Coldplay’s Chris Martin has an actual a knack for astonishing most people, it appears. In 2025, the frontman shocked two canoodling colleagues and outed their affair by exhibiting them on the Coldplay Kiss Cam, and he additionally astonished West Yorkshire locals with an impromptu gig in a tiny pub. However the surprises are persevering with into this yr, too; just some days in the past, he popped up in London’s Trafalgar Sq. and carried out with an oblivious busker.

Clips circulating on-line present South-Korean busker Hanny Junee performing Coldplay’s Viva La Vida on his guitar as Martin croons alongside by his facet, sharing his microphone. The small crowd is delighted to see the Coldplay frontman, telephones whipped out to seize the particular second… however Junee apparently had no clue who it was.

You could be pondering – how the hell would you not realise Chris Martin is stood proper subsequent to you? Effectively, the BBC reached out to Junee, and he explains that he had merely thought the person had perfected a top-notch Chris Martin impression. “I believed: ‘This man has superb power, good vibe and a very good voice,’” he says. “I believed: ‘He sounds actually much like Chris Martin!’”

“However then I believed: ‘Come on, Hanny, don’t be ridiculous, after all it’s not him! Chris Martin doesn’t roam the streets of London,’” he laughs.

After all, let’s be real looking right here. What are the probabilities of the particular artist showing out of skinny air on the actual second you’re performing their track – after which in addition they resolve to hitch you? Whereas it was a case of serendipitous timing, we are able to’t blame him for not realising his luck. The truth is, it meant that he was capable of decide to guitar taking part in and guarantee Martin had a strong tune to sing alongside to.

Contemplating Martin’s affiliation with busking, it’s no shock he was tempted to hitch in. And, as rapidly as Martin had hopped on the mic and sprinkled his vocal magic, he was off once more. “He completed a verse, and the following factor I do know, he’s gone,” Junee explains. “It was magical… it was like we related purely via music, not fame.”

Junee additionally admits that he has his viewers to thank to; because the BBC explains, he’d given his small viewers a selection between two tracks, with the opposite possibility being a track by The Script. Fortunately, the celebs aligned, with a majority of the viewers voting for Coldplay.

In a private Instagram submit, Junee shares his pleasure over the very magical expertise: “I used to be taking part in Viva La Vida as my final track at Trafalgar Sq., and Chris Martin actually walked up and sang with me?! Nonetheless can‘t consider this occurred. Thanks Chris for probably the most unforgettable second of my life!”