j-hope Pulls Off Impressive Performance Live On ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ Solo, Without BTS

Time for a caller era! j-hope, 1 of the 7 members of the iconic K-Pop radical BTS, took to the signifier solo successful Times Square for a show arsenic portion of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023! Fans astir the satellite clamored to spot the South Korean bash his happening connected the biggest signifier successful the world, and helium didn’t disappoint.

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Donning a pick colored sweater, bucket chapeau & agleam pinkish sneakers, j-hope performed his solo tracks “= (Equal Sign)” and “Chicken Noodle Soup” arsenic good arsenic a remix of the smash BTS’ opus “Butter” each portion being pelted with rainfall from each angle. Yes, the rainfall was coming down HARD portion the K-Pop got done his set, and helium did it similar a existent pro, with a huge, agleam grin connected his face.

Earlier successful the night, j-hope rehearsed successful precise chilly, bedewed weather, ensuring helium and his dancers would deed each important step, contempt the little than perfect conditions. Donning immense sweatshirts with their hoods each the mode up, j-hope and his dancers gave a glimpse of what was to travel connected Twitter for the ‘Rockin’ Eve’ account.

Grab a beforehand enactment spot to the j-hope show contiguous astatine 8/7c connected ABC! 🤩 @bts_bighit #RockinEve pic.twitter.com/9imIpb67l4

— New Year’s Rockin’ Eve (@RockinEve) January 1, 2023

Arguably, this is the first large performance of a subordinate of BTS solo since the set announced they’d beryllium going connected hiatus to fulfill their mandatory subject duty. It is not expected that BTS volition reconvene arsenic a radical until 2025, truthful members of the radical who are not yet eligible to enlist person started putting retired their solo work. Meanwhile, the archetypal subordinate of the radical to enlist  Jin reported for work connected Tuesday (Dec. 13). Before helium began his 18 months successful uniform, Jin, 30, showed disconnected his recently shaved caput connected the Korean app Weverse, joking that his look is “cuter” than expected (h/t PEOPLE).

But j-hope wasn’t unsocial successful Times Square. Along with nonmigratory big Ryan Seacrest, 2 large bands rounded retired the the roster performing astatine the halfway of the satellite connected NYE. Duran Duran and New Edition some came unneurotic to execute their hits unrecorded from the halfway of each the NYE enactment arsenic well!

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