Bad Bunny And J Balvin Asked The VMAs One Question: '¿Qué Pretendes?'

Is there any better way to keep a show going than by asking viewers, “What do you want?” — And then delivering that and more?


That’s exactly what Colombian reggaetón artist J Balvin and Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny did throughout their VMA efficiency on Monday, August 26 of “Qué Pretendes,” a goodbye to an ex who just won’t leave, from their LP Oasis.


In the official video, the musicians were in a urban jungle with plenty of fashion to spare — J Balvin with his tiger-printed buzz cut and Bad Bunny with his signature surgical mask. The live efficiency was a little bit different: Alternatively opposed to a jungle, the artists, clad in oversized bodysuits, were surrounded by cartoon cacti and dancing blowup creatures. Both artists performed properly, impeccably singing their song while floating up and down above the stage. 


In the chart-topping song that demonstrates off both musicians’ vocal ranges, J Balvin sings: “Sabes qué hacer muy bien para envolverme/Pero esta vez es muy tarde ya,” or, in English: “You know very well how to wrap me up/But this time, it’s already also late.” Bad Bunny responds: “De Snapchat te borré, de Facebook te borré,” or, in English: “I erased you on Snapchat, I erased you on Facebook, I erased you from my life.”


J Balvin pretty much summed up our feelings about the efficiency months back once, according to Telemundo, on a recent Beats 1 broadcast, he said: “Do you know what an oasis is? Those cute places that be noticeable in the middle of dryness… You visualize it and go: ‘That’s special … That’s different’ … And the way you write it is the same in English and Spanish.”


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