Ahead of his discharge, BTS‘s J-Hope shared a couple of selfies via his Instagram account, including American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and fashion designer Pharrell Williams. In the caption, J-Hope indicated he and Pharrell might have collaborated on a project to be released in 2025.
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Likewise, on September 12, Pharrell shared photos from his time in Korea. This included pictures with J-Hope and BIGBANG’s G-Dragon.
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This fueled speculation of a fashion collaboration. Williams is the Men’s Creative Director of Louis Vuitton, while J-Hope is a brand ambassador.
is HOBICORE coming??? THE ANTICIPATION CONTINUES and I think this is a real spoiler 🙏🏻🕯️😭😁😍😍
Pharrell posted a photo with #jhope on his Instagram page 😍 a gallery of photos that also included people he already collaborated with in the past 😉 like Nigo of HUMAN MADE where… https://t.co/TPxjwlyR7T pic.twitter.com/fplUExfLY3
— HobiCasa (@HobiCasa) September 12, 2024
Months later, Pharrell Williams addressed the fan’s tweet above in GQ‘s Actually Me series, as he answered fan questions online.
‘Is Hobicore coming? The anticipation continues and I think this is a real spoiler.’ I’ll tell you. Okay, I said prepare. You know you look in your little comments and sh*t, and people were like, what was gonna happen? What happened? Prepare for what? You see it now, b*tch.
— Pharrell Williams
OMG….hobi's collab with Pharrell coming!!!pic.twitter.com/oQhTEMniMg
— jayvee (@uarmyvibe) November 17, 2024
The ARMY, who Pharrell Williams responded to, didn’t mind low-key being cussed at, especially since Williams seemingly confirmed the collaboration for “Hobicore.”
😭😭😭😭😭😭Pharrell Williams just called me b!*ch and I'm all for it 😭😭 He reacted to my September 12th post in a GQ interview about a possible collabo with j-hope 😩😩 HE SAID JUST PREPARE!!!!! OHMYFREAKINGGAWWWWDDDD IS HOBICORE 3.0 REALLY COMING??
HOBICORE IS COMING… https://t.co/myP4d1mECP pic.twitter.com/4d5lCnjNWD
— HobiCasa (@HobiCasa) November 17, 2024
Pharrell Williams also addressed the long-awaited collaboration with RM. Read more below.
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