J-Hope boldly declares that he wants “More” on his highly anticipated new solo single. The BTS member released the track from his upcoming album Jack in the Box at midnight on Thursday.
The music-filled track finds J-Hope flirting with a darker, edgier sound that mixes alternative rock hooks with hip-hop beats. “I do it all,” he declares in the song’s hypnotic pre-chorus. The message of the piece is “to show the world how much [J-Hope has] grew,” according to a news release.
Jack in the Box , out July 15, is the rapper-slash-dancer’s first-ever non-mixtape album — and it marks the first solo album by a member of the record-breaking K-Pop group since embarking on their so- called ‘BTS’ Chapter 2′ earlier this month. “Jack in the Box gives voice to J-Hope’s aspirations to break the mold and grow even more,” BTS’ label Bighit said of the record. “The album represents J-Hope’s own musical personality and vision as an artist.”
“More” comes a few weeks after BTS announced they would be going on hiatus to focus on their own individual projects. “To be clear, they are not on hiatus, but they will be taking time to explore some solo projects at this time and stay active in a variety of different formats,” a BTS spokesperson told Rolling Stone.
“More” follows the release of bandmate Jungkook’s “Left and Right,” a new single featuring Charlie Puth that is expected to appear on his own solo album. Solo records from Jimin and Suga are also expected.
J-Hope will headline Lollapalooza on July 31, making history as the first South Korean artist to headline the main stage of a US festival.
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