BTS member J-Hope announces solo tour in North America and Asia
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South Korean rapper’s tour starts in February. K-pop star J-hope, member of South Korean boy band BTS, has announced his first solo world tour. Titled Hope on the Stage, the tour will start in February and take in major cities across North America and Asia.
The rapper, 30, whose real name is Jung Ho Seok, will start with a run at the KSPO Dome in Seoul from 28 February to 2 March, which will be streamed live on fan platform WeVerse. He will then head to New York’s Barclays Center and on to Chicago, Mexico City, San Antonio, Oakland, and Los Angeles for the North American leg of the tour.
The tour announcement took into account the wildfires currently ravaging Los Angeles saying: “Due to the largescale wildfires in California, USA, and their resulting impact on the region, the detailed notice for the North American tour will be announced at a later date. We kindly ask for your understanding.”.
J-Hope’s show in Los Angeles will be held at the BMO Stadium. He will be the first solo Korean artist to headline a US stadium. After this, the rapper will head to Asia, with shows scheduled in Manila, Saitama, Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok, Macao, Taipei, and Osaka.
The “Arson” singer teased new music set to release in March and shared a clip of the song-making process on his social media shortly after announcing the tour. This is J-Hope’s first solo tour, but not his first performance. In 2022, he headlined Lollapalooza in Chicago, making history as the first Korean artist to headline a major US music festival.
