BTS‘s J-Hope will be releasing two additional new songs this year.

J-Hope announced on the 11th during a live broadcast on the global super fan platform Weverse that he will be releasing two additional new songs this year.

J-Hope, who released the digital single ‘Sweet Dreams’ (Sweet Dreams, feat. Miguel) on the 7th, gave a spoiler about the new songs, saying, “It’s funnily enough, all three songs will have different styles.” He also revealed his serious thoughts, saying, “While working on the album in the US, I thought about what kind of music you guys would like, and the answer in the end was ‘good music.’.

He said that he is establishing his musical direction and color through the single project he is releasing this year, and added that he thinks this single project will have a big influence on his next solo full-length album.

J-Hope has recently released a new song and has been actively meeting with fans. On the 6th, the day before the new song was released, he held a live broadcast on Weverse for a whopping 12 hours, and on the day of the song‘s release, he held a fan event called ‘Sweet Dreamland’ to communicate with fans online and offline.

After that, he went to the US and held a pop-up ‘Sweet Dreams Flowers’ at Genesis House in New York from the 9th to the 10th. The pop-up space was decorated with flowers selected by J-Hope himself, and the message cards had his own handwriting, which was touching. Visitors enjoyed a new experience of making bouquets in a space that reflected the concept of the new song.

In addition, he collaborated with the famous American bakery ‘Magnolia Bakery’ to present cupcakes and banana pudding that capture the mood of the new song. In particular, he directly participated in the product design, adding to the specialness.

J-Hope is actively appearing on entertainment programs because he wants to give his fans a variety of content. He appeared on popular entertainment programs such as MBC’s ‘I Live Alone’ and JTBC‘s ‘Please Take Care of My Refrigerator since 2014’ and announced his appearance on YouTube channels ‘Gabi Girl’ and ‘Fairy Jaehyung’.

J-Hope is also on a large-scale world tour. Starting in Brooklyn on the 14th and 15th, he will embark on a North American tour that will take him to Chicago, Oakland, and more. This tour is particularly meaningful as he will be the first Korean solo singer to enter BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.


Reporter Yoo Ji-hye yjh0304@donga.com

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