BTS's friendship with the world's top stars

Thanks to their influence, BTS has the opportunity to work and collaborate with many Hollywood stars. Since then, BTS has had many celebrity friends, including Charlie Puth, member of Coldplay...

According to SCMP, the friendship between BTS and Coldplay began after the K-pop group contacted Chris Martin to offer to cooperate. According to NME, Martin initially thought the two's musical and performance styles were not suitable. But in the end, he decided to write My Universe and went to Korea to record songs with the group.

In an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, the male singer said: "I love working with these guys. For something that seems impossible, but they give me a real feeling. I really love them." . Recently, they spent the evening together after BTS' visit to the White House. Stars from Korea went to eat with Martin and actress Dakota Johnson.

Megan Thee Stallion is another star who became friends with the seven boys of BTS through a collaboration. In 2021, the group released a remix of the single "Butter" with the famous female rapper. A few months later, they met again in New York, after the seven Big Hit boys came to America and appeared at the United Nations General Assembly.

According to SCMP, BTS and Megan Thee Stallion spend the day talking and discussing music products together. Megan taught the boys from Korea the signature tongue-out style, while they in turn taught the American pop star the dance moves featured in the music videos. After arriving in the US, they went out several times separately, including appearing at the Permission To Dance concert in Los Angeles and at the 2022 Grammy Awards.

Halsey is one of BTS's oldest friends in Hollywood. They became friends in 2017, after she gave seven music stars from South Korea a gift during a performance at the Billboard Music Awards, according to Pinkvilla. Their friendship has grown stronger since then. In addition to releasing the hit song "Boy With Luv" together in 2019, they often hang out and openly support each other. In a Wired interview, BTS shared that they consider Halsey "BFF" (best friend forever).

According to Independent, when Halsey had a concert in Seoul, South Korea, she visited the group at the office of HYPE Entertainment. The female singer also once defended BTS after the group was insulted by a DJ.

In 2017, Jungkook and Jimin covered the song We Don't Talk Anymore by Charlie Puth and Selena Gomez. Right after that, the male singer wrote on his personal page expressing his excitement and said that he has affection for the group from Korea. "I really like BTS's music," the male singer wrote on his personal page. A year later, the two collaborated and performed at the 2018 MBC Plus x Genie Music Awards.

When BTS attended a Harry Styles concert in Los Angeles, they were seen taking pictures with singer Lizzo. Fans saw a video of them dancing to Harry Styles together. Lizzo then wrote on her personal page that she was happy to meet V and Jimin. The two male singers affirmed that Lizzo is an attractive and charming person. In the podcast Audacy, the singer said she became J-Hope's best friend after the meeting: "We text each other a lot. He never makes me wait to reply to messages."

It can be said that BTS is not only "a wonder of world music" but also a group that breaks the taboo of Kpop.

It is well known that kpop has a long history of staying away from political and social issues, mainly out of fear of its impact on business. But since their debut in 2013, BTS has gradually changed that view.

BTS broke K-pop taboos by speaking out about controversial topics. The 7 members speak their mind through music. They talk about mental health, LGBTQ rights, and the pressure to succeed. All are difficult topics to love in Korea.

Tomorrow - a song from the 2014 album Skool Luv Affair - expresses the difficulties that young people face today. Suga's 2016 mixtape titled So Far Way deals with the pain, insecurity, and loneliness he feels when he sees others pursuing their dreams.

The group also openly discussed same-sex relationships, although this could affect their careers because Korea is still conservative on the issue. Leader RM once expressed his admiration for the famous song "Same Love" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. This is a song about the LGBTQ community.

Music critic Lim Jin Mo said BTS has become an international icon through albums that touch on the emotions and uncertainty of young people in today's society.

He added the Korean-born group became an iconic figure through their music, making it attractive for the United Nations and the White House to work with them to raise awareness of social issues. festival.

"Most K-pop songs are about love, but BTS is different. The group believes in their music. That's why people resonate with their songs so much. This paved the way for BTS has become a symbol of diversity," commented Lim Jin Mo.

Recently, BTS announced to temporarily stop group activities to focus on developing their own career. Big Hit Music said that each member of the group will "take time to mature. This will help the group achieve long-term success in the future".

J-Hope will be the first member to do solo activities. Other members' upcoming solo projects will be available on music platforms in the future.

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