J-Hope’s listening party for his solo album sees star-studded guest list

A plethora of celebrities showed up at J-Hope’s listening party for his solo album “Jack In The Box” on Thursday night.
 
The list includes model Irene, artists Heize, Zico, Kid Milli, Sunmi, Jessi, HyunA, ph-1, Gaeko of Dynamicduo, Giriboy, Bibi, and Tiger JK, and actor Uhm Jung-hwa.
 
The celebrities posted selfies and pictures on their respective social media channels.

Some, like Uhm, uploaded a selfie with BTS member Jimin with the hashtag “how can you be so lovely?”

“Jack In The Box,” with the lead tracks “MORE” and “Arson,” dropped Friday afternoon. According to BigHit Music, the album breaks the mold and reflects J-Hope’s passion and contemplation about his future paths.

The hard copy of the album goes on sale on July 29. Until then, listeners are able to stream it or purchase a digital version of the album on the fan community platform Weverse. The Weverse album is a QR code-based service that provides listeners with digital versions of the pictures that are on the hardcopy album.

The album cover art was designed by the American artist KAWS, whose artworks J-Hope has consistently expressed his affection for over the years.

BY SHIN MIN-HEE [shin.minhee@joongang.co.kr]