j-hope is going on tour this year.
On January 10, following months of speculation from fans, it was announced that the BTS member and acclaimed rapper is officially set to go on his very own solo tour this 2025, dubbed ‘Hope On The Stage.’ It will kick off with three back-to-back shows from February 28 to March 2 (Friday – Sunday) at the prestigious KSPO Dome in Seoul. Following this, the tour will head to several cities across the US and Asia, including Manila.
The Asia leg of j-hope’s tour will kick off in Manila’s SM Mall Of Asia Arena on April 12 and 13. The rapper will then head to Saitama, Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok, Macau, Taipei, and Osaka.
On February 3, 2025 (Monday), Live Nation Philippines revealed that it will serve as the organizer for the Manila stop of the tour, announcing the shows’ ticketing details. Tickets are priced from PHP 4,000 to PHP 22,500. A VIP Stage Package will be available and include 1 VIP floor ticket, access to the soundcheck party, early entry into the show floor, early access to the merchandise booth, a VIP laminate and lanyard, and a VIP exclusive gift. In addition, a VIP Hope Package will also be available and include all the aforementioned benefits, alongside access to a special send-off party for j-hope after the show.
From February 3, 2025 (Monday), 11:00 AM (PHT) to February 7, 2025 (Friday), 11:59 AM (PHT), fans can join an ARMY MEMBERSHIP presale registration period via WeVerse to get early access to tickets. This will then be followed by the ARMY MEMBERSHIP presale period itself, which will happen from February 19, 2025 (Wednesday), 10:00 AM to 11:59 PM (PHT). After this, a Smart Presale will be held on February 20, 2025 (Thursday), 10:00 AM to 11:59 PM (PHT). Finally, the General Onsale will begin starting February 21, 2025 (Friday) at 12:00 PM (PHT). Tickets will be available via SM Tickets.
Check out the dates for j-hope’s ‘Hope On The Stage’ tour here:
- February 20 – March 2: KSPO Dome, Seoul
- March 13 – 14: Barclays Center, Brooklyn
- March 17 – 18: Allstate Arena, Chicago
- March 22 – 23: Palacio De Los Deportes, Mexico City
- March 26 – 27: Frost Bank Center, San Antonio
- March 31 – April 1: Oakland Arena, Oakland
- April 4, 6: BMO Stadium, Los Angeles
- April 12 – 13: SM Mall Of Asia Arena, Manila
- April 19 – 20: Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
- April 26 – 27: Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
- May 3 – 4: Indonesia Arena, GBK, Jakarta
- May 10 – 11: Impact Arena, Bangkok
- May 17 – 18: Galaxy Arena, Macau
- May 24 – 25: NTSU Arena (Linkou Arena), Taipei
- May 31 – June 1: Kyocera Dome Osaka, Osaka
The highly anticipated tour will be the first time the “MORE” hitmaker will be out on the road performing following the end of his mandatory military service last October 17, 2024 after 18 months of fulfilling his duties. The tour’s title is in reference to j-hope’s six-part documentary Hope on the Street, which premiered last March 28, 2024 on Amazon Prime Video and TVING, and sees the K-pop icon tracing back his roots as a dancer with his former instructor Boogaloo Kin.
The documentary was accompanied by its very own soundtrack HOPE ON THE STREET VOL. 1 — a six-track EP, which sees j-hope team up with a number of different artists, this includes fellow BTS member Jungkook, as well as benny blanco, Nile Rodgers, LE SSERAFIM‘s HUH YUNJIN, Gaeko, and YOON MIRAE. It was released on March 29, 2024, a day after the documentary’s premiere.
Prior to his military enlistment, j-hope marked a major milestone in his solo career by making history as the first-ever Korean artist to headline Lollapalooza last July 2022. His headlining appearance at the major American festival was covered in his first documentary j-hope IN THE BOX, which also recounted his time bringing his debut album Jack In The Box to life.
Listen to j-hope’s HOPE ON THE STREET VOL. 1 below: