J-Hope of BTS to headline music festival Lollapalooza

BTS member J-Hope has been added to the lineup of this year's Lollapalooza.

The social media accounts of the event made the announcement on Wednesday, naming J-Hope as the "first South Korean artist to headline a main stage at a major U.S. music festival."

We're thrilled to announce #jhope of @bts_bighit will headline #Lolla 2022 on Sun, July 31st! ???? His performance will make history, cementing him as the first South Korean artist to headline a main stage at a major U.S. music festival. ???? Get tickets now: https://t.co/bmjLHHMiVU pic.twitter.com/7kUjSdHj7L

— Lollapalooza (@lollapalooza) June 8, 2022

J-Hope also shared the news on his Instagram, saying, "This is going to be my first performance at @lollapalooza. It's a thrilling new challenge that I think will become a really memorable chapter in my musical history!"

"I'm gonna give you guys a great show. Get ready to get crazyyyyyy," he added.

 

 

 

 

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Other artists set to headline the festival are Metallica, Dua Lipa, J. Cole, Green Day, Machine Gun Kelly, Lil Baby, and Kygo.

This year's Lollapalooza will be held at Grant Park in Chicago from July 28 to 31.

Aside from his activities with South Korean supergroup BTS, J-Hope has also made waves with his solo music career. In 2018, he released his first solo mixtape called "Hope World."

In 2019, he entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart as a soloist when he released "Chicken Noodle Soup" featuring Becky G. —JCB, GMA News