
BTS Fans Want Jimin to Be Prince Eric in 'The Little Mermaid'
By Sandra Song
Jul 09, 2019Following Disney's announcement that Beyoncé protégé Halle Bailey would play Princess Ariel in the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, fans are calling for one particular member of BTS to be cast as Prince Eric.
As Next Shark reports, with a Black Ariel on board, the internet-at-large is eager to see even more diversity. The next step? An Asian Prince Eric — with names like Ross Butler, Charles Melton, and Remy Hii currently floating around. That said, it seems as if the BTS Army has already found their ideal prince — and his name is Jimin.
As a cursory search of the terms "Little Mermaid" and "Jimin" shows, countless fans are eager to see one of their boys cast in the upcoming production.
"OMG DISNEY'S ACTUALLY DOING A LIVE ACTION LITTLE MERMAID," as one Twitter user wrote. "I BEG OF Y'ALL TO CAST PARK JIMIN AS PRINCE ERIC I BEG." Meanwhile, others began uploading comparison photos between Jimin and the 1989 cartoon version of Prince Eric, adding captions like, "prince eric? i think you mean park jimin," to their posts.
Needless to say, ARMY makes a pretty strong case — after all, in addition to being a top-notch performer, Jimin definitely has those dreamy Disney prince looks. Check out some of their tweets, below, to see for yourself.
We got a black Ariel! Can we get a Korean prince Eric? Come on Prince Jimin! pic.twitter.com/HBsqSffe4v
— 💜Angie Grace 💜 (@AngieGraceLA) July 3, 2019
If Jimin isn’t cast as Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid I’m not watching pic.twitter.com/RHgN6IJhDl
— Supriya (@supaarwoman) July 8, 2019
prince eric? i think you mean park jimin pic.twitter.com/KvOaXJFtTF
— abi (@sirentaes) July 3, 2019
My whole tl is Jimin as prince eric from the little mermaid and I- pic.twitter.com/9deF0KhAXk
— 💜• Jungkook’s beauty is killing Angie •💜 (@jungooscheeks) July 4, 2019
Yooo gimme prince jimin as prince eric and lizzo as Ursula, We gettin a poc cast for the little mermaid or im gonna lose my shit pic.twitter.com/bytTF7elog
— 🍍Lynn :D🖤 (@xh2h03) July 3, 2019
OMG DISNEY'S ACTUALLY DOING A LIVE ACTION LITTLE MERMAID PLEASE I BEG OF Y'ALL TO CAST PARK JIMIN AS PRINCE ERIC I BEG pic.twitter.com/yNyzfbv6YP
— katelyn loves BTS so much ♡ (@taesbbygirl18) July 3, 2019
Photo via Getty
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