Ariana Grande snaps behind-the-scenes Grammys rehearsal photo with BTS, fans freak out
What do you get when two of pop music's biggest acts get together for a photo? A fan frenzy.
On Tuesday evening, Ariana Grande shared a behind-the-scenes photo to Twitter and Instagram from her Grammy rehearsal that included a special guest ... or six.
The "7 Rings" artist posted a black and white photo of her sitting on a bench surrounded by BTS members RM, Jimin, Jungkook, V, J-Hope and Jin.
"Look who i bumped into at rehearsal," Grande captioned the photo, adding a smiley face emoji.
There was one BTS member missing from the photo: Yoongi, which caused many fans to wonder where he was. Some even went so far as to Photoshop Yoongi in to the picture.
look who i bumped into at rehearsal :) pic.twitter.com/7VUjB3CMLX
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) January 23, 2020
By Thursday morning, the post amassed over 1 million likes on Twitter and over 3 million on Instagram.
"Ariana grande and bts broke the internet," wrote @armynatorupdate to Twitter.
Some hoped the photo meant BTS would be performing their latest single "Black Swan" at the Grammys.
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"Ariana Grande confirming what the Recording Academy cannot: BTS performing Black Swan at the Grammys," tweeted @bettyhonest.
Ariana Grande confirming what the Recording Academy cannot: BTS performing Black Swan at the Grammys. pic.twitter.com/XL4vrm7lny
— Knifey The Wifey⁷✊🏿🇵🇷 (@bettyhonest) January 23, 2020
Another fan speculated that Grande and BTS' photo together meant they might be collaborating.
"This pic smells collab," wrote @HITMAN_FANBASE.
Although BTS didn't receive any Grammy nominations this year, the Recording Academy announced Wednesday that the group would be performing.
Grande is up for five Grammys this year, including her first album of the year nomination for "thank u next." She's also in the running for record of the year ("7 rings"), best pop solo performance ("7 rings"), best pop duo/group performance ("Boyfriend") and best pop vocal album ("thank u, next").
Grande won best pop vocal album in 2019 for "Sweetener."
Contributing: Hannah Yasharoff
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: BTS, Ariana Grande photo from Grammys rehearsal creates fan frenzy
