JVKE Teams Up With Le SSSERAFIM's KIM CHAEWON & TOMORROW X TOGETHER's TAEHYUN on Bubbly ‘Butterflies' Single
The track anchored by a rollicking ragtime piano and jazzy beat blasts out of the gate with good vibes and the sunniest of dispositions as JVKE sings, 'Oh, baby, it's you, all I want is you/ I think we'd be cute together, call me back tonight/ Oh, baby, you, all I want is you/ Only you could give me butterflies/ I feel like I can fly when I'm with you.'
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The yearning tune about a maybe love that has got all three of the singers dreaming of a call back soars into the heavens on the second verse, when TAEHYUN croons, 'Yeah, I'm up right now/ Head up in the clouds, no, I can't come down/ You an angel where you fly right now/ And when you walk in the room, all the eyes on you/ Made me look twice, mirror/ All the visions of you couldn't be clearer.'
In a statement, the TXT singer said, 'I think this song is a perfect fit for all three of us! I hope that fans of JVKE, LE SSERAFIM, and TOMORROW X TOGETHER all enjoy it. I look forward to the day we can all perform it live together. Please give it lots of love!'
JVKE was equally psyched and full of praise for his collaborators. 'I have so much respect for Taehyun and Kim Chaewon's artistry. it has been like a dream for them to love a song that I wrote enough to sing on it with me,' he said, with CHAEWON adding, 'I've always enjoyed listening to JVKE's music, so I was really thrilled to be featured on this track. Recording it was a lot of fun, and I honestly can't wait to share it with you all. I love how the song turned out and hope you're just as excited to hear it!'
The LE SSERAFIM singer lands the plane in dreamy third verse, mooning, 'You drive me wild/ Whenever you're around/ This ain't your life/ I know you'll like it, right?/ 'Cause I can't hear you/ Oh, this feels like..'
The song is the follow-up to JVKE's April collab with Tori Kelly, 'This Is What Floating Feels Like.'
Listen to 'Butterflies' below.
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