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D4VD, Stray Kids' Hyunjin release collaboration single 'Always Love'

Published Jun 28, 2025 11:17 am  |  Updated Jun 28, 2025 01:22 pm
D4VD and K-pop boy band Stray Kids' Hyunjin (Instagram, contributed photo)
D4VD and K-pop boy band Stray Kids' Hyunjin (Instagram, contributed photo)
American singer-songwriter D4VD and K-pop idol Hyunjin of boy band Stray Kids released their collaboration single “Always Love.”
Fans have been speculating and anticipating a collaboration between d4vd and Hyunjin since Hyunjin first mentioned D4VD in an interview. D4VD, in turn, talked highly about Hyunjin in a local Korean radio interview.
Since then, they continued to grow an online mutual friendship, continuously showing one another support through promoting each other's music on social media and publicly mentioning aspirations of working together.
This month the two finally met at Stray Kids’ concert in Los Angeles. The result was a collaboration through “Always Love.”
The cover art for D4VD and Hyunjin's song (contributed photo)
The cover art for D4VD and Hyunjin's song (contributed photo)
D4VD and K-pop boy band Stray Kids (Instagram)
D4VD and K-pop boy band Stray Kids (Instagram)
The song features D4VD’s signature yearning sound and Hyunjin's distinctly soothing vocals. It unfolds like a love story, diving into desires, aspirations, and conclusions.
It builds tension with a progression of questions like do you, would you, and are you, leading to the final acceptance, I don't need no one else, but you.
“This was a true full circle moment. Hyunjin mentioned me in an interview last year then I mentioned him on the radio when I was in Korea and it just kind of kept spiraling until ultimately we got to work together. He’s so talented and I’m really excited with how the song turned out. I’d like to especially thank the Stray Kids fans for being so supportive and accepting of this collaboration,” said D4VD.

First studio album
D4VD’s first studio album “Withered, out now, is a fifteen track opus that spotlights the songwriter, artist and performer at his best, takes the listener through the natural evolution and lifespan of the rose, an omnipresent visual in D4VD’s creative output thus far, and is intended to be listened to sequentially like chapters in a book as the demise of a relationship unfolds.
A continuation of his lauded and beloved first two EPs that introduced him to the world, “Petals to Thorns” and “The Lost Petals, D4VD’s new album is an amalgamation of disparate influences shaped into one visceral whole.
It features his latest single “What Are You Waiting For, a high-energy, anthemic and relatable pop declaration brimming with urgency and emotional intensity, as well as the downtempo and luxuriant track “Crashing,” featuring Kali Uchis.
Also, “Feel It,” D4VD’s hit single that was part of Season 2 of Amazon Prime Video’s smash animation series, “Invincible,” is an album highlight while it continues to rake in over two million streams daily across platforms.
World tour
D4VD recently announced the “Withered 2025 World Tour” that will see him visit cities in the US, Canada, Europe and UK. The announcement came following his electrifying Coachella performance.
Earlier this month, D4VD visited Southeast Asia where he met and created content with the most relevant creators IRL, hosted special fan events, and played shows to ecstatic crowds of over 5,000.
D4VD Withered 2025 World Tour dates:
*Bryant Barnes support
^Laundry Day support
%Yung Kai support
#Saga Faye support
&MOIO
August 5, 2025 / Del Mar, CA / The Sound*
August 6, 2025 / Phoenix, AZ / The Van Buren*
August 8, 2025 / Dallas, TX / South Side Ballroom*
August 9, 2025 / Austin, TX / Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater*
August 12, 2025 / St. Petersburg, FL / Jannus Live*
August 13, 2025 / Orlando, FL / The Beacham*
August 15, 2025 / Atlanta, GA / Coca-Cola Roxy*
August 16, 2025 / Nashville, TN / Marathon Music Works*
August 17, 2025 / Charlotte, NC / The Fillmore Charlotte*
August 19, 2025 / New York, NY / Terminal 5^
August 22, 2025 / Philadelphia, PA / The Fillmore Philadelphia^
August 23, 2025 / Silver Spring, MD / The Fillmore Silver Spring^
August 26, 2025 / Cleveland, OH / The Agora^
August 28, 2025 / Boston, MA / Roadrunner^
August 29, 2025 / Montreal, QC, CAN / MTELUS^
August 30, 2025 / Toronto, ON, CAN / HISTORY^
September 2, 2025 / Detroit, MI / Masonic Cathedral Theatre*
September 3, 2025 / Columbus, OH / Newport Music Hall*
September 5, 2025 / Indianapolis, IN / Egyptian Room at Old National Centre*
September 6, 2025 / Chicago, IL / The Salt Shed*
September 7, 2025 / Madison, WI / The Sylvee*
September 9, 2025 / Minneapolis, MN / The Fillmore Minneapolis*
September 10, 2025 / Kansas City, MO / The Truman*
September 12, 2025 / Denver, CO / Mission Ballroom%
September 13, 2025 / Salt Lake City, UT / The Complex%
September 15, 2025 / Portland, OR / McMenamins Crystal Ballroom%
September 16, 2025 / Seattle, WA / Showbox SoDo%
September 19, 2025 / San Francisco, CA / The Warfield%
September 20, 2025 / Los Angeles, CA / The Greek Theatre%
October 1, 2025 / Oslo, NO / Sentrum Scene#
October 3, 2025 / Copenhagen, DK / VEGA#
October 4, 2025 / Stockholm, SE / Fryshuset Arenan#
October 6, 2025 / Cologne, DE / Carlswerk Victoria#
October 9, 2025 / Amsterdam, NL / Melkweg
October 10, 2025 / Amsterdam, NL / Paradiso#
October 12, 2025 / Brussels, BE / La Madeleine#
October 14, 2025 / Dublin, IE / 3Olympia Theatre&
October 15, 2025 / Manchester, UK / Manchester Academy&
October 16, 2025 / Glasgow, UK / SWG3 Galvanizers&
October 18, 2025 / Bristol, UK / SWX Bristol&
October 20, 2025 / London, UK / Roundhouse&
October 23, 2025 / Paris, FR / Élysée Montmartre&
October 26, 2025 / Zurich, CH / X-TRA#
October 27, 2025 / Berlin, DE / Huxleys Neue Welt#
October 30, 2025 / Frankfurt, DE / ZOOM Frankfurt#
November 1, 2025 / Vienna, AT / Gasometer#
November 2, 2025/ Prague, CZ / ARCHA+#
November 4, 2025 / Warsaw, PL / Klub Stodola#
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