BTS at 2021 AMAs: J-Hope and Becky Show Friendship + Is There a Possible New Collaboration?
BTS made a massive milestone as they took home three awards, along with the grand prize "Artist of the Year," at the 2021 American Music Awards. Meanwhile, during the event, J-Hope was spotted interacting with Becky G. Is there another collaboration on the way?
BTS J-Hope and Becky G Seen Bonding at the 2021 AMAs
The prestigious awards ceremony was held last November 21, and because of this, different social media platforms have been filled with lots of videos and photos of the septet during the awards ceremony.
Fans worldwide celebrated the group's remarkable milestone in their career as BTS won three categories, including the grand prize "Artist of the Year"
BTS after Their "Butter" Performance at the 2021 AMA
Aside from the group's momentous winning, viewers paid close attention to the interactions that the boys were having with other celebrities during the ceremony. Some also posted a video of J-Hope's interaction with Becky G at the 2021 AMAs.
Because of this, fans hope for another collaboration from the duo.
Last September 2019, J-Hope released "Chicken Noodle Soup," which is a collaboration song with Becky G. Their song has been making records worldwide and it increased the duo's global popularity.
BTS J-Hope and Becky G's 'Chicken Noodle Soup' Hits 313 Million Views
The music video for BTS J-Hope's solo song "Chicken Noodle Soup (feat. Becky G)" surpassed 313 million views, proving its popularity.
On November 22, the music video for "Chicken Noodle Soup" exceeded 313 million views on YouTube.
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J-Hope is the first member to achieve 300 million views on a solo music video. He also continued to record the second-highest number of views among BTS member solo music videos on YouTube.
The BTS rapper used the chorus of "Chicken Noodle Soup" by Webstar, Young B, which he enjoyed when he started learning to dance when he was a kid. He recreated it as his own solo song.
More importantly, J-hope took the lead in writing its lyrics, composing, choreography, costumes, accessories, and directing the music video. The final scene of the music video was also J-Hope's idea.
'Chicken Noodle Soup' Breaks Records on Music Charts
J-hope's "Chicken Noodle Soup" broke many records on foreign music charts. It ranked 81st on the US Billboard Hot 100, 55th on the Canadian Billboard Hot 100, and 82nd on the UK Official Singles Chart, it set a great record of being the second Korean solo artist to enter the US, UK, and Canada main singles charts simultaneously following Psy.
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Furthermore, on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales Chart, it stayed in its place for 15 consecutive weeks. Meanwhile, on the iTunes chart, it topped the British Virgin Islands chart on June 22 and it reached the number one spot in about 100 countries.
"Chicken Noodle Soup" was performed on the stage for the first time in about a year and eight months since the song was released during the "BTS 2021 Muster Microcosm" which was held last June 13 and 14. The event is an online fan meeting performance in celebration of BTS' 8th anniversary of debut, which has drawn attention from ARMYs all over the world.
Watch J-hope and Becky G's "Chicken Noodle Soup" here!
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Written by Annie Barmaine.