BTS’s J-Hope Becomes The First South Korean Artist To Headline Lollapalooza 2022

July 31st is the date when BTS band member J-Hope will be headlining the Lollapalooza Music Festival. Rumors indicate the singer is planning for a new solo album

Lollapalooza, one of the world’s largest and most important music festivals, has announced numerous new additions to its program for its upcoming 2022 event, and K-pop lovers are sure to be pleased with the additions.

J-Hope, one of the seven members of the boy band BTS, has been picked as a headliner for Lollapalooza 2022, not merely as a performer. A glance at the festival’s website reveals that his name is wedged between fellow headliners Green Day and Jane’s Addiction on Sunday, the final day of the festival.

J-Hope’s involvement was highlighted prominently on the festival’s Instagram account, which announced the news to the globe on June 7. The Instagram account remarked, “Verified We are thrilled to announce j-hope of @bts.bighitofficial will headline #Lolla 2022 on Sunday, July 31st! 🙌 His performance will make history, cementing him as the first South Korean artist to ever headline a main stage at a major U.S. music festival.”

J-Hope will perform with Metallica, Lil Baby, Dua Lipa, Machine Gun Kelly, Big Sean, J. Cole, and other Lollapalooza headliners. On Sunday, July 31, he will take command of the Bed Light Seltzer stage at 9:00 p.m., following in the footsteps of performers like The Kid Laroi and Charli XCX, who will perform on the same stage earlier that day.

 

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J-Hope will headline Lollapalooza without his bandmates, who aren’t listed in the press release. While he has dominated the worldwide music market as a member of the world’s seventh-largest band, he has also found time to write, record, and release songs on his own, as have several of his bandmates.

J-Hope has been rumored to be working on his sophomore solo album for years, but no official statements have been made. The fact that he’ll be headlining a big festival in the world’s largest music market could indicate that he’s working on a new full-length album, which would help him flesh out his setlist.

Tomorrow X Together, a fellow South Korean singing cat, was also confirmed as an extra artist in an official press release published by C3 Presents, one of the businesses behind Lollapalooza. The band will perform for the first time in the United States on Saturday, July 30.