BTS (방탄소년단) j-hope - Live at Lollapalooza 2022 (Part 1/2) | Reaction 

I was there. 100/10 experience. The crowd was SO hype and sang with him word for word. The livestream doesn't do it justice lol. I will truly never forget it. Army traveled from far and wide and waited all day for Hobi. It felt like a long-awaited party. This was on Sunday, a day that sometimes has lower attendance, but Hobi became the highest selling act in Lolla history. The crowd was mostly army. There was a good amount of people who didn't know who he was and was there to give him a chance, but as you can tell from the armybombs, Army definitely showed up 😂💜.

I am a 53 year old Latino woman the moment I heard that jhope was headline on Sunday lollapalooza I buy my ticket, the black spaces in the back with a fewer lights bombs were people who buy the ticket early and didn't have time or money for the light otherwise we could have seen more people, next day I was sore from dancing in a little Square space but I really enjoyed it and realized that we made history, even that I am old I love bts and jhope lyrics because are full of positivism to ourselves and others, kindness is the main message THAT'S WHAT WE NEED IN THIS TURBULENT WORLD

I travelled from France via London to Chicago just for this one night. Spent 1000's$ and came home with covid.. worth every penny and the 14 day isolation. Incredible night. The crowd, the atmosphere, the performance.. incredible. Can't believe I got to witness Hobi break out of his BTS role. How can he return to being 1/7 now? He commanded the stage and the audience. Just amazing

Jhope became the highest ticket-selling artist in Lollapalooza out of 30 years history, sold out over 1 million $ worth of merch and a lot of Armys weren't able to buy it still , had 105,000 who watched him in person but also HE HAD 14.9 MILLION PEOPLE who watched him on Weverse livestream PLUS THE VIEWS from other streaming platforms like Hulu , Twitter (army live) , and RU-vid livestream (army live) !! He made History!

I flew in from California and had a great time watching Hobi make history! Piggy-backing off of someone’s comment about him selling out $1 million worth of merch, I want to add that Hobi did this before he even stepped foot on stage. He and TXT were the only artists to sell out their merch by mid-day Day 4, and I only know that because I tried to buy some before the employee broke the news to me. I wanted to be sad, but more than anything, I was proud! His set was even better than expected and well-worth the wait. The energy between Hobi and the crowd was so electric and contagious that my boss, who was watching it live on Hulu back home, texted me during the performance to tell me that she wished she was with me because it looked so fun😂 It was unforgettable. I lost my voice that night from shouting out the lyrics and I’m STILL recovering to this day🥲 but I’d do it again.

I was there pretty close to the stage and none of the livestream captures how loud and hype we were. Just the fanchants alone hurt my ears and I was wearing high fidelity earplugs. Everyone absolutely lost it during Hangsang🤣 If you were wondering what the crowd was chanting at the end it was 'Go Hobi'

After 3 yrs of being an ARMY, this is the very first time that i can say i truly have a bias...dont get me wrong, i super love all of our boys but im obsessed with Jhope.

Jhope is the King of performance and hip-hop Rock Star 🤟

I'm 60 years young and follow BTS. I would have never thought that J-Hope could have gone in a completely different direction. HATs OFF to him. The sound, the beat, the lyrics were rough and aggressive, but with a positive message that's heart felt. What a contrast to put that together. I'm flabbergasted and this just part 1. Thank both of you. Really appreciate it.

This is not kpop anymore, JHOPE IS BEYOND KPOP! He is so good in singing live, Jhope is a total performer. And to the Lollapalooza ARMY, you guys Rock! 🤘Thank you for supporting Our Hobi, I mean "Jay" 😝

i was there and let me tell you... the crowd was WAY louder than you can hear in the video!! hobi's energy was absolutely crazy and it was super infectious!! this was my first time seeing bts/member live and i was seriously blown away. i got a heat rash and my feet were sore for like 4 days after but i would go through that all over again to see him lol

i’ve lived in chicago ever since i moved to america(almost 20 years now). i never attended lollapalooza because downtown always became chaotic during the festival. but for j-hope? i had to go!! sunday at lolla is usually the day not many people go. but this year, j-hope made the most people ever buy tickets! my friends and i came at 9am for his 9pm performance we were at front by barricades and got to see his performance. i have seen bts 5 times before and this was somehow different. j-hope had complete control of the audience unlike ever i had seen before i’ve been to music festivals and i’ve never seen a crowd like this. everyone was singing along and cheering, it was so loud my parents heard it from our apartment a few minutes north of lollapalooza. j-hope forever left his mark on our festival. i notice that many army from our chicago area tend to bias rapline and i feel like lollapalooza and chicago was the perfect place for hobi to make his debut solo performance 💜💜💜

100K audience. Notice how J-Hope is presenting himself without all the polish and glam on an idol but just as himself with no makeup, no frills to present his true story in these songs. It's not kpop to him. It's just his passion for music, for what he loves to do. Lol!! Over 10M were watching from him. These award shows must be dying with envy. There were people in the crowd rich enough to buy water for everyone in the audience before the the concert started. ARMYs were doing a great job.looking out for each other. They sold out Hobi's merch table. They left a lasting impression on GPs.

The first half is what I always wanted for him. That emo talented kid before he was named j-hope finally shows up in Lollapalooza. For OG Armys, we knew this rocker Jay existed but was shadowed by his Happy Persona for BTS.

The lyrics in "Jack in the box" is the best I've seen. Wow. It's so amazing. He himself had said that it should be listened to in order because it tells a story like a book. And he also mentioned how this album wasn't made to have "hits" on the radio. He said that he could have done that (he has proved that with his songs he wrote for BTS and Hope World) but this was about telling a story. He made the music, art, story exactly like he wanted. j-hope is an ARTIST. No doubt about that. And I would personally argue that there is "hits" on the album.

Jhope said his neck was sore after the concert. This concert was FANTASTIC! He showed his personality in the concert at times and was really funny.

The setlist is fantastic, the band is killing it and the most important, Hobi is amazing and brave for doing this. He challenged himself and surpassed it.

That was one live concert I will not forget! The production was flawless. I am older and have been to many concerts and festivals. This one was the best by far. There are not enough words to describe what a phenomenal experience this was. He should do a mini tour💜🖤💜 “Jay” deserves respect! I want a live album of JITB with the band💜🖤💜

Thankfully I live in Chicago and know my way around Lollapalooza- This was like Jordyn said a 100 out of 10 experience. the band was amazing, his energy was amazing, the crowd was amazing - He KILLED IT. Felt like a proud mom (and was standing with the mom of the guitarist playing with him)

There were a lot of really positive reactions on Twitter from people who weren't ARMY, but decided to go to Hobi's set on Sunday night instead of one of the other artists in that time slot (I know Green Day was on during the same time period, I don't recall who was on the other two stages because I only glanced over the schedule online to confirm when j-hope's set was). All of them were blown away by his performance and the enthusiasm of the fans. He definitely gained more than a few new fans that night.

He will go down in history as the best performer of our generation! He outshines everyone when it comes to stage presence, that's just facts.

J-Hope is an absolute legend after this performance! I am so frickin' proud of him!

In Hangsang he looks up at one point at Jimin , who was there. I was there and yes we lost our minds. Definitely a Hope favorite 항상

Yep jhope was headlining at Lollapalooza or should i say HOBIPALOOZA, he makes several history there : - first korean/kpop artist to headlining a major US music festival. - the highest n fastest ticket selling artist in lollapalooza history. - the most crowd/watched just for by himself (105k at the venue, 14.9M on weverse livestream realtime, 60k at youtube livestream, n we don’t even know how many watched via Hulu. - the fastest selling merch (5 mins, 10 if we count the waiting in line). - the highest grossing merch ($1M). - boosts Chicago economy to approx $4M. Even the founder of Lollapalooza n the mayor of Chicago got on stage just to announced jhope’s performance. Yep he gives a serious IMPACT both for the festival n the city. HOBIPALOOZA IS FOR THE HISTORY BOOM FOR SURE💜

What a performer - it was captivating. He didn’t just write music and sell it, but poured his heart and soul into it, and did everything to make sure we receive his message. His resolve, overcoming his fears of this daunting task, his faith in himself…all nothing but respect. I was moved.

Jhope is a super star . Thanx for the english translation . Thanx for the reaction 💜

This was the 4th night of the concert (July 31st). There was 105,000-110,000 people in attendance. It was a fully sold out show. Then he even sold over 1 million in merch. He set records all across the board. It was definitely historic. 💜🤗🇺🇲💜

Thank you for responding to this. I am so happy about the turnout for JHope. He is the ticket selling artist is Lollapalooza history! He was very nervous for weeks before the show. In his VLive after the show JHopes admits that he wasn't eating or sleeping much because he wanted it to be perfect. Jimin came to support and watch JHopes first solo concert😊💜💜💜💜

J-Hope forever My Sunshine. His dance gets me everytime 💜 His Hair is epic in it self, cloths, Jack in the box just one would be awesome but all together J-HOPE IS AMAZINGLY TALENTED AND HANDSOME.

JHOPE LITERALLY GAVE LOLLAPALOOZA ITS BIGGEST CROWD. It was a Sunday night Yes armys were there to support but some non armys were there to. And all they had nothing but compliments for his stage. They were extremely impressed & enjoyed a lot

i was there in the 3rd row and it was one of the best experiences of my entire life 😭

I was there.. I can't even describe how FANTASTIC it was in person. hulu stream didn't capture even 50% of how LOUD the crowd was !! We were singing on top of our lungs lol. Definitely BEST live performance I've ever seen.

This performance was just mind-blowing, one of the best I have ever seen! And to think this was his first solo concert ever! I expected him to be good, but he absolutely OWNED Lollapalooza. He made history that night. I’ll never get tired of watching this.

If I thought I couldn’t love/respect/support him anymore, after this I was wrong. I probably wouldn’t have survived it live. I was so overwhelmed in my living room! Hobi rock star I’m all in!

J Hope aka Hobi aka Jay gave us a glimpse of his dark side in his performance of Outro: Tear. I don’t know if you guys have already reacted to it. This is a part of himself he’s just now showing us by going solo. He’s a brilliant artist and deserves all the accolades he’s been receiving.

Jhope is an outstanding performer its actually INSANE to witness

Guys there is actually a full version of Blue Side. He released it with hope world and i always felt it was criminally short. And then a couple months before he released Jack in the Box he randomly dropped a full version. Its so amazing. I love that he put it into the set even if it was a transitional piece.

j-hope made history i'm so proud of him he deserves so much this is so much more 👏👏❤❤💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

J-HOPE PAVED THE WAY 😌

I still have goosebumps every time I watch the replays and other youtuber reactors reaction to his performances. I've been reading a lot from Twitter, those people attended Lollapalooza for other artist (not BTS or K-Pop fans) saying compliments about J-Hope's performances, and led them to get interested in BTS. J-Hope led them to BTS. The word "PROUD" is not enough to describe ARMY's feelings about his amazing professionalism and talent. Watching his performance made me reminisce about the past when some people says J-Hope is ugly and not talented, well look at him now and look at yourselves! Thank you for staying genuine in reacting to BTS, I really feel your sincerity every reaction videos. Keep it up :)

I was there. It was Sunday night in Chicago. He headlined. Closed out Lollapalooza. It was great. Yes we were there for him. There were Armys from all over the globe. Yes there were other festival goers there who hadn’t heard him before. Great atmosphere. Had to be there. Please listen to his album now….!

I was there as well. Sunday night. He closed out the festival! He was so amazing, and cool. He killed it. It was an unforgettable experience. I feel so lucky to have seen and experienced this. Jimin joked with him saying how dare you be better than a BTS concert???! And he was very close!!!!

One of the BEST stage performances I have EVER seen. Hands down. And I've seen Everybody! From Barry Manilow to BTS.

BigHit/HYBE made the stage fantastic for our JHOPE- HOBIPALOOZA it's an amazing performance - Armies being there gave our 💜JHOPE more exited and gladness🥰

I was there! About 10/12 people back from the front! It was an ABSOLUTELY EPIC performance!!!!!! I actually got heatstroke from the day (not a spec of shade was to be had, pray for us readheads!) And fainted right before "Chicken noodle soup" (there were over a hundred thousand people there to see our Hope!) and they had to pass me over the stantions. They let me sit for a sec, then they gave me a water, stood me up & made me stand waaaaaaaay off to the side, but that's ok cause I was in directly the right spot to see JIMIN come down the stairs!!!!!!!! It was a wonderful, yet gruling experience. Would I do it again?.....HELL YES.💜 Wish you guys had been there too! BORAHAE DJ & MCA! #Jhopefighting #Hobipalooza

Seeing people sing in Korean gives me hope for the world. That is BTS message after all, we are more similar than different. BTS members are STILL paving the way of what an artist can be and the ripple of positivity this can have. I bet everyone in the crowd just felt like family.💜 (DON'T FORGET TO VOTE FOR THE VMA's).

It's a killer performance! Jhope broke records and made history that day. It's confirmed that fhe attendees were around 100-105k, the highest ticket selling artist for 31yrs of Lollapalooza. 1st SK artist HEADLINE. Even TXT made history as the 1st kpop group to perform (they were not headline) i never knew there were not any SK performers for 31 yrs. Glad to see Hobi havinf a very successful solo debut! 👍🏻✨👍🏻✨👍🏻✨

That particular performance of Base Line, Cypher pt1, and Hansang stuck in my head.. Likee.. Seriously, he's out of this world for these performance.. HE IS FREAKING AMAZING..

Nah I think this hobi was different for everyone. It was really shocking watching his performance for the first time since it was such a stark difference of the hobi we're used to- but at the same time it was like a very real, raw j-hope. But even watching the performances again, it's still crazy seeing him like that- the closest we got to this before was maybe his hope on the street videos. It's really amazing seeing this side of hobi though- hes such a grand performer and his songs were amazing. He's always been able to captivate an audience on stage and he did exactly that!

he really headlned that day! He was the first korean artist to headline a major US festival

Jack in the Box has literally been one of my favorite things hobi has ever created!! He’s just so good in both lyricism, delivery, and the creation. He’s a genius!!

He really shone that night and showed the world what ARMY already knew, he is a fantastic entertainer and a talented rapper, singer and songwriter!!!

I really really really love J Hope’s Duality! On the satage, Jung Ho Seok, He is the King of Performance - Beast. Off the stage, Hobi, He is the most cutest creature in the world - Beauty. 💜🔥🖤

Jhope de bts Is fantastic. 💜💜💜

Sunday night, he closed the festival with 105K fans. He is amazing. Jimin was there to support him, his safety zone. He killed it.

Hoseok is talent, passion, charisma, dedication and art personified. He deserves all recognition and more. Forever proud of the man that he is and is becoming. 💜

I still have a HOBIPALOOZA hangover so many days later. Have watched his whole set multiple times already

I have tremendous respect for J-Hope, or Jay as he likes to be called because he was completely transparent and true to himself on this album. He told us that he poured his heart and soul into his music in order to tell the true story of his personal journey of the past decade. His story describes the hopes, fears, and doubts he’s experienced both as an artist and as a person. An individual may choose to identify with a persona that they feel best describes them, but over time they either outgrow it, or they question its validity or application to themself. Sometimes a persona is attributed to a person that they doubt they can live up to it. I experienced this as a teenager and it’s very stressful to be seen as a positive role model and hero while struggling with self doubt and sadness. It can be very hard to love yourself when you feel that you’re letting others down. J-Hope chose his name and became a ray of hope to all his fans, and then the fan base grew exponentially almost overnight. Imagine the burden he must have felt to lift everyone’s spirits when he, himself was struggling with self doubt. I think it is human nature to seek out the reason for our existence, or our purpose in life. It becomes a question of can I make a difference in this world? As I listened to this album I became aware that his deep and reflective lyrics come from raw emotions that have been buried so deep that they spring out like a Jack in the Box. This album describes Jay’s winding journey of the past decade. The tough, aggressive songs you both mentioned describe the hardships he has gone through with his fellow members and his internal struggles facing difficult emotions, doubts, and depression. Then he sings a beautiful song about letting his life experience give others hope and strength. He sings another song about his great hope that everyone should respect one another with equality. When you look at the album as a whole, and read it as a story, his life experience gives hope and strength to anyone who is there to receive it. The album is brilliant and I hope that Jay, and the album itself, will get the recognition deserved.

I was there and absolutely what an amazing performance killed it

i got barricade and i’m in this video like seven times when i tell you I DIED like i’m actual on bts’ youtube channel WHAT. my biggest army flex

He was Sunday night. First act of the Headliners. There were an estimated 105,000 people of which 3/4’s left when his set was done. This was definitely darker for the j-Hope we know. Please find Blue Side on You tube. He talks about even as happy as he always is, he also has a blue side. That’s why he sang Safety Zone after. At the end of Safety Zone, he was pointing up to the side. Jimin was watching him from there. He and Jimin have been roommates until they moved out of the dorm they have lived in for the past 5 years. They are brothers in arms and each other’s safe place. J-Hope is brilliant in everything!

There's a full version of Blue side. He relased that 3 years after "Hope World" mixtape

army really showed the fuck up, the energy was immaculate from the crowd. i am so so proud of hobi, he deserves this and he absolutely killed it!!! it was a sunday night, the organizers said that sundays are usually low ticket sales but he is now the best selling artist in lollapalooza history, he changed the game!!!

This is a different J Hope than what ARMY are used to seeing. He's call sunshine Hobi for a reason and this is like the shadow side of him. I feel like he wants to show ARMY that he's not just a person who is always happy and smiling. I love that he's not afraid to show the side of him that has doubts and questions. Btw love your reaction!

the crowd knew every single line of each and every song even the korean lyrics

Same for even long time Army. The J-Hope in this was completely new and we loved it! We stan Jay! lol

Got me goosebumps & totally speechless when he bring baseline-cypher1-hangsang, he’s a hardworker, he turned jHope to JDooooppe, prooouuuudd of him, he’s standing all alone owned the stage, he’s not an idol, he’s already a SUPERSTAR!!

NGL if you listen to his music Jhope lyrics are mostly deep but puts a catchy beat which are mostly Old School HipHop. I love how he executed his rap and singing keeping in mind he did insane choreo as well. Im so proud of him hes come so far

It was said that jhope's in-ear has some tech difficulties all through his set, but still manage to get the timing and deliver a great, perfect performance. I don't know if anyone had said this, but yeah. Proud of Jhope! So much! 💜

The live band with him was so so good! His album and the whole messages in it are incredible and the show was amazing. I can’t even pick a favorite.

This crowd is my pride and joy. Honestly I live in Africa and the chances of me being a part of such a crowd are slim but this made me so proud. The support was Beyond. I remember reading tweets from nonARMYs that day and they all agreed that the performance and the crowd were crazy

JHope 🔥🔥🔥🔥

The fans are just so hype! I wish I could afford an experience like that, but watching it on RU-vid? I respect him as an artist more, such a good performer. Hobi’s English has improved so much, where have I been gone💀💀 Finally, I’ve been meaning to hear BTS be themselves without their filters for the K-pop industry.

His interaction with the crowd was absolutely amazing! When i think about a concert, I think about this kind of interaction. What a super star!

P.S I also got the very last (as in display) J-hope t-shirt in the whole festival. They were almost sold out when I got there at like 2:00. The pink & black "ARSON" one!!! LUCKY ME!!!!!!💖🖤

This performance was everything! I'm so proud of jhope even though he made himself sick and was exhausted and so nervous. He really proved it to himself that this is something he definitely could do.

"what if he comes out and we get a different j-hope"? Hmm... Good guess! I'm ready for part 2

이 공연을 지금 몇번을 보고 있는지!!!! 호비 진짜 너무 대단해!!!!!!😭😭😭😭💜💜💜💜💜

I cannot put into words how epic this setlist and this performance was Perfection👏🏻 stunning 👏🏻 even as a long-time Army... Seeing his different side with this album and how he evolves, what he is truly capable of, even on his own... BTS is crazy good 💜 I am a proud ARMY

You can't beat live band with any of bts. This band killed it with jhope

I was so proud to be Army .I hope one day to attend at least a BTS concert....If you watch the vlive after he talks about how worried he was as to if he could do it...ARMY HAD HIS BACK AS WE ALWAYS WILL!!💜💜💜

I loooove BTS, like, there is not one day I don't listen to at least one song of them. Whatever song it may be. BUT, I think J-Hope is the only member who can pull this off... I don't see the other members doing it on this kind of scene, although I'm sure they will all do a great job at it because they are all performers. But J-Hope is just different! The only other member could be Suga in my opinion. But J-Hope is build for this. He went crazyyyyy on this concert, broke soooo many records with this concert! I had tears in my eyes watching this at 4am (Belgium time 😂😂) But it was worth it! Great reaction as always! Can wait for part 2!!!

Epic . Can't get tired of watching it over and over. What a performer is JHope

Congratulations you're witnessing the GREATNESS OF JUNG HOSEOK 👏👏🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌💜💜💜💜💜

😊 Oh yes he did!!! So that is what has been behind that sweet smiling hopeful face all these years. HOBI is soooo deep. Thanks for getting our full attention with your awesome Self. We are feeling you Jay. Thanks for telling the Truth and sharing it with all of us. It is a piece of PEACE 💜 MORE !!!

I went to this concert. The experience was sublime, he is one of the best performers of our generation. Certainly the best artist of Lollapalooza. His energy was amazing and Armys sang along every word. What a show, one of the best of my life.

It's been 5 days and I still can't let go of his performance!!! It was amazing from the first note to the last!!! Anyone who hasn't watched it yet, do it! More, Arson, Hangsang were just amazing! and his vocals were just incredible!

I can’t stop thinking about him after this performance 😩🔥🔥🔥

J-Hope absolutely bodied Hollapalooza but the live band killed it too!!!

This was a great concert to watch, l couldn't believe it J-Hope song 19 songs in this one concert wow!!!!

It was such an amazing concert. JHope absolutely killed it. He is such a great performer and he has such a commanding presence on stage. I couldn't keep my eyes off him. And his beautiful vocals really stood out live on stage especially during Equal Sign. Great reaction guys. AND YES IM MAD I HAVE TO WAIT TO WATCH THE SECOND PART TOMORROW! Can't wait 😁💜

Jhope became the highest selling ticket in Lollapalooza out of 31 yrs history, sold 1 million USD worth of merch, had 105,000 who watched him in person but also HE HAD 24.1 MILLION PEOPLE who watched him on weverse livestream !! He made History!

Sounds like you guys need to check out the whole album... Straight fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💜💜💜💜

Congrats that DJ and family on testing negative and being back in good health! I'm so happy to here it💜💚💜

It was incredible...Jay was fantastic 👏

This is rocker Jung Hoseok not our sweet bubbly happy J Hope!And I am loving it!💜💜💜💜💜💜💜And Jimin surprised J Hope by flying over here just to be here to support him and J Hope had no idea he was so excited to see him.And Bang PD was there also.I am so happy to see all of those ARMY there to support him.

J-hope = magic!!! He’s not only our hope, but he’s our gift.

Honestly after years of knowing BTS this is still very very new to me. It's actually cool that you didn't do the full video in one go mits kinda overwhelming in one go lol. Can't wait for part 2

I enjoyed your reactions. I wish you did the whole thing at once. Lol! I'm so proud of JHope. He stepped out of his comfort zone to perform without his team members at a major US music festival as a headliner and he killed the show. He made history by being the first Korean to headline at Lollapalooza and he's the artist with the biggest ticket sales in their history.

really appreciate you guys do some research and put his lyrics on his songs. feel so happy by knowing how much you guys respect their music and hard work by doing so.