Over the past few days, The Kid Laroi has been teasing a possible collaboration with BTS‘ Jungkook and Central Cee. On Saturday, Oct. 7, the singer continued fueling the rumors by following both stars on TikTok. The move has fans raising their eyebrows since Jungkook and Central Cee are the only two people The Kid Laroi currently follows on the platform. If the collaboration rumors turn out to be true, fans think the trio’s single will be featured on Jungkook’s upcoming debut solo album, Golden, which drops on Nov. 3.
The Kid Laroi’s Collaboration With Jungkook and Central Cee
Jungkook first teamed up with Latto on his debut solo single, “Seven,” which dropped on July 14. Following its release, the track debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Global 200. Two months later, Jungkook returned with “3D” featuring Jack Harlow. The song peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart.
Ever since Jungkook released “3D,” fans have been wondering who he could collaborate with next. On Sept. 27, The Kid Laroi first teased he had something in the works with Jungkook by mysteriously posting about the K-pop star on his Instagram Story. The Australian singer reposted a video of Jungkook covering The Kid Laroi’s hit single “Stay,” along with the caption, “🤞🔜.” Since then, The Kid Laroi has shared a screenshot of himself listening to “3D,” as well as a selfie with a Jungkook Funko! Pop. “Was it too much?” The Kid Laroi captioned his selfie, referencing his rumored single with Jungkook and Central Cee.
The Kid Laroi even posted photos of three CDs titled “Too Much” that featured him with Jungkook and Central Cee.
As if fans weren’t already convinced the trio is collaborating, The Kid Laroi has now followed both Jungkook and Central Cee on TikTok. “OMG It’s happening!!!!” one fan excitedly wrote on X. “I can already smell the announcement 😭😭😭🔥,” another fan wrote.
It’s possible Jungkook will officially announce the collaboration when he unveils his album’s tracklist on Sunday, Oct. 15.