BTS J-Hope to appear on Zico's 'Give Me A Minute' talk show after 'IU's Palette'
BTS' J-Hope is currently in the USA where he is preparing for his upcoming appearance at the '2022 Lollapalooza Music Festival' where he will be the first-ever K-pop artist to be their headliner. At the music festival, J-Hope will be promoting his solo debut album, 'Jack In The Box', which was released early this month. It seems like J-Hope has been busy recording interviews with other artists in order to promote his solo album in South Korea which has been released recently. On July 28, the new episode of soloist IU's talk show, 'IU's Pallete' was released featuring the BTS member.
In the episode, J-Hope talked about his recent album as well as sang duets together that had fans swooning. After J-Hope's successful appearance on IU's show, the rapper will now be promoting the album with his labelmate and soloist, Zico. It was recently announced that Zico will be turning into an interviewer via his official YouTube channel. Zico will be starting his new show, 'Give Me A Minute' (also known as 5 Minutes), which will be released every Friday at 7 pm KST (6 am ET) starting with its first episode on July 29. As his first guest on the show, Zico will have BTS' J-Hope where the two idols will both be promoting their respective solo albums.
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BTS J-Hope appears on IU noona's talk show, 'IU's Palette'
After his recent appearance on IU's show, 'IU's Palette', J-Hope made an Instagram post on July 29 thanking his "noona" (elder sister) for having him appear on her talk show. In Episode 14 of 'IU's Palette', J-Hope appeared as a guest as he talked to IU about his recent solo album. The idol and the rapper started talking about the things they had in common with one another as IU pointed out how the two idols often have the same behavior after they get drunk. IU pointed out how she is often bubbly before getting drunk but as soon as she consumes alcohol, her energy dies down.
J-Hope pointed out, "I can't drink alcohol at all. I'm not a fan at all." IU said, "When I drink, my body shrinks and I lose my words. I enjoyed watching the video of J-Hope drinking and his energy dropping. I felt a sense of unity." At the show, J-Hope and IU discussed his past solo career and how he made his debut as an idol under Big Hit Entertainment (now HYBE). J-Hope discussed how he first auditioned for JYP Entertainment and was selected but since things worked out for him at Big Hit, he stuck around with the label.
IU pointed out how it is not easy to be selected by the label, JYP Entertainment which had fans talking about how IU herself was rejected by the K-pop label before she made her solo debut. Finally, as a part of the show's format, the two idols also sang IU's 'Pierrot Laughs At Us' as well as J-Hope's single, 'Equal Sign' from his new album together.