«Hope World» is the first mixtape of J-Hope and contains 7 tracks. It was released for free digital download and soundcloud on March 2, 2018.
J-Hope posted a personal log video to the Big Hit Entertainment official Youtube account in April 16, 2017, during which the rapper confirmed that his mixtape was being worked on and that he intended to see it released in July of the same year. During the second season of the BTS Bon Voyage video series, which was filmed in Hawaii and released in June 2017, J-Hope asked fans to be patient for his mixtape release and confirmed his desire to have it released within the year.
In this link you’ll find the album “HOPE WORLD” totally free uploaded by the official acount of BTS.
Tracklist
- Hope World
- P.O.P (Piece Of Peace) Pt.1
- Daydream (백일몽) *
- Base Line
- 항상 Hangsang (feat. Supreme Boi)
- Airplane
- Blue Side (Outro)
*single
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Critical reception
To accompany the release, TIME Magazine published an interview featuring J-Hope on March 2 that covered the inspirations and production processes behind the album’s release, the first time BTS or any of its members have been featured in the magazine.
In addition, Forbes Magazine published an article that reviewed the release on March 2, specifically focused on the unusual strategies chosen by US fans to purchase the album one day after its release to maximize its charting rank on the Billboard Charts. Though the album was released on Friday, March 2 in Korea, its release actually fell at 9am CST on Thursday, March 1 in the US, which would place the album’s release at the end of the previous week’s chart and only give it only 14 hours of sales before the charts’ tracking closed for the week. Forbes noted the unusual nature of this strategy and how it falls in line with previous efforts made by the ARMY. Stateside, and co-director of Charts at Billboard, Keith Caulfield, called the timing of the release «interesting» since it does not coincide with the traditional releases on Fridays in the US. This article also marked the first article published about BTS or any of its members in Forbes Magazine. On March 2, the album’s sixth track, «Airplane», was featured on the Apple Music «Best of the Week» playlist, which is cultivated by Apple editors and features «the worlds most exciting new music.»
TIME Magazine featured the track «Hope World» on it’s «5 Songs You Need to Listen To This Week» list for the week, which also included tracks from notable artists including DJ Khalid, Beyonce, and Jay Z. TIME had this to say about the Hope World release: “Naturally titled ‘Hope World,’ the lead track of the same name is a bouncy and fresh piece of rap-forward pop…J-Hope’s infectiously upbeat vibe is hard to miss.” J-Hope and the album were also featured on the SBS Morning Wide daily news show due to this attention from the Billboard, Forbes, and TIME magazines.
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