With "Jack In The Box" J-Hope kicks off a new BTS era!

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J-Hope is ready to jump out of the box and present himself as a solo singer! Almost two weeks ago, the members of BTS announced in a livestreamthat they want to focus on solo activities to develop personally. That same day, J-Hope announced a solo album, so fans already have something to look forward to!

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The singer, dancer and rapper has released solo music before. His first mixtape "Hope World" including the title track "Daydream" was released in March 2018 and almost all of the songs included placed on the charts! J-Hope set records for high placements on the U.S. Billboard charts for a Korean solo artist. In addition, his mixtape made it to the charts in a total of 10 countries worldwide!

The mixtape was followed in 2019 by the no less successful single "Chicken Noodle Soup" feat Becky G. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart, something that only five other Korean solo artists - for example Psy and CL - managed to do before J-Hope!

J-Hope's first full-length solo album is finally scheduled for release on July 15:

Jack In The Box

Yesterday, J-Hope released a video teaseron his personal Instagram, through which the title of the album "Jack In The Box" was announced. Today, the singer also uploaded already the first image teaser . Through them we can already take a look inside a box and see J-Hope there, wearing a white suit and a black clown cap!

What else will we find in the box? We have the details for you here:

Buyers will randomly receive one of two card holders in the shape of a square box. Along with that, there will be a photo card A, one of two B photo cards, and a QR card. When you scan the code on the QR card with the Weverse app, you'll get access to all the songs on the album and exclusive photos!

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In addition to the regular album, there is also a version that includes an additional Weverse Gift .

On Friday, July 1, we'll already get a little taste in the form of a pre-release single, the title of which we don't know yet. You shouldn't miss it!


J-Hope kicks off a solo era of BTS with "Jack In The Box", which will surely have a lot to offer in the future. Which of the other members would you like to hear new music from next? Like J-Hope, most of them have also released mixtapes or singles before, but you can never have enough of these guys right?