J-Hope of K-pop supergroup BTS will drop a new album depicting the rapper-dancer’s musical roots Friday.
“Hope on the Street Vol. 1,” a special album themed on street dance, will come out at 1 p.m. (Korean time), according to BigHit Music, the group’s agency.
The album has six tracks, including “Neuron,” “I Wonder…,” “I Don’t Know,” “On the Street (Solo Version)” and a dance remix version of “What If…,” originally included on J-Hope’s solo album released in 2022.
J-Hope participated in writing and composing all the tracks of the album.
“Neuron,” the lead track, was named after a dance crew where J-Hope worked before his debut as BTS. The song, featuring Dynamic Duo’s Gaeko and Yoonmirae, is of an old-school hip-hop from the 2000s, which significantly influenced the artist, according to the agency.
J-Hope portrayed his musical roots, life motivations and expectations for a new beginning in the song.
He introduced the track in the first episode of the documentary “Hope On the Street,” released Thursd
ay, saying, “I approached this song with the hope that it would feel like a finale, and the melody turned out that way.”
Among other featured artists were J-Hope’s bandmate Jungkook, K-pop girl group Le Sserafim’s Huh Yun-jin, and American producers Benny Blanco and Nile Rodgers.
“Lock/Unlock” is a song that talks about the lines that should be observed between people using dance terms, while “I Don’t Know” is a calm, sentimental house genre song.
“I Wonder…,” featuring Jungkook, is an electro-funk fan song that encourages enjoying every moment together.
J-Hope, who is currently fulfilling his mandatory military service, will be discharged in October.
Source: Yonhap News Agency