J-Hope and Crush recently worked together for the latter's comeback song "Rush Hour." In an interview, Crush revealed how he ended up collaborating with the BTS member. So keep on reading to find out!
Crush Reveals How He Ended Up Collaborating with J-Hope for "Rush Hour"
On Sept. 22, Crush sat down for an interview prior to the release of his new single "Rush Hour" featuring J-Hope. The song marks his first music release since his military discharge on Aug. 11.
"Rush Hour" contains the aspiration that "Crush Hour begins now." The lyrics compare people gathering one by one to enjoy Crush Hour to heavy traffic, which is often called rush hour.
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Reportedly, Crush was in charge of the overall production of this song, including writing, composing, and arranging, and J-Hope and Penomeco participated in penning the lyrics to enhance its perfection.
During the interview, Crush introduced his new single "Rush Hour" featuring J-Hope and shared some behind-the-scenes stories that happened before and during its production.
One of the questions asked to the male idol was about what inspired him to work with J-Hope.
Crush revealed, "J-Hope and I had been talking a lot about music before. When I was getting ready for this single, I found some similarities between what I want in music and what J-Hope wants in music."
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He went on to say, "So, I decided to ask J-Hope if he wants to work with me. He ended up featuring in my song as he said yes to that. I sincerely believed that this track went well with J-Hope that I was so glad he agreed to feature in it."
Crush was then asked if there was a memorable incident that occurred while recording and filming with J-Hope. The R&B singer shared one moment, which led him to have great respect for the BTS member.
Crush stated, "While J-Hope was recording the song, he didn't go to the restroom. Even though he was showering with sweat, he was like, 'Hyung, let me do this part again. I can do it better! Let's go one more time!' As I saw him work so hard like that, I came to have great respect for him. I thought to myself, 'Oh, I see why he's where he's at now.'"
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The artist continued, "J-Hope joined 'Rush Hour' music video as well. Thankfully, he was really up for it. Because there were lots of scenes where I had to dance, I was extremely exhausted throughout our filming. But J-Hope gave me so much energy."
Crush also thanked the BTS member for monitoring all his scenes with him, as well as coaching him.
At the end of the interview, the singer gave a message to the fans, saying, "I hope my new song 'Rush Hour' featuring J-Hope will be of strength to you in difficult times or happy times. I hope you enjoy listening to it."
Crush's Upcoming Activity
In other news, Crush will appear as one of the first guests in "K-909," a music program dedicated to providing K-pop artists with a stage to perform in untraditional ways. The show is hosted by BoA, who will then be assisted by NMIXX Haewon.
Apart from Crush, other artists who will appear in the first episode are NCT 127 and Kim Chungha & Danish singer Christopher. Haewon's group NMIXX will also guest on the program.
"K-909" will premiere via JTBC on Sept. 24 at 4:40 p.m. KST.
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Written by Maria Scott
