BTS’ J-Hope announces debut solo album, ‘Jack In The Box’

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the “Butter” boy band. And just to prove that he’s gone from bubblegum to badass, he even drops the F-bomb on on the album-closing “Arson,” of which the fiery video also arrived Friday.“I burned it all/And I wanted it all,” J-Hope raps over an eerie, almost sinister undercurrent.Clearly, with the harder hitting hip-hop of “Jack in the Box” — which finds J-Hope switching between English and Korean — he wants to torch his old BTS image.But the track that perhaps has the biggest hit potential, “= (Equal Sign),” returns J-Hope to poppier territory, delivering a “come together” message with echoes of the Black Eyed Peas and Justin Timberlake hit “Where Is the Love?” Although J-Hope will be making history as the first South Korean artist to headline a major US festival when he rocks Lollapalooza on July 31, the jury is still out on whether he will be able to pull a Timberlake and become a solo superstar.Here, we look back on the hits (Harry Styles) and misses (Nick Carter) when boy-banders have gone solo.MJ set the template for going from a boy band to a solo idol when he left behind his brothers in the Jackson 5 and ascended to the King of Pop throne with the back-to-back blockbusters of 1979’s “Off the Wall,” 1982’s “Thriller” and 1987’s “Bad.” And even though child-molestation allegations before and after his 2009 death have tarnished his legacy, nobody has ever ruled the music world like he once did.The former One Direction heartthrob still sings the group’s biggest hit, “What Makes You Beautiful,” in his concerts.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticIf we were going to borrow the terminology of one pop-culture juggernaut, “Star Wars,” for another, BTS, we might call this phase of the career of one of the group’s members “BTS, Episode II: A New J-Hope.” At least, J-Hope himself considers this the beginning of a second chapter in the ensemble’s career as well as a fresh start for his own, as today he releases “Jack in the Box,” the first of in a series of solo albums that each member of BTS is expected to be putting out in the months to come.It makes sense that the artist known offstage as Jung Ho-seok would be the first band member to release a full solo project during what is being characterized as a refueling between group endeavors. Since he’s known primarily as a rapper, there will necessarily be fewer comparisons drawn between his solo material and pop earworms of BTS’ past like “Dynamite” and “Butter.” But in another sense, there’s risk involved in coming right out with something that bears quite so little similarity to anything that would be described as a BTS signature sound.

BTS alum on Friday released his debut solo album,, alongside a fiery new music video for the song «Arson.» The 10-track full-length can be streamed in full now via digital media services. According to a press release, the 28-year-old South Korean superstar is «leaping out of the box,» showing off new sides of himself and how much he has grown as an artist. In the first two tracks, listeners will hear the story behind the origin of J-Hope's stage name, born from Greek and Roman mythology of «Pandora's Box.» The dual main tracks «MORE» and «Arson» dive deeper into the artist's authentic and personal story. The release comes as J-Hope tops Billboard's Emerging Artists chart with «MORE,» becoming the fifth member of BTS to do so as a soloist. Earlier this month, J-Hope shared with fans a visually stunning music video for that first single.

BTS‘ J-Hope has revealed the reactions of his bandmates RM and Jungkook to his debut solo album ‘Jack In The Box’.The South Korean singer-rapper spoke to Rolling Stone upon the release of his debut solo record ‘Jack In The Box’, where he recalled the reactions he got from RM and Jungkook when they first listened to the record.“The first person I shared the album with … it’s always the same for me. I always share with RM first,” J-Hope said. “When RM heard the album, he said, ‘Wow, I didn’t think you’d do music like this.

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.

ENHYPEN have announced dates for an upcoming world tour, including dates in the United States and Japan.According to an announcement made by their agency BELIFT LAB, ENHYPEN’s tour will begin in September, with two dates in Seoul on September 17 and 18.The tour will then take the group to North America in October, where they are currently expected to perform in six cities including Houston, Atlanta, Chicago and New York. In November, ENHYPEN will play three cities in Japan, performing two dates each in Aichi, Osaka and Kanagawa.More dates are expected to be announced.[공지] ENHYPEN WORLD TOUR ‘MANIFESTO’ 개최 안내 (+ENG/JPN/CHN)(https://t.co/bNzWuzdjmv)#ENHYPEN #엔하이픈 #EN_WORLDTOUR_MANIFESTO #EN_MANIFESTO pic.twitter.com/fV0qWZQjra— BELIFT LAB (@BELIFTLAB) July 8, 2022Ticketing information for the tour and venue details have yet to be announced.The tour was previously reported in June by South Korean outlet Sports World.

J-Hope has revealed the tracklist for his solo album ‘Jack In The Box’.The BTS member is the first of the K-pop juggernauts to step forward with a debut record, which is due for release next Friday (July 15).He announced the album’s tracklist in a teaser clip on YouTube that lists his songs via abstract 3D designs.According to the clip, ‘Jack In The Box’ features 10 tracks – see the tracklist below.01. ‘Intro’02. ‘Pandora’s Box’03. ‘More’04. ‘Stop’05. ‘= (Equal Sign)’06. ‘Music Box: Reflection’07. ‘What if…’08. ‘Safety Zone’09. ‘Future’10. ‘Arson’Earlier this month, the singer released the music video for ‘More‘.The trippy video open with the K-pop idol receiving a mysterious unmarked package that transports him to a strange world once opened.

Interpol have announced the launch of a new global exhibition and pop-up shop to mark the release of the group’s seventh album ‘The Other Side Of Make-Believe’.‘Big Shot City’, which is named after one of the songs on Interpol’s new album, will run from July 15-17 in London, taking place simultaneously in Los Angeles, New York, Mexico City and Tokyo.The exhibition is a collaboration with photographer Atiba Jefferson and Brain Dead Clothing, and will include in-person meet-and-greets and Q&As with band members, Jefferson and Brain Dead at some of the events.Each event will include a gallery of Jefferson’s photographs of Interpol, which were taken during the making of the album, plus special items for purchase including limited-edition t-shirts, an exclusive zine and a handful of one-off Jefferson-designed skateboards in partnership with Girl Skateboards.See all the exhibition venues and dates below and pre-order ‘The Other Side Of Make-Believe’, which is out July 15, here.JULY13-16: Brain Dead Studios, Los Angeles13-16: 155 Lafayette Street, New York City15: Brain Dead’s space in Harajuku, Tokyo15-17: Old Truman Brewery, London16-17 July: Not A Gallery, Mexico CityThe trio kicked off their 2022 tour in April with a run of North American dates, during which they previewed a handful of new material from their upcoming new album. At the first show of the run in Deep Ellum, Texas, they aired singles ‘Toni’ and ‘Something Changed’ along with two then-unheard tracks, ‘Fables’ and ‘Into The Night’.‘Fables’ was later released as a single, with frontman Paul Banks saying in a statement: “‘Fables’ features one of Daniel [Kessler, guitarist]’s hottest licks.

Mark Tuan has officially announced his long-awaited debut solo album.Today (July 6), the Taiwanese-American K-pop idol, who is also a member of boyband GOT7, teased his first full-length album as a solo artist. The post featured a moving visual that features the singer’s name and as well as the record’s name, ‘The Other Side’.“FINALLY!! My first album is coming out!!” wrote Tuan in the post.

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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.

Sunmi has announced the dates for her upcoming 2022 ‘Gone Girl Gone Mad’ tour of North America and Europe.Yesterday (June 29), the K-pop idol announced that she is set to go on a 15-date tour of North America and Europe later this year. Sunmi will be kickstarting the tour in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland, with a show in August, before heading to six more cities in Europe, including Paris and London.After which, she will head over the pond to North America for an eight-show run in September.

Ad Mare, is back with a new dance video!The seven-member group, which consists of leader Haewon, Lily, Sullyoon, Jinni, Bae, Jiwoo and Kyujin, were recently in Los Angeles and stopped by downtown's STEEZY Studio where they filmed a dance practice video for their debut single, «O.O.»Only ET exclusively premieres their new dance practice video, which features the group's high-energy choreography and dance moves to the genre-inclusive song. The video also includes adorable behind-the-scenes moments of the group members' day spent at the L.A.

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.

Big Hit Music today announced the first solo project from a member of BTS, an album from the group’s J-Hope titled Jack in the Box.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFollowing BTS’ announcement that they will be focusing on solo projects in the coming months, the group’s J-Hope announced on the Weverse platform early Saturday that he will release a solo album called “Jack in the Box” on July 15. The first single single will drop next week, on July 1.According to the official announcement, “Jack in the Box” lends voice to J-Hope’s aspirations to break the mold and grow further.

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