Ailee drops track in collaboration with PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Singer Ailee [ROCKET3 ENTERTAINMENT]

Singer Ailee's collaboration with first-person shooting (FPS) game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUGB) dropped today at noon as a part of the game's original soundtrack album "PGI.S 2021 Main Theme Song (PUBG 4th Anniversary)."

Ailee lent her voice to the pop R&B track "Believe," which was based on the game's background music which played in the waiting room for players when the game launched in 2017.

The digital cover image for PUBG's ″PGI.S 2021 Main Theme Song (PUBG 4th Anniversary)″ album [STONE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT]

Korean and English versions of the song were released, as well as a music video on YouTube.

Ailee is known to be a fan of the game and a player herself, taking part in PUBG-related video content and even dressing up in the theme of the game.

The album comes as a celebration of PUBG's Esports competition "PUBG Global Invitational.S" (PGI.S), which began on Feb. 2 and will run until March 28.

Ailee will perform on the last day at 7 p.m. for the grand finale, using the best augmented reality technology to give an exciting edge to the performance.

The Esports competition and Ailee's performance can be streamed on YouTube, Twitch, AfreecaTV, Tiktok and Naver TV.

BY YOON SO-YEON [yoon.soyeon@joongang.co.kr]