(From left) Jimin of BTS, Taeyang of BigBang. Image: Twitter/@THEBLACKLABEL
BigBang’s Taeyang and BTS’ Jimin are joining forces for an upcoming collaborative single which will be released on Jan. 13.
The song was confirmed by Taeyang’s agency, The Black Label, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, through a teaser uploaded on its official Twitter account. Taeyang and BTS also announced the upcoming collab on their respective social media platforms.
According to The Black Label, the collaborative single is called “Vibe” and it will be released on Jan. 13 at 1 p.m. (Philippine Standard Time).
TAEYANG – VIBE (Feat. Jimin of BTS)
2023.01.13 2PM (KST)#VIBE #바이브#TAEYANG #태양 #Jimin #지민#THEBLACKLABEL #더블랙레이블 pic.twitter.com/Jf4URsHGok— THEBLACKLABEL (@THEBLACKLABEL) January 4, 2023
The confirmation comes a day after a teaser of Taeyang’s return to the music industry was released on his agency’s official social media accounts. To recall, the BigBang member made headlines after moving to The Black Label, an affiliate agency of his former music label, YG Entertainment, on Dec. 26, 2022.
COMING SOON#TAEYANG #태양#THEBLACKLABEL #더블랙레이블 pic.twitter.com/fVdFBOrPrr
— THEBLACKLABEL (@THEBLACKLABEL) January 3, 2023
Reports of Taeyang and Jimin’s upcoming collaboration have been circulating as early as December 2022. YG Entertainment and Big Hit Music, however, didn’t confirm the rumors at that time.
Earlier this month, the BigBang member shared a black-and-white photo of himself with a mysterious artist at a recording studio on his official Instagram account. The post has already been deleted as of this writing, however, many netizens speculated that Taeyang was working with Jimin at that time.
A now-deleted image of Taeyang at a recording studio. Image: Instagram/@__youngbae__
Prior to the collaboration, Jimin is known for being a longtime fan of Taeyang even before his debut with BTS. He even performed a cover of the BigBang member’s hit song “Eyes, Nose, Lips” at a music show in 2014. EDV