BTS's Jungkook Tells All About Latto's Unexpected Feature On "Seven"

BTS‘s Jungkook made his anticipated solo debut with the single “Seven.”

Leading up to its release, the MV teaser was released, revealing that American rapper Latto would be featured on the track, shocking netizens.

nothing could’ve prepared me for a latto feature LIKE WOAHSBVSHA pic.twitter.com/kLWpoaT4UY

— bts🐼⁷ (@attackonhobi) July 12, 2023

Me making sure I read latto pic.twitter.com/SVckXTpT1l

— Mason :) Yoonjin’s Sugar Baby👾 (@todos_soba) July 12, 2023

SEVEN FEAT LATTO ??? pic.twitter.com/mzPoIntZHW

— petit biscuit ⁷ ᵇʸ ʲᵏ 🇨🇮🎰 (@dagninrin) July 12, 2023

latto is such a random feature omg but i’m so excited to see and hear how she ties into the song 😭

— suhani⁷ saw yoongi🥢 (@S0P3WRLD) July 12, 2023

Yet, some pointed out that V‘s character, TATA, from BTS and LINE FRIENDS‘ BT21 appeared to be in her “Put It On Da Floor Again” music video. Maybe it was a sign…

WHY IS LATTO USING TATA AS A BALL ,£<¥{,¥¥|¥£,€ pic.twitter.com/h6IzjCncdL

— zayla 🐰🎰 (@rovakook) June 2, 2023

tata's ass ain't got dribbled for NO REASONpic.twitter.com/fK3BDh8obs

— seven🎰 (@doctorkoobert) July 12, 2023

Likewise, Latto’s last album was titled 777. The number 7 is important to BTS, and “Seven” is Jungkook’s song. So, it appears meant to be.

latto doing her signature number 777 and bts lucky number being 7 y’all shes one of my favorite collabs already this is destiny pic.twitter.com/04N0P7uTTI

— skya🐰🎰 (@andfuckvmin) July 12, 2023

7 with latto 777 is a jackpot and lotto/ the lottery is a where u draw the numbers oh jungkook is actually a genius…

— mani⁷ 🐰🎰 (@strwbrryoongii) July 12, 2023

Now that “Seven,” featuring Latto, has finally been released, some might still be curious how this unexpected collaboration came about…

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Originally, there were rumors that Ice Spice was the first choice for the feature, but she was busy. She recently collaborated with Nicki Minaj for the Barbie soundtrack.

🚨 JungKook reveals he originally wanted Ice Spice to feature on ‘Seven’ in new interview.

"We reached out to Ice's team for this record first but her schedule is fully booked for the rest of the year…the label went with Latto." pic.twitter.com/VuU4QdToPo

— Pop Base (@PoeBase) July 13, 2023

Jungkook has since spoken about how Latto was chosen as his featured artist. In his Spotify audio liner, he explained that he felt Latto and his “voices matched well.”

When I heard the song, some artists came to my mind, but I felt that Latto would do the best. So, we requested her for featuring and she gladly accepted. I felt our voices matched well, so I want to just really say ‘thank you’ to Latto.

— Jungkook via @JK_Glitters/Twitter

Jungkook also described working with Latto as “amazing” in his recent interview on Good Morning America. He’s pleased with how “Seven” turned out.

It was amazing. Latto was the perfect fit for the song, and I love how the song and music video turned out.

— Jungkook

Jung Kook tells @jujuchangABC how it was to work with @Latto on #SEVEN: "It was amazing." #JungKookOnGMA pic.twitter.com/Wna85WSmey

— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 14, 2023

Since many were shocked by the sexual lyrics in “Seven,” Jungkook was even asked about that aspect in his interview with Variety. He responded professionally concerning questions about Latto’s rap.

can’t believe they straight up asked him if he was good with latto singing about seven different angles pic.twitter.com/qX1SKf2r4z

— ayesha (@whooperjin) July 14, 2023

Jungkook also spoke about Latto’s contribution to “Seven” during his live broadcast. He revealed that she agreed to feature immediately.

Latto featured in this song. I searched for a rapper who would be well-suited to the song and I thought Latto would fit well. So, I contacted her and she agreed without hesitation, so I think the music video and the song came out nicely…

— Jungkook via @btsinthemoment/Twitter