J-Hope Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

BTS member J-hope has released a special rock version of his 2022 ‘Jack in The Box’ single, ‘Arson’.At midnight KST today (June 12), the K-pop idol unveiled a rock version of his song ‘Arson’. The original version of the song was one of two singles off his solo debut album ‘Jack in The Box’ last year.The new version of the track trades the original’s minimal instrumental for powerful guitar riffs and crashing drum beats.

BTS rapper J-hope has released the tracklist for his upcoming ‘Hope on the Street Vol.1’ album, featuring collaborations with Jungkook, LE SSERAFIM‘s Huh Yunjin and more.Today (February 27), J-hope announced the tracklist for his upcoming ‘Hope on the Street Vol.1’ album. The record will feature six songs, four of which are brand-new and feature star-studded collaborators.Notably, the BTS member will team up with bandmate Jungkook on the song ‘i wonder…’, as well as fellow HYBE labelmate Huh Yunjin of K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM on ‘i don’t know’.In addition, J-hope has also enlisted hitmaking producer Benny Blanco and Chic‘s Nile Rodgers for the song ‘lock / unlock’. Meanwhile, South Korean rappers Gaeko and Yoon Mirae will join the BTS star on closing track ‘NEURON’.Elsewhere on the tracklist on ‘Hope on the Street Vol.1’ are a solo version of ‘On the Street’, which the rapper first released in 2023 with J.

BTS member J-hope has announced his upcoming ‘Hope on the Street’ album and docu-series.Yesterday (February 18), on J-hope’s 30th birthday, the BTS rapper announced his upcoming special album, titled ‘Hope on the Street Vol.1’. According to Big Hit Music, the project will feature six tracks and is set to be released on March 29.The record will be released around the same time as a docu-series called Hope on the Street, which will following the K-pop idol on his “dance journey”.

J-hope, a member of boyband BTS, has opened up about his plans for 2024.J-hope recently appeared on an episode of the online talk show Suchwita, hosted by his BTS bandmate Suga. The episode was filmed prior to J-hope’s enlistment into the South Korean military in April this year. He’s expected to be discharged from military service in October 2024.During his appearance on the show, J-hope opened up about his plans for the future of his career, revealing that he has a documentary and an accompanying soundtrack in the works.“There’ll be new content about my life called Hope on the Street.

J-hope of K-pop boyband BTS.The French fashion house took to Instagram today (June 15) to share the brand-new campaign featuring J-hope. In it, the BTS member is seen carrying Louis Vuitton’s iconic Keepall bag while striking a number of elegant poses.“An extension of his shifting form, the iconic Louis Vuitton Keepall is showcased by the House Ambassador, his choreography accentuating the contemporary flair of the perpetually reimagined travel bag,” the fashion house said of the campaign in one of its Instagram posts.A post shared by Louis Vuitton (@louisvuitton)A post shared by Louis Vuitton (@louisvuitton)A post shared by Louis Vuitton (@louisvuitton)The new campaign is the first to star J-hope since the K-pop idol became an official house ambassador for Louis Vuitton in February 2023.

BTS have shared touching messages to fans on the group’s 10th anniversary.Today (June 13), on the 10th anniversary of BTS’ debut, members RM, J-hope and Jimin published messages to fans where they looked back on how far the boyband has come and their thoughts on the group’s longevity.RM shared his handwritten letter though Instagram, where he thanked ARMY, the name of BTS’ fandom, and touched on his growth throughout the years. “There were countless ups and downs.

BTS members Suga and Jin have opened up about what led to the latter’s MAMA 2018 speech, where he shared that the group had considered disbanding.On June 10, Suga released a special episode of his talk show Suchwita for the boyband’s 2023 BTS Festa celebrations. Appearing as a guest was bandmate Jin, who filmed the episode just days prior to his military enlistment in December 2022.Throughout the episode, the pair, later joined by J-hope, looked back on BTS’ journey over the years, eventually discussing the group’s tearful acceptance speech at the 2018 MAMA awards.

J-hope, a member of K-pop boyband BTS, has shared a farewell message to fans ahead of his upcoming military enlistment.Yesterday (April 17), J-hope took to his personal Instagram account with a handwritten note that read: “I will return healthy and well!!” Alongside the farewell message, the musician also posted an image of his new buzzcut, in preparation for his enlistment.A post shared by jhope (@uarmyhope)J-hope later posted more images on the fan community platform Weverse, including one with bandmate Jimin. “I love you all.

Suga, also a member of the K-pop boyband BTS, has released the tracklist of his debut album ‘D-Day’.Today (April 10), the K-pop idol unveiled the tracklist of his upcoming debut solo album ‘D-Day’, which is set to feature collaborations with four other artists. Those include his BTS bandmate J-hope on ‘HUH?!’, as well as Woosung of The Rose and Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto on ‘Snooze’.‘D-Day’ also includes the pre-release song ‘People Pt.

Joe Budden has hit out at J. Cole for “pandering” in his recent musical output.In a new clip posted on his YouTube channel, Budden accused Cole of coming up with a false story about the inspiration of his recent single ‘Procrastination (Broke)’. Back in January, Cole said he had come across producer Bvtman when he searched “J.

BTS member J-hope has released a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of the ‘on the street’ music video with J. Cole.The clip opens with the K-pop idol in his New York hotel room, writing a letter for J. Cole  the morning before their shoot together.

BTS rapper and dancer J-hope has discussed his parents’ initial disapproval when he first started dancing.On March 12, the K-pop idol appeared on Korean-American singer Jay Park’s talk show The Seasons — Jay Park’s Drive, where he discussed his new J. Cole collaboration ‘On The Street’ and his journey as a dancer.After a performance and introduction of ‘On The Street’, which nods to J-hope’s beginnings as part of a street dance team, Park asked the idol if his parents were worried when he first began dancing.“There was huge disapproval.

BTS member J-hope has surprised fans with a solo medley version of the boyband’s hit singles ‘Dynamite’ and ‘Butter’.The K-pop idol recently made an appearance on Jay Park‘s new late-night talk show The Seasons – Jay Park’s Drive on South Korean television network KBS2. During his appearance, J-hope turned the show into his own mini-concert.J-hope kicked things off with a solo version of his Billboard Hot 100 hit ‘Chicken Noodle Soup’, which originally featured American singer Becky G.

BTS member Jin has shared a new photo with bandmates J-hope and Jimin while serving his mandatory military service.On Saturday (March 4), the K-pop idol returned to his personal Instagram account for the first time since beginning his mandatory military service last December. Dressed in his military uniform and sporting a short haircut, Jin posed between BTS bandmates J-hope and Jimin in the new photo.The singer then captioned the photo “welcome,” while J-hope shared a string of laughter and heart emojis in the post’s comments.A post shared by Jin of BTS (@jin)Just over a week ago, Big Hit Music shared that J-hope has recently begun his own enlistment process.

BTS's J-Hope will begin his mandatory military service in South Korea's army this Sunday. I doubt that many fans of the K-pop group are pleased about that, but on Friday they had a reason to be happy for him: he finally dropped "On The Street," a track featuring J.Cole, one of his biggest influences (he actually called Cole his "muse" when they met for the first time backstage at Lollapalooza).

He’s our hope forever! With news of his plans to enlist, many people fans of BTS are asking: Is J-Hope leaving BTS? 

BTS‘ J-hope is set to release a new solo single, with ‘on the street’ coming later this week.The news was confirmed by Big Hit in a note published to fans on Weverse. The post also revealed that the single is set to drop on Friday (March 3) at 2pm Korean time.“J-hope wrote the track wrote the track to share his candid feelings towards his fans,” the post read.

BTS‘ J-hope has begun the process of enlisting for mandatory military service in South Korea.The singer had previously applied for an enlistment postponement, but a new note from label Big Hit has revealed that he has now terminated that request and will enlist for the military.In a note posted to fans on Weverse, Big Hit wrote: “We would like to inform our fans that j-hope has initiated the military enlistment process by applying for the termination of his enlistment postponement.”The statement added: “We ask you for your continued love and support for j-hope until he completes his military service and safely returns.“Our company will spare no effort in providing support for our artist.”J-hope will become the second member of BTS to enlist for mandatory military service, following the enlistment of Jin in December of 2022.Men are usually required to enlist by the age of 28, though the Order of Cultural Merit awarded to BTS by former president Moon Jae-In in 2018 allows the seven members of the boyband to enlist at 30 instead.According to an October 17 statement from Big Hit Music, the remaining members of BTS will also carry out their military service according to their individual plans. It added that “both the company and the members of BTS are looking forward to reconvening as a group again around 2025 following their service commitment”.This suggests that some of BTS’ younger members may be enlisting sooner than expected, as Jimin and V are technically only required to enlist by 2025 and youngest member Jungkook by 2027.

Crush has revealed that his upcoming single will feature BTS rapper J-hope.Earlier today (September 19), the 30-year-old singer shared the first music video teaser for his new digital single ‘Rush Hour’ featuring J-hope. The clip is soundtracked by a groovy hip-hop instrumental while time flows in reverse around Crush.

J-Hope will be releasing a limited edition vinyl of his solo debut album ‘Jack In The Box’ later this year.Earlier today (August 8), Big Hit Music announced on fan community site Weverse that J-Hope’s July solo album ‘Jack In The Box’ will get a limited edition vinyl release that includes a booklet, folded poster and photo card. It’s now available for preorder via the Weverse shop, and other major online and brick-and-mortar retailers.While the vinyl is scheduled for release on December 12 for now, Big Hit noted that final release dates, which will be announced in late November, may vary by country.

Big Hit Music has uploaded J-Hope of BTS‘ Lollapalooza set in its entirety on YouTube – watch it below.The video, which clocks in at slightly over an hour, was uploaded to the K-pop boyband’s BANGTANTV YouTube channel on August 3. It fully documents J-Hope’s headline set on the final night of the Chicago festival (July 31), including footage of all 18 songs on singer-rapper’s setlist that night, including cuts from his solo discography as well as BTS’ own songs.

BTS member J-Hope performed his headlining set at Lollapalooza 2022 last night (July 31), making him the first South Korean to top the bill at the famed Chicago festival.J-Hope closed out the final night of this year’s Lollapalooza, performing on the Bud Light Seltzer stage adjacent to sets from Green Day and Polo & Pan. Other headliners at the festival included J. Cole, Kygo, Dua Lipa, Machine Gun Kelly, Lil Baby and Metallica.According to setlist.fm, J-Hope performed a total of 18 songs across his 70-minute set, including eight of the 10 tracks from his just-released debut album, ‘Jack In The Box’.

BTS‘ J-Hope and IU have collaborated on performances of ‘Equal Sign’, ‘Pierrot Laughs At Us’ and ‘Safety Zone’.The rapper recently made a guest appearance on IU’s ongoing talk show IU’s Palette, during which he spoke about his recently released solo record ‘Jack In The Box’. In between interview segments, both J-Hope and IU performed two songs from J-Hope’s new album, ‘Equal Sign’ and ‘Safety Zone’, as well as the B-side track ‘Pierrot Laughs At Us’ from IU’s 2014 album ‘A flower bookmark’.The duo’s rendition of ‘Equal Sign’ sees IU take charge of the vocal-heavy portions of the song while J-Hope delivers the rap verses.

BTS rapper J-Hope’s first solo album ‘Jack In The Box’ has made the top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart.On July 26, Billboard shared on Twitter that the idol’s debut solo effort ‘Jack In The Box’ debuted at Number 17 on the album chart dated July 30. It is J-Hope’s highest charting solo entry yet after his 2018 mixtape ‘Hope World’, which debuted at Number 63 and later peaked at Number 38.Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2):#2, @lizzo Special#7, @realstevelacyy Gemini Rights#8, @ITZYofficial Checkmate#11, #VariousArtists Gangsta Art#17, #JHOPE Jack In The Box#23, @SabrinaAnnLynn Emails I Can't Send— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) July 25, 2022‘Jack In The box’, which was released on July 15, is also ranked Number Five on Billboard’s weekly top-selling albums chart, while its title track ‘Arson’ is the second top-selling song of the week.

BTS rapper J-Hope has confirmed that while the band’s members have largely suspended group activities to pursue other endeavours, the K-pop septet are “definitely” not on hiatus.In a new interview with Variety about his debut solo album, ‘Jack In The Box’, J-Hope was asked about BTS’ announcement in June that they were planning to “take time to explore some solo projects”, and concern from fans that the split could be extended.“When we talked about the temporary break, or focusing on solo projects, we really just were trying to be honest with how we feel and what we want to pursue going forward,” J-Hope told the publication.“I was a little surprised that people took it in a different way than how we expected them to receive or understand that news. I think there was a little bit of loss in translation as we conveyed that message.

J-Hope of BTS has released his debut solo album ‘Jack In The Box’ and a music video for ‘Arson’ – watch it below.The video finds J-Hope staggering alone through a ruined landscape filled with burnt vehicles, and ends with a close-up on the artist with burns on his face, falling onto the ground as the word ‘ARSON’ blazes around him.Watch the music video for J-Hope’s ‘Arson’ below:‘Arson’ is the closing track of J-Hope’s 10-track album ‘Jack In The Box’, which was released today (July 15). The only other song shared from the project ahead of its release was the song ‘More’, which arrived on July 1.‘Jack In The Box’ marks J-Hope’s debut solo album and the follow-up to his 2018 mixtape ‘Hope World’.With the release of ‘Jack In The Box’, J-Hope becomes the first member of BTS to release new solo music as the septet go on a break from group activities and focus more on individual solo material. According to a press release from his label, Big Hit Music, ‘Jack In The Box’ will serve as a way for J-Hope to “break the mould and grow further”.J-Hope is due to headline Chicago music festival Lollapalooza in August.

BTS member J-Hope has released the much-anticipated music video for his new solo single ‘More’, from his upcoming debut album ‘Jack In The Box’.The trippy video open with the K-pop idol receiving a mysterious unmarked package that transports him to a strange world once opened. His apartment suddenly connects to a dystopian-looking office, which the rapper soon takes over.Later, he changed out into an all-white outfit to perform the song’s rock-inspired chorus in what appears to be a run-down garage.

BTS member J-Hope has announced the details of his first solo single, titled ‘More’.Yesterday (June 27), the K-pop idol’s label Big Hit Music revealed that the BTS member would be releasing a track called ‘More’ this Friday (July 1) at 1pm KST. The upcoming song will be the first single from J-Hope’s debut solo album ‘Jack In The Box’, which was first announced over the weekend.‘Jack In The Box’ is due out on July 15.

J-Hope has announced his debut solo album, ‘Jack In The Box’.Announced on Saturday (June 25) via Big Hit Music and HYBE, the album has been confirmed for a July 15 release. The first preview of ‘Jack In The Box’ is due to arrive this Friday (July 1).Per Big Hit’s release via the Weverse, ‘Jack In The Box’ will serve as a way for the BTS member to “break the mould and grow further”.j-hope 'Jack In The Box'#jhope #제이홉 #JackInTheBox pic.twitter.com/aVVBwH3QbT— BIGHIT MUSIC (@BIGHIT_MUSIC) June 25, 2022The news came after BTS announced a temporary hiatus from group activities to focus on solo endeavours.However, Big Hit Music has since walked back the group’s statements, instead saying that the septet will “harmoniously carry out their group and individual activities”.With the upcoming single and album, J-Hope will be the first member from the record-breaking K-pop group to release solo material following the start of BTS’ break.In a recent interview with Weverse Magazine, J-Hope opened up about the group’s state of mind while preparing for their Grammys 2022 performance in April.

BTS member J-Hope is set to be the first member of the boyband to release new music, according to Big Hit Music.A day after the septet announced their temporary hiatus from group activities, a representative from Big Hit Music confirmed that the group will be releasing new solo material and collaborations during their break from group engagements.Of the members, J-Hope is slated to be the first to release new solo music, with a full-length solo album reportedly in the works, per Billboard. Further details on the rapper’s forthcoming release are expected to be released in the coming weeks.“[The hiatus] will be a time for each of the members to grow with their diverse activities, and we anticipate that this will foster BTS into a long-running team,” the representative told South Korean media outlets, as translated by Soompi.