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BTS and Nicki Minaj Team Up on ‘Idol,’ So If All Else Fails, She Can Be a K-Pop Idol

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The BTS American crossover is officially complete: After testing the waters with the Chainsmokers and Steve Aoki, the K-pop megastars have now cannonballed into the rap game with an assist from Nicki Minaj. She features on an alternate version of the boy band’s new single “Idol,†off their just-released album Love Yourself: Answer (the repackaged and expanded version of Tear and Her). Sadly (or fortunately?) miz Chun-Li does not rap in Korean, instead delivering an English verse that shouts-out John Mayer because “Barbie’s a wonderland,†or something. The collaboration comes at a time when Nicki has been busy making enemies Stateside; if it turns into out all-out war, well hey, at least she’ll now have a whole army enlisted to fight her battles for her. Well played!

BTS and Nicki Minaj Team Up to Turn Nicki Into a K-Pop Idol