Justin Bieber was close to Jaden Smith before even releasing “Never Say Never”. To this day, they still maintain a close brotherly relationship.

On Instagram, Justin Bieber posted a close photo with Jaden Smith and wished his junior a happy birthday: “Happy new year to my brother, my best friend. Thank you for your constant efforts in making the world a better place. I admit to being inspired by you. Let’s continue to be a pioneer. Everyone follows my lead .” Photo: Instagram.

According to Republic TV , Bieber and the Karate Kid star are a testament to friendship in Hollywood. 

They have become close brothers since their teens, when Bieber was just emerging with the hit Baby and Smith was still following behind his famous father in entertainment activities. Photo: Republic TV.

The Canadian star has a voice and style that Smith quite likes. That’s why the guy born in 1998 puts in good words and approaches his seniors when he meets them at events. Gradually they became friends with similar interests and opinions.

 Both of them soon determined the path they would pursue in the future. Photo: Zimbio .

The year 2011 marked the first collaboration of the singer pair in Never Say Never . The newly released song has been endlessly praised by experts, so much so that insiders did not expect it to be so successful. Photo: GQ .

It can be said that Never Say Never marked Smith’s successful transition from acting to music . And there, Bieber’s presence plays an important part. 

Smith’s impromptu writing style and rhythmic rap verses combined with Bieber’s rich voice were called a “perfect combination” by the New York Times . Photo: Getty.

In 2020, they reunited in Falling For You , a song on the album CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. Smith’s 3 . 

Falling For You has a gentle melody, with pop influences, and nostalgic material is also felt through this love confession song. According to Billboard , it was Smith and Bieber ‘s collaboration that made the work have better media effects. Photo: Pinterest.

The pair of singers, who are 4 years apart in age, always keep in touch even though they haven’t collaborated for several years. On Twitter, Smith and Bieber competed to “confess their love”, causing many people to mistakenly think that the duo had a gay relationship. Photo: Pinterest .

During the private wedding ceremony in October 2019, Smith was the one who was kissed by Bieber in the photo frames together, not the model wife. Many fans teased Hailey to be careful if she didn’t want to lose her husband. Photo: People.

Will Smith’s son still often visits his senior’s villa during the social distancing period . They gathered to chat, eat and drink with some other friends (including Kendall Jenner’s sisters) despite being criticized many times. Over the years, they still maintain a beautiful friendship. Photo: Instagram .