When TXT unveiled their collaboration with the Jonas Brothers, fans were ecstatic. The unexpected fusion of K-Pop and a childhood Disney Channel favorite was something many hadn't dared to dream of. In earlier times, witnessing a K-pop act join forces with Western artists was a rarity. Think back at the early generations of K-pop; the only Western collabs you had were maybe Se7en with Lil Kim. But with the meteoric rise of K-pop on the global stage, such collaborations have become commonplace. That said, the music world would undoubtedly benefit from even more intertwining of these two vibrant realms.

Dive deeper to discover more intriguing/unexpected encounters between K-Pop stars and Western celebrities!

CL x Martin Garrix

Imagine watching a Martin Garrix vlog about his time performing at the 2018 Winter Olympics only to see CL in the vlog and how they seemed super comfortable with each other! Imagine if they did a collaboration together; it would be the best thing ever.

Stray Kids Hyunjin x Troye Sivan

As if Troye posting this photo of him and Hyunjin didn't already send the internet into a fiasco, he also took it to TikTok to ask fans to help him get Hyunjin's contact. It looks like he succeeded since he released a remixed version of his song "Rush," that features Hyunjin!

NCT Johnny & aespa Giselle x Gordon Ramsay

Wonder what's cooking in this kitchen? When Gordon Ramsay visited South Korea to promote his restaurants, he had an unpublicized event where he visited Kwangya and took a  "The Best 4 Cuts of My Life" photo with Johnny and Giselle! Maybe next time he revisits Seoul, NCT Mark will be able to meet him and maybe have an egg cook-off! 

BTS x John Cena

John Cena has previously mentioned to Jimmy that he was a big fan of BTS, and when the group went on the same show, they mentioned to want to meet him too, and the feeling of being fans is mutual!

SHINee Jonghyun x Jack Black

K-Pop legends SHINee has always captured the attention of many. From former US President Barack Obama talking about how SHINee inspires youth during his presidential time to the press, and to this, when Jack Black bumped into the group at the airport and asked the late Jonghyun if he was a rockstar. 

ATEEZ x Pentatonix

If you didn't know this existed - you're welcome! I still remember when I'd find Pentatonix videos whenever a new song comes out, just so I can hear their version of it. Their collaboration with ATEEZ was too amazing; we need more of something like this!

Girls' Generation x Little Mix

This was another cute surprise, which we still hope it expanded into something more, because we'd love some powerful girls collaboration songs from both K-Pop and Western artists. Also, Little Mix has *taste* and knew what they were doing. 

ENHYPEN x Sabrina Carpenter

It's always fun to see which other K-Pop artist or acts your favorites will collaborate with on TikTok challenges, but seeing ENHYPEN doing a challenge with Sabrina Carpenter definitely caught us off guard.

HYBE Artists x The Kid LAROI

Last year, ahead of his concert in Seoul, he visited HYBE's building and collected all the K-Pop idols possible! 

IVE x Jodie Foster

Panic Room actress, Jodie Foster meeting K-Pop's sweethearts, IVE at KCON LA's backstage was definitely not on my bingo card.

MAMAMOO x Chloe Grace Moretz

Back in 2016, Chloe Grace Moretz expressed that she is a fan of MAMAMOO's music, and then the two had a cute interaction on X (then, Twitter) and soon enough, they got to meet!

Stray Kids Bang Chan x Ryan Reynolds

After the group's performance on Kingdom: Legendary War that had Ryan Reynolds' character, Deadpool as the main inspiration, these two became such unexpected besties! Ryan had edited and posted a video wishing Chan's birthday for two years in a row now! Please let Stray Kids feature on the next Deadpool's OST! It'll definitely be an absolute banger!

BLACKPINK Jisoo x Charlize Theron

It was cute to see how whipped Charlize was with Jisoo. But then again, who wouldn't be with our sweet princess?

Red Velvet Wendy x John Legend

The vocals, emotions, and power this collaboration has was more than what the word 'beautiful' can embody. Why can't we have more projects like these?