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Stripped and Soaked, Justin Bieber Thrills Fans with Sizzling Post
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 4 MIN.
Justin Bieber showed some skin with a revealing post on his Instagram Stories, heating up a wintry landscape in his Calvins after a dip in a frigid stream.
The thirst trap shows Bieber literally chilling in a wooden chair next to a stream, snow visible on the ground. Wearing nothing but his tight white Calvin Kleins and his impressive collection of tattoos, Bieber seems to be soaking wet – and the saturated shorts leave absolutely nothing to the imagination.
The snap is set to Doja Cat's "Agora Hills."
The same scene is shown from a different angle in a pic that's set to Future's "Too Fast," showing how the relaxed Bieber has his bare feet up on a stone table.
It's hard to imagine anybody this hot could be at risk for hypothermia, but just to be safe Bieber pops up again in a subsequent slide bundled into a cozy oversized coat, ski pants, boots, and blue stocking hat, a smoldering cigarette clutched in his fingers. Hall & Oates' bouncy anthem "You Make My Dreams Come True" plays over the image.
Bieber and his wife, Hailey, became first-time parents this past August, welcoming their son Jack. Another arrival might be on the way in the form of new music. It's been two years since his last release, and four years since his most recent album. Billboard reported that in another Instagram Story, posted Jan. 15, a hoodie-clad Bieber could be seen "nodding along to what sounded like a rough demo."
The lyrics to the song had Bieber "shakin' off the hate" and "not feelin' nice," though they also said "got the sun on my skin."
"The on-screen graphics read '2:57:04,' and were accompanied by video camera and hand writing emoji just below," the music magazine relayed, before detailing that "the untitled song sounds more like a rough iPhone Notes sketch at this point, with scratchy, sometimes mumbled vocals, no drums or the singer's signature sky-high falsetto vocals."
"The clip ends at the 3:26 mark, suggesting that the track will land somewhere around the pop radio single sweet spot."
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
