Le Sserafim Taps BTS’s j-hope for New Single Album “Spaghetti”
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South Korean girl group Le Sserafim has enlisted BTS member j-hope for a new track on their upcoming single album, Spaghetti. The collaboration, unveiled on , marks j-hope’s first recorded feature with a K-pop girl group.
The announcement arrived alongside a tense, cinematic teaser titled “The Kick” on YouTube, in which j-hope appears in a Matrix-inspired costume beneath strobing lights. The clip closes with a brief glimpse of the five members — Kim Chaewon, Sakura, Huh Yunjin, Kazuha and Hong Eunchae — trading vocal lines with j-hope, offering a taste of the collaboration’s sonic direction.
Spaghetti is scheduled for release on . The single album follows Le Sserafim’s Hot EP, which previously entered the Billboard 200 at No. 9. The pairing with j-hope also builds on prior connections: member Huh Yunjin previously joined j-hope on the track “I Don’t Know,” featured on his solo EP HOPE ON THE STREET VOL.1.
Outside of this collaboration, j-hope is preparing for BTS’s full-group return in 2026 alongside RM, Jin, Jimin, Jung Kook, Suga and V. After each member completed mandatory military service in South Korea, the septet began hinting at upcoming group activities. At W Korea’s Love Your W event on , RM said they would continue preparing the new album and begin shooting photos and a music video, asking fans to “please look forward to late March.”
J-hope also joked at the event, “It’s been a while — should we start dance practice again?” underscoring the band’s eagerness to return to full-scale promotions.
Watch the “The Kick” teaser below to preview Le Sserafim and j-hope’s upcoming collaboration.
