J-Hope's 'MORE' joins Billboard's Hot 100 12 days after release

K-pop

Published: 12 Jul. 2022, 12:29

J-Hope's 'MORE' joins Billboard's Hot 100 12 days after release

A teaser image of BTS member J-Hope's upcoming album ″Jack in the Box,″ provided by Big Hit Music [YONHAP]

J-Hope's first official solo song "MORE" entered the U.S. Billboard's main singles chart within 12 days of its release.

"MORE" ranked No. 82 on the Hot 100 chart, according to Billboard on Tuesday.

"MORE" is comprised of old-school hip-hop sounds and features scream-singing. It is also one of two lead tracks of the artist's upcoming album "Jack in the Box," which is set for release on Friday.

The album will have 10 songs — “Intro,” “Pandora’s Box,” “MORE,” “STOP,” “= (Equal Sign),” “Music Box: Reflection,” “What if…” “Safety Zone,” “Future” and “Arson.”

"Jack In The Box" is J-Hope's first true solo attempt, aside from the free releases promoted via BigHit's social media presence and available from Dropbox, Google Drive, MediaFire, Spotify and SoundCloud for download.

With seven tracks including lead track "Daydream," "Hope World" was marketed in 2018 as a "mixtape," emphasizing that it was a low-key effort. It stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for two weeks, climbing as high as No. 38.

In September 2019, Big Hit Music released "Chicken Noodle Soup" by J-Hope, featuring American singer Becky G. It reached No. 81 on Billboard's Hot 100.

J-Hope is the first BTS member to release solo work since the band mentioned in a video that the members would be taking a break from group activities,

BY LEE JIAN [lee.jian@joongang.co.kr]