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Kevin Parker calls "Dracula" "a weird song" in his talk with Jennie

Rolling Stone filmed the pair before their first live performance of the remix together, and the conversation wanders from a chance meeting in Seoul to Rihanna, Dua Lipa and a abandoned career in astronomy.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 184,364 views a day, 21 times a normal first day on this channel (8,927).

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2:43They first met by chance at a late-night bar in Seoul, through mutual friend Peter Utz.
3:17The "Dracula" remix came together over Zoom; Jennie says she agreed as soon as she read the text.
9:56Jennie says solo work differs from BLACKPINK mainly in the pre-production she now controls herself.
12:47Parker tells how Rihanna came to cover his song after reaching him late at night.
24:05Parker dropped out of astronomy at university three times before landing his first record deal.
25:30Jennie says a new solo music project, in the works since spring, is coming very soon.

"It's just a weird song," Kevin Parker says of "Dracula." Odd or not, the remix with BLACKPINK's Jennie gave both of them their first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, as Rolling Stone's description notes. The magazine sat them down for its eighth annual Musicians on Musicians series in Boston, just before they took the stage together for the first time.

Their first meeting wasn't planned. They ran into each other at a late-night spot in Seoul through a mutual friend, Peter Utz. When the message about the remix arrived later, Jennie remembers her reaction: "I have to be on it." The recording itself happened over Zoom.

The most revealing stretch is about how differently they work. Jennie says going solo taught her how much of the job is pre-production, the hands-on control BLACKPINK never asked of her alone, and she likes building ideas with people in the room. Parker, who has long written and recorded Tame Impala's albums largely by himself, takes off on writing trips near the beach. "Like I won't speak to a soul for a few days, you know?"

There are good detours. Parker tells how Rihanna came to cover one of his songs after a late-night contact, admits that if he did half of what Dua Lipa does in a day he would need to sleep for four, and calls releasing new music "overwhelmingly, it's torture." He also recalls hearing BLACKPINK's debut track "Whistle" on a flight years ago, and drops a surprise: "I was on my way to becoming a professional astronomer when I got a record deal."

The conversation has drawn nearly 150,000 views in 15 hours, far past what a regular Rolling Stone video usually gathers in a full day, and its comment section is running more than forty times busier than usual. Many viewers make the case that "Dracula" deserves a Grammy; others talk about how relaxed two self-described quiet people seem together. Two Thom Yorke Shorts from the same series are also starting unusually fast.

Jennie saves her own news for near the end: a new music project is coming "very soon," one she says she has been working on since spring.

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Putting two introverts together in an interview is always cute af
@dice_dominoSee it on YouTube
Why is it so comforting seeing them talk about random topics and that too so casually?🥹
@Jennie_made_u_jealousSee it on YouTube
it's very clear that he admires her immensely. love this dynamic
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I dare say Dracula DESERVES the Grammy for best Pop Duo performance!
@Jennie_made_u_jealousSee it on YouTube
Kevin praising both Rihanna and Dua while ALSO praising JENNIE is just so sweet🥹
@Jennie_made_u_jealousSee it on YouTube
'money can't buy 6th sense'.. Jennie said yes to collab immediately. seems like she has a very good sense for collaborations and what ones will work❤
@penguin8711See it on YouTube
Finally seeing them together properly!! I was in need of thisss
@Jennie_made_u_jealousSee it on YouTube
listening to Jennie's voice is so comforting
@JenstanforeverSee it on YouTube
Jennie stepping out of kpop and working with names like the weeknd, tame impala, childish gambino, kali uchis, dua lipa.. is such a huge and insane deal😭 she’s genuinely a highly respected artist
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