He has the longest run on Spotify's viral chart and all of the KPOP charts
He was also the first solo to achieve #1 under albums chart in 78 countries on Itunes in the world
He's also the first SM artist to be #1 in 57 countries in Itunes songs chart
He also has the most viewed solo MV on Youtube in 3 months progress, and even in EXO
He's also almost the one top in terms of advertisement. Isn't he basically top tier? He released a collection under Gucci and he's also Bobby Brown's first male model
I can understand why he's being mentioned so much as an idol role model