BTS J-Hope announces first solo tour in 2025, Manila included

J-Hope is hitting the road this year!

BTS member and renowned rapper J-Hope will embark on his first solo tour in 2025, titled Hope On The Stage – and he’s definitely coming to Manila!

J-Hope will take his tour not just to his hometown but also to cities across the U.S. and Asia, including Manila.

The Asia leg kicks off at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Manila on 12-13 April, before moving on to Saitama, Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok, Macau, Taipei, and Osaka.

The tour will begin with three consecutive shows at the KSPO Dome in Seoul from 28 February to 2 March.

Here are the official dates for J-Hope’s Hope On The Stage tour:

• 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 tour’s title draws inspiration from J-Hope’s six-part documentary, Hope On The Street, which premiered on 28 March 2024, via Amazon Prime Video and TVING. The documentary “revolves around J-Hope's origin story and love for dancing as he begins a new journey in the 12th year of his professional career.”

The Hope On The Stage tour marks J-Hope's first time back on the road since completing his mandatory military service on 17 October 2024, after 18 months of duty.

Building on that achievement, in April, J-Hope will make history as the first BTS member to headline a solo stadium show at Los Angeles’ BMO Stadium. This milestone also marks him as the first Korean solo artist to secure the iconic venue, further reinforcing his role as a trailblazer within his group and the broader K-pop industry.