BLACKPINK's collaboration with Selena Gomez is finally confirmed for their upcoming 2nd pre-release single.

Fans were curious about the mystery artist that BLACKPINK was referring to their past posts, igniting a rumor online that it will be Selena Gomez. YG Entertainment, a South Korean entertainment company, then released a statement, asking fans to wait for them to make an official announcement.

BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez once interacted in the past, making sense of their decision to collaborate today. They first met in an event at New York, which is the COACH Spring/Summer 2019 Fashion Show, where they took an iconic photo together.

Fans speculate that the collaboration must have been born the same way as when Jennie and Lisa encountered Dua Lipa at her concert last May 2018, which Dua Lipa reached out for and collaborated with.

BLACKPINK and Dua Lipa then worked with the song "Kiss and Make Up." The link between the BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez was likely to be Jisoo and Rose.

While Jisoo had online broadcasting, she mentioned Selena Gomez and said that she was touched by her pleasant nature, as her fans asked what she thought of Selena Gomez after meeting her at the COACH Fashion Show. She also mentioned that she looked up to Selena Gomez since she was at a young age. So, more likely, their interaction was memorable for Jisoo.

When the collaboration poster was posted online in BLACKPINK's Instagram account regarding the partnership's confirmation, the fans were so excited that the marketing material gained over 50 thousand likes in just around 3 hours after Selena Gomez commented a simple heart emoji.

Meanwhile, Selena Gomez posted on her Twitter account about being excited about the upcoming collaboration with BLACKPINK. The Twitter post received over 255 thousand heart reactions and over 94 thousand retweets.

After the confirmed collaboration of the two super famous artists, any song they would make will instantly be a hit worldwide. This upcoming song is one everyone should look forward to later this month.

BLACKPINK x Selena Gomez is coming up on August 28, 12 AM EST x 1 PM KST. (via AllKpop)

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