Rumors of a collaboration between Jimin and Taeyang have been in the news for the past few weeks. Everyone is expecting that this is real news and the two will release a great song.
However, when interviewing representatives of HYBE and YG about the rumors of collaboration between the popular vocalists of the two most famous boy groups in the two generations of Kpop, the answer is still undetermined. Both companies said that it was difficult to confirm the partnership rumors.
Meanwhile, Jimin was recently seen near the headquarters of YG - Taeyang's management company, which further confirms the cooperation of both artists:
In recent days, netizens or Kpop fans seem to be very excited when the media reports that Jimin (BTS) will feature in Taeyang's solo album (BIGBANG) released in January 2023. This is truly dream news, a legendary K-pop collaboration from the two members in charge of the lead vocal roles in two top boy bands, BTS and BIGBANG.
However, in response to the anticipation and excitement of K-pop fans, YG Entertainment, Taeyang's management company, only replied very generally that it would check with Taeyang again while HYBE did not give any information. This left fans quite bewildered as they didn't know if the news was really accurate since not much of a connection between Jimin and Taeyang was seen anyway.
The only time Taeyang and BTS were found to be related was when he attended j-hope's listening party at HYBE. Therefore, the collaboration between Jimin and Taeyang is still a mystery.
However, perhaps fans won't need to wait for proof of a connection between Taeyang and Jimin anymore because he was recently spotted at a very special place and it seems that the appearance his has been confirmation of the combined rumors.
Specifically, Jimin was taken by a fan while at the headquarters of YG Entertainment. He's accompanied by a manager and is quite casually dressed with his Chanel bag. With this "evidence", many people firmly believe that Jimin went to YG headquarters to record for Taeyang's new song that he will participate in.
Besides showing excitement, netizens joked that the photo of Jimin looked like he was being "caught" by Dispatch while on a date:
- "It looks so funny, it's like being secretly filmed by Dispatch when going on a date"
- "I'm VIP and I really like Jimin's voice"
- "Wow, I'm really looking forward to it!"
- "Meeting of kings, can't wait to hear the song"
- "It's going crazy, it's awesome!"...
Jimin's appearance at YG's headquarters also made ARMYs extremely excited because he was relatively quiet and tight-lipped in recent times. This will be one of Jimin's first official activities after BTS announced that they will gradually focus on each member's solo activities and in turn go to the army
Not only that, fans are also extremely excited when Jimin achieves his dream of duet with his idol. He once covered Taeyang's song and repeatedly expressed his admiration for the 2nd generation K-pop top male singer.