IU and BTS Suga to collaborate on new song and fans are already predicting 'Song of the Year' win
Singer IU will be releasing a new single as well as a new music video on May 6 in collaboration with Suga of BTS.
The collab will see IU (real name Lee Ji-eun) step out of her comfort zone and try her hand at a different style of music. Her agency EDAM Entertainment stated, "As musicians of the same age, the two singers were able to relate to one another and use that as a foundation for exchanging opinions. They created their own unique synergy, which is reflected in their song."
IU, a singer-songwriter and actress, is one of South Korea's most influential personalities and prolific artists with over 70 awards under her belt while Suga (real name Min Yoon-gi) is part of the internationally-acclaimed and award-winning BTS, and that already makes this an epic duo that fans are ecstatic to see perform together.
"IU X BTS,, IU X YOONGI-- MY DREAM CAME TRUE THE CHARTS AINT READY OMG," tweeted one fan, adding, "WE ALWAYS WIN. WHETHER IT BE ARIANA OR JIEUN," while another fan said, "OMG !!! M SHAKING !! MY TWO FAVS AGSHAHAKAL AAAAAA !!!!!!!!! I'VE BEEN PRAYING FOR JIEUN TO DO A COLAB WITH THE BOYS AND IT'S FINALLY HEREEEE HAAAA !!!!!"
Fans are also already predicting the song will be a masterpiece, stating "MAY 6 IS GONNA BE THE MOST HISTORICAL THING TO HAPPEN THIS CENTURY #IUxSUGA," as well as, "IU and Yoongi’s collab making its way to number one on every chart May 6th." One fan tweeted, "Literally rip to the kcharts there’s no way this is happening IU AND YOONGI ON ONE TRACK AAAAA," and another said, "IU and Yoongi collab will save 2020."
Some fans noted the announcement does not reveal the extent of Suga's participation on the song, and wondered, "But is Yoongi just producing the song or is he gonna rap/sing along with IU in the song?!"
Other fans were asking the real questions, "Am I the only one who ever wonders how bts keep stuff like this secret?? YOONGI WAS LIVE A COUPLE DAYS AGO. PAINTING. JUST PAINTING. FULLY AWARE HE WAS ABOUT TO DROP SOTY. A COLLAB WITH MS LEE JIEUN HERSELF. HOW."
Naturally, many fans also began joking about fellow BTS member Jungkook's long-standing fanboy crush on IU, tweeting "IU AND YOONGI COLLAB JUNGKOOK LEFT THE CHAT." One fan tweeted, "Jungkook be screaming on yoongi so he meets iu," while many others tweeted about Jungkook hanging outside the studio while IU and Suga record, including many variations of what they imagine he would look like. Some fans, of course, were quick to point out that Jungkook's crush shouldn't take away from the upcoming IU and Suga collab, tweeting "Most ppl are talking about Jungkook's past crush on IU, we should just focus on Yoongi x IU, jungkook probably got over the situation by now."
Fans have also noted that both IU and Suga are known for putting together highly emotional songs and lyrics. One fan stated, "For real you could ask any of my friends... no one's music makes me cry harder than jieun's and yoongi's but now they're combining their powers to END ME."