Coldplay’s Chris Martin praised by BTS’ RM

Jun 24, 2022 | 6:28 AM

In an interview with Weverse Magazine, Chris Martin of Coldplay received more praise from BTS’ RM. When they collaborated on the hit song “My Universe,” RM says he was surprised that Martin agreed to travel to Korea to work on the project. He was also impressed with how much Martin knew about the group and talked about music.

RM said, “Not only did he know all our names, he knew all about Tomorrow X and Enhypen. And not just in passing, either. Someone walked by while we were at the HYBE building and he said, ‘Isn’t that ENHYPEN?’ I was like, Yo, how much did he study before he came here?”

In addition, he said that they all continued to communicate while working on the project and almost always it was Martin that would text first.

“My Universe” was released in both English and Korean. The two bands have performed the song multiple times, including at the 2021 American Music Awards.

SIDE NOTES

  • Another Quote From RM: “It was important to decide the way we should arrange the Korean and English lyrics. We thought about splitting the first and second verses up between a Korean one and an English one. There were also talks of having Chris Martin try and sing part of the lyrics in Korean. But in the end we decided to juxtapose the Korean and English. So then it became important to find a good flow in the way the Korean and English lyrics were connected.”

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