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Star of the New Gen Jillian Ward continues to make connections with South Korean stars as she does a dance challenge with a prominent artist in the South Korean hip-hop scene.

In one of the more recent posts on her Instagram account, Jillian uploaded a Reel of her dancing to Chris Brown's “Wall to Wall” with South Korean artist Jay Park.

Jay is currently in the country for his Serenades and Body Rolls concert to be held tonight, June 28, at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City.

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The post has already resulted in multiple comments and likes, with Jay himself writing “We lit!!!” while Be Cool: The Express Adventure co-host Richard Juan wrote “Wowwwww!!! Love it!!!”

Jay Park was a member of the K-pop group 2PM from 2008 to 2010 before pursuing a solo career in 2010. He founded his independent hip-hop record label called AOMG (Above Ordinary Music Group) and later another label called H1GHR MUSIC. These labels have signed several prominent artists in the Korean hip-hop scene such as Got7's Yugyeom.

Related gallery: Get to know South Korean rapper Jay Park

This isn't the first time that Jillian has collaborated with a South Korean artist. Her 2024 single, “Be All Mine”, featured South Korean artist Truedy.

Jillian has also acted alongside South Korean Sparkle artist Kim Ji Soo () in the Kapuso drama Abot-Kamay na Pangarap. While viewers were thrilled with their first meeting on the show, Jillian admits that Ji Soo was “very masungit” before they finally adjusted to one another.

“He's really quiet, so I started to ask him to do TikToks with me. At first, he was very masungit,” she shared. “I told him, 'Can we do TikToks?' He's like, 'No, no, no! I don't want to do TikToks! I don't dance!' And now, he's a TikToker.”

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