Korean R&B singer DEAN has begun teasing a new collaboration with Anderson .Paak, marking their first collaborative project in more than a decade. Exceeding all expectations, the first teaser drew nearly 1 million views on Instagram in under 24 hours.
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The collaboration carries extra weight for longtime fans, as it follows DEAN and Anderson .Paak’s 2015 track ‘Put My Hands On You’, a song that first highlighted the chemistry between the two artists.
The second teaser felt like a blast to the past as it showed both artists back in 2016 when they worked together on ‘Put My Hands On You’, creating anticipation for the upcoming track with the caption, "Coming soon 2026".
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Fan reactions have been especially intense given the long wait for new music from DEAN. In the shared materials, fans joked that the singer had finally “gotten up off the staircase”, referencing the viral stair-fall clip that has remained an enduring in-joke among his followers during the gap between releases.
With teaser clips now live on Anderson .Paak’s Instagram, anticipation is clearly building around the reunion. For fans of both artists, the upcoming release looks set to revive a pairing that has been a long time coming.
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