He went above and beyond to get his chance.
Even among K-Pop idols, getting the chance to work on a collaboration isn’t the easiest thing, so it seems. So what was the point? Zico convince BLACKPINK‘S Jenny appear on “SPOT!”?
In the last episode of BIGBANG Daesung‘S YouTube show, “Zipdaesung,” after talking about becoming “the one who founded the #challenge culture” in the land of K-Pop, Zico revealed his efforts to secure the collaboration with Jennie.
Zico explained that he approached the race very prepared. He knew it “it must be fresh,” and, just in time, he read about Jennie “rediscovered independence” from YG entertainment which intrigued him.
Daesung: How did you end up working on a song with Jennie?
Zico: Before making “SPOT!”, I thought: “It has to be something fresh. If I come back, I have to come back with something fresh.” And I thought it made sense to do a fun collaboration. Then I saw articles about Jennie becoming independent, so I contacted her and said, “I’d like to work on something with you…”
To ensure Jennie had a full plate of options to choose from, she sent over 12 song “sketches” and 6 complete songs, as well as 8 different “challenge” versions.
Zico: “…but only if you like what I invented.” I said, “I’ll get everything ready and then I’ll play them for you to decide.”
Daesung: Oh.
Zico: So I sketched out about 12 tracks and completed 6 of them. When we had the meeting, I played her the tracks and she said, “OK, let’s do it.” So… it worked well and the result was fantastic. Also for the challenge I created 8 different versions to send to her.
Combining Zico’s hard work and Jennie’s willingness to listen to him, “SPOT!” was born. Now sitting at 108,202,690 views and counting, “SPOT!” has become a timeless favorite for K-Pop fans!
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