“The song is truly brilliant” — Fans react as co-lyricist MAX covers ‘I’ll Be There’ by BTS’ Jin

On October 26, 2024, American musician Maxwell George Schneider, also known as MAX, posted a video cover of BTS' Jin's I'll Be There on Instagram. The BTS sensation dropped his solo track on October 25, a pre-release single from his upcoming solo album, Happy, which will be released on November 15, 2024.

In his post caption, MAX wrote:

"So honored to have co-written the new JIN of BTS song "I'll Be There". Some of the most fun I've ever had writing a song. Congrats Jin and the whole BTS team!"

Furthermore, MAX co-wrote I'll Be There with Jin, and the track topped the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart on October 26. It surpassed Lady Gaga's latest song Disease and Over Each Other by LINKIN PARK.

BTS ARMY were touched by the American singer's thoughtful gesture of covering the Epiphany singer-songwriter's latest release. One fan praised the song's lyrics and wrote on X:

"Thank you MAX for co-written the song. The song is truly brilliant, love it so much. It would be awesome if we can see Jin and MAX perform the song together on stage in the near future."

The BTS fandom appreciated MAX's effort in learning the Korean lyrics for his cover to honor the BTS sensation.

"Love that Max goes that extra mile for the songs! Also love that he always has such warm looking vests," a fan wrote.

"He's basically korean now, considering the amount of time he spends in Seoul," another fan wrote.

"Aw, that's a great preview of how good this song is going to sound live! I also saw some YTers ablib to the song and there is so much potential to what Jin can do with it." One other fan added.

Others expressed their wish to see the two artists perform a duet on the song.

"Wow you should do duet bro. That would be epic," one fan said.

"Thanks to @MAXMusic for contributing to this wonderful song and the great preview of how good it is going to sound live! I also saw some YTers ablib to the song and there is so much potential to what Jin can do with it." Another fan commented.

"I really appreciate him for learning the Korean parts as well. He seems very respectful of our boys and their culture," another fan added.

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MAX's collaboration with BTS members like Suga and Jin over the years explored

Maxwell George Schneider, known widely as MAX, has made waves again by teaming up with the internationally acclaimed Korean boy group BTS. The American singer-songwriter and BTS have been known for their mutual admiration, and their collaborative projects have created a unique fusion of pop and R&B that captivates a global audience.

The collaboration between MAX and BTS began when he and Suga, one of BTS' rappers and producers, connected on social media. Their friendship flourished, leading to MAX's feature in Suga's song Burn It on his 2020 mixtape D-2.

In 2021, BTS invited MAX to feature on their single Blueberry Eyes. This track, which included MAX singing a Korean verse with Suga, went viral. Fans admired his dedication to learning the language and praised the natural chemistry between him and BTS.

This cross-cultural collaboration highlighted their shared artistry and MAX even shared the stage with BTS' Suga during the latter's D-DAY world tour in Los Angeles on May 10, 2023. The Epiphany singer-songwriter is the second BTS member with whom MAX has collaborated on a project.

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In other news, BTS members Namjoon and Taehyung will return after fulfilling their mandatory enlistment service on June 10, 2025. Jimin and Jungkook will return on June 11, and Suga will return on June 21, 2025. Meanwhile, BTS' j-hope was discharged from the military on October 17, 2024, and Jin returned on June 12, 2024.