The Korean wave, or the Hallyu wave, has taken over the globe. Not just in Asian countries, but Korean culture, food, k-dramas, and songs have influenced western countries too. This Hallyu wave has opened the door for K-pop idols to work with western artists. These collaborations have given us some of the best hits ever. Some of the best K-pop collaborations are as follows
1. Boy With Luv
Boy with Luv is a K-pop song released in 2019 as the lead single for BTS sixth extended play, Map of Soul: Persona. This song was co-written by various Korean and American lyricists. The song, recorded by the boy band BTS, features American pop star Halsey. This song was the first song in the group to achieve 1.5 billion+ views on YouTube.
2. Kiss And Makeup
The Kiss and Makeup song was actually to be released as a solo song for Dua Lipa. The song, however, didn't fit into her album at that time as she wanted to perform the song as a collaboration. After Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, and Britney Spears turned down the idea, it was finally released as a collab with Blackpink in 2018.
3. Who Do You Love
The Who Do You Love song was released in 2019 and recorded by the South Korean boy band Monsta X featuring French Montana. Initially released as a single song, it was later added to the group's first English album—All About Luv—in 2020. It was the group's first song to chart at number 26 on the US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 Airplay.
4. Going Dumb
The Going Dumb song was released in 2019 by Alesso and Chinese musician Cosark. Later,a Korean version of the song was released in 2021 in collaboration with the K-pop boy band, Stray Kids. The lyrics video of the song has more than 11 million views on YouTube.
5. Don't Need Your Love
Don't Need Your Love was the first collaboration song between the k-pop band NCT Dream and The song was released in 2019. It was the first collaboration between K-Pop group NCT DREAM and English singer HRVY. The music video, shot in Station 3 of SM Town, has more than 36 million views on YouTube.
6. Bad Decisions
Bad Decisions is a collaborative English song between BTS, Benny Blanco, and Snoop Dogg. The track was released in August 2022. The official music video for the song has more than 43 million views on YouTube. The groovy, flirty vocals of the song have the fans going crazy. The song charted at number six on Billboard's Global 200. This song is a pre-release from Benny Blanco's full-length album.
7. Dream Of You
Dream of You is an all-English song released in 2020 sung by Chung Ha, a Korean pop star and soloist, and R3hab. The digital single is a part of Chungha's first studio album, Querencia. The performance video for the song was released on the official channel of Stone Entertainment, which has 11 million plus views.
8. Make It Right
Make It Right was recorded in April 2019 by the Korean boy band BTS for the extended play Map of the Soul: Persona. Later in October of the same year, a remixed version was released in collaboration with Lauv. The remix version of the song featured English verses composed by Lauv. The official music video has more than 194 million views on YouTube. In the US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard charts, the song reached number 24.
9. Freal Luv
Freal Luv is a collaborative song between Far East Movement, EXO’s Chanyeol, Tinashe, and DJ Marshmello. This hot track, released in 2016, was the first single from the album—Identity of Far East Movement. Freal Luv is an energetic, groovy, and party- ready banger song that has more than 45 million views on YouTube.
10. Play It Cool
The Play it Cool song was released in 2020. This song is a collab between the K-pop boy band—Monsta X and Steve Aoki. The song has been released in Korean and English. The official video for the song was released under the Ultra Music Label and has more than 32 million views on YouTube.
