Let’s Look Back At How J-Hope and Becky G Made History In The Music Industry

The annual American four-day music festival, lollapalooza, just ended a few months ago which created a buzz in the music world. The famous K-Pop star and BTS member J-Hope was among the headliners this year which increased the number of attendees in an instant. However, when the Mexican-American singer and rapper Becky G joined him on stage for their 2019 hit ‘Chicken Noodle Soup‘, the dreams of many of their fans came true. Both the stars and talented singers finally reunited after 3 long years after the song’s release to entertain thousands of audiences and millions of fans watching online.

The reason why this song, ‘Chicken Noodle Soup’ becoming a hit is considered history in the industry is that it is rare to see a trilingual song becoming a hit. When the news of J-hope remaking the tracks with collaboration with Becky G hit the news fans went crazy with their anticipation. Upon release, the track became an instant and genuine hit, securing its position on the cheats. On the ranking of Billboard’s ‘The Bestselling World Singles of 2019’ the song was placed at position 20.

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Despite releasing without prior notice and with little to no promotion, the song secured its 1st position on 71 iTunes with its debut. It was also released as a non-commercial track and the official video passed a smashing 21.7M views in the first 24 hours which became the most viewed video of the day it was released.

Not just a commercial success, this song also collected critical acclaim on its way. According to Forbes, “BTS member j-hope broke records and became the first artist to manage many different feats on charts across the world”. These charts include several genre-specific lists such as pop and rap. The track, Chicken Noodle Soup debuted at no 81 on the Hot 100 of all genres.

Acknowledging this cross-culture collaboration, the South Korean Foreign Minister, Kang Kyung-Wha said that the song is a wonderful example of how impactful and valuable culture can be when it is combined with different and diverse industries.

J-Hope, being a Korean and this being his first collaboration with a foreign artist, has faced hurdles to communicate in English. Becky G later explained they shared the language of music which developed a long-lasting friendship between them.

They also passed a message that all cultures are equal. This message was reflected in their stage performance which was joined by a diverse group of backup dancers.

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