BTS’ J-Hope recently became the first South Korean male solo artiste to grace the front cover of the Billboard magazine since PSY.
On 20 May, Billboard posted the cover, which has the singer sitting by the window overlooking a city, and the words “J-Hope: From BTS to Solo Stadium Stardom” written as the cover lines.
“With his groundbreaking solo tour and new singles, [J-Hope] is forging a deeper connection with fans, expanding his own path beyond BTS and looking toward even bigger milestones ahead,” the caption read.
A sneak peek into the interview had J-Hope speaking about his music, saying, “I believe my music should evolve as I grow. Before my enlistment, I leaned into my roots in dance, experimenting with a variety of sounds to express different facets of myself,” he says. “This is just the start – I have plenty more musical experiments in store.”
It is noted that BTS themselves have made the cover twice, in the special 2018 edition as well as the August 2021 edition.
J-Hope is currently on his solo tour “Hope on the Stage” that has begun back in February in Seoul.
PSY became the first male solo artiste from South Korea to grace the cover, back when his song “Gangnam Style” became a hit in 2021.
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