“Hobipower is hobipowering”: Fans react as BTS’ J-hope’s ‘HOPE ON THE STAGE’ becomes highest-grossing K-pop artist tour in March 2025

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BTS' J-hope's highly anticipated "Hope On The Stage" tour attained an incredible feat, earning the title of the highest-grossing K-pop artist tour in March 2025.

On May 5, 2025, the entertainment media page on X @AboutMusicYT shared a post regarding the highest-grossing K-pop tours of March 2025. The 31-year-old took the top spot, while Korean boy bands TXT and NCT came first and second, respectively.

The shared post was captioned:

"Highest grossing K-pop artists' tours in March 2025."

Reacting to the announcement, fans expressed much excitement over the Gwangju-born's achievement.

@RudaIik reacted.

"Hobipower is hobipowering."

Similar comments echoed this sentiment.

"j-hope stands as the top-ranking Asian & K-pop figure, $26.6M ticket sales & 149K attendees on Billboard's Top Tours list CONGRATULATIONS J-HOPE HISTORY MAKER J-HOPE hobipower #jhope #제이홉 #정호석 #정제이 Hoseok, Hobi, Jung Hoseok, Jay, SmileHoya, PowerJay" @HW_JITB_HOTS1 added.
"My baby jhope is killing it!!! Get ready for bts return soon!" @Zara76413034 stated.
"J-HOPE PAVED THE MF WAY" @Bts_Ami777 expressed.

Other X users commented:

"KING J-HOPE KING OF STAGE THE ACE" @hope_mwonder said.
"And that’s just in one month..King behavior" @prodhobii reacted.

An overview of J-hope's "Hope On The Stage" tour so far

The critically acclaimed "Hope On The Stage" tour is J-hope's debut worldwide tour as a soloist, which kicked off on Friday, 28 February 2025.

Supporting the release of his first EP, "Hope On The Street Vol. 1," and debut album, "Jack In The Box," the tour features a set list of twenty-seven songs, including tracks from both bodies of work, coupled with some BTS songs.

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The set list is further categorised into five parts: Fantasy, Ambition, Expectations, Wish, and Dream. Each of these five parts encapsulates a lineup of songs that best describes the category. Some of the songs from the set list include What If, On The Street, Base Line, Hope World, and Neuron.

The first leg of the tour started on February 28 in his home country, South Korea, recording over thirty-seven thousand attendees at the KSPO Dome.

Following the conclusion of his South Korea tour on March 2, 2025, the follow-up stretch was scheduled for North America, which began on March 13, 2025, at Brooklyn's Barclays Centre. The US tour ended on April 6, 2025, at the 22,000-capacity BMO Stadium in LA.

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The concluding chapter of the tour is Asia, which began on April 12, 2025, in Pasay, Philippines, and ends on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at the baseball stadium in Osaka, Japan.

Edited by Debanjana