As BTS member J-Hope rounds the nook on the ultimate eight months of his obligatory 18-month South Korean army service, the Okay-pop famous person is giving Military a soundtrack to his ultimate stint in uniform. The singer introduced the small print of a brand new mini-album on Tuesday morning (Feb. 27), Hope on the Road Vol. 1, which is able to debut on streaming companies worldwide on March 29 at midnight ET.
The six-track EP was described in a press launch as spanning a “numerous array of sounds and moods that showcase j-hope’s musical prowess and depth.” It additionally options a variety of particular friends, together with band mate Jung Kook on “i’m wondering,” in addition to Benny Blanco and Stylish’s Nile Rodgers on “lock/ unlock,” a dance mixture of “what if” with Jinbo the SuperFreak and “NEURON” that includes South Korean hip-hop vet Gaeko of Dynamic Duo and yoonmirae.
“NEURON” references the dance crew J-Hope was a part of earlier than his debut in BTS, in addition to the phrase’s literal which means: producing electrical energy and delivering data whereas stimulated. “[The song] is impressed by 2000s old-school hip hop, a style that made a big influence on j-hope as an artist… [and it] displays the album’s theme of exploring j-hope’s creative roots, ‘avenue dance,’ and delivers his motivation for all times and a brand new begin,” reads an announcement in regards to the undertaking that options 4 new songs, in addition to a solo model of “On the Road” (which first got here out in 2023 that includes J. Cole) and a dance mixture of Hope’s 2022 track “what if.”
The album will probably be accompanied by a deeper dive into J-Hope’s creative roots and avenue dance background in an accompanying six-part docuseries, additionally named Hope on the Road, which is able to debut on March 27 at 11 a.m. ET on Prime Video.
The mini-album is the follow-up to Hope’s 2022 solo album, Jack within the Field, which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. An expanded HOPE Version of the album was launched in August 2023, that includes the unique album tracks, in addition to three stay recordings from the singer’s history-making efficiency at Lollapalooza in 2022 in Chicago and two instrumental tracks.
Try the observe record for J-Hope’s Hope on the Road Vol. 1 beneath.
- “on the road” (solo model)
- “i’m wondering” (that includes Jung Kook)
- “lock/ unlock” (feat. Benny Blanco, Nile Rodgers)
- ‘i don’t know’ (feat. LE SSERAFIM’s Huh Yunjin)
- “what if…” (dance combine with JINBO the SuperFreak)
- “NEURON” (feat. Gaeko and Yoon Mirae)
