The members of BTS have started to focus more on their solo careers in recent times. J-Hope was the first of the K-Pop group to participate in this new phase, releasing last Friday, July 15th, the album “Jack in the Box“. And now he told how he feels about the ‘new title’.
Although the other members, including J-Hope himself, have released mixtapes and singles in the past, he is the first to release a full-length album. In an interview with Rolling Stone, he shared how the decision was made.
“Instead of thinking about a ‘who would release first’ request while promoting as BTS, I asked myself, ‘What kind of music can I do as J-Hope from BTS?’ I always ask myself that question, I always come up with a plan.
I think by doing that naturally my ‘Hope World’ (2018) mixtape came out”, he explained.
#JHope’s new album #JackInTheBox is raw, sincere, and above all, darker than what we might be used to: “I wanted people to realize that J-Hope isn’t limited to bright things. He can do these concepts and has a wide spectrum.”https://t.co/faXdE67T7X pic.twitter.com/xHDrKaKEs0
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) July 17, 2022
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As time passed, “I realized that I wanted to show more dance” and J-Hope released the single “Chicken Noodle Soup” in 2019, it was not enough for him. “I started to think that J-Hope needed to show more sincerity in the song and that’s what I focused on when I approached ‘Jack in the Box’”.
“I think in terms of timing, I ended up being first because I was constantly preparing. I did not think of the project with the desire to be the first in mind”.
