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

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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