K-POP

Album

Single

Label

Cactus Jack

Genre

Alternative hip hop

Duration

5:00

Composer(s)

Jacques Webster II;Benito Ocasio;Abel Tesfaye;Carlo Montagnese;Benjamin Saint-Fort;Matthew Samuels;Jahaan Sweet;Bigram Zayas

Entered Chart

Aug 5, 2023

Peak Date

Aug 5, 2023

Released

July 21, 2023

"K-pop" is a team-up between Travis Scott, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, and Canadian singer the Weeknd. The trio serve up a bouncy trap anthem, painting a vivid portrait of opulence, wild parties, and fiery romances. Each artist spills tales of encounters with a woman entwined with their high-octane, indulgent lives. Scott takes the lead, dropping cryptic lines that flirt with wild rides behind tinted windows and chem-fueled bashes. He's living life on the razor's edge, but he calls the shots. Bad Bunny steps up, boasting in Spanish about his Miami upgrade and flights to Musha Cay, an elusive island Eden. He reminisces about past love escapades, reckless and untamed. The chorus rekindles memories of an intense romance when La Flame and The Weeknd's passion set the world on fire. They yearn for the woman's return. The Weeknd takes the baton for the third verse, spinning his signature tale of hedonistic indulgence and sensual intrigue. He paints a vivid picture of a passionate liaison intertwined with drug-laced adventures and wild revelries in the sultry South of France. The title has nothing to do with the musical genre K-pop; it refers to ketamine lollipops. The Weeknd references using the psychedelic in his verse, and the lollipop features prominently on the single's cover art. The title may also refer to The Weeknd's romantic partner in the song being Korean. Love when she'll call me, "Papi" Even though she Korean Travis Scott, The Weeknd and Bad Bunny wrote the song alongside Boi-1da, Jahaan Sweet, and BNYX. Toronto producer Boi-1da is one of Drake's in-house collaborators. Julliard-trained producer Jahaan Sweet's other credits include Eminem's "Lucky You," Post Malone's "Saint-Tropez" and Taylor Swift's "Lavender Haze." Boi-1da and Sweet also produced Scott's 2021 single "Mafia." BNYX is a member of the Philadelphia-based American producer collective Working on Dying. Boi-1da, Jahaan Sweet, and BNYX produced the song with The Weeknd's longtime collaborator, Illangelo. Their smooth yet insistent tropical groove allows the artists to smoothly flow on the beat. Scott and The Weeknd revealed the collaboration with Bad Bunny via a joint Instagram post shared on July 19, 2023. It read, "Flame Abe Benito," a reference to all three stars' names. "K-pop" was released through Cactus Jack and Epic Records as the lead single from Scott's Utopia album two days later. "K-pop" is the sixth time Scott and The Weeknd have worked together. Their previous collaborative history is: 2015 "Pray 4 Love" from Scott's album Rodeo 2016 "Wonderful" from Scott's album Birds In the Trap Sing McKnight 2018 "Wake Up" and "Skeletons" from Scott's album Astroworld 2019 "Power is Power" alongside SZA for the For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones soundtrack The song also marks the third time Scott and Bad Bunny have collaborated. It follows: 2017 Scott hopped on the remix of "Krippy Kush" by Farruko, Nicki Minaj, Bad Bunny, and Rvssian 2017 Bunny lent his flow to the remix of "Know No Better" by Major Lazer, Scott, Camila Cabello, and Quavo. "K-pop" is The Weeknd and Bad Bunny's first time on a song together.

Gonna pop, baby (Vemo')
Swish, mmh, move that shit out here (here)
You full off one sip (sip), fallin' off, but I got grip (grip)
All around the trap, it hit (hit, hit, ayy)
All around the map, you trip (skrrt)
Take it like nine out of ten (yeah)
Think they gon' find that again
Think I gotta bond out again
Behind the tint, I sin, I vent
Can't forget about that place we went
Right after you put that in my head
Do you still pop 'em? Do you dance?
Do you still drop some? Know you can
I got a lot, but I'm still chancin' (yah-yah, yah, yah)
Hace tiempo no te veo, eh
Es que ahora en Miami jangueo, eh-eh
Ya no tengo la Rodeo
Ahora en la G-Wagon spoteo, ey
Y te lo meto al frente 'e la playa
Como aquello' tiempo' de camino a Maya
Tú ni fumaba' y chingando te arrebaté
Dale, no pierdas tiempo, no lo piense', trépate
Tú bien loca, loca, yo bien loco, loco
Si ahora tu mai nos pilla, me pide una foto
La nota me explota, el ticke' lo exploto
Vamo' pa' Cayo Musha, ya le texteé al piloto, eh-eh
I know 'bout this one time, you felt like that winner (winner)
That night was just so fire, I need you back sooner (sooner)
You come back on this side when shit get back cooler (cooler)
We run it back one time, I'm grabbin' you, uno (uno)
Uno
Ooh, oh (mm-mmh, mm-mmh)
Ooh, yeah (mm-mmh, mm-mmh)
Ooh, yeah (mm-mmh)
Mix the drugs with the pain
Let the waves lead the way
You in Cannes and Saint-Tropez
Callin' out my name
You know I'm wrong in my face, uh
You know I'm high off that K pop
Rubbin' up on your body
All your clothes, you gon' take off
South of France, we gon' party
This ain't some lil' yachty
We gon' fuck 'til we seasick
You my bad lil' mami, mami
You love me, you could tell me you love me
Even if you don't mean it, sex will make you believe it
I love it when she up on me, love when she'll call me, "Papi"
Even though she Korean
Get her wet like tsunami, 'nami, ooh, yeah (yah-yah, yah, yah)
I know 'bout this one time, you felt like that winner (winner)
That night was just so fire, I need you back sooner (sooner)
You come back on this side when shit get back cooler (cooler)
We run it back one time, I'm grabbin' you, uno (yah-yah, yah, yah, uno)