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J-Hope ‘s latest solo project, Hope on the Street, has set the stage for an international run of shows on the forthcoming Hope on the Stage world tour. The BTS member will complete his first-ever solo tour between February and June with plans to perform two nights in all 15 cities on the schedule.

Though “Hope on the Stage” will be j-hope’s first solo tour, it’s not his first major live booking in North America. After releasing his solo album, Jack in the Box, in 2022, he headlined Lollapalooza, becoming the first Korean artist to headline a US festival.

The shows are primarily in Asia (including a tour-opening, three-night stint at Seoul’s KSPO Dome), but there is a run of North American tour dates in March and April, with two-show stops in Brooklyn, Chicago, Mexico City, San Antonio, Oakland, and Los Angeles. Ticket information about the US shows has not yet been made available.

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j-hope, the rapper and dancer from the global K-pop group BTS, will embark on his first-ever solo world tour, “Hope on the Stage,” starting in February 2025. The 30-year-old artist, whose real name is Jung Ho-seok, will kick off the tour with three performances at the KSPO Dome in Seoul from February 28 to March 2.

BTS member J-Hope has once again shown his worldwide power, as tickets for the Seoul leg of his first solo world tour, HOPE ON THE STAGE, sold out in less than an hour during the presale. The three-night show at the KSPO Dome,