Add another collaboration to the mix! BTS’ J-Hope and Becky G teamed up for their new hip hop song, “Chicken Noodle Soup.”
Rapper Jung Hoseok (J-Hope of BTS) has worked alongside prominent artists in the industry such as Halsey and Steve Aoki for BTS albums. But now he is expressing his own style with Becky G.
Combining the flavor of his mixtape, Hope World, and paying homage to Webstar and Young B’s “Chicken Noodle Soup,” J-Hope crafts his own “Chicken Noodle Soup.”
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After several hints from Becky G and J-Hope, the song and music video finally dropped on September 27th. Fans (aka ARMY) have been equally supportive for both artists and have already gotten the song to #1 on U.S Itunes!
“Chicken Noodle Soup” is a multilingual song: Spanish, Korean, and English lyrics depict the artists rise above negativity. J-Hope heavily based the song on his passion for dance and rap. He sings, “Betting on my life, dancing is my cash. Hope on the street, now it’s just my way.”
Right after its release, J-Hope started his V Live to thank fans and explained that he chose the song because it was very influential to him. An ARMY translator said he learned to dance to the original “Chicken Noodle Soup.”
The music video focused on hip hop dance, and with dancers from all different regions, it show how people come together through music and dance. J-Hope explained in his V Live how enjoyable the whole experience was.
A press release gave more details on the collaboration:
The project came to life as both artists cited ‘Chicken Noodle Soup’ as one of their favorite childhood songs. Becky G is one of the most prominent global superstars in the U.S. who is known for her songs ‘Dollar’, ‘Mayores (Feat. Bad Bunny)’ and ‘Sin Pijama (Feat. Natti Natasha)’, whilst j-hope has been actively involved in the creative process of BTS hit songs such as ‘Boy With Luv feat. Halsey’, ‘MIC Drop’, ‘MAMA’, ‘Blood Sweat & Tears’, ‘I NEED U’ and ‘RUN’ as lyricist, composer, producer and rapper.
The performance is a reinterpretation of the original song’s choreography that features dynamic movements and a droll take on the wing-flapping motions of a chicken, making it a dance with a fun yet modern vibe that anyone can easily follow. Directed by Lumpens, the music video follows j-hope and Becky G showing their flawless dance moves alongside over fifty dancers from regions all around the world.
‘Chicken Noodle Soup (feat. Becky G)’ was produced by Big Hit Entertainment producers Supreme Boi, Pdogg and Jinbo who has worked on hit songs such as ‘Pied piper’, ‘Anpanman’ and ‘Look Here.’ Mixing was overseen by Jaycen Joshua, partner to artists such as Camila Cabello, Beyoncé and Chris Brown, with mastering by the skilled hands of Chris Gehringer, who has worked with top artists such as Rihanna, Madonna and The Chainsmokers.
The song is available on SoundCloud, Apple Music, and Spotify.
Watch the music video for J-Hope’s “Chicken Noodle Soup” featuring Becky G below:
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