Vocal Coach Reacts! J-Hope! Arson! Live! 

What you were hearing is a J-Hope backing track. Not hype men doing adlibs. J-Hope is the master of adlibs. You should check out the music video with the lyrics. He's talking about his journey with BTS and ARMY "Should I put out the fire, or burn even brighter" I think you will appreciate it even more if you understood the lyrics.

I was there! It was so amazing! I'm sure he was worried at first, but seeing all of the ARMY bombs let him know his people were there. He did so amazingly. Iconic.💜

Lollapalooza is an annual 4 day Chicago event with bands playing on different stages throughout the day. J-Hope's concert was the first solo by any BTS member and was shortly after their "hiatus" was announced. He was the first Korean to headline (he headlined the last day) and the tickets for a day at the festival never sold out so quickly. 100,000 people! Apparently mostly ARMY! As Suga later said to him (on Suchwita), when the set started, folks who had been there all day (>12 hours) watching all these other bands, all suddenly pulled out ARMY bombs and lit up the lakeside park. I wish I had been there for "Hobipalooza"! Thanks for your reaction. You may want to watch more of the concert with English subs. Or watch the MV for Arson-- will show what an amazing introspective/reflective piece it is.

J Hope "More and Arson live " at award show

He sold more tickets than any other solo artist ever for Lallapaloosa

You need to watch his mama 2022 performance too that was amazing

Hobipalooza was amazing! I'll never get over it, and I wasn't even there 😂💜

This was an ASTOUNDING performance by j-hope. I was there, and it was one of the best concerts of my life - and I’ve seen MJ, his sister, Elton John/Billy Joel, and many other US rock band greats. He was really incredible. I highly recommend watching the whole thing - it’s available on the BANGTANTV channel, in full. He performed for about 1h15 or so.

"Did he just swear?" Yes, yes he did😂 He was swearing few times and we're here for it lol

I'm glad you got to see this performance. Honestly, as a vocal reaction, I probably wouldn't have recommended it because it is very intentionally monotone--in the MV and lyrics it becomes clear that the intention is for the rap and music to feel like the thrum of a heart (a heart beat). And it has a lot of intensity and desperation in the characterization so the vocal delivery is pretty consistent throughout. If you remember j-hope's Mama, you said you could stop the reaction every 5 seconds because he kept doing new interesting things and you commented on how large his toolbox is here and Arson isn't a song that attempts to show off any of that. It's really meant to convey his ambition and anticipation at this crossroad of choosing whether to blow out the flame or light the world on fire. Equal Sign might have been a better choice as he actually sings about half the song in his chest voice and falsetto. Or his new album has some vocal pieces, too, like Lock/Unlock. Or even Daydream from his older mixtape Hope World or Just Dance (his solo from BTS' Love Yourself Era), have a lot of rap and vocal choices to explore. So maybe for a future reaction, try one of those. Also, I would love a reaction to j-hope at Lollapalooza. He put on such an incredible show. I can't oversell it, it was the best. I was there in person and it was one of the best experiences in my life. He's such a showman and a total rockstar.

This concert was such a great showing for J-hope. To answer your question, yes, he definitely just swore at the audience lol. Arson is lyrically so brilliant, but it probably isn't the best for a vocal analysis, just because the composition of the song is very purposefully gritty. He has such an amazing singing voice. You picked up on it in the pre-recorded intro to the song, but his vocal texture is truly lovely. For a look at him in a much calmer frame, I really recommend any of his performances of the song "Equal Sign." ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sKdFIONb0_g.htmlsi=uL74xNEspvr2ihSi I really love your BTS analysis videos! 💜

I agree you should watch the whole concert - amazing. And it was his first solo performance! 100,000 people! He was so nervous in the days before he was having trouble eating and sleeping. So proud of him!!!! 💜 I like that you mentioned his movement on stage. IMO this is one of the things that sets him apart - he's a masterful dancer as well as a rapper.

Not gonna lie, it's been so long I almost thought you forgot about Hobi 😂 Thanks for completing the series! j-hope's Lollapalooza performance was legendary, rapping, singing, dancing for over 80 minutes. He showed just what a powerhouse of a live performer he is. If you watch and react to his Lolla show from start to finish, I promise you won't regret a single second of it!

When BTS do solo songs...they are the voices in the background! They each do their own added sounds...etc No one else but JHope heard here.

They are say Jhope! He had to maintain himself so he is letting the track do some singing for him. He has about 90 minutes to go. (he is always talking to BTS members when they do a show after not for so long because they have to do an entire night) Jhop was the main show here, and it was his first time doing something like this alone. Jimin flew in the night before to support him and is watching him from above along the rail. You should watch the mv of ARSON - it was done in one take because of all the fire. RM and Jhope like, and have a lot of KAWS art figures - RM has a whole room full and a large standing KAWS figure - in his office. On Jhope's album, he shows a lot of artistic forms of KAWS, and this is why he is wearing the gloves too, even in the second set when he comes out in white he has the Kaws gloves on too.

It was an incredible night. So much fun. He seriously slayed every song. And yes his did swear 😂

Actually it was the look on Hobis face when the entire crowd in unison chanted out YOUNG AND FREE that they knew his lyrics, that they were there for him. That look is so precious.

You should definitely watch the official MV as well. Not to react, just watch it so you see the lyrics and also get a sense of how insanely hard he went here!

Siii mas de jhope!!! Exelente!!😂

fun that you mention the ragdoll effect because the theme of jack in the box is a doll

This is the first song of the first solo concert in Lollapalooza as a headliner, so he has a lot of charged energy and goes at it hard because he is excited... but he can see Jimin upstairs encouraging him. The rest of the team was watching live back home. It was a win for the whole team as the first solo album out of the seven and then headlining in Chicago. He also met his idol J Cole and that was a dream come true exciting. (J Cole was a guest on his last song for ARMY before going into the military - Hepe on the Streets - where Jhope wrote the song and let J Cole shine.)

Definitely need to check out his live MAMA performance of Arson and More. Dynamite!!

Can't miss your BTS reactions, adds a whole new element! 💋💋

Always enjoy your reactions! J-Hope is amazing! Hope he doesn’t ruin his voice! 😏 Looking forward to BTS ‘s return, although each of the members has produced wonderful content!

MORE AND ARSON at the award show you really need lyrics for the rap line.

Hobi so ROCKED here..the entire show was beyond fabulous!!! However, even with JIN now being home (yay!!), JIMIN has a new album ("MUSE") dropping July 19th, so PLEASE,PLEASE put that on your list of "to do" reactions! (Jin is waiting for Jimin's new music to come out before he is doing anything, but he does have plans/music in the works as well!)

really a passionate performance🔥

Оооо спасибо большое , больше песен с лоллаполузы💜💜💜

Please watch the beginning of this, starting with MORE.

you should use that outro on all your videos 😂

Burn, burn, burn

Lol😂 "I don't knooooow I gotta goooooo" New member of the rap line in addition to their choreographer ❤💜

Love this

Jimin has just released a song from his upcoming solo album, MUSE. It’s called “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band”. Check it out!!!💜 The album will be released on July 19th!🎉😊💜

Thank you 🥰💜 for reacting

Sam, thanks for this review! Jack in the Box music video is a must if you haven’t yet. 💜

🤘🏻😘💜🫰🏻🫶🏻 Rock star

Jin is working but holding off releasing unti Jimin's promos are done. Don't know if you know but RM recently dropped an album (Nuts is a live performance) and Jimin's pre-release track from his album, Smeraldo Garden Marching Band, seems to be a live recording as well. Jay came to slay at Lolla!!! He released another album this year, too, Hope on the Street along with an Amazon Prime docuseries showcasing his roots in street dance. 👍 V's FRI(END)S Live Film is pretty intense as well. Lots happening, lots to look forward to.

This show was amazing! I have watched it many times. You should restart your solo series with Jimin's new song, 'Smeraldo Garden Marching Band ft. Loco.

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Burn baby burn

How do you mean fed under the stage?

Sam , please react to seventeen killing voice next time . And thank you for this video 💚