BTS Jimin participates in Hollywood movie OST

BTS Jimin's name participated in the OST of the upcoming movie 'Fast and Furious: Ride or Die'. He is the second person to be named in the OST credits of a Hollywood blockbuster movie, following the Marvel movie 'Eternals'.

According to Universal Pictures, the distributor of 'Fast and Furious: Ride or Die (hereinafter referred to as Fast and Furious 10)' on the 10th, Jimin participated in the OST 'Angel Pt.1'. Jimin participated as a vocalist in 'Angel Pt.1', which was produced by American hip-hop artist Kodak Black and NLE Choppa.

Jimin is the first Korean artist to be listed on the 'Fast and Furious' series OST credits. Additionally, Jimin was captured in the music video trailer released along with the trailer sound source.

'Angel Pt.1' is based on hip-hop beats. This song is also the main theme song of ‘Fast and Furious 10’. It is expected that the combination of Jimin's vocals and the action in the movie will provide both viewing and listening fun.

The movie 'Fast & Furious 10' tells the story of Dom (played by Vin Diesel) and his family embarking on a final run for their lives against their destined enemy Dante (played by Jason Momoa). 'Fast & Furious 10' has confirmed its release in Korea for the first time in the world on May 17th. The official full version of 'Angel Pt.1' in which Jimin participated will be released on the 18th, the day after the movie's release.

This is the second time that Jimin's name appears in the OST credits of a Hollywood blockbuster movie. Previously, 'Friends', a song written, composed, and produced by Jimin, was included in 'Eternals', a Marvel movie released in 2021 and starring Ma Dong-seok. In particular, 'Friend' has a history of participating in blockbuster OSTs as a Korean song.

'Friend', a song about friendship between real-life friends, is included in BTS' fourth regular album 'Map of the Soul: 7'. The song was based on the ‘dumpling incident’ that occurred between Jimin and fellow member V, born in 1995. The ‘dumpling incident’ is an incident where Jimin and V fought over eating dumplings before and after filming.

Director Chloe Zhao, who directed 'Eternals', explained the reason for using 'Friends' as the OST in the movie, saying, "The lyrics match the emotions between the characters in the movie." In 'Eternals', 'Friend' appeared from the beginning of the song to the chorus, attracting attention.

Jimin's song was used as the OST in 'Eternals'. On the other hand, in 'Fast and Furious 10', he received a new song and participated as the main vocalist. There are only 7 days left until the release of ‘Fast and Furious 10’. As of 3 p.m. on this day, the advance reservation rate for 'Fast and Furious 10' was 14.3%, and the number of advance reservation audiences was 52,604. (Based on the Korean Film Council’s integrated computer network for movie theater admission tickets)

Jimin topped the Billboard HOT 100 chart upon the release of his first solo album 'FACE'. He, who is showing his potential as a solo artist, has once again formed a relationship with a blockbuster movie OST. With 7 days left until the release, attention is being paid to what Jimin's 'Fast & Furious 10' OST 'Angel Pt.1' will be like.

Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr