J-Hope Wants Some ‘More’ on New Solo Single

J-Hope proclaims “I want some more” on his new solo single. The BTS member dropped the track from his forthcoming Jack in the Box LP at midnight on Thursday.

The swag-filled song finds J-Hope flirting with a darker, edgier sound that fuses together alternative rock hooks with hip-hop beats. “I’m doing it all,” he declares in the song’s hypnotic pre-chorus. The song’s message is to “show the world how much he’s grown,” according to a press release.

J-Hope’s “More” comes a couple of weeks after the megastar K-pop group BTS announced they would go on hiatus to focus on their own individual projects, which includes J-Hope’s Jack in the Box due out on July 15. It’s the rapper/dancer’s first-ever non-mixtape album, and the first BTS solo LP since the group embarked on “BTS’ Chapter 2” earlier this month. (A BTS spokesperson told Rolling Stone, “To be clear, they are not on hiatus but will take time to explore some solo projects at this time and remain active in various different formats.”)

“Jack in the Box lends voice to J-Hope’s aspirations to break the mold and grow further,” BTS label Bighit said of the record. “The album represents J-Hope’s own musical personality and vision as an artist.”

“More” follows the release of fellow bandmate Jungkook’s “Left and Right,” his  new single with Charlie Puth last Friday that is expected to appear on his own solo album. Solo LPs are anticipated from Jimin and Suga as well.

J-Hope will be headlining Lollapalooza on July 31, making history as the first South Korean artist to headline a mainstage U.S. festival.