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Drake Name-Drops BTS on ‘Make Them Cry’ as J-Hope and V React

The shoutout highlights a high-profile crossover moment linking Drake’s surprise album drop to BTS’s current chart run.

(L-R) J-Hope, Jung Kook, Jin and V from South Korean K-pop band BTS acknowledge fans from the balcony of the National Palace at Zocalo square in Mexico City on May 6, 2026.
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Overview

  • Drake references BTS on the track “Make Them Cry” from his newly released Iceman album, and V posted an Instagram Story capturing the moment he and J-Hope heard it.
  • In the clip, the pair stop dancing and stare wide-eyed at each other after the line, “I’m feeling like BTS, ’cause it took the whole career for me to be so discovered,” then look back at the camera in disbelief.
  • The track arrived as part of a surprise triple release from Drake that also included the albums Maid of Honour and Habibti.
  • BTS is riding strong momentum with March’s ARIRANG, which spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and launched a Hot 100-topping lead single, followed by a stadium tour that recently hit Mexico City for three nights.
  • The moment adds to a history of ties between the artists, including Drake featuring J-Hope’s viral “In My Feelings” challenge in his 2018 official music video.