"I'll continue to sing and dance on stage so that I can be your hope."
BTS J-Hope held 'j-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE'in SEOUL' (hereinafter 'HOPE ON THE STAGE') at KSPO DOME in Songpa-gu, Seoul from February 28 to 2 and opened the world tour. J-Hope played a total of 21 sets to match the live band performance, creating an unforgettable time with 37,500 fans for three days.
The first song 'What if...When the beat of ' flowed out, the red cloth surrounding the stage moved up and down to give a visual pleasure, and when J-Hope appeared through the cloth, the atmosphere on the site heated up in a flash.
J-Hope opened the door with energy, singing a series of songs from his first solo album 'Jack In The Box' such as 'Pandora's Box', 'Arson', 'STOP (No One Is Bad in the World)', and 'MORE'. He had the first act of 'HOPE ON THE STAGE'. The name of the performance means that J-Hope will show everything on this stage. I'm going to express various emotions that you're feeling on stage," he expressed his emotion.
The section of the special album 'HOPE ON THE STREET VOL.1' showed the true value of 'J-Hope's performance'. Locking was performed in 'lock/unlock (with Jenny Blanco, Nile Rodgers)', and performances of various genres were appreciated, ranging from the house of 'i don't know (with Heo Yoon-jin of LE SSERAFIM) and the popping of 'i wonder... (with Jung Cook of BTS)'. In particular, his roots 'Street Dance' combined with the song to present a touching feeling.
In particular, the stage of the digital single 'Sweet Dreams (feat. Miguel), which will be released at 2 p.m. on the 7th, was pre-released and received an explosive response. Fans turned on their cell phone lights in one mind and cheered for him. J-Hope wondered if I had ever done a proper love song. So I wanted to work on a song that many people can listen to easily and comfortably. It's a serenade of love for ARMY (fandom name)."
He led the audience with special points in each song, such as '1 VERSE', which boasted powerful wrapping between the auditorium and the stage, 'Airplane + Airplane pt.2' using the bridge stage, and 'Daydream (One Daydream)', which showed a surprise back-drop performance. It also warmed the atmosphere by performing a medley of BTS songs. Fans responded with generous cheers and chants to the stage that made full use of his charm, such as 'MIC DROP', 'Babybird', 'Byeong'.
J-Hope "I'm most nervous 10 minutes before I go on stage, but when I go on stage, the tension disappears. The reason is that you are here after all. I'm so proud of ARMY and I want to show this to the world. I want to make you feel that artists and fandom play so well and lead the performance well. The Seoul performance was the best, and literally everything was perfect. I'll be back in a minute. Thank you so much for your warm cheers and support," he said, expressing his affection for the fans.
On the encore stage, J-Hope presented a new jack swing version of '= (equal sign)', 'Future', 'NEURON (with Gaeko, Yoon Mirae)'. In particular, the last song, 'NEURON (with Gaeko, Yoon Mi-rae)', videos of J-Hope's past dancers and BTS activities were unfolded, and the lyrics of 'I'll tell you again / We'll never give up, forever / I'll say it again / We'll always be alive to move us' added to the meaning of the performance.
'HOPE ON THE STAGE' was a performance that pointed out the path taken by solo artist J-Hope. It boasts an overwhelming sense of scale with the main stage consisting of as many as 25 lifts. The lifts made j-hope stand out even more by changing the height, arrangement, and graphics in real time depending on the music and performance.
Starting in Seoul, 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' is now heading to North America. J-Hope will hold concerts in Brooklyn from 13th to 14th, Chicago from 17th to 18th, Mexico City from 22nd to 23rd, San Antonio from 26th to 27th, Oakland from 31st to April 1st, and Los Angeles from April 4th to 6th. After that, 31 performances will be performed in a total of 15 cities, including the Asian tour.
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