Ryan Gosling gifts ‘Barbie’ film’s Ken guitar to BTS’ Jimin

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Daniel Anderson
July 19, 2023

Ryan Gosling is sending BTS’ Jimin a special Ken guitar from the “Barbie” movie.

About the gift: Gosling, 42, stars as Ken in the highly anticipated Greta Gerwig-led film. On Wednesday, the actor shared a video message addressed to the 27-year-old K-pop star.

He starts by acknowledging that his character Ken wears the same cowboy outfit as Jimin in BTS’ music video for “Permission to Dance.”

“I have to give it to you, you wore it first. You definitely wore it best,” Gosling declares.

He then goes on to explain that there is an “unspoken Ken code” in regard to copying someone else’s style.

“If you bite another Ken’s style, you have to give them your most prized possession,” the actor says.

Holding up Ken’s guitar as a “humble offering,” Gosling notes that Ken doesn’t even play guitar, so “it would be much better” in Jimin’s hands.

About the movie: “Barbie” will hit cinemas on July 21. The upcoming film follows a doll named Barbie who leaves Barbie Land to explore the human world and features a star-studded cast that includes Gosling, Margot Robbie, Simu Liu, Ana Cruz Kayne, America Ferrera, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Emma Mackey, Ritu Arya, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Will Ferrell and Michael Cera, among many others.

The film’s soundtrack, which will also be released on July 21, features songs by a variety of artists, including FIFTY FIFTY and Kaliii, Ava Max, Charli XCX, Dominic Fike, Dua Lipa, Gayle, Haim, Ice Spice, Karol G, Khalid, Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, PinkPantheress, Tame Impala and the Kid Laroi.


 

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