It’s a “Daydream” come true! In July, BTS’s rapper J-Hope will make historical past as the primary South Korean artist to headline this yr’s Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park.
J-Hope is predicted to switch an look by the rapper Doja Cat, who canceled her summer time performances to get better from tonsil surgical procedure. The Ok-pop group Tomorrow x Collectively, who achieved their first top-10 entry within the Billboard 200 with their 2021 album The Chaos Chapter: Freeze, have additionally been added to the Lollapalooza line-up, marking their first efficiency at a significant American music competition.
“I’m joyful to welcome J-Hope and Tomorrow x Collectively into the Lollapalooza household,” mentioned Lollapalooza founder, Perry Farrell, in a statement to Selection. “These artists have been given nice presents in communication. Their international viewers communicate totally different languages however possess an intense ardour for his or her music. Lolla is the place the place all music genres dwell in concord. These are the superstars of the worldwide phenomenon of Ok-Pop, and we’re so excited to have them at this yr’s competition.”
The announcement follows the discharge of J-Hope’s debut solo mixtape Hope World in 2018. The gathering peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard 200, making him the highest-charting Korean soloist on the time. The musician took to Instagram to have fun the excellent news.
“It is a thrilling new problem that I believe will turn out to be a very memorable chapter in my musical historical past!” he wrote. “I’m gonna offer you guys a terrific present. Get able to get crazyyyyyy!”
J-Hope will shut the ultimate day of Lollapalooza, which runs from July 28–31. He’ll headline alongside the likes of Inexperienced Day, The Child Laroi, Charli XCX, Metallica, Dua Lipa, Machine Gun Kelly, J. Cole, and extra.
