J-Hope is formally heading out on his first-ever solo world tour.
The 30-year-old rapper, a member of Okay-Pop supergroup BTS, will journey to fifteen cities, together with six stops in North America, for the “Hope on the Stage Tour,” Hybe, the guardian firm of BTS’ label BigHit Music, introduced Tuesday.
Following a three-day run in Seoul, J-Hope, whose actual identify is Hoseok Jung, will set off to the U.S. for the North American leg of the tour. He’ll start with two nights at New York’s Barclays Middle, beginning March 13, earlier than touring to stops in Chicago, Mexico Metropolis, San Antonio and Oakland.
The rapper will finish the North American run at L.A.’s BMO Stadium. The L.A. finale is slated to be historic because the live performance marks the primary time a Korean solo artist headlines a U.S. stadium. From the U.S., the artist, referred to as BTS’ fundamental dancer, will head to the Philippines, Singapore and extra nations round Asia.
BTS member J-Hope is about to embark on his first solo world tour, ending his North American leg at L.A.’s BMO Stadium.
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All three nights of J-Hope’s Seoul cease can be accessible for followers to reside stream on Hybe’s fan platform, Weverse. It’s unclear whether or not every other cease of the tour can be reside streamed at the moment.
The tour marks J-Hope’s first tour as a solo artist. The Jack within the Field rapper is not any stranger to solo efficiency, nevertheless, having headlined Lollapalooza’s flagship Chicago pageant in 2022. The jaw-dropping set made historical past as he turned the primary Korean artist to headline a significant U.S. music pageant. His fellow BTS member Suga, whose actual identify is Yoongi Min, launched into his personal world tour “Suga Agust D Tour” (Agust D is the rapper’s solo alter ego) in 2023, previous to enlisting.
In October 2022, J-Hope and his fellow group members — RM, Jin, Suga, Jimin, V and Jungkook — carried out a large free live performance, titled “But to Come,” in Busan, South Korea. The live performance, which was in help of Korean metropolis’s bid for the 2030 World Expo, introduced legions of ARMY, the identify given to BTS’ loyal fan base, from world wide.
Days after the efficiency, BigHit Music introduced that every one seven members can be shifting ahead with plans to fulfill their navy service, saying it was “the right time” and that group’s members have been honored to serve. Jin, the eldest member of the group, was discharged in June 2024, with J-Hope becoming a member of him in Oct. 2024. BTS is predicted to reunite as a full group this 12 months when all seven members have been discharged.
These with an official ARMY fan membership membership would be the first to have an opportunity at buying tickets on Jan. 22, with common on-sale scheduled for Jan. 23. The L.A. cease’s ticketing can be introduced at a later date due the continuing wildfires.
