi,” James Corden said, pointing to Jimin. Jimin responded, saying, “You’re Papa Mochi. I miss you, Papa!”
Since then, Corden even changed his Twitter user name to reflect a new nickname given to him by Jin — The Late Late Show With Joke Guy⁷. Jimin is still referred to as Baby Mochi by fans in the United States and overseas.
Sure, Jimin loves ice cream like the other BTS members. That’s not the only reason why fans nicknamed him mochi, though. It’s mostly due to this K-pop idol’s chubby cheeks and his adorable persona.
“Fans started calling Jimin mochi because his cheeks resembled the squishiness of a mochi,” one Quora user said. “Another reason is his cute and adorable persona. Especially when he does aegyo. Fans started calling him mochi after seeing his pouts.”
The “Life Goes On” music video is now available on YouTube. Music by BTS, including their recently released album, Map of the Soul: 7, is available for streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, and most major platforms.
During BTS Carpool with James Corden, James asked BTS about their nickname and he pointed out he knew Jimin's nickname which is "Mochi". Jimin reacted in adorable way upon being called "Mochi" before calling him "Papa Mochi". James responded to Jimin by calling him "Baby Mochi".
I think James did some digging into it and he called Jimin Mochi to tease him so he responded by calling James “papa mochi” because he has chubby cheeks too.
They claim Jimin has soft and smooth skin, plump cheeks and a sweet personality. it was James Corden, during a Carpool Karaoke segment on his late night show on TV, who teased him by calling him Baby Mochi and himself Papa Mochi. To which Jimin responded, “You're Papa Mochi! I miss you, Papa!”
Wanted to clear that up." James then asked Jimin, "Am I still papa mochi?" Jimin responded, "Papa mochi, I believe you." Earlier in September, James was slammed for making jokes about BTS' performance at the 76th United Nations General Assembly. He had also called BTS fans '15-year-old girls'.
“Mochi” is a type of Japanese rice cake but in South Korea people use it for things or people that is or are “fluffy, cute, adorable”. Well, technically it is used an a compliment. When you use the word “Mochi” for a person or thing you are actually trying to say that they're as fluffy, cute as a rice cake.
Jimin: Jimin was a student at Busan High School of Arts when he was discovered by BigHit Entertainment. He was invited to audition for the company after a dance teacher recommended him. He was impressed with the company's dedication to music and performance, and he decided to join them.
Not to mention, he is adorable and cute, and ... ARMY call Jimin “mochi” because of how cute he looks when he pouts. Jimin's pout makes his cheeks look soft and squishy like the Japanese sweet treat, rice cakes.
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Interestingly, Jimin originally had a moon inked on the back of his neck which represented the moon phase on June 13th, 2013, which is the date BTS debuted. Later, he got five more moons in different phases after BTS V aka Kim Taehyung showed him a fan art.
James Kimberley Corden OBE (born 22 August 1978) is an English actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and former television host. In the United Kingdom, he is best known for co-writing and starring in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey.
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