Following BTS‘ Jin, J-Hope is entering full-fledged ‘work mode’. After completing his military service in October of last year and focusing on reorganization, he has been actively promoting solo activities as soon as the new year begins, further heating up the anticipation for the ‘Full BTS’ that is scheduled for the second half of the year.

J-Hope’s first official stage of the year has been set for the La Defense Arena in Paris, France. He left for Paris, France on the 19th to attend the charity concert ‘Collect Yellow Coins 2025’, which will be held on the 24th (Korean time).

The event is hosted by the French hospital foundation ‘Collect Yellow Coins Charity’, chaired by French First Lady Brigitte Macron, to raise funds to help hospitalized children. After the performance, a recording will be broadcast on ‘France 2’, a local public broadcasting station France TV.

J-Hope is the first K-pop solo artist to appear at this event. It is also the first time BTS has appeared on French TV, so there is explosive interest in the local area. Thanks to this, tickets were sold out in 10 minutes after they went on sale. Along with J-Hope, Big Bang‘s G-Dragon and Taeyang, and Blackpink’s Rosé are also listed as attendees.

J-Hope is heading straight to the global stage without rest. Starting on February 28, he will be holding ‘HOPE ON THE STAGE’, his first solo world tour since his debut. The Seoul concert, which will open the tour, will be held at the KSPO DOME (formerly known as the Gymnastics Arena) in the Seoul Olympic Park, known as the ‘K-pop dream stage’.

On this stage, J-Hope plans to perform live for the first time the tracks from his solo album ‘Hope on the Street VOL. 1’, which was released in March of last year. Following Seoul, he will hold 31 concerts in 15 cities in total, including the United States, Mexico, Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia. He will be the first K-pop soloist to enter the 20,000-seat BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, USA.

This activity is expected to be an opportunity for J-Hope to once again establish his presence as a solo artist before he fully embarks on his ‘complete’ journey.

The American economic magazine Forbes predicted, “J-Hope‘s current world tour will be a signal flare announcing his return to the global stage and a new beginning.” As soon as the new year began, J-Hope also expressed his determination through SNS, saying, “2025 will be a very important year for me,” and “I will show you a lot.”


Reporter Yoo Ji-hye yjh0304@donga.com
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