Japan responded with a parade on the front page of its sports daily newspaper as J-Hope rose to fame.

J-Hope’s visit to Japan after two and a half years was covered in special editions by major Japanese sports newspapers, proving that his popularity remains strong.

The media outlets that produced and distributed the so-called special editions that featured news of J-Hope’s Japanese concert on the front page were the three major local sports dailies, Sports Hochi, Nikkan Sports, and Daily Sports.The ‘J-Hope Special Edition ‘that was released on the 19th was displayed at convenience store stands near Saitama Super Arena, where he performed, and attracted attention with a rush of purchases reminiscent of the so-called’ open run ‘.

J-Hope, who is currently on his solo world tour’ HOPE ON THE STAGE ‘, recently moved the stage to Japan.The concert held at Super Arena on the 19th and 20th became a hot topic as all tickets were sold out as soon as ticket sales began.


It has been two and a half years since J-Hope visited Japan as an artist, since the’ MAMA AWARDS ‘held in November 2022, right before he enlisted.This tour in particular attracted the attention of the global fandom’ ARMY ‘as it was J-Hope’s first local solo concert.

J-Hope is currently on a world tour,’ j - hope Tour HOPE ON THE STAGE ‘, which began with a concert in Seoul in February.He previously mobilized 178,000 audiences in six cities in North America, and is currently on an Asian tour.In Japan, he will hold his second concert at Kyocera Dome Osaka on May 31 and June 1.


Reporter Heo Min- mignon@donga.com

This article is automatically translated using Google AI. If you notice any inaccuracies, please let us know at allkstar@donga.com.