BTS ‘Collaborates’ With Olivia Rodrigo at Grammys 2022 Minutes After Saying They Want to Work With Her

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Sour butter! When BTS took the stage at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, April 3, fans got a surprise: a cameo appearance from Olivia Rodrigo.The K-pop group began their performance of “Butter” with several members seated in the audience at different tables, and one of them — V — happened to be sitting next to the “Drivers License” songstress, 19.

The South Korean pop star, 26, whispered something into Rodrigo’s ear, leading fans to wonder what he might have said.“OH MY GOD BTS AND OLIVIA RODRIGO THE DUO I DIDNT KNOW I NEEDED,” one social media user tweeted on Sunday. “I thought V was going to kiss Olivia Rodrigo,” added another fan who couldn’t help noticing how close the duo were sitting. “V just whispered in to Olivia Rodrigo’s ear… are you KIDDING ME???????” tweeted one viewer, reflecting the sentiment of many BTS fans who were watching the show.Earlier in the evening, BTS spoke to E!

News about which musicians they’d like to collaborate with in the future, and V mentioned Rodrigo’s name. As one fan pointed out on Twitter: “When someone asked bts who they wanted to collab with v said ‘olivia [rodrigo]’ and now this.” (Other group members named Lady Gaga, J Balvin and Snoop Dogg.)BTS’ performance was potentially in jeopardy earlier this week after Jungkook tested positive for COVID-19. “After arriving in Las Vegas, he felt a slight discomfort in his throat and promptly took a rapid PCR test and a standard PCT test,” the band’s record label, Big Hit Music, said in a statement on Monday, March 28. “While being under self-quarantine as a proactive measure, the result of both tests came back positive, and Jungkook was confirmed with COVID-19 on Monday.”At the time, Big Hit said that Jungkook’s participation in the