BTS’s J-Hope delves into his darker side with first solo album ‘Jack in the Box’
- The album is the first formal solo effort released by any BTS member since they announced last month that they would focus on individual projects
- Full of drama, with ambient rock and intense raps, ‘Jack in the Box’ is dark but also contemplative
The world is undeniably in a bad way, in pretty much every region and country. Political unrest and violence are rampant. Leaders are resigning or being assassinated. The Covid-19 pandemic still rages, with new variants and a new potential pandemic in the form of monkeypox burgeoning daily.
Amid it all, the only thing the average person has is hope.
And on his new album, “Jack in the Box”, BTS’s J-Hope leans into this, exploring the darkness on his own terms in singles More and Arson, as well as the B-sides.
With a stage name inspired by the myth of Pandora’s box, Jung Hoseok, better known as one-seventh of history-making recordmakers BTS, dropped his first album on Friday.
“Jack in the Box” is the first formal solo album from any BTS member, and follows a series of solo mixtapes including J-Hope’s own 2018 release “Hope World”, released only digitally.
