BTS‘s J-Hope recently announced that he would be releasing a farewell song for ARMYs, “on the street,” ahead of his mandatory military enlistment.
Hello,
This is BIGHIT MUSIC.
We are happy to inform you that BTS member J-Hope will be releasing a solo single ‘on the street’.
J-Hope wrote the track to share his candid feelings toward his fans. The title ‘on the street’ refers to J-Hope’s roots—street dance—from which his dream to become an artist began, and the path the artist and fans will continue to walk together.
We hope that J-Hope’s ‘on the street’ serves as a meaningful gift to everyone who supports the artist. Please look forward to J-Hope’s new song!
— BIGHIT MUSIC
He also shocked ARMYs by revealing that his longtime idol, American rapper and record producer J. Cole would be the featured artist on the track. BTS have been inspired by J. Cole throughout the years and even recorded their own version of J. Cole’s hit song “Born Sinner” called “Born Singer.”
J-Hope finally met his idol J. Cole during 2022 Lollapalooza. They briefly chatted, and J-Hope told J. Cole what a big fan he was and that he was his muse.
hobi going from admiring jcole to working with him this is so huge im so proud of him pic.twitter.com/Vn74YvTRj6
— on the street🪞IS SEEING YOONGI (@kkugimin) March 2, 2023
So, we can only imagine what J-Hope is feeling collaborating with his “muse” after all these years, especially on such an important song. ARMYs have reacted to the exciting news on social media, and we can’t be happier for J-Hope!
#OnTheStreet #HopeOnTheStreet #JCole #Jhope
How it went: How it’s going: pic.twitter.com/UlMDgqc4Sa
— Aurelia
(@AureliaOT7) March 2, 2023
JCOLE IS ONE OF THE ARTISTS HOBI LOOKS UP TO AND IM JUST SO PROUD OF HIM HE TRULY DESERVES THIS SO MUCH pic.twitter.com/BaGyXKdrrj
— maria⁷🪞IS SEEING YOONGI (@J00NSBFF) March 2, 2023
jcole is literally the one that inspired hobi to be a singer and now he’s having a song with him
im so happy for hobi pic.twitter.com/CnRy6ArsM5
— aly⁷☾ (@nyamjinluv) March 2, 2023
One of these ARMYs is J-Hope’s very own labelmate TXT‘s Taehyun.
After the teaser trailer for “on the street,” featuring J. Cole, was released, Taehyun reacted by sharing the link on Weverse. His reaction couldn’t be more relatable, either.
no but for real…
.
.
.sorry, i dragged this out to show you this
cole world + hope world..i’m getting overwhelmed
collabing with an artist that used to be your muse ㅜㅜ why am i the one crying?
also, mr. j cole, if you’re seeing this, when is your album coming out?
i’m tired of waiting, bumble bee bumble bee— Taehyun
Taehyun proved to be a true fan, expressing that he felt overwhelmed seeing J-Hope and J. Cole together, especially knowing how much J. Cole has inspired J-Hope. He referenced a trot song, “Bumble Bee,” which includes lyrics, “I’m tired now, bumble bee bumble bee.”
Taehyun has often expressed how much he loves J-Hope. Even before debuting in TXT, Taehyun was as much an ARMY as any of us!
Hoseok posted a ss on his IG story to support txt comback & taehyun replied to a fan on Weverse..
“ I’m talking to hyung in kktalk, he’s really so so warm..hobi hyung is the best”— 𝓡_𝓞_𝓞 ⁷
(@R_o_o_O2) May 9, 2022
taehyun biggest hobi fan pic.twitter.com/aRLhB5xpJ4
— dominic🪞 (@jkkspo) November 26, 2022
: did you watch the butter mv? of course!
: my favorite part was with hobi hyung at the end and the elevator scene!! they danced just for a bit but it was so cool, i messaged them right away!
: they’re so cool, such pros~@TXT_members @TXT_bighit
— TXT Translations
(@translatingTXT) May 23, 2021
— ً🤍 (@304verse) July 9, 2021
With J-Hope now collaborating with his favorite artist, we imagine that someday Taehyun will collaborate with J-Hope!
