Entertainment for ‘s soundtrack Wednesday, including a feature that has been years in the making. , the eight-member supergroup, will contribute a seemingly new song titled “Slash” to the soundtrack. The boy group, hailing from Korean company JYP Entertainment, have a lengthly history with and Ryan Reynolds himself.
In 2021, Stray Kids competed, and eventually placed first, in the Korean reality show . For the show’s eighth episode, the boy group performed a wildly entertaining mashup of their hit song “God’s Menu” and Blackpink’s “DDU-DU DDU-DU.” Clearly paying homage to , Stray Kids member Felix kicks off the performance dressed as Reynolds’ character, offering a cheeky opening monologue reminiscent of something out of the film.
Fans of the K-Pop group shared clips with Reynolds, who eventually , “Oh hello @stray_kids,” starting a mutual admiration between the group and the actor. Throughout the last few years, the band and Reynolds have gone back and forth on social media, with Bang Chan, the group’s leader and eldest member, even interviewing the actor during promotion for his movie . Earlier this month, Reynolds posted a video to social media with both Felix and Bang Chan while promoting with Hugh Jackman in South Korea.
The video shows Reynolds jumping on the “passing the phone to” social media trend by saying, “I’m gonna pass my phone here to my favorite Australian,” pausing at Jackman before finally landing on Felix and Bang Chan .
