American
singer Khalid and K-drama actor Ahn Hyo Seop have officially released their collaboration musical. Titled, Something Special the track is for the FANDOM album. This is the first collaboration of Khalid with any Asian star. Not only is the song a team-up of two iconic pop-culture artists, but it also marks the first solo for Ahn Hyo Seop in the music industry. The song blends trendy K-pop style with R&B contemporaries. TheK-Pop Demon Hunters actor has created a huge buzz on the internet with his debut with Khalid. Here are the full details about the surprise collab.
Ahn Hyo Seop and Khalid’s Something Special
According to the reports by Allkpop, Ahn Hyo Seop and Khalid have paired their voices for an unusual R&B collab.
Something Special is a duet performed by actor Ahn Hyo-Seop and platinum R&B artist Khalid. Released today, May 22, the song has perfectly mixed Khalid's groove with Seop’s sentimental melody.
The collaboration is a move for music royalty investment platform Musicow and global entertainment corporation Roc Nation’s partnership. Ahn Hyo-Seop’s first solo music release has taken the artist a step further in the music market after delivering hits on-screen. The cross-market single is now available on FANDOM, and was produced by Woo RAINSTONE Rhee along with Troy R8DIO Johson, who is a Grammy winning producer.FANDOM is as a global platform for international collabs, cross-cultural blends and allows fans to own the financial assets of the songs, as mentioned by The Telegraph Online. The salient promotional visuals and physical album covers have created a huge frenzy already.
Ahn Hyo-Seop and Khalid's Work Front
Ahn Hyo Seop has achieved global stardom beyond the K-pop world. As an actor, he has worked with the very famous animated film by Netflix, titled
K-Pop Demon Hunters. Currently starring in the romance comedy K-drama
Sold Out on You, he also attended the Met Gala, becoming the first Korean male actor to walk on the carpet in a decade.
On the other hand, Khalid has released his fourth studio album,
After The Sun Goes Down, which is based on liberated sounds, as he calls it, in a freer mind. Following his previous album, Sincere, which focused on storytelling based on honest events and pressure in his early pop career. Currently, he has embarked on a World Tour to perform his hits, including
American Teen, Free Spirit, Scenic Drive and more. This single will give them both great exposure.