HOPE WORLD
J-HOPE
● In the 2018 mixtape, J-Hope explained that he chose to be a symbol of hope, a piece of peace, to help people in their stressful lives — "My name is my life" he says in the song called "Hope World". He also talked about the person behind J-Hope, the cheerful idol, his loyalty to his team and how far he has come.
● J-Hope about the process of making Hope World: "The team always comes first, so I focused on our projects as BTS and tried to make time in the hotel room, on the airplane, and whenever I could find a few minutes," he says of the two-year-long process of developing Hope World, which he considers "my calling card to the world."
● In 2018 J-Hope became the Korean solo artist with most #1's for an album on iTunes with Hope World.
● Hope World was the first album by a K-pop solo artist to reach the Billboard 200's top 50.
● Hope World was the first album by a Korean soloist to spend more than 1 week on Billboard 200.
INTRO: BOY MEETS EVIL & MAMA
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OUTRO: EGO
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JUST DANCE
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CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
J-HOPE
● Chicken Noodle Soup was the fastest #1 on US iTunes charts for a Korean act within just 2 hours. It is also the first Korean song to straight enter/debut at #1 in the US iTunes.
● In 2019, with 'Chicken Noodle Soup', J-Hope became the first Korean soloist to reach #1 US iTunes Singles Charts since PSY's 'Gangnam Style'.
● With 'Chicken Noodle Soup', J-Hope was the first BTS member to appear on the Hot 100 as a soloist.
● J-Hope is the first Korean solo & 3rd Korean act to have made debut in both Billboard 200 (Hope World) and Hot 100 (CNS). He was also the first BTS member to achieve this.
DIONYSUS
BTS
DIS-EASE
BTS
● "Yet it’s the album’s last track, “Dionysus,” that best underscores the ambition of this group. Simply put, it’s the most outlandish song BTS has ever released — and, as this album’s longest song and final word, may be a harbinger of more wild experiments to come." — Billboard about Dionysus.
● "[...] In this way, Dis-ease is one of the group’s most clever songs. It layers the fear of burnout caused by excessive work against the burnout faced during a pandemic. The very thing that caused their relief is also causing their unease, and the track questions whether that in itself is the real disease. Through this, they are able to discuss the importance of mental health, societal pressures, and current events against an instrumental that brings them full circle to their beginnings in hip hop." — Amanda Lopez on Medium.
● "… I think I was just avoiding my work-related problems rather than facing them head on. The nice thing about music is that I can say what’s on my mind, even feeling of sadness or depression, in beautiful ways. I don’t usually express those feelings but this time I wanted to try." — J-Hope about Dis-ease.
● In January 2020, J-Hope was promoted as a full member of the Korean Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) and until now (FEB, 2021), he is credited as a composer/song-writer in a total of 111 songs.
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