Listen to BTS' First English Single "Waste It on Me" With Steve Aoki

The Korean boy band seek to expand their empire as they connect with the EDM pro to make their impact in English.

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The wait is over. Fans of BTS can hear the group's first English single "Waste It on Me," produced by Steve Aoki. 

"'Waste It on Me' is finally here woooo!! All the support and love from my fans and especially the BTS ARMY have been unreal. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You guys are truly family," Aoki said.

You can listen to the track, below.

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The song deviates from their usual formula to create songs, as this upcoming cut will feature the K-pop megastars singing in English for its entirety. The announcement for the song was handled by Aoki himself, as he revealed the collaboration and release date via his Twitter page on Wednesday.

surpriseeee 😏we're back! got a new collab w/ my brothers @BTS_twt coming at u tomorrow!! who wants to hear it now?? Tweet #WasteItOnMe to unlock a preview!

— Steve Aoki (@steveaoki) October 24, 2018

This isn't the first time BTS and Aoki have joined forces. Last year, the Korean sensation and the EDM veteran connected to produce the smash record "MIC Drop,"  which has amassed over 365 million views on YouTube. In addition, rapper Desiigner also hopped on the remix of the song.

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The announcement of "Waste It on Me" comes just two days after RM, the Korean band's lead member, released a surprise project titled Mono.

"Waste It on Me" will be featured on Aoki's upcoming album Neon Future III. Catch Aoki on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4 at ComplexCon, where he will be debuting a capsule collection with Find Your Grind.

Honored to be part of this year’s @ComplexCon &to be working with @steveaoki on a collection of limited edition product + apparel! We’ll be launching a collarboration with @thestraye shoes as well. Our booth will be centered around education, apparel, scholarships, gaming & more! pic.twitter.com/zhdriyATy4

— Find Your Grind (@findyourgrind) October 18, 2018

 

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