Recently, J-Hope (BTS) appeared on an entertainment program of Inkigayo on SBS, hosted by Leeseo (IVE) and Han Yujin (ZEROBASEONE).
When asked if he had listened to any IVE song, J-Hope replied, "I listened to a lot of IVE songs when I was in the army. My young soldiers must be going crazy here. They will be surprised to see IVE members sitting next to me.
In particular, J-Hope chose Off the Record as IVEs song that he loves the most. This reminded Leeseo of a scene in the music video.
The BTS rapper also honestly shared that IVE's music has brought comfort and is very popular with soldiers in the army. For the soldiers, IVE is the real king, J-Hope emphasized.
moved by his senior's words, Leeseo sent a message to the soldiers: "Wishing you luck with your military service".
In addition, J-Hope mentioned senior artists who influenced him musically: As an adult, I listened to many songs from senior artists, including Big Bang, BoA and TVXQ.
J-Hope's open attitude towards junior groups and his respect for the praised senior groups.
At the recent Lollapalooza Berlin music festival (Germany), J-Hope attracted attention when he was seen watching and enjoying IVE's performance on stage. He even posted a video of IVE's stage on his personal page and added the group's official account.
After the performance, IVE member Rei revealed that J-Hope quietly went backstage to cheer for the group. The female idol said that before IVE stepped onto the stage, HYBE's male idol went behind the scenes, met and directly encouraged the girls.
Rei expressed his gratitude that J-Hope came to see IVE's performance. At the same time, she said that she was inspired to become a great artist like J-Hope.
On July 16, IVE's official social media account shared a photo of the girl group with J-Hope backstage at the Lollapalooza Berlin 2025 music festival, with the caption: "IVE x j-hope meet in Berlin".
IVE is one of the most famous Kpop girl groups today. In particular, IVE's digital music achievements in Korea are always in the top.
Since the beginning of 2025, there have been only 3 songs certified as "Perfect All-Kill" - topping all music charts in the iChart system (Korea), including "Too Bad" by G-Dragon (Big Bang), the soundtrack "Golden" from the Kpop Demon Hunters movie, and IVE's "Rebel Heart".
