BTS may collaborate with Coldplay–report

Photo by Big Hit Music via The Korea Herald/Asia News Network

SEOUL — Another bout of speculation on a collaboration between Coldplay and BTS emerged after lyrics from “My Universe,” thought to be the British band’s new song, was registered on lyrics database MatchLyrics on Thursday.

BTS’ label Bit Hit Music, however, said that it cannot confirm the news and asked fans for their understanding.

There have been talks about a potential collaboration since April when Chris Martin was reported to be in Korea. Earlier in June a tweet appeared with a snapshot of lyrics from Coldplay’s new song from Genius, the largest lyrics database in the world. The now-deleted tweet reportedly included “Feat. BTS,” sending fans of both bands abuzz.

BTS covered the rock band’s “Fix You” in February at MTV’s Unplugged Presents and the quartet reacted with a tweet that said “beautiful” in Korean and “Love” in English along with the members’ initials.