When j-hope declared on MORE’s lyrics that “fame and riches aren’t everything, I already know it. My work makes me breathe, so I want more,” many of his fans immediately caught on that he wasn’t just aiming for success on the charts. J-hope is on a much grander mission — achieving creative fulfillment and distinction as an individual artist.
54.1 MORE Analysis @BTS_twt
— Colin (@ColinSH3) July 3, 2022
J-Hope’s verses are notoriously hard to translate, especially those abstract lines with phrases containing only two nouns connected by a preposition. For the most accurate translation, I consulted with a friend who has a Ph.D. in Korean Literature. pic.twitter.com/uoGNfkreBE
And by the looks of it, the multi-talented and multi-faceted musician and performer is well on his way towards those goals.
Aside from numerous achievements on Spotify, UK’s Official Charts, iTunes, Circle Chart (formerly Gaon), and more, j-hope garnered the support of peers from Korea’s rapper community and earned acclaim from music and entertainment journalists all over the world.
On top of all these,j-hope’s pre-release track from his upcoming first solo album has been included by major media organizations, not just in their Korean music playlists but in their mainstream music recommendations list as well.
MORE is currently the opening track for "MTV Earwax," a weekly round-up of songs selected by MTV.
#HOPEONTHEBEAT
— The Hobi Lab (@thehobilab) July 3, 2022
j-hope’s newest single is the first track features on this week’s MTV Earwax playlist. Keep listening to “MORE” in all available platforms!#jhope_MORE #JackInTheBox#jhope #Hobi #Hoseok#제이홉 #정호석 pic.twitter.com/X4oTjtugm7
The song is also included in Shazam’s “Best New Music” playlist and in Spotify's “It’s a Hit!” and “Beats & Rhymes” playlists, among many others.
#HOPEONTHEBEAT
— The Hobi Lab (@thehobilab) July 3, 2022
“MORE” by j-hope is on Shazam’s ‘The Best New Music’ playlist.
Keep streaming and shazaming, Hobi-geeks. Let’s push harder for Hoseok!#jhope_MORE #JackInTheBox#jhope #Hobi #Hoseok#제이홉 #정호석 pic.twitter.com/vVj9fBpc8D
j-hope’s MORE has been added to “It’s a Hit!” Playlist on Spotify! (2.2M followers)
— J-HOPE TRENDS 🌐 (@jhope_trends) July 6, 2022
[https://t.co/5NzhHUhhBk] pic.twitter.com/BAxvyZ00kl
J-Hope's MORE has been added to Spotify's "Beats & Rhymes" playlist!
— (slow) ◡̈ | 🃏 (@verritaee) July 1, 2022
🔗:(https://t.co/Yk4mP0cRUK)#BTS #방탄소년단 @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/B6U2x8SoEZ
iHeartRadio Canada shared that they have added MORE on their #iHeartNewMusic playlists.
ADDED to #iHeartNewMusic - J-Hope #MORE #jhope_more
— iHeartRadio Canada (@iHeartRadioCA) July 4, 2022
Listen Free on iHeartRadio! 🎧 https://t.co/J8JP1xe4tO pic.twitter.com/Z5IT17Qc3s
Nylon Magazine also featured j-hope’s new song as one of the 10 best music releases of the week. In their article, they wrote, “j-hope thunderously fuses classic hip-hop and arena rock on 'More', a shocking and theatrical new vision from the BTS emcee.”
#Soundcheck: The 10 best music releases of the week. 🎧 #JHOPE from @BTS_twt @charli_xcx, @tiesto
— NYLON (@NylonMag) July 5, 2022
& morehttps://t.co/nRlz2VDaEs
It was also previously reported that “Jack In The Box” was included in GRAMMYs’ “Must-hear Albums” for the month of July.
Here are the 10 must-hear albums dropping this month, including huge releases from @Beyonce, @burnaboy, #JHope, @lizzo, @odesza, and many more. 💿 https://t.co/SpKjg3TiYR
— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) July 7, 2022
Kayla and Bethany, podcasters for Consequence, just recently dedicated an entire 1-hour and 25-minutes episode of their show to discuss j-hope’s song MORE.
j-hope leaves us wanting “MORE” with his latest solo effort.
— Consequence (@consequence) July 7, 2022
Kayla and Bethany pop the lid on the production, lyrics, and music video for the 90s style rap-grunge song on this latest episode of Stanning BTS: https://t.co/DjGAwUW9BS @BTS_twt #jhope_MORE #JHOPE #BTS pic.twitter.com/ORYxxogQU8
On July 8 at 12:00 AM KST, BIGHIT MUSICreleased the complete tracklist of j-hope's “Jack In The Box” album and officially announced several hours after that the title of the record’s second title track is“Arson.”
j-hope 'Jack In The Box' Tracklist
— BIGHIT MUSIC (@BIGHIT_MUSIC) July 7, 2022
(https://t.co/byVnU9zPiS)#jhope #제이홉 #JackInTheBox pic.twitter.com/65Q96gyfKU
[기사] #제이홉, 솔로 앨범 더블 타이틀곡은 ‘MORE’와 ‘방화 (Arson)’https://t.co/nGWFOjZMz4
— BIGHIT MUSIC (@BIGHIT_MUSIC) July 7, 2022
As expected, this news set worldwide Twitter ablaze in a matter of minutes. Once again, igniting discussions and theories on j-hope’s enigmatic solo content.
#jhope is indeed fire 🔥🔥🔥 personified!
— The Hobi Lab (@thehobilab) July 7, 2022
Once again, Hobi is trending on worldwide Twitter with multiple keywords related to #JackInTheBox:
#07 Arson
#12 10 TRACKS
#13 Pandora’s Box
#14 Safety Zone
#17 10 SONGS
#25 Equal Sign
#28 JACK IN THE BOX TRACKLIST
#34 Music Box pic.twitter.com/HazIryMjYB
In fact, no less than the GRAMMYs was among the first to report on this exciting news. They wrote, “Though we know j-hope is skilled in lyric writing and producing, it's cool to know he worked on composing and conceptualizing his debut album as well. This means that his own flair will be apparent throughout the project, and should be an accurate representation of how the artist has evolved as a soloist.”
Kicking off "#BTS' Chapter 2," #JHope will release his debut solo album on July 15.
— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) July 7, 2022
Find out more about the upcoming project, including #tracklist and cover art. 🎵 https://t.co/muh5PJheZD
There is no doubt about it — the eyes of the music world are glued on j-hope, and it looks like they are liking what they see.
j-hope’s forthcoming album is now available for pre-saving on Spotify and Apple Music. “Jack In The Box” is scheduled for release on July 15 at 1:00 PM KST.
Pre-save & Pre-add the 'Jack In The Box'
— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) July 8, 2022
📦https://t.co/MT5B9uFJwL
💽Release: 2022.07.15. 1PM KST #jhope #제이홉 #JackInTheBox pic.twitter.com/OfEhSS7WIK
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