K-pop's BTS and Brit rock band Coldplay to collaborate in new song

Coldplay announced on Sept 13 that its collaboration with BTS is titled 'My Universe' and will be released on Sept 24. Photo: Handout

After months of speculations, it has been confirmed that Brit group Coldplay and K-pop's BTS are collaborating on a song.

Coldplay announced on Monday (Sept 13) that its collaboration with BTS is titled My Universe and will be released on Sept 24.

Before you say, "What an odd pairing", both Coldplay and BTS have been showering admiration for each other in the past few months. The seven-piece BTS even performed a remake of Coldplay's hit Fix You on MTV Unplugged in March. In a tweet, Coldplay gave the seal of approval for BTS' stirring rendition.

In June, Coldplay's frontman, Chris Martin had only good things to say about BTS when asked if a collaboration between the group was a possibility.

"When it comes to BTS, I just have nothing but love and respect for them," Martin told Popcrush.

"All seven guys, I think they're just cool, stand for good things and sing about cool things. I love the fact that they are so huge and sing a lot in Korean, they don't always have to sing in English.

"I love them a lot and so if the right song came along, I wouldn't ever say no."

My Universe, to be sung in English and Korean, is the second single to be taken from Coldplay's upcoming album, Music Of The Spheres, due for release Oct 15.

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