Jimin and Sofia Carson ‘Slow Dance’ against Seoul skyline in ‘Muse’ live performance video
The BTS member also performed 'Rebirth' from his recently-released solo record
By Larisha Paul
Jimin brought his stirring collaboration with Sofia Carson, ‘Slow Dance,’ to a smouldering new height in a recently shared live performance video. Carson joined the BTS member for a rendition of the song accompanied by a live band and filmed against the backdrop of the city skyline in Seoul. Before the singer appeared for ‘Slow Dance,’ and the nighttime sky lit up, Jimin kicked off the performance with ‘Rebirth’ as the sun set.
Both songs appear on his recently released solo project MUSE, his second outside of the band. Performed mostly in Korean, “Rebirth” finds Jimin yearning for the kind of love he later sings about on “Slow Dance.” In an accompanying behind-the-scenes video, the pair of musicians meet for the first time just ahead of the performance. “No, don’t be shy,” Carson tells Jimin. “It’s okay; I’m shy, too.”
The release is dedicated to BTS’ ARMY, which Jimin speaks directly to in the clip. “I probably would’ve explained about the songs when the album came out, but I wanted to show you a lot of performances while I’m gone,” he explained. “So I prepared really hard for this with members of our company.” Jimin enlisted in the military in December 2023 to begin his mandatory service, which is expected to extend through June 2025.
In an analysis of Muse, which recently broke chart records alongside Stray Kids’ ATE, Rolling Stone wrote: “He made his first solo album last year with Face, but Muse is more complex. Like the rest of his bandmates in BTS, Jimin had to put music on hold for his mandatory military service. So he’s returning to his art and his audience but as an older and different person. He keeps singing about people trapped in their isolation because they’re too fearful to share their secrets — in other words, it’s music for a lonely hearts club.”