With the recently concluded MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), TOMORROW X TOGETHER bagged the Push Performance of the Year award for their track “Sugar Rush Ride.” Aside from that recognition though, the group’s leader Soobin had one more thing to celebrate!
Soobin, known to be an avid fan of Bebe Rexha, got to reunite with his idol at the awards show. The American singer-songwriter even took to Instagram the selfies they took at the event.
soobin on bebe rexha's instagram story! 🥹✨️ pic.twitter.com/N3ADDN6eeX
— soobin pics (@csbpics) September 13, 2023
In one of Bebe’s backstage interviews at the VMAs, she even congratulated TXT and mentioned Soobin. “I’m excited to see them, say hi and just hang out with them. I’m happy for them,” she stated.
Fanboy Soobin
In Soobin’s Weverse live on September 16, the idol talked about his recent VMAs experience. There, Soobin shared his encounter with Bebe Rexha and reminisced how her music helped him get over tough times.
“I gained a lot of strength through her music when I was a trainee and I felt like a lot of those lyrics were talking about me… I still feel the same”, he told MOAs. Upon knowing they were both attending the VMAs, Soobin restlessly sent Bebe a text message, in the hopes that they would meet.
🐰 a lot of people are asking about how it was meeting bebe rexha and there’s a lot of comments about it right now
🐰 i gained a lot of strength through her music when i was a trainee and i felt like a lot of those lyrics were talking about me…i still feel the same
🐰 i watched…— TXT Translations 💬 (@translatingTXT) September 16, 2023
Additionally, the leader excitedly shared about how their seats were close to each other during the show. And how Bebe looked out for him and his group throughout the night. Also he made sure to let Bebe know he missed her too.
🐰 we were going to meet on the red carpet but her turn was over and she left just a little before us
🐰 the fans at the red carpet were like “bebe left already!’ and i was like “i know i know”
🐰 so i thought we could meet backstage but turns out, our seats were very close to…— TXT Translations 💬 (@translatingTXT) September 16, 2023
Heartwarmingly, Soobin mentioned how he was really nervous during the awards show but Bebe made him feel relaxed. “Since our seats were close to each other, whenever we’d make eye contact, she’d smile at me and it really made me feel very calm,” he said. “I was really grateful to her,” he added.
🐰 the reason why i said i couldn’t express the bebe rexha encounter via text was because…i said i was really nervous during the vma’s right? i was really nervous about everything and meeting bebe rexha really made me feel relaxed
🐰 since our seats were close to each other,…— TXT Translations 💬 (@translatingTXT) September 16, 2023
Moreover, that’s not the end for Soobin’s fanboy moments during the VMAs!! When he was asked which artist he would want to work on a record with, he naturally said Bebe Rexha without a second thought.
👤: if you could collaborate with any artist here tonight, who do you want to work on a record with?
🐰: bebe rexha! #SOOBIN #수빈 pic.twitter.com/ZpjwsTkHfZ
— dose of soobin 🍫 (@doseofcsb) September 13, 2023
Bebe Rexha and Soobin’s friendship
In 2019, the two had a cute interaction on social media. At the time, Soobin told Bebe Rexha that he is her biggest fan.
OMG… OMG…… I can’t believe this…… Thank you so so much for mentioning me!!!!!!!!!!! I’m your biggest fan!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/8e4Z65ZV73
— TOMORROW X TOGETHER (@TXT_members) May 30, 2019
A year later, in 2020, TXT and Bebe Rexha also held a joint Instagram live. After that virtual chat, the American singer was all praises for the K-pop group, describing them as sweet and awesome.
Unsurprisingly, Soobin talked about how nervous he was talking to his idol. He even shared some of his favorite unreleased tracks of Bebe and asked her if she’ll release them in the future.
I really really love some of your unreleased tracks like "Cry Wolf" "Kill Me Back To Life" and "Human." Do you have any plans to release these songs in the future…?
I hope to see you again soon!!!!!!#TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER #SOOBIN pic.twitter.com/cBHvAkVSqh
— TOMORROW X TOGETHER (@TXT_members) April 8, 2020
However, the duo only met each other in-person in March 2023. To commemorate their first encounter, Bebe took to social media to share some adorable photos and clips of them together. “Sweet sweet angel,” she said in the caption.
With several interactions now, fans of both groups couldn’t help but wish for a Soobin-Bebe Rexha collaboration next!
Feautred image: Soobin and Bebe Rexha met each other in person for the first time. Credit: Instagram/Bebe Rexha