BTS and Coldplay have been linked since 2021 when they released the song “My Universe” together. Since then, the friendship between BTS’s eldest brother and the leader of the legendary British band has gradually grown.
Fans are extremely excited about their close friendship, which has been shown through many moments such as when Chris Martin gave Jin a custom-designed guitar, the two composed “The Astronaut” together before enlisting in the army, and most recently, Jin’s performance at Coldplay’s record-breaking concert in Seoul.
Their great friendship makes fans always expect many more collaborations in the future. Especially in the context of Jin preparing to release the second solo album of his career, some rumors have been spread.
In particular, one news story attracted half a million views on X (formerly Twitter), thousands of retweets and comments with the content: “According to K-media, Chris Martin and his girlfriend (Dakota Johnson) Will have a special cameo in JIN “DON’T SAY YOU LOVE ME” music video released this Friday”.
The post quickly attracted the attention of ARMYs as well as netizens, of course because of the popularity of Jin and the couple Chris Martin x Dakota Johnson.
The leader of Coldplay and the actress of the “50 shades” film series are admired by the public for their beautiful love story that started in 2017. Last summer, news of their breakup began to break out, but at the beginning of this year, a rep for Johnson shut them down, telling PEOPLE the pair were “happily together.”
“Sure, they’ve had issues and taken breaks in the past, but things are great now,” a source told PEOPLE shortly after.
With the αѕѕumption that the couple was a cameo in 'Don't Say You Love Me', fans were amazed by the similarity in content. The title track was described by Big Hit Music as “the pain of a crumbling romantic relationship, while also expressing the lingering emotions that make it hard for the couple to let each other go".
This made the discussion about this news even more exciting than ever!
However, some ARMYs later reminded other fans that this was just a prank to attract fans' attention to Jin's upcoming song. Even though many knew it was a joke because there was no reliable source or actually no media outlet reporting it except this account, they still liked it so much.
Many even wished that Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson would actually appear in Jin's upcoming MV. Some others expressed that it would be a good suggestion for Jin and that he would most likely do it if he knew how much fans would like it.
ARMYs commented enthusiastically below the "attention-grabbing" news:
- we've been fooled before too wishing it's true
- yayyyyyy let’s spread this wide for the anticipation of Jin’s new solo album
- Jin biased joke a lot, i dont know if this is a joke or not
- I thought they broke up, anyway i hope it's true
- omg i dont know if chris martin and dakota johnson are partners in love. let's goooo seokjin take them into ur mv
- girlie jin is so random that idk if this is true or not
- Don't make me a clown again please This time I'll cry
- i pray for this to be real. love this rumor more than anything else
Meanwhile, a compilation of the featured songs from BTS Jin's 2nd mini album 'Echo' was released on the 12th through the HYBE Labels YouTube channel.
All seven songs, including the title track 'Don't Say You Love Me', are based on the sound of the band that Jin has loved for a long time. It ranges from lyrical pop melo∂ιєs to vibrant alternative rock. Jin participated in writing the lyrics for most of the songs, including 'Nothing Without Your Love', 'Loser (collaboration with YENA)', 'Rope It', and 'A Journey with the Clouds', adding sincerity.
Jin's second mini album 'Echo', which will be released at 1 p.m. on the 16th, depicts various moments in life that spread like 'echoes' in various forms.
