Korean media reported that BTS member V and American singer-songwriter UMI will release a collaborative song on December 30.
V BTS collaborates with artist UMI. Photo: AllKPop.
Management company Big Hit Music announced that UMI will release a new song. The person UMI cooperated with was member V of BTS.
Following this announcement, social media platforms exploded as fans of BTS and UMI looked forward to their upcoming collaboration.
Accordingly, the song is called “Wherever U R”, officially released on December 30 at 2 pm, Korean time.
Currently, BTS’s V is enlisting in the army. Thus, the cooperation took place from the time he had not yet left for military service.
Previously, on December 17, “Layover” by V BTS (Kim TaeHyung) was recognized as the only K-pop album on the list of “Best Albums of 2023” voted by TimeOut.
BTS’s V stands out as the only K-pop artist on the prestigious list with his six-track debut EP titled “Layover.”
Accordingly, the male idol’s album is ranked 19th in the top 30 best albums of 2023.
This helps V BTS to be highly appreciated compared to other stars such as Lana Del Rey, Olivia Rodrigo, Sam Smith, Troye Sivan and famous singer-songwriters in the English-speaking music industry such as Raye and Cat Power .
TimeOut praised TaeHyung’s baritone, husky, jazz-influenced R&B voice, and chose “Slow Dancing” and “For Us” as their favorite songs from the album “Layover”.
