BTS member J-Hope's recently released solo album 'Jack In The Box' is gained a lot of attention. Recently, in an interview with WKorea, J-Hope revealed the real purpose and goal of being a solo artist with his debut album.
Jung Hoseok popularly known as J-Hope revealed he never thought of creating trending pop music just for the goal of achieving charting high, but he always wanted to create the music he desired for. J-Hope said, 'No [I didn’t think about adding what’s in the pop market]. If I thought about the trend even a bit, it would change the album upside down. I hear House music a lot these days, like the one you might hear in a club. Getting on a chart was never an option for me from the start, it was just about being me, doing what I want to do.'
J-Hope's 'Jack In The Box' has music that he always grew up and danced to when he was young. His major inspiration for the album were his favoruite songs when he was a kid. J-Hope said that when he was younger he listened to boom-bap. He danced to funk music, James Brown, and much more. He revealed that his album reflects this identity. J-Hope created music inspired by his own vision and continues to mature and grow as an artist. He revealed the real challenge of Lollapalooza as a solo artist.
He said that it is not easy to perform several songs live in a row and he has huge respect for all solo artists. J-Hope even said that he has goals and ambitions, but it is rather close to ‘I want people to know that I exist here’. He said that was the reason he planned the listening party and joined Lollapalooza.
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