# @popbase on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbL8P5nhKQy
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68326615-popbase-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-24T19:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Pop Base (@PopBase) — https://gondola.cc/PopBase

## Caption

7 years ago today, Lil Nas X released, 'Seoul Town Road' feat. RM of BTS

A remix of his genre-defying hit 'Old Town Road' featuring RM of BTS. It dropped while 'Old Town Road' was in the middle of a record-tying 16-week run atop the Billboard Hot 100, seen as a strategic push toward an unprecedented 17th week at number one. By then, the song had already spawned several remixes — first with country star Billy Ray Cyrus after Billboard controversially pulled it from the country chart, then with Young Thug and viral yodeling kid Mason Ramsey — making RM's version the fourth major iteration.

The remix opens with RM reworking the song's signature hook, relocating it from the American South to Seoul, BTS's home base. RM and Lil Nas X then trade verses, with RM leaning into wordplay built around "homi," a traditional Korean farming tool that echoes the original's slang use of "homie." New cover art added a bright purple horse alongside the original dark one, representing RM and his fandom's tie to the song. Critics noted the collaboration felt like a genuine tipping point, cementing 'Old Town Road' as a full-blown cultural phenomenon.

The track exploded fast, racking up over two million YouTube plays within hours and trending worldwide. While 'Seoul Town Road' wasn't tracked as its own chart entry, it fed directly into 'Old Town Road' becoming the longest-running number-one song in Hot 100 history. The pairing got a full-circle moment at the 2020 Grammys, when BTS joined Lil Nas X and other collaborators for a medley performance of the song's many remixes — a lasting symbol of the growing crossover between American pop and K-pop.

#lilnasx #rm #bts #music #popculture

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popculture, bts, rm, music, lilnasx

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