J-Hope to headline Lollapalooza

J-Hope of BTS [ILGAN SPORTS]

J-Hope of BTS will headline one of the main stages for this year’s Lollapalooza on July 31, the music festival said Tuesday.

Lollapalooza said that this “cements him as the first South Korean artist to headline a main stage at a major U.S. music festival.”

Set in the Grand Park in Chicago, Lollapalooza is an annual four-day music festival. It will be held from July 28 to July 31 this year.

According to entertainment and pop culture news outlet Uproxx, American rapper Doja Cat was initially announced back in March to headline the event but had to drop out due to undergoing tonsil surgery.

J-Hope has replaced Doja Cat and he will perform on the final day, along with other headliners Green Day, Jane’s Addiction, The Kid Laroi and Charli XCX.

Boy band Tomorrow X Together, who belongs to the same agency HYBE as BTS, is also included in the lineup for the third day.

Other headliners for this year’s Lollapalooza include Metallica, Lil Baby, Dua Lipa, Machine Gun Kelly, Kygo and Big Sean.

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